2023
Racial Differences in Presentation and Outcomes After Peripheral Arterial Interventions: Insights From the NCDR-PVI Registry
Julien H, Wang Y, Curtis J, Johnston-Cox H, Eberly L, Wang G, Nathan A, Fanaroff A, Khatana S, Groeneveld P, Secemsky E, Eneanya N, Vora A, Kobayashi T, Barbery C, Chery G, Kohi M, Kirksey L, Armstrong E, Jaff M, Giri J. Racial Differences in Presentation and Outcomes After Peripheral Arterial Interventions: Insights From the NCDR-PVI Registry. Circulation Cardiovascular Interventions 2023, 16: e011485. PMID: 37339237, DOI: 10.1161/circinterventions.121.011485.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDistressed Communities Index scorePeripheral arterial interventionsBlack patientsDrug-eluting technologiesWhite patientsArterial interventionsIndex scoreAcute kidney injuryRate of amputationSocioeconomic statusMultivariable logistic regressionPatient's zip codeZip codesMedicaid Services dataLow socioeconomic statusHigh ratePVI procedureKidney injuryMajor amputationIntervention RegistryHigh prevalenceAmerican CollegePatientsRevascularizationLogistic regression
2022
Cardiovascular and Limb Events Following Endovascular Revascularization Among Patients ≥65 Years Old: An American College of Cardiology PVI Registry Analysis
Weissler EH, Wang Y, Gales JM, Feldman DN, Arya S, Secemsky EA, Aronow HD, Hawkins BM, Gutierrez JA, Patel MR, Curtis JP, Jones WS, Swaminathan RV. Cardiovascular and Limb Events Following Endovascular Revascularization Among Patients ≥65 Years Old: An American College of Cardiology PVI Registry Analysis. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2022, 11: e024279. PMID: 35723018, PMCID: PMC9238644, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.121.024279.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchChronic limb threatening ischemiaPeripheral vascular interventionsEnd-stage renal diseasePeripheral artery diseasePrimary outcomeRenal diseaseAmerican CollegeLimb eventsNon-modifiable patient factorsOccurrence of MACEPredictors of MACELimb threatening ischemiaCongestive heart failureProportional hazards regressionSevere lung diseaseMedicaid Services dataExperience higher ratesEndovascular revascularizationPrior CABGConclusions PatientsArtery diseaseHeart failurePatient factorsBypass graftResults PatientsHospital Characteristics and Early Enrollment Trends in the American College of Cardiology Voluntary Public Reporting Program
Castro-Dominguez YS, Curtis JP, Masoudi FA, Wang Y, Messenger JC, Desai NR, Slattery LE, Dehmer GJ, Minges KE. Hospital Characteristics and Early Enrollment Trends in the American College of Cardiology Voluntary Public Reporting Program. JAMA Network Open 2022, 5: e2147903. PMID: 35142829, PMCID: PMC8832180, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.47903.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPublic reporting programsHospital characteristicsCharacteristics of hospitalsEligible hospitalsAmerican CollegeNational Cardiovascular Data Registry CathPCIReporting ProgramHospital rankingsHospital 1 monthCross-sectional studyQuality of careStepwise logistic regressionOdds of participationCoronary interventionDischarge medicationsHospital factorsICD RegistryLarge hospital systemNonparticipating hospitalsProcedural volumeMAIN OUTCOMEHospitalLogistic regressionProcedure dataHospital system
2020
Paclitaxel-coated devices in the treatment of femoropopliteal stenosis among patients ≥65 years old: An ACC PVI Registry Analysis
Weissler EH, Annapureddy A, Wang Y, Secemsky EA, Shishehbor MH, Mena-Hurtado C, Jelani QU, Aronow HD, Tsai TT, Patel MR, Curtis JP, Jones WS. Paclitaxel-coated devices in the treatment of femoropopliteal stenosis among patients ≥65 years old: An ACC PVI Registry Analysis. American Heart Journal 2020, 233: 59-67. PMID: 33321119, PMCID: PMC8078180, DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2020.12.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPeripheral vascular interventionsPCD usePaclitaxel-coated devicesChronic total occlusionSignificant differencesCause mortalityAnalytic cohortFemoropopliteal lesionsOverall cohortPopliteal arteryPrimary outcomeRegistry analysisTotal occlusionUnadjusted ratesFemoropopliteal stenosesInverse probability weightingVascular interventionsAmerican CollegePatientsPractice settingsMortalityReal-world useClaim outcomesDevice useOutcomes
