2010
The relationship between systolic blood pressure on admission and mortality in older patients with heart failure
Vidán MT, Bueno H, Wang Y, Schreiner G, Ross JS, Chen J, Krumholz HM. The relationship between systolic blood pressure on admission and mortality in older patients with heart failure. European Journal Of Heart Failure 2010, 12: 148-155. PMID: 20083624, PMCID: PMC2807767, DOI: 10.1093/eurjhf/hfp195.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdmission systolic blood pressureSystolic blood pressureHeart failureBlood pressureOlder patientsNational Heart Failure ProjectHigher systolic blood pressureInitial systolic blood pressureHeart Failure ProjectMultivariable logistic regressionPrevious hypertensionSBP 90Ventricular dysfunctionClinical factorsIndependent associationOdds ratioMedicare patientsMortality ratePatientsMmHgLogistic regressionMortalityAdmissionSubgroupsInverse relationship
2001
Blood Transfusion in Elderly Patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction
Wu W, Rathore S, Wang Y, Radford M, Krumholz H. Blood Transfusion in Elderly Patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction. New England Journal Of Medicine 2001, 345: 1230-1236. PMID: 11680442, DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa010615.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionBlood transfusionMyocardial infarctionElderly patientsHematocrit valuesMortality rateLower short-term mortality rateMedicare beneficiaries 65 yearsShort-term mortality rateUse of transfusionsCoronary artery diseaseBeneficiaries 65 yearsDegree of anemiaLow hematocrit valuesArtery diseaseRetrospective studySubgroup analysisTransfusionPatientsAdmissionInfarctionMortalityHematocritAdverse effectsAnemiaQuality of care among elderly patients hospitalized with unstable angina
Shahi C, Rathore S, Wang Y, Thakur R, Wu W, Lewis J, Petrillo M, Radford M, Krumholz H. Quality of care among elderly patients hospitalized with unstable angina. American Heart Journal 2001, 142: 263-270. PMID: 11479465, DOI: 10.1067/mhj.2001.116477.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsQuality of careMinutes of admissionUnstable anginaHealth care policyElderly patientsTherapeutic anticoagulationIntravenous heparinElectrocardiographic examinationCare policyPrescription of aspirinUse of aspirinHalf of patientsEligible patientsRisk stratificationConnecticut hospitalsElderly MedicareAnginaPatientsTherapeutic contraindicationsTherapeutic interventionsAspirinAdmissionHospitalCareAnticoagulation