2017
Quality of Care in Chinese Hospitals: Processes and Outcomes After ST‐segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction
Downing NS, Wang Y, Dharmarajan K, Nuti SV, Murugiah K, Du X, Zheng X, Li X, Li J, Masoudi FA, Spertus JA, Jiang L, Krumholz HM. Quality of Care in Chinese Hospitals: Processes and Outcomes After ST‐segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2017, 6: e005040. PMID: 28645937, PMCID: PMC5669155, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.116.005040.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsST-elevation myocardial infarctionRisk-standardized mortality ratesQuality of careGuideline-recommended careGuideline-recommended treatmentMyocardial infarctionMortality rateST-segment elevation myocardial infarctionChina PEACE-Retrospective AMI StudyComposite rateMedian risk-standardized mortality rateProportion of patientsElevation myocardial infarctionQuality improvement initiativesProportion of opportunitiesDefect-free rateHospital levelInfarctionHospitalChinese hospitalsPatientsCareAMI studyImprovement initiativesHigh rate
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