2019
Association of Statewide Certificate of Need Regulations With Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Appropriateness and Outcomes
Chui PW, Parzynski CS, Ross JS, Desai NR, Gurm HS, Spertus JA, Seto AH, Ho V, Curtis JP. Association of Statewide Certificate of Need Regulations With Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Appropriateness and Outcomes. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2019, 8: e010373. PMID: 30642222, PMCID: PMC6497347, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.118.010373.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute coronary syndromePercutaneous coronary interventionPCI proceduresCON statesAppropriate use criteriaNon-CON statesCoronary syndromePCI registryCoronary interventionCON regulationsIntervention appropriatenessChi-square analysisAmerican CollegeHealthcare costsNeed regulationsPCI appropriatenessUse criteriaAbsolute differenceHealthcare servicesNew healthcare servicesAssociationPCILower proportionOutcomesACS
2018
Outcomes following implantable cardioverter-defibrillator generator replacement in patients with recovered left ventricular systolic function: The National Cardiovascular Data Registry
Thomas IC, Wang Y, See VY, Minges KE, Curtis JP, Hsu JC. Outcomes following implantable cardioverter-defibrillator generator replacement in patients with recovered left ventricular systolic function: The National Cardiovascular Data Registry. Heart Rhythm 2018, 16: 733-740. PMID: 30414460, DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2018.11.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLV ejection fractionNational Cardiovascular Data Registry ICD RegistryReduced LV ejection fractionICD generator replacementLeft ventricular systolic functionVentricular systolic functionHF readmissionSystolic functionGenerator replacementAdverse outcomesImplantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Generator ReplacementNational Cardiovascular Data RegistryLV systolic functionEjection fractionICD RegistryPeriprocedural eventsPrognostic associationAmerican CollegeHigh riskData registryLower riskMedicare beneficiariesPatientsReadmissionClinical encountersPERFORMANCE AND CHARACTERISTICS OF HOSPITALS PARTICIPATING IN THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY VOLUNTARY PUBLIC REPORTING PROGRAM
Minges K, Curtis J, Desai N, Wang Y, Masoudi F, Messenger J, Hilscher S, Oetgen W, Simanowith M, Slattery L, Dehmer G. PERFORMANCE AND CHARACTERISTICS OF HOSPITALS PARTICIPATING IN THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY VOLUNTARY PUBLIC REPORTING PROGRAM. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2018, 71: a498. DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(18)31039-8.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2017
Age Differences in Hospital Mortality for Acute Myocardial Infarction: Implications for Hospital Profiling.
Dharmarajan K, McNamara RL, Wang Y, Masoudi FA, Ross JS, Spatz EE, Desai NR, de Lemos JA, Fonarow GC, Heidenreich PA, Bhatt DL, Bernheim SM, Slattery LE, Khan YM, Curtis JP. Age Differences in Hospital Mortality for Acute Myocardial Infarction: Implications for Hospital Profiling. Annals Of Internal Medicine 2017, 167: 555-564. PMID: 28973634, PMCID: PMC9359429, DOI: 10.7326/m16-2871.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisk-standardized mortality ratesAcute myocardial infarctionOlder patientsYounger patientsMyocardial infarctionAge groupsHospital risk-standardized mortality ratesRetrospective cohort studyHospital mortality rankingsNational Quality ForumHospital mortalityMedian hospitalHospital outcomesCohort studyACTION RegistryAMI mortalityAmerican CollegeMedicare beneficiariesAMI hospitalizationPatientsMortality rateHospitalQuality ForumHospital ValueHospital profiling
2016
Long-Term Risk for Device-Related Complications and Reoperations After Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Implantation: An Observational Cohort Study.
