2024
Pre-COVID-19 hospital quality and hospital response to COVID-19: examining associations between risk-adjusted mortality for patients hospitalised with COVID-19 and pre-COVID-19 hospital quality
Peter D, Li S, Wang Y, Zhang J, Grady J, McDowell K, Norton E, Lin Z, Bernheim S, Venkatesh A, Fleisher L, Schreiber M, Suter L, Triche E. Pre-COVID-19 hospital quality and hospital response to COVID-19: examining associations between risk-adjusted mortality for patients hospitalised with COVID-19 and pre-COVID-19 hospital quality. BMJ Open 2024, 14: e077394. PMID: 38553067, PMCID: PMC10982775, DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-077394.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHospital qualityPatient experiencePre-COVID-19Medicare patientsShort-term acute care hospitalsCritical access hospitalsAcute care hospitalsFuture public health emergenciesHigher odds of mortalityIn-hospitalRisk-adjusted mortalityOdds of mortalityCare deliveryAccess hospitalsEffective careCOVID-19-related deathsAssociated with mortalityCare structuresHospital characteristicsPublic health emergencySummary scoreMedicare beneficiariesHigher oddsHospital responseRSMRs
2023
Racial Differences in Presentation and Outcomes After Peripheral Arterial Interventions: Insights From the NCDR-PVI Registry
Julien H, Wang Y, Curtis J, Johnston-Cox H, Eberly L, Wang G, Nathan A, Fanaroff A, Khatana S, Groeneveld P, Secemsky E, Eneanya N, Vora A, Kobayashi T, Barbery C, Chery G, Kohi M, Kirksey L, Armstrong E, Jaff M, Giri J. Racial Differences in Presentation and Outcomes After Peripheral Arterial Interventions: Insights From the NCDR-PVI Registry. Circulation Cardiovascular Interventions 2023, 16: e011485. PMID: 37339237, DOI: 10.1161/circinterventions.121.011485.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDistressed Communities Index scorePeripheral arterial interventionsBlack patientsDrug-eluting technologiesWhite patientsArterial interventionsIndex scoreAcute kidney injuryRate of amputationSocioeconomic statusMultivariable logistic regressionPatient's zip codeZip codesMedicaid Services dataLow socioeconomic statusHigh ratePVI procedureKidney injuryMajor amputationIntervention RegistryHigh prevalenceAmerican CollegePatientsRevascularizationLogistic regressionImpact of Preprocedure Imaging for Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion Insights From the NCDR LAAO Registry
Clarke J, Higgins A, Wang Y, Faridi K, Curtis J, Freeman J, Friedman D. Impact of Preprocedure Imaging for Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion Insights From the NCDR LAAO Registry. JACC Cardiovascular Interventions 2023, 16: 1317-1328. PMID: 37316143, DOI: 10.1016/j.jcin.2023.05.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDevice successImplantation successPreprocedure imagingProcedure successLAAO proceduresAbnormal renal functionAtrial appendage occlusionMultivariable logistic regressionOutcomes of interestMagnitude of benefitLAAO implantationPrior thromboembolismUncontrolled hypertensionRate of useRenal functionAppendage occlusionProcedural successUniversity HospitalLogistic regressionCMR useOverall rateCMRPatientsPreprocedureRegistryLong-Term Outcomes of Chronic Total Occlusion Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Among Medicare Beneficiaries
Almarzooq Z, Tamez H, Wang Y, Curtis J, Kirtane A, Secemsky E, Valsdottir L, Yeh R. Long-Term Outcomes of Chronic Total Occlusion Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Among Medicare Beneficiaries. Journal Of The Society For Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions 2023, 2: 100584. PMID: 39129810, PMCID: PMC11307545, DOI: 10.1016/j.jscai.2023.100584.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNon-CTO percutaneous coronary interventionCTO percutaneous coronary interventionPercutaneous coronary interventionLong-term major adverse cardiovascular eventsChronic total occlusion (CTO) percutaneous coronary interventionMajor adverse cardiovascular eventsAdverse cardiovascular eventsHospital eventsHigh riskCardiovascular eventsCoronary interventionMyocardial infarctionLower riskNational Cardiovascular Data Registry CathPCI RegistryST-elevation myocardial infarctionHospital event ratesElevation myocardial infarctionLong-term outcomesRepeat revascularizationStable anginaCathPCI RegistryResults PatientsTerm outcomesPCI proceduresMedicare beneficiaries
2022
Sex-based differences in atrial fibrillation ablation adverse events
Mszar R, Friedman D, Ong E, Du C, Wang Y, Zeitler E, Cunningham S, Akar J, Curtis J, Freeman J. Sex-based differences in atrial fibrillation ablation adverse events. Heart 2022, 109: 595-605. PMID: 36104219, DOI: 10.1136/heartjnl-2022-321192.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute pulmonary vein isolationAdverse eventsPulmonary vein isolationAtrial fibrillationHigh riskSex-based differencesVein isolationCatheter ablationFemale sexLarge prospective registryHospital adverse eventsMajor adverse eventsObservational cohort studyPhrenic nerve damageAF ablation proceduresQuality of lifeAblation RegistryMore comorbiditiesProspective registryAF ablationCohort studyPericardial effusionNerve damagePatient sexVascular injury
