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
2011
ACCF/AHA Methodology for the Development of Quality Measures for Cardiovascular Technology A Report of the American College of Cardiology Foundation/American Heart Association Task Force on Performance Measures
Bonow RO, Douglas PS, Buxton AE, Cohen DJ, Curtis JP, DeLong E, Drozda JP, Ferguson TB, Heidenreich PA, Hendel RC, Masoudi FA, Peterson ED, Taylor AJ. ACCF/AHA Methodology for the Development of Quality Measures for Cardiovascular Technology A Report of the American College of Cardiology Foundation/American Heart Association Task Force on Performance Measures. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2011, 58: 1517-1538. PMID: 21880456, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2011.07.007.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsMeSH KeywordsAdvisory CommitteesAmerican Heart AssociationCardiologyCardiovascular DiseasesEvaluation Studies as TopicFoundationsHumansQuality of Health CareUnited StatesConceptsAmerican Heart AssociationGuideline recommendationsCardiovascular careAmerican CollegeAmerican Heart Association Task ForceACCF/AHA guidelinesClass IAppropriate use criteriaCardiology Foundation/American Heart Association Task ForceCardiovascular technologyTask ForceUse measuresPublic reportingParameters of careStrength of evidenceAHA guidelinesHeart AssociationSafety measuresCardiovascular diseaseCardiology FoundationSpecific indicationsA ReportPatient safetyUse criteriaEvaluation of quality