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 rateCMRPatientsPreprocedureRegistry
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
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
IMPLANT 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 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
2011
Optimal Medical Therapy Use Among Patients Receiving Implantable Cardioverter/Defibrillators: Insights From the National Cardiovascular Data Registry
Miller AL, Wang Y, Curtis J, Masoudi FA, Buxton AE, Wang TY. Optimal Medical Therapy Use Among Patients Receiving Implantable Cardioverter/Defibrillators: Insights From the National Cardiovascular Data Registry. JAMA Internal Medicine 2011, 172: 64-67. PMID: 22082711, DOI: 10.1001/archinternmed.2011.466.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchUse of Medical Imaging Procedures With Ionizing Radiation in Children: A Population-Based Study
Dorfman AL, Fazel R, Einstein AJ, Applegate KE, Krumholz HM, Wang Y, Christodoulou E, Chen J, Sanchez R, Nallamothu BK. Use of Medical Imaging Procedures With Ionizing Radiation in Children: A Population-Based Study. JAMA Pediatrics 2011, 165: 458-464. PMID: 21199972, PMCID: PMC3686496, DOI: 10.1001/archpediatrics.2010.270.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDiagnostic imaging proceduresTomographic scanImaging proceduresRetrospective cohort analysisPopulation-based ratesPediatric populationPlain radiographyCohort analysisHigh dosesMedical diagnostic imaging proceduresStudy periodAppropriate useChildrenHigh rateMedical imaging proceduresScansFrequent useHealth care marketUS health care marketYearsPatientsInfantsPopulationCare marketUnitedHealthcare
2010
Regional Variation in the Use of Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillators for Primary Prevention
Matlock DD, Peterson PN, Heidenreich PA, Lucas FL, Malenka DJ, Wang Y, Curtis JP, Kutner JS, Fisher ES, Masoudi FA. Regional Variation in the Use of Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillators for Primary Prevention. Circulation Cardiovascular Quality And Outcomes 2010, 4: 114-121. PMID: 21139094, DOI: 10.1161/circoutcomes.110.958264.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary prevention ICDsProportion of patientsTrial inclusion criteriaInclusion criteriaPrimary preventionTrial criteriaPhysician supplyNational Cardiovascular Data RegistryImplantable cardioverter defibrillatorHospital referral regionsRace-adjusted ratesCross-sectional analysisICD implantationