2015
National Trends in Hospital Readmission Rates among Medicare Fee-for-Service Survivors of Mitral Valve Surgery, 1999–2010
Dodson JA, Wang Y, Murugiah K, Dharmarajan K, Cooper Z, Hashim S, Nuti SV, Spatz E, Desai N, Krumholz HM. National Trends in Hospital Readmission Rates among Medicare Fee-for-Service Survivors of Mitral Valve Surgery, 1999–2010. PLOS ONE 2015, 10: e0132470. PMID: 26147225, PMCID: PMC4493110, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0132470.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMitral valve surgeryLength of stayHospital LOSReadmission ratesHospital readmission ratesOlder patientsHospital readmissionMedicare feeMean hospital LOSSurvival rateProportional hazards regressionYears of ageValve surgeryHazards regressionService patientsWorse outcomesAge subgroupsPatientsOlder adultsSurvivorsNational trendsReadmissionModest declineWomenSubgroupsOlder Women With Localized Breast Cancer: Costs And Survival Rates Increased Across Two Time Periods
Feinstein AJ, Long J, Soulos PR, Ma X, Herrin J, Frick KD, Chagpar AB, Krumholz HM, Yu JB, Ross JS, Gross CP. Older Women With Localized Breast Cancer: Costs And Survival Rates Increased Across Two Time Periods. Health Affairs 2015, 34: 592-600. PMID: 25847641, DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2014.1119.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStage II diseaseStage III diseaseCancer-related costsCancer careBreast cancerMedian costSurvival rateEnd Results Program-MedicareFive-year survivalCancer care costsBreast surgerySurvival outcomesImproved outcomesOlder womenRadiation therapyCare costsStage IIDiseaseStudy periodWomenCancerCareSignificant national attentionOutcomesPercent
2013
Association Between a Hospital’s Quality Performance for In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest and Common Medical Conditions
Chen LM, Nallamothu BK, Krumholz HM, Spertus JA, Tang F, Chan PS. Association Between a Hospital’s Quality Performance for In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest and Common Medical Conditions. Circulation Cardiovascular Quality And Outcomes 2013, 6: 700-707. PMID: 24221831, PMCID: PMC4465597, DOI: 10.1161/circoutcomes.113.000377.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCommon medical conditionsHospital survival rateAcute myocardial infarctionCardiac arrestMedical conditionsSurvival rateInpatient survivalHeart failureMyocardial infarctionMortality rateHospital cardiac arrest registryHospital qualityIn-Hospital Cardiac ArrestRisk-standardized mortality ratesCardiac Arrest RegistryCardiac arrest outcomesCardiac arrest patientsHospital cardiac arrestCardiac arrest survival ratesPublic reportingHospital outcomesArrest patientsHospital CompareArrest outcomesHospital
2012
Duration of resuscitation efforts and survival after in-hospital cardiac arrest: an observational study
Goldberger ZD, Chan PS, Berg RA, Kronick SL, Cooke CR, Lu M, Banerjee M, Hayward RA, Krumholz HM, Nallamothu BK, Investigators F. Duration of resuscitation efforts and survival after in-hospital cardiac arrest: an observational study. The Lancet 2012, 380: 1473-1481. PMID: 22958912, PMCID: PMC3535188, DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(12)60862-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHospital cardiac arrestSpontaneous circulationCardiac arrestResuscitation attemptsMedian durationResuscitation effortsGuidelines-Resuscitation registryDuration of resuscitationRisk-adjusted survivalHigh-risk populationAmerican Heart AssociationPrimary endpointHospital dischargeHeart AssociationObservational studyPatientsUS hospitalsClinical Scholars ProgramSurvival rateHospitalResuscitationHigher survival rateSurvivalNational InstituteHigher likelihood
2005
Relation of Anemia at Discharge to Survival After Acute Coronary Syndromes
Vaglio J, Safley DM, Rahman M, Kosiborod M, Jones P, Thompson R, Krumholz HM, Spertus JA. Relation of Anemia at Discharge to Survival After Acute Coronary Syndromes. The American Journal Of Cardiology 2005, 96: 496-499. PMID: 16098299, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2005.04.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAnemiaAngina, UnstableBiomarkersCause of DeathCoronary AngiographyDisease ProgressionElectrocardiographyFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHematocritHumansMaleMiddle AgedMissouriMyocardial InfarctionPatient DischargePrognosisProspective StudiesSeverity of Illness IndexSurvival RateTime FactorsTroponin
1995
Sex differences in mortality after myocardial infarction. Is there evidence for an increased risk for women?
Vaccarino V, Krumholz H, Berkman L, Horwitz R. Sex differences in mortality after myocardial infarction. Is there evidence for an increased risk for women? Circulation 1995, 91: 1861-71. PMID: 7882498, DOI: 10.1161/01.cir.91.6.1861.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMyocardial infarctionMortality rateIncreased early mortalitySex differencesUnadjusted mortality ratesHigh mortality rateEnglish-language literatureEarly phaseImproved survivalPatient seriesEarly mortalityFemale sexRisk factorsOutcome eventsCrude rateMEDLINE searchInfarctionSurvival rateOlder ageMortalityWomenAgeMenNumber of studiesLower survival