2021
IN-HOSPITAL MORTALITY RISK PREDICTION FOR PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTIONS: AN UPDATED MODEL FROM THE NCDR CATHPCI REGISTRY
Dominguez Y, Minges K, Wang Y, McNamara R, Spertus J, Dehmer G, Messenger J, Mercado N, Lavin K, Pierre D, Anderson C, Blankinship K, Clary J, Osborne A, Curtis J, Cavender M. IN-HOSPITAL MORTALITY RISK PREDICTION FOR PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTIONS: AN UPDATED MODEL FROM THE NCDR CATHPCI REGISTRY. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2021, 77: 1217. DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(21)02576-6.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2019
SURVIVAL FOLLOWING IMPLANTABLE CARDIOVERTER-DEFIBRILLATOR IMPLANTATION IN PATIENTS WITH CARDIAC AMYLOIDOSIS
Higgins A, Annapureddy A, Wang Y, Minges K, Lampert R, Rosenfeld L, Jacoby D, Curtis J, Miller E, Freeman J. SURVIVAL FOLLOWING IMPLANTABLE CARDIOVERTER-DEFIBRILLATOR IMPLANTATION IN PATIENTS WITH CARDIAC AMYLOIDOSIS. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2019, 73: 694. DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(19)31302-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSURVIVAL FOLLOWING IMPLANTABLE CARDIOVERTER-DEFIBRILLATOR IMPLANTATION IN PATIENTS WITH CARDIAC SARCOIDOSIS
Higgins A, Annapureddy A, Wang Y, Minges K, Lampert R, Rosenfeld L, Jacoby D, Curtis J, Miller E, Freeman J. SURVIVAL FOLLOWING IMPLANTABLE CARDIOVERTER-DEFIBRILLATOR IMPLANTATION IN PATIENTS WITH CARDIAC SARCOIDOSIS. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2019, 73: 306. DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(19)30914-3.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2018
PERFORMANCE AND CHARACTERISTICS OF HOSPITALS PARTICIPATING IN THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY VOLUNTARY PUBLIC REPORTING PROGRAM
Minges K, Curtis J, Desai N, Wang Y, Masoudi F, Messenger J, Hilscher S, Oetgen W, Simanowith M, Slattery L, Dehmer G. PERFORMANCE AND CHARACTERISTICS OF HOSPITALS PARTICIPATING IN THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY VOLUNTARY PUBLIC REPORTING PROGRAM. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2018, 71: a498. DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(18)31039-8.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2016
HOSPITAL PERFORMANCE FOR ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION WITH THE NCDR ACTION REGISTRY-GWTG “ALL-OR-NONE COMPOSITE MEASURE”: MORE OPPORTUNITIES FOR IMPROVEMENT
Desai N, Wang Y, Masoudi F, de Lemos J, Goyal A, Julien H, Dharmarajan K, Spatz E, Udell J, Bhatt D, Rumsfeld J, Curtis J. HOSPITAL PERFORMANCE FOR ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION WITH THE NCDR ACTION REGISTRY-GWTG “ALL-OR-NONE COMPOSITE MEASURE”: MORE OPPORTUNITIES FOR IMPROVEMENT. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2016, 67: 466. DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(16)30467-3.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2015
SEX DIFFERENCES IN 12-MONTH HEALTH STATUS IN YOUNG PATIENTS FOLLOWING ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION: RESULTS FROM THE VIRGO STUDY (VARIATION IN RECOVERY: ROLE OF GENDER ON OUTCOMES OF YOUNG ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION PATIENTS)
Dreyer R, Wang Y, Strait K, Lorenze N, D’Onofrio G, Bueno H, Lichtman J, Spertus J, Krumholz H. SEX DIFFERENCES IN 12-MONTH HEALTH STATUS IN YOUNG PATIENTS FOLLOWING ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION: RESULTS FROM THE VIRGO STUDY (VARIATION IN RECOVERY: ROLE OF GENDER ON OUTCOMES OF YOUNG ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION PATIENTS). Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2015, 65: a6. DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(15)60006-7.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2014
Door-to-Balloon Time and Mortality Among Patients Undergoing Primary PCI
Menees D, Peterson E, Wang Y, Curtis J, Messenger J, Rumsfeld J, Burm H. Door-to-Balloon Time and Mortality Among Patients Undergoing Primary PCI. Survey Of Anesthesiology 2014, 58: 162-163. DOI: 10.1097/01.sa.0000450918.52244.d5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTRENDS IN THE PREVALENCE AND OUTCOMES OF NSTEMI AND STEMI AMONG PATIENTS WITH ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION IN CHINA FROM 2001 TO 2011: CHINA PEACE RETROSPECTIVE AMI STUDY
