2020
Trends in Reoperative Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery for Older Adults in the United States, 1998 to 2017
Mori M, Wang Y, Murugiah K, Khera R, Gupta A, Vallabhajosyula P, Masoudi FA, Geirsson A, Krumholz HM. Trends in Reoperative Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery for Older Adults in the United States, 1998 to 2017. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2020, 9: e016980. PMID: 33045889, PMCID: PMC7763387, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.120.016980.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCoronary artery bypass graft surgeryFirst-time coronary artery bypass graft surgeryArtery bypass graft surgeryBypass graft surgeryGraft surgeryMedicare feeOlder adultsPatient baseline characteristicsData of adultsYear of dischargeProportion of womenService inpatientsIndex surgeryBaseline characteristicsHospital dischargeOlder patientsMedian agePrimary outcomeCox regressionService patientsUnique patientsPatientsSurgeryAnnual declineDemographic subgroups
2017
National Trends in Use and Outcomes of Pulmonary Artery Catheters Among Medicare Beneficiaries, 1999-2013
Ikuta K, Wang Y, Robinson A, Ahmad T, Krumholz HM, Desai NR. National Trends in Use and Outcomes of Pulmonary Artery Catheters Among Medicare Beneficiaries, 1999-2013. JAMA Cardiology 2017, 2: 908-913. PMID: 28593267, PMCID: PMC5815078, DOI: 10.1001/jamacardio.2017.1670.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overCatheterization, Swan-GanzCohort StudiesCross-Sectional StudiesDisease ManagementFemaleHeart FailureHospital MortalityHospitalizationHumansLength of StayMaleMedicareMortalityMyocardial InfarctionPulmonary ArteryRespiratory InsufficiencyUnited StatesVascular Access DevicesConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionLength of stayPAC usePAC placementRespiratory failureHeart failureMyocardial infarctionClinical conditionsPulmonary artery catheter useNational trendsCross-sectional cohort studyStudy periodKey clinical conditionsMedicaid Services inpatientHeart failure admissionsPulmonary artery catheterClinical Modification codesSociodemographic groupsUnique Medicare beneficiariesLack of benefitRace/ethnicityService inpatientsHospital mortalityCatheter useArtery catheter