2013
Quality of Care and Outcomes for In-Hospital Ischemic Stroke
Cumbler E, Wald H, Bhatt D, Cox M, Xian Y, Reeves M, Smith E, Schwamm L, Fonarow G. Quality of Care and Outcomes for In-Hospital Ischemic Stroke. Stroke 2013, 45: 231-238. PMID: 24253540, DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.113.003617.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overBrain IschemiaCohort StudiesComorbidityConfidence IntervalsDatabases, FactualFemaleGuideline AdherenceHumansMaleMiddle AgedOdds RatioQuality ImprovementQuality of Health CareRegistriesRetrospective StudiesSocioeconomic FactorsStrokeThrombolytic TherapyTreatment OutcomeConceptsHospital strokeIschemic strokeSevere strokePatient characteristicsIn-Hospital Ischemic StrokeProcess-based quality measuresCommunity-onset strokeDefect-free careGuidelines-Stroke databaseRetrospective cohort studyThromboembolic risk factorsProportion of patientsHospital ischemic strokeAmerican Heart AssociationTargeted quality improvement effortsQuality of careProsthetic heart valvesQuality improvement effortsHospital mortalityComorbid illnessesCohort studyHeart failureAtrial fibrillationCarotid stenosisHeart Association
2012
Reperfusion Strategies and Quality of Care in 5339 Patients Age 80 Years or Older Presenting With ST‐Elevation Myocardial Infarction: Analysis from Get With The Guidelines‐Coronary Artery Disease
Medina H, Cannon C, Fonarow G, Grau‐Sepulveda M, Hernandez A, Peacock W, Laskey W, Peterson E, Schwamm L, Bhatt D, Committee and Investigators O. Reperfusion Strategies and Quality of Care in 5339 Patients Age 80 Years or Older Presenting With ST‐Elevation Myocardial Infarction: Analysis from Get With The Guidelines‐Coronary Artery Disease. Clinical Cardiology 2012, 35: 632-640. PMID: 22744844, PMCID: PMC6652419, DOI: 10.1002/clc.22036.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAge FactorsAged, 80 and overAngioplasty, Balloon, CoronaryAntihypertensive AgentsConfidence IntervalsCoronary Artery DiseaseFemaleFibrinolytic AgentsHospital MortalityHumansHypolipidemic AgentsMaleMyocardial InfarctionMyocardial ReperfusionOdds RatioPlatelet Aggregation InhibitorsPractice Guidelines as TopicQuality of Health CareRegistriesThrombolytic TherapyConceptsPrimary percutaneous coronary interventionHospital mortalityReperfusion strategyNR patientsPatient ageUse of PCIGuidelines-Coronary Artery Disease databaseGuidelines-Coronary Artery DiseasePatients age 80 yearsST-elevation myocardial infarctionLower body mass indexGWTG-CAD hospitalsMain reperfusion strategyProportion of patientsPercutaneous coronary interventionAge 80 yearsBody mass indexLength of stayEvidence-based therapiesQuality of carePPCI patientsUnderwent thrombolysisHospital outcomesOld presentingRenal insufficiency