2014
Relation between door-to-balloon times and mortality after primary percutaneous coronary intervention over time: a retrospective study
Nallamothu BK, Normand SL, Wang Y, Hofer TP, Brush JE, Messenger JC, Bradley EH, Rumsfeld JS, Krumholz HM. Relation between door-to-balloon times and mortality after primary percutaneous coronary intervention over time: a retrospective study. The Lancet 2014, 385: 1114-1122. PMID: 25467573, PMCID: PMC4409657, DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(14)61932-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary percutaneous coronary interventionD2B timePercutaneous coronary interventionPopulation of patientsHospital mortalityBalloon timeCoronary interventionRetrospective studyMortality riskNational Cardiovascular Data Registry CathPCI RegistryST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) patientsProcedural factorsStudy periodMyocardial infarction patientsNumber of patientsShorter D2B timesPopulation levelSecular trendsAbsence of associationPrimary PCICathPCI RegistryElderly patientsBlood InstituteEntire cohortAverage door
2010
Delay From Symptom Onset to Hospital Presentation for Patients With Non–ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction
Ting HH, Chen AY, Roe MT, Chan PS, Spertus JA, Nallamothu BK, Sullivan MD, DeLong ER, Bradley EH, Krumholz HM, Peterson ED. Delay From Symptom Onset to Hospital Presentation for Patients With Non–ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction. JAMA Internal Medicine 2010, 170: 1834-1841. PMID: 21059977, DOI: 10.1001/archinternmed.2010.385.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsST-segment elevation myocardial infarctionElevation myocardial infarctionHospital presentationSymptom onsetHospital mortalityMultivariable adjustmentMyocardial infarctionUnstable Angina Patients Suppress Adverse OutcomesCan Rapid Risk StratificationSegment elevation myocardial infarctionNational quality improvement initiativeRapid Risk StratificationQuality improvement initiativesMedian delay timeSecular trendsNon–STCurrent smokingRisk stratificationNonwhite raceAdverse outcomesFemale sexOdds ratioEarly presentationAmerican CollegePatients