2023
Race and Ethnicity and Emergency Department Discharge Against Medical Advice
Tsai J, Janke A, Krumholz H, Khidir H, Venkatesh A. Race and Ethnicity and Emergency Department Discharge Against Medical Advice. JAMA Network Open 2023, 6: e2345437. PMID: 38015503, PMCID: PMC10685883, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.45437.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWhite patientsHispanic patientsEmergency departmentCross-sectional studyED visitsBlack patientsDAMA rateMedical adviceMAIN OUTCOMEEthnic disparitiesNationwide Emergency Department SampleNational cross-sectional studyHospital ED visitsEmergency department dischargeHospital-level variationEmergency Department SampleMetropolitan teaching hospitalHealth care resourcesMedian ageGreater morbidityHospital variationUnadjusted analysesTeaching hospitalAdditional adjustmentLower odds
2021
Scope of Practice of US Interventional Cardiologists from an Analysis of Medicare Billing Data
Murugiah K, Chen L, Castro-Dominguez Y, Khera R, Krumholz HM. Scope of Practice of US Interventional Cardiologists from an Analysis of Medicare Billing Data. The American Journal Of Cardiology 2021, 160: 40-45. PMID: 34610872, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2021.08.041.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2017
Trends in mortality and major complications for patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting among Urban Teaching Hospitals in China: 2004 to 2013
Yuan X, Zhang H, Zheng Z, Rao C, Zhao Y, Wang Y, Krumholz HM, Hu S. Trends in mortality and major complications for patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting among Urban Teaching Hospitals in China: 2004 to 2013. European Heart Journal - Quality Of Care And Clinical Outcomes 2017, 3: 312-318. PMID: 29044398, PMCID: PMC5805118, DOI: 10.1093/ehjqcco/qcx021.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMajor complication rateUrban teaching hospitalCoronary artery bypassComplication rateHospital mortalityTeaching hospitalArtery bypassMean ageChinese Cardiac Surgery RegistryAge groupsAnnual CABG volumePost-operative LOSPatients' mean ageCardiac Surgery RegistryPatient characteristicsCardiac surgeryMajor complicationsNumber of hospitalsCABG volumeTotal LOSHospitalMortalityPatientsRegistry systemMixed effects models
2009
What are covering doctors told about their patients? Analysis of sign-out among internal medicine house staff
Horwitz LI, Moin T, Krumholz HM, Wang L, Bradley EH. What are covering doctors told about their patients? Analysis of sign-out among internal medicine house staff. BMJ Quality & Safety 2009, 18: 248. PMID: 19651926, PMCID: PMC2722040, DOI: 10.1136/qshc.2008.028654.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2006
Statins and Mortality Among Elderly Patients Hospitalized With Heart Failure
Foody JM, Shah R, Galusha D, Masoudi FA, Havranek EP, Krumholz HM. Statins and Mortality Among Elderly Patients Hospitalized With Heart Failure. Circulation 2006, 113: 1086-1092. PMID: 16490817, DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.105.591446.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHeart failureStatin therapyElderly patientsOlder patientsCoronary artery disease statusCox proportional hazards modelCurrent HF therapiesLong-term mortalityPrimary discharge diagnosisGroup of patientsTotal cholesterol levelsRandomized clinical trialsEligible Medicare beneficiariesProportional hazards modelYears of ageHF therapyStatin useClinical characteristicsDischarge diagnosisCholesterol levelsHospital characteristicsClinical trialsPhysician specialtyTeaching hospitalStatins
1994
Clinical utility of transthoracic two-dimensional and Doppler echocardiography
Krumholz H, Douglas P, Goldman L, Waksmonski C. Clinical utility of transthoracic two-dimensional and Doppler echocardiography. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 1994, 24: 125-131. PMID: 8006255, DOI: 10.1016/0735-1097(94)90552-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNew diagnosisChart reviewEchocardiographic examinationMitral regurgitationClinical utilityLeft ventricular wall motion abnormalitiesTertiary care teaching hospitalVentricular wall motion abnormalitiesGreater mitral regurgitationProspective observational studyUse of echocardiographyWall motion abnormalitiesPharmacologic treatmentTransthoracic twoDoppler echocardiographyMotion abnormalitiesPhysician interviewsTeaching hospitalObservational studyEchocardiographyClinical practiceOutpatientsInpatientsPatient diagnosisContemporary echocardiography