2013
Most Important Outcomes Research Papers on Variation in Cardiovascular Disease
Lampropulos JF, Gupta A, Kulkarni VT, Mody P, Chen R, Bikdeli B, Dharmarajan K. Most Important Outcomes Research Papers on Variation in Cardiovascular Disease. Circulation Cardiovascular Quality And Outcomes 2013, 6: e9-e16. PMID: 23481532, DOI: 10.1161/circoutcomes.113.000185.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAge FactorsCardiovascular DiseasesGuideline AdherenceHealth Services ResearchHealthcare DisparitiesHumansOutcome and Process Assessment, Health CarePractice Guidelines as TopicPractice Patterns, Physicians'Quality Indicators, Health CareResidence CharacteristicsRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsTreatment Outcome
2012
Procedure Intensity and the Cost of Care
Chen SI, Dharmarajan K, Kim N, Strait KM, Li SX, Safavi KC, Lindenauer PK, Krumholz HM, Lagu T. Procedure Intensity and the Cost of Care. Circulation Cardiovascular Quality And Outcomes 2012, 5: 308-313. PMID: 22576844, PMCID: PMC3415230, DOI: 10.1161/circoutcomes.112.966069.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overCosts and Cost AnalysisCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHeart FailureHospital Bed CapacityHospital CostsHospital MortalityHospitalizationHospitals, RuralHospitals, TeachingHospitals, UrbanHumansLength of StayLinear ModelsMaleMiddle AgedModels, EconomicOutcome and Process Assessment, Health CareResidence CharacteristicsRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesYoung AdultConceptsHF hospitalizationHeart failureInvasive proceduresHospital groupRisk-standardized mortality ratesProportion of patientsLength of stayCost of careWilcoxon rank sum testHigher procedure ratesRank sum testPatient demographicsPerspective databaseMedian lengthSurgical proceduresProcedure ratesHospitalizationOutcome differencesMortality rateHospitalPatientsPractice styleProcedure useSum testOverall use