2020
Use of intravenous magnesium sulfate among patients with acute myocardial infarction in China from 2001 to 2015: China PEACE—Retrospective AMI Study
Wang X, Du X, Yang H, Bucholz E, Downing N, Spertus JA, Masoudi FA, Li J, Guan W, Gao Y, Hu S, Bai X, Krumholz HM, Li X. Use of intravenous magnesium sulfate among patients with acute myocardial infarction in China from 2001 to 2015: China PEACE—Retrospective AMI Study. BMJ Open 2020, 10: e033269. PMID: 32220910, PMCID: PMC7170603, DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2019-033269.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntravenous magnesium sulfateAcute myocardial infarctionMagnesium sulfate useMyocardial infarctionMagnesium sulfateChina PEACE-Retrospective AMI StudyHospital-level variationProportion of hospitalsHospital-specific characteristicsMedian ORsSignificant initial decreaseReperfusion therapyCardiac arrestAMI careIneffective therapyPatient outcomesRepresentative sampleObservational studyMAIN OUTCOMEChinese guidelinesPatientsChinese hospitalsRoutine useAMI studyInfarction
2015
Trends in Cardiac Biomarker Testing in China for Patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction, 2001 to 2011: China PEACE-Retrospective AMI Study
Zhan L, Masoudi FA, Li X, Hu S, Venkatesh AK, Spertus JA, Lin Z, Desai NR, Li J, Krumholz HM, Jiang L, . Trends in Cardiac Biomarker Testing in China for Patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction, 2001 to 2011: China PEACE-Retrospective AMI Study. PLOS ONE 2015, 10: e0122237. PMID: 25893247, PMCID: PMC4404305, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0122237.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionCardiac biomarker testingProportion of hospitalsBiomarker testingChinese hospitalsDiagnosis of AMIChina PEACE-Retrospective AMI StudyRate of useMiddle-income countriesMyocardial infarctionPractice compliesHigh-income countriesAMI admissionsBiomarker testsUrban hospitalBiomarker use
2013
Relationship Between Hospital Readmission and Mortality Rates for Patients Hospitalized With Acute Myocardial Infarction, Heart Failure, or Pneumonia
Krumholz HM, Lin Z, Keenan PS, Chen J, Ross JS, Drye EE, Bernheim SM, Wang Y, Bradley EH, Han LF, Normand SL. Relationship Between Hospital Readmission and Mortality Rates for Patients Hospitalized With Acute Myocardial Infarction, Heart Failure, or Pneumonia. JAMA 2013, 309: 587-593. PMID: 23403683, PMCID: PMC3621028, DOI: 10.1001/jama.2013.333.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisk-standardized mortality ratesAcute myocardial infarctionRisk-standardized readmission ratesHospital risk-standardized mortality ratesHeart failureMyocardial infarctionHospital characteristicsMortality rateReadmission ratesProportion of hospitalsHospital readmissionMedicare feePneumoniaInfarctionService beneficiariesHospitalPatientsMedicaid ServicesHospital performanceSubgroupsFailureCauseReadmissionSignificant negative linear relationship