2013
Comparison of Intermediate-Term Outcomes of Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Versus Drug-Eluting Stents for Patients ≥75 Years of Age
Hannan EL, Zhong Y, Berger PB, Walford G, Curtis JP, Wu C, Venditti FJ, Higgins RS, Smith CR, Lahey SJ, King SB. Comparison of Intermediate-Term Outcomes of Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Versus Drug-Eluting Stents for Patients ≥75 Years of Age. The American Journal Of Cardiology 2013, 113: 803-808. PMID: 24440331, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2013.11.035.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overComorbidityComparative Effectiveness ResearchCoronary Artery BypassCoronary Artery DiseaseCoronary StenosisCreatinineDiabetic AngiopathiesDrug-Eluting StentsFemaleHumansKaplan-Meier EstimateMalePercutaneous Coronary InterventionPropensity ScorePulmonary Disease, Chronic ObstructiveRegistriesRetreatmentRisk FactorsTreatment OutcomeConceptsPercutaneous coronary interventionDrug-eluting stentsMortality rateRevascularization ratesMultiple patient risk factorsRepeat revascularization rateCoronary artery bypassMultivessel coronary diseaseIntermediate-term outcomesPatient risk factorsYears of ageArtery bypassCoronary interventionOlder patientsCoronary diseaseRisk factorsObservational studySimilar mortalityPatientsCABGOutcomesStentsYearsBypassMortality
2011
Factors Associated With 30-Day Readmission Rates After Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
Khawaja FJ, Shah ND, Lennon RJ, Slusser JP, Alkatib AA, Rihal CS, Gersh BJ, Montori VM, Holmes DR, Bell MR, Curtis JP, Krumholz HM, Ting HH. Factors Associated With 30-Day Readmission Rates After Percutaneous Coronary Intervention. JAMA Internal Medicine 2011, 172: 112-117. PMID: 22123752, PMCID: PMC3688066, DOI: 10.1001/archinternmed.2011.569.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcute Coronary SyndromeAgedAngina, UnstableAngioplasty, Balloon, CoronaryCoronary Artery BypassEducational StatusFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHeart FailureHumansIschemic Attack, TransientKidney DiseasesLength of StayMaleMedicareMultivariate AnalysisMyocardial InfarctionNeoplasm MetastasisPatient ReadmissionPeptic UlcerProportional Hazards ModelsPulmonary Disease, Chronic ObstructiveRegistriesSex FactorsStrokeUnited StatesConceptsPercutaneous coronary interventionThirty-day readmissionReadmission ratesCoronary interventionHigh riskChronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseThirty-day readmission ratesCox proportional hazards modelMultivariate logistic regression modelTransient ischemic attackCongestive heart failureObstructive pulmonary diseasePeptic ulcer diseaseSevere renal diseaseAcute myocardial infarctionLength of stayMain outcome measuresProportional hazards modelSaint Mary's HospitalLogistic regression modelsIschemic attackTime-dependent covariatesUnstable anginaCerebrovascular accidentHeart failure