2022
Development and validation of an automated algorithm for end point adjudication for a large U.S. national registry
Friedman DJ, Pierre D, Wang Y, Gambone L, Koutras C, Segawa C, Farb A, Vemulapalli S, Varosy PD, Masoudi FA, Lansky A, Curtis JP, Freeman JV. Development and validation of an automated algorithm for end point adjudication for a large U.S. national registry. American Heart Journal 2022, 254: 102-111. PMID: 36007567, DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2022.08.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEnd point adjudicationCEC adjudicationEnd pointLarge registriesClinical trialsNational Cardiovascular Data RegistryMajor vascular complicationsU.S. National RegistryPost-discharge eventsAgreement rateMajor bleedingNeurologic eventsVascular complicationsNational registryEvent adjudicationData registryRegistryCommittee's evaluationsPercent agreementGold standardAgreement thresholdHospitalTrialsFurther confirmationBleeding
2021
The bleeding risk treatment paradox at the physician and hospital level: Implications for reducing bleeding in patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention
Amin AP, Frogge N, Kulkarni H, Ridolfi G, Ewald G, Miller R, Hall B, Rogers S, Gluckman T, Curtis J, Masoudi FA, Rao SV. The bleeding risk treatment paradox at the physician and hospital level: Implications for reducing bleeding in patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention. American Heart Journal 2021, 243: 221-231. PMID: 34543645, DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2021.08.021.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisk-treatment paradoxPercutaneous coronary interventionVascular closure deviceCoronary interventionClosure deviceBAS useNational Cardiovascular Data Registry CathPCINational Cardiovascular Data Registry CathPCI RegistryPost-PCI bleedingHigh-risk tertileHigher bleeding rateInter-physician variationLevel of physiciansPCI patientsCathPCI RegistryIndependent predictorsTransradial interventionRisk tertilesCostly complicationBleeding rateHigh prevalenceHigh riskMortality riskBleedingLower risk
2018
Adoption of the transradial approach for percutaneous coronary intervention and rates of vascular complications following transfemoral procedures: Insights from NCDR
Badri M, Shapiro T, Wang Y, Minges KE, Curtis JP, Gray WA. Adoption of the transradial approach for percutaneous coronary intervention and rates of vascular complications following transfemoral procedures: Insights from NCDR. Catheterization And Cardiovascular Interventions 2018, 92: 835-841. PMID: 29359497, DOI: 10.1002/ccd.27490.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPercutaneous coronary interventionTransfemoral percutaneous coronary interventionVascular complicationsTransradial approachCoronary interventionAccess site bleedingNCDR CathPCI RegistryFemoral operatorsTransfemoral proceduresRetroperitoneal bleedingCathPCI RegistrySite bleedingRetrospective analysisComplicationsPropensity scorePreadoption periodBleedingMeaningful increaseInterventionRecent studiesHematomaRegistryNCDRAccess skillsPhysicians
2014
Change in Hospital-Level Use of Transradial Percutaneous Coronary Intervention and Periprocedural Outcomes
Bradley SM, Rao SV, Curtis JP, Parzynski CS, Messenger JC, Daugherty SL, Rumsfeld JS, Gurm HS. Change in Hospital-Level Use of Transradial Percutaneous Coronary Intervention and Periprocedural Outcomes. Circulation Cardiovascular Quality And Outcomes 2014, 7: 550-559. PMID: 24899678, PMCID: PMC5173329, DOI: 10.1161/circoutcomes.114.001020.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTransradial percutaneous coronary interventionPercutaneous coronary interventionAccess site bleedingCoronary interventionHospital categoryOverall bleedingPeriprocedural outcomesSite bleedingContrast useNational Cardiovascular Data Registry CathPCI RegistryPercutaneous coronary intervention outcomesFacility-level useHospital-level useRisk-adjusted associationCathPCI RegistryLower hospitalRadial accessFluoroscopy timeAccess siteBleedingRate of declineHospitalHospital changesSimilar findingsIntervention outcomes
2012
Bleeding-Avoidance Strategies and Outcomes in Patients ≥80 Years of Age With ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction Undergoing Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (from the NCDR CathPCI Registry)
Dodson JA, Wang Y, Chaudhry SI, Curtis JP. Bleeding-Avoidance Strategies and Outcomes in Patients ≥80 Years of Age With ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction Undergoing Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (from the NCDR CathPCI Registry). The American Journal Of Cardiology 2012, 110: 1-6. PMID: 22475362, PMCID: PMC3666171, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2012.02.039.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary percutaneous coronary interventionPrimary PCIBleeding-avoidance strategiesST-segment elevation myocardial infarctionElevation myocardial infarctionPercutaneous coronary interventionMyocardial infarctionCoronary interventionUndergoing primary percutaneous coronary interventionST-elevation myocardial infarctionDirect thrombin inhibitorVascular closure deviceYears of ageBleeding complicationsCathPCI RegistryMultivariable analysisRadial accessClosure deviceHigh riskBleedingPatientsThrombin inhibitorsInfarctionLow bleedingStudy period