2021
Predicting In-Hospital Mortality in Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
Castro-Dominguez YS, Wang Y, Minges KE, McNamara RL, Spertus JA, Dehmer GJ, Messenger JC, Lavin K, Anderson C, Blankinship K, Mercado N, Clary JM, Osborne AD, Curtis JP, Cavender MA. Predicting In-Hospital Mortality in Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2021, 78: 216-229. PMID: 33957239, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2021.04.067.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPercutaneous coronary interventionHospital mortalityQuality improvement effortsCoronary interventionDevelopment cohortValidation cohortRisk-standardized mortality ratesHospital risk-standardized mortality ratesBedside risk scoreHigh-risk patientsIn-Hospital MortalityHospital mortality riskRisk of mortalityLevel of consciousnessProcedural urgencyCathPCI RegistryClinical presentationRisk cohortRisk stratificationCardiovascular instabilityCardiac arrestMortality riskRisk scoreClinical acuityClinical relevance
2013
Lower Hospital Volume Is Associated With Higher In-Hospital Mortality in Patients Undergoing Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention for ST-Segment–Elevation Myocardial Infarction
Kontos MC, Wang Y, Chaudhry SI, Vetrovec GW, Curtis J, Messenger J. Lower Hospital Volume Is Associated With Higher In-Hospital Mortality in Patients Undergoing Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention for ST-Segment–Elevation Myocardial Infarction. Circulation Cardiovascular Quality And Outcomes 2013, 6: 659-667. PMID: 24192572, DOI: 10.1161/circoutcomes.113.000233.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary percutaneous coronary interventionPrimary PCIHigh-volume hospitalsLow-volume hospitalsPercutaneous coronary interventionBalloon timeCoronary interventionHospital volumeHigher annual hospital volumeHigher In-Hospital MortalityAnnual hospital volumeLow hospital volumeRoutine coronary stentingIn-Hospital MortalityElevation myocardial infarctionMajority of patientsNew pharmacological agentsHospital mortalityCathPCI RegistryMultivariate adjustmentUnadjusted mortalityCoronary stentingMyocardial infarctionCurrent guidelinesPatient visits
2012
LOWER HOSPITAL VOLUME IS ASSOCIATED WITH HIGHER IN-HOSPITAL MORTALITY FOR PATIENTS UNDERGOING PRIMARY PCI FOR ST ELEVATION MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION
Kontos M, Wang Y, Chaudhry S, Vetrovec G, Messenger J, Curtis J. LOWER HOSPITAL VOLUME IS ASSOCIATED WITH HIGHER IN-HOSPITAL MORTALITY FOR PATIENTS UNDERGOING PRIMARY PCI FOR ST ELEVATION MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2012, 59: e394. DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(12)60395-7.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2011
Elevated B-Type Natriuretic Peptide Is Associated With Increased In-Hospital Mortality or Cardiac Arrest in Patients Undergoing Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Implantation
Wei S, Loyo-Berríos NI, Haigney MC, Cheng H, Pinnow EE, Mitchell KR, Beachy JH, Woodward AM, Wang Y, Curtis JP, Marinac-Dabic D. Elevated B-Type Natriuretic Peptide Is Associated With Increased In-Hospital Mortality or Cardiac Arrest in Patients Undergoing Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Implantation. Circulation Cardiovascular Quality And Outcomes 2011, 4: 346-354. PMID: 21487093, DOI: 10.1161/circoutcomes.110.943621.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsElevated BNP levelsHospital mortalityCardiac arrestBNP levelsICD implantationElevated B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) levelsNational Cardiovascular Data Registry ICD RegistryB-type natriuretic peptide levelsElevated B-type natriuretic peptideIncreased In-Hospital MortalityB-type natriuretic peptideImplantable cardioverter defibrillator implantationBiventricular ICD implantationHigh BNP groupNatriuretic peptide levelsIn-Hospital MortalityCardioverter-defibrillator implantationHierarchical logistic regressionBNP measurementHospital deathPeriprocedural complicationsRenal dysfunctionComplication rateBNP groupHeart failure
2010
Acute Lead Dislodgements and In-Hospital Mortality in Patients Enrolled in the National Cardiovascular Data Registry Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator Registry
Cheng A, Wang Y, Curtis JP, Varosy PD. Acute Lead Dislodgements and In-Hospital Mortality in Patients Enrolled in the National Cardiovascular Data Registry Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator Registry. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2010, 56: 1651-1656. PMID: 21050975, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2010.06.037.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNational Cardiovascular Data Registry Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator RegistryImplantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator RegistryLead dislodgementAcute dislodgementHospital deathAdverse eventsNew York Heart Association functional class IV heart failureAtrial fibrillation/flutterCardiac resynchronization therapy-defibrillator deviceClass IV heart failureCommon adverse eventsIn-Hospital MortalityLow ejection fractionChronic lung diseaseMore comorbiditiesCardiac tamponadeMultivariate adjustmentEjection fractionHeart failureNonischemic cardiomyopathyAtrial fibrillationCerebrovascular diseaseCardiac arrestLung diseasePotential confounders
2005
Relationship Between Time of Day, Day of Week, Timeliness of Reperfusion, and In-Hospital Mortality for Patients With Acute ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction
Magid DJ, Wang Y, Herrin J, McNamara RL, Bradley EH, Curtis JP, Pollack CV, French WJ, Blaney ME, Krumholz HM. Relationship Between Time of Day, Day of Week, Timeliness of Reperfusion, and In-Hospital Mortality for Patients With Acute ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction. JAMA 2005, 294: 803-812. PMID: 16106005, DOI: 10.1001/jama.294.7.803.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAfter-Hours CareAgedAged, 80 and overAngioplasty, Balloon, CoronaryBenchmarkingChronology as TopicFemaleHospital MortalityHospitalsHumansMaleMiddle AgedMyocardial InfarctionMyocardial ReperfusionRegistriesRetrospective StudiesThrombolytic TherapyTime and Motion StudiesTime FactorsUnited StatesUtilization ReviewConceptsST-segment elevation myocardial infarctionPercutaneous coronary interventionElevation myocardial infarctionBalloon timeFibrinolytic therapyHospital mortalityMyocardial infarctionAcute ST-segment elevation myocardial infarctionDrug timeRegular hoursTimeliness of reperfusionIn-Hospital MortalityDay of weekPCI patientsReperfusion therapyCohort studyCoronary interventionMean doorHospital characteristicsCatheterization laboratoryBetter outcomesPatientsHospital subgroupsTherapyPatient arrival