2006
Strategies for Reducing the Door-to-Balloon Time in Acute Myocardial Infarction
Bradley EH, Herrin J, Wang Y, Barton BA, Webster TR, Mattera JA, Roumanis SA, Curtis JP, Nallamothu BK, Magid DJ, McNamara RL, Parkosewich J, Loeb JM, Krumholz HM. Strategies for Reducing the Door-to-Balloon Time in Acute Myocardial Infarction. New England Journal Of Medicine 2006, 355: 2308-2320. PMID: 17101617, DOI: 10.1056/nejmsa063117.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAngioplasty, Balloon, CoronaryCross-Sectional StudiesEmergency Medical ServicesEmergency Service, HospitalHospitalsHumansLinear ModelsMultivariate AnalysisMyocardial InfarctionTime FactorsConceptsST-segment elevationBalloon timeCatheterization laboratoryMyocardial infarctionFaster doorEmergency departmentPrimary percutaneous coronary interventionHospital strategiesIntracoronary balloon inflationPercutaneous coronary interventionAcute myocardial infarctionMinority of hospitalsEmergency medicine physiciansReperfusion treatmentCoronary interventionBalloon inflationMedicine physiciansMultivariate analysisHospitalInfarctionPatientsMedicaid ServicesSignificant reductionReal-time data feedbackData feedback
2005
Hospital Improvement in Time to Reperfusion in Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction, 1999 to 2002
McNamara RL, Herrin J, Bradley EH, Portnay EL, Curtis JP, Wang Y, Magid DJ, Blaney M, Krumholz HM, Investigators N. Hospital Improvement in Time to Reperfusion in Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction, 1999 to 2002. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2005, 47: 45-51. PMID: 16386663, PMCID: PMC1475926, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2005.04.071.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAngioplasty, Balloon, CoronaryElectrocardiographyFemaleGuideline AdherenceHospitalsHumansMaleMiddle AgedMyocardial InfarctionPractice Guidelines as TopicThrombolytic TherapyTime FactorsUnited StatesConceptsST-segment elevation myocardial infarctionBalloon timeMin/yearNeedle timeMyocardial infarctionHospital characteristicsAcute ST-segment elevation myocardial infarctionPercutaneous coronary intervention cohortPercutaneous coronary intervention volumeElevation myocardial infarctionPercutaneous coronary interventionRetrospective observational studyFour-year study periodRapid reperfusionCoronary interventionFibrinolytic therapyHospital arrivalTherapy cohortReperfusion timeIntervention cohortNational registryIntervention volumeObservational studyHospital improvementPatients
2003
Predictors of cause‐specific hospital readmission in patients with heart failure
Babayan Z, McNamara R, Nagajothi N, Kasper E, Armenian H, Powe N, Baughman K, Lima J. Predictors of cause‐specific hospital readmission in patients with heart failure. Clinical Cardiology 2003, 26: 411-418. PMID: 14524597, PMCID: PMC6654034, DOI: 10.1002/clc.4960260906.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAngioplasty, Balloon, CoronaryCohort StudiesCoronary Artery BypassFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHeart FailureHumansLength of StayMaleMarylandMiddle AgedMyocardial IschemiaPatient ReadmissionPredictive Value of TestsPrevalenceRecurrenceRegression AnalysisSex FactorsStroke VolumeTime FactorsVentricular Dysfunction, LeftConceptsCause-specific readmissionsCoronary artery bypass graftPercutaneous transluminal coronary angioplastyIschemic etiologyRecurrent heart failureHeart failureCardiovascular diseaseHospital readmissionLV dysfunctionVentricular functionMyocardial infarctionAnnual readmission ratesTotal hospital readmissionsArtery bypass graftRisk of readmissionTransluminal coronary angioplastyLeft ventricular functionCox hazard ratiosAvailable clinical dataCause readmissionHF etiologyHazard ratioReadmission ratesRetrospective cohortConsecutive patients