Nuti S, Desai N, Wang S, Li J, Wang Y, Spertus J, Masoudi F, Krumholz H, Jiang L, Collaborative C. TRENDS IN THE PREVALENCE AND OUTCOMES OF NSTEMI AND STEMI AMONG PATIENTS WITH ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION IN CHINA FROM 2001 TO 2011: CHINA PEACE RETROSPECTIVE AMI STUDY. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2014, 63: a41. DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(14)60041-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIMPLANT AND CLINICAL CHARACTERISTICS FOR PRIMARY VERSUS SECONDARY PREVENTION ICD INDICATIONS FOR PEDIATRIC AND CONGENITAL HEART PATIENTS IN THE NCDR®
Jordan C, Freedenberg V, Curtis J, Wang Y, Gleva M, Berul C. IMPLANT AND CLINICAL CHARACTERISTICS FOR PRIMARY VERSUS SECONDARY PREVENTION ICD INDICATIONS FOR PEDIATRIC AND CONGENITAL HEART PATIENTS IN THE NCDR®. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2014, 63: a526. DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(14)60526-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNON-TRANSVENOUS LEAD IMPLANTATION IN PEDIATRIC AND CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE PATIENTS: EARLY ANALYSIS FROM THE NCDR®
Freedenberg V, Jordan C, Curtis J, Wang Y, Gleva M, Berul C. NON-TRANSVENOUS LEAD IMPLANTATION IN PEDIATRIC AND CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE PATIENTS: EARLY ANALYSIS FROM THE NCDR®. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2014, 63: a576. DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(14)60576-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSEX DIFFERENCES IN 30-DAY READMISSION RISK IN YOUNG WOMEN AND MEN WITH ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION
Dreyer R, Ranasinghe I, Dharmarajan K, Wang Y, Hsieh A, Bernheim S, Krumholz H. SEX DIFFERENCES IN 30-DAY READMISSION RISK IN YOUNG WOMEN AND MEN WITH ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2014, 63: a260. DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(14)60260-6.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2013
SEX-SPECIFIC TRENDS IN HOSPITALIZATIONS AMONG YOUNG PATIENTS WITH ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION IN UNITED STATES, 2001-2010
Gupta A, Wang Y, Spertus J, Geda M, Lorenze N, D'Onofrio G, Lichtman J, Krumholz H. SEX-SPECIFIC TRENDS IN HOSPITALIZATIONS AMONG YOUNG PATIENTS WITH ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION IN UNITED STATES, 2001-2010. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2013, 61: e1483. DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(13)61483-7.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2012
Impact of Community Wealth on Use of Cardiac-Resynchronization Therapy With Defibrillators for Heart Failure Patients
Farmer S, Tuohy E, Small D, Wang Y, Groeneveld P. Impact of Community Wealth on Use of Cardiac-Resynchronization Therapy With Defibrillators for Heart Failure Patients. Circulation Cardiovascular Quality And Outcomes 2012, 5: 798-807. PMID: 23093561, DOI: 10.1161/circoutcomes.112.965509.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedCardiac Resynchronization TherapyCardiac Resynchronization Therapy DevicesChi-Square DistributionCommunity Health ServicesDefibrillators, ImplantableEconomics, HospitalElectric CountershockFemaleHealth Care CostsHealth Services AccessibilityHealthcare DisparitiesHeart FailureHumansIncomeLinear ModelsLogistic ModelsMaleMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisOdds RatioRegistriesResidence CharacteristicsRetrospective StudiesTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesConceptsCardiac resynchronization therapyHospital resourcesNational Cardiovascular Data RegistryHeart failure patientsHeart failure therapyPatient-level variablesMajor health policy concernFailure patientsFailure therapyInsurance statusHospital characteristicsPatient stayCardiovascular disease treatmentHealth policy concernData registryPatientsPatient volumeMedian household incomeHealth policyTherapyInsurance coverageSignificant predictorsDisease treatmentHospital ownershipAverage median household income293 National Pattern of Risk-Standardized Emergency Department Hospital Admission Rates for Adult Patients
Capp R, Fox J, Desai M, Wang Y, Krumholz H. 293 National Pattern of Risk-Standardized Emergency Department Hospital Admission Rates for Adult Patients. Annals Of Emergency Medicine 2012, 60: s104. DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2012.06.271.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCONTEMPORARY PATTERNS OF PRACTICE AND CHARACTERISTICS OF PATIENTS UNDERGOING DEFIBRILLATION TESTING VERSUS THOSE WHO DO NOT UNDERGO TESTING AT THE TIME OF INITIAL IMPLANTABLE CARDIOVERTER IMPLANTATION: ANALYSIS OF THE NCDR ICD REGISTRY
Russo A, Wang Y, Curtis J, Al-Khatib S, Lampert R. CONTEMPORARY PATTERNS OF PRACTICE AND CHARACTERISTICS OF PATIENTS UNDERGOING DEFIBRILLATION TESTING VERSUS THOSE WHO DO NOT UNDERGO TESTING AT THE TIME OF INITIAL IMPLANTABLE CARDIOVERTER IMPLANTATION: ANALYSIS OF THE NCDR ICD REGISTRY. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2012, 59: e704. DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(12)60705-0.Peer-Reviewed Original Research