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
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