2017
Hospital Performance on Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Process and Outcomes Measures
Chui PW, Parzynski CS, Nallamothu BK, Masoudi FA, Krumholz HM, Curtis JP. Hospital Performance on Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Process and Outcomes Measures. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2017, 6: e004276. PMID: 28446493, PMCID: PMC5524055, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.116.004276.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCardiac RehabilitationCoronary DiseaseCross-Sectional StudiesHealthcare DisparitiesHumansHydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase InhibitorsMedicarePatient DischargePatient ReadmissionPercutaneous Coronary InterventionPlatelet Aggregation InhibitorsProcess Assessment, Health CareQuality ImprovementQuality Indicators, Health CareReferral and ConsultationRegistriesRisk FactorsTime FactorsTime-to-TreatmentTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesConceptsProcess measuresReadmission ratesOutcome measuresNational Cardiovascular Data Registry CathPCI RegistryHospital performancePercutaneous coronary interventionSpecific process measuresRisk-standardized mortalityPCI patientsCathPCI RegistryCoronary interventionHospital variationOutcome ratesHospital qualityPhysician ConsortiumMortalitySmall percentageWeak correlationAssociationIntervention processPatients
2016
Coronary Catheterization and Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in China: 10-Year Results From the China PEACE-Retrospective CathPCI Study
Zheng X, Curtis JP, Hu S, Wang Y, Yang Y, Masoudi FA, Spertus JA, Li X, Li J, Dharmarajan K, Downing NS, Krumholz HM, Jiang L. Coronary Catheterization and Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in China: 10-Year Results From the China PEACE-Retrospective CathPCI Study. JAMA Internal Medicine 2016, 176: 512. PMID: 26974883, PMCID: PMC5459379, DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2016.0166.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overAngina, UnstableCardiac CatheterizationChinaCoronary Artery DiseaseDrug-Eluting StentsFemaleHospital MortalityHospitals, UrbanHumansLength of StayMaleMedical RecordsMiddle AgedMyocardial InfarctionOdds RatioOutcome Assessment, Health CarePercutaneous Coronary InterventionPostoperative ComplicationsPostoperative HemorrhageQuality of Health CareRetrospective StudiesStentsTime-to-TreatmentConceptsPercutaneous coronary interventionDrug-eluting stentsQuality of careCoronary catheterizationCoronary interventionNonobstructive coronary artery diseasePrimary percutaneous coronary interventionFuture quality improvement initiativesEvidence-based medicationsOutcomes of patientsCoronary artery diseaseClinical observational studyUse of catheterizationQuality improvement initiativesCalendar year 2001Hospital mortalityArtery diseasePatient characteristicsStable patientsTreatment patternsMedian lengthMean agePCI proceduresMedical recordsObservational study
2015
Assessing Hospital Performance for Acute Myocardial Infarction
Samadashvili Z, Hannan EL, Cozzens K, Walford G, Jacobs AK, Berger PB, Holmes DR, Venditti FJ, Curtis J. Assessing Hospital Performance for Acute Myocardial Infarction. Medical Care 2015, 53: 245-252. PMID: 25675402, DOI: 10.1097/mlr.0000000000000305.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisk-standardized mortality ratesNon-PCI hospitalsPercutaneous coronary interventionAcute myocardial infarctionED transfersMyocardial infarctionMortality rateAcute myocardial infarction patientsMedicaid ServicesEmergency department transfersHospital outlier statusRisk-adjusted hospitalMyocardial infarction patientsQuality of careHospital quality assessmentDepartment transfersCoronary interventionPCI hospitalsInfarction patientsInpatient transfersHospitalDifferent hospitals
2013
Door-to-Balloon Time and Mortality among Patients Undergoing Primary PCI
Menees DS, Peterson ED, Wang Y, Curtis JP, Messenger JC, Rumsfeld JS, Gurm HS. Door-to-Balloon Time and Mortality among Patients Undergoing Primary PCI. New England Journal Of Medicine 2013, 369: 901-909. PMID: 24004117, DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa1208200.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary percutaneous coronary interventionPrimary PCIST-segment elevation myocardial infarctionElevation myocardial infarctionBalloon timeHospital mortalityMyocardial infarctionNational quality improvement initiativePercentage of patientsPercutaneous coronary interventionQuality improvement initiativesMedicare data setSignificant overall changeCathPCI RegistryCoronary interventionMedian doorSubgroup analysis
2012
The Prevalence and Outcomes of Transradial Percutaneous Coronary Intervention for ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction Analysis From the National Cardiovascular Data Registry (2007 to 2011)
Baklanov DV, Kaltenbach LA, Marso SP, Subherwal SS, Feldman DN, Garratt KN, Curtis JP, Messenger JC, Rao SV. The Prevalence and Outcomes of Transradial Percutaneous Coronary Intervention for ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction Analysis From the National Cardiovascular Data Registry (2007 to 2011). Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2012, 61: 420-426. PMID: 23265340, PMCID: PMC3883049, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2012.10.032.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAngioplasty, Balloon, CoronaryBlood Loss, SurgicalComparative Effectiveness ResearchDrug-Eluting StentsElectrocardiographyFemaleFemoral ArteryHospital MortalityHumansIntraoperative CareMaleMiddle AgedMyocardial InfarctionOutcome and Process Assessment, Health CarePrevalenceRadial ArteryRegistriesRisk FactorsTime-to-TreatmentTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesConceptsST-segment elevation myocardial infarctionPercutaneous coronary interventionTransradial percutaneous coronary interventionHospital mortalityBalloon timeTransradial PCICoronary interventionProcedural successFemoral approachRadial accessFemoral-access percutaneous coronary interventionNational Cardiovascular Data RegistryLonger median doorPost-PCI bleedingElevation myocardial infarctionLarge national databaseLow bleeding ratesCathPCI RegistryVascular complicationsLonger doorMedian doorFemoral accessMyocardial infarctionBleeding rateAccess site