2004
Clinical trial of an educational intervention to achieve recommended cholesterol levels in patients with coronary artery disease
Lichtman JH, Amatruda J, Yaari S, Cheng S, Smith GL, Mattera JA, Roumanis SA, Wang Y, Radford MJ, Krumholz HM. Clinical trial of an educational intervention to achieve recommended cholesterol levels in patients with coronary artery disease. American Heart Journal 2004, 147: 522-528. PMID: 14999204, DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2003.06.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLDL cholesterol target levelsCholesterol target levelsProportion of patientsCoronary artery diseaseUsual care groupArtery diseaseLevels 1 yearCholesterol managementCare groupEducational interventionPatient knowledgeLow-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) target levelsTarget levelCholesterol knowledgeUsual careClinical characteristicsSecondary outcomesPrimary outcomeCholesterol levelsClinical trialsIntervention groupPatientsHospitalizationDiseaseIntervention
2002
Randomized trial of an education and support intervention to preventreadmission of patients with heart failure
Krumholz HM, Amatruda J, Smith GL, Mattera JA, Roumanis SA, Radford MJ, Crombie P, Vaccarino V. Randomized trial of an education and support intervention to preventreadmission of patients with heart failure. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2002, 39: 83-89. PMID: 11755291, DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(01)01699-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHeart failureSupport interventionsIntervention groupControl groupHospital readmission costsOne-year readmissionRate of readmissionAdverse clinical outcomesCost of careDisease management programsReadmission costsClinical outcomesHospital costsReadmissionLower riskPatientsOne-yearDemographic characteristicsInterventionTrialsGroupFormal educationTotal numberMedical componentsFailure