Ranasinghe I, Parzynski CS, Freeman JV, Dreyer RP, Ross JS, Akar JG, Krumholz HM, Curtis JP. Long-Term Risk for Device-Related Complications and Reoperations After Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Implantation: An Observational Cohort Study. Annals Of Internal Medicine 2016, 165: 20-29. PMID: 27135392, DOI: 10.7326/m15-2732.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchICD-related complicationsNational Cardiovascular Data RegistryObservational cohort studyDevice-related complicationsICD implantationLong-term riskCohort studyMedicare feeNational Cardiovascular Data Registry ICD RegistryImplantable cardioverter defibrillator implantationImplantable cardioverter-defibrillator placementCardioverter-defibrillator implantationService claims dataCRT-D devicesSingle-chamber devicesCumulative incidenceNonfatal outcomesICD RegistryService patientsBlack raceFemale sexReoperationAmerican CollegeClaims dataComplicationsTemporal Trends in the Risk Profile of Patients Undergoing Outpatient Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
Vora AN, Dai D, Gurm H, Amin AP, Messenger JC, Mahmud E, Mauri L, Wang TY, Roe MT, Curtis J, Patel MR, Dauerman HL, Peterson ED, Rao SV. Temporal Trends in the Risk Profile of Patients Undergoing Outpatient Percutaneous Coronary Intervention. Circulation Cardiovascular Interventions 2016, 9: e003070. PMID: 26957417, DOI: 10.1161/circinterventions.115.003070.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisk profileCathPCI RegistryHospital admissionPatient riskHigh riskCardiology National Cardiovascular Data Registry's CathPCI RegistryNational Cardiovascular Data Registry CathPCI RegistryOutpatient percutaneous coronary interventionPercutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) proceduresProportion of outpatientsProportion of patientsPercutaneous coronary interventionInpatient hospital stayCoronary intervention proceduresPost-PCI complicationsLevel of careOutpatient reimbursementHospital stayCoronary interventionGreater comorbidityOutpatient basisPCI proceduresAmerican CollegeLower riskPatients
2015
Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Utilization and Appropriateness across the United States
Thomas MP, Parzynski CS, Curtis JP, Seth M, Nallamothu BK, Chan PS, Spertus JA, Patel MR, Bradley SM, Gurm HS. Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Utilization and Appropriateness across the United States. PLOS ONE 2015, 10: e0138251. PMID: 26379053, PMCID: PMC4575022, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0138251.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAppropriate use criteriaHospital referral regionsPCI utilizationQuintile 5PCI ratesQuintiles 1PCI appropriatenessPercutaneous coronary intervention useMedicare Limited Data SetRisk-adjusted mortalityNCDR CathPCI RegistryElective PCICathPCI RegistryInappropriate indicationsPatient characteristicsStudy cohortAppropriate indicationsPCI proceduresHeart AssociationCardiovascular AngiographyStudy populationAmerican CollegeReferral regionsSubstantial geographic variationIntervention utilization
2011
ACCF/AHA Methodology for the Development of Quality Measures for Cardiovascular Technology
Bonow RO, Douglas PS, Buxton AE, Cohen DJ, Curtis JP, Delong E, Drozda JP, Ferguson TB, Heidenreich PA, Hendel RC, Masoudi FA, Peterson ED, Taylor AJ. ACCF/AHA Methodology for the Development of Quality Measures for Cardiovascular Technology. Circulation 2011, 124: 1483-1502. PMID: 21875906, DOI: 10.1161/cir.0b013e31822935fc.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAmerican Heart AssociationGuideline recommendationsCardiovascular careACCF/AHA guidelinesCardiovascular technologyClass IAppropriate use criteriaUse measuresTask ForcePublic reportingParameters of careStrength of evidenceAHA guidelinesHeart AssociationSafety measuresCardiovascular diseaseCardiology FoundationAmerican CollegeSpecific indicationsPatient safetyUse criteriaEvaluation of qualityCardiac imagingClinical topicsHealthcare qualityACCF/AHA Methodology for the Development of Quality Measures for Cardiovascular Technology A Report of the American College of Cardiology Foundation/American Heart Association Task Force on Performance Measures
Bonow RO, Douglas PS, Buxton AE, Cohen DJ, Curtis JP, DeLong E, Drozda JP, Ferguson TB, Heidenreich PA, Hendel RC, Masoudi FA, Peterson ED, Taylor AJ. ACCF/AHA Methodology for the Development of Quality Measures for Cardiovascular Technology A Report of the American College of Cardiology Foundation/American Heart Association Task Force on Performance Measures. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2011, 58: 1517-1538. PMID: 21880456, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2011.07.007.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsAmerican Heart AssociationGuideline recommendationsCardiovascular careAmerican CollegeAmerican Heart Association Task ForceACCF/AHA guidelinesClass IAppropriate use criteriaCardiology Foundation/American Heart Association Task ForceCardiovascular technologyTask ForceUse measuresPublic reportingParameters of careStrength of evidenceAHA guidelinesHeart AssociationSafety measuresCardiovascular diseaseCardiology FoundationSpecific indicationsA ReportPatient safetyUse criteriaEvaluation of quality
2009
National Efforts to Improve Door-to-Balloon Time Results From the Door-to-Balloon Alliance
Bradley EH, Nallamothu BK, Herrin J, Ting HH, Stern AF, Nembhard IM, Yuan CT, Green JC, Kline-Rogers E, Wang Y, Curtis JP, Webster TR, Masoudi FA, Fonarow GC, Brush JE, Krumholz HM. National Efforts to Improve Door-to-Balloon Time Results From the Door-to-Balloon Alliance. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2009, 54: 2423-2429. PMID: 20082933, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2009.11.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsST-segment elevation myocardial infarctionD2B AllianceBalloon (D2B) AllianceHospital presentationD2B timeNational Cardiovascular Data Registry CathPCI RegistryPrimary percutaneous coronary interventionElevation myocardial infarctionPercutaneous coronary interventionLikelihood of patientsCathPCI RegistryCoronary interventionBalloon timeMyocardial infarctionAmerican CollegePatientsHospitalLongitudinal studyNational Quality CampaignOne-halfPresentationMinNational effortsInfarctionRegistryAssociation of door-to-balloon time and mortality in patients admitted to hospital with ST elevation myocardial infarction: national cohort study
Rathore SS, Curtis JP, Chen J, Wang Y, Nallamothu BK, Epstein AJ, Krumholz HM, Registry F. Association of door-to-balloon time and mortality in patients admitted to hospital with ST elevation myocardial infarction: national cohort study. The BMJ 2009, 338: b1807. PMID: 19454739, PMCID: PMC2684578, DOI: 10.1136/bmj.b1807.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary percutaneous coronary interventionST-elevation myocardial infarctionElevation myocardial infarctionPercutaneous coronary interventionBalloon timeCoronary interventionMyocardial infarctionCohort studyLower mortalityMultivariable logistic regression modelAssociation of doorIncremental mortality benefitProspective cohort studyNational cohort studyAcute care hospitalsLogistic regression modelsFractional polynomial modelsAdjusted riskLonger doorMedian doorMortality benefitCare hospitalOverall mortalityMAIN OUTCOMEAmerican College
2004
The case for an adverse interaction between aspirin and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs Is it time to believe the hype?**editorials published in the journal of the american college of cardiology reflect the views of the authors and do not necessarily represent the views of jacc or the american college of cardiology.
Curtis JP, Krumholz HM. The case for an adverse interaction between aspirin and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs Is it time to believe the hype?**editorials published in the journal of the american college of cardiology reflect the views of the authors and do not necessarily represent the views of jacc or the american college of cardiology. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2004, 43: 991-993. PMID: 15028355, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2004.01.001.Commentaries, Editorials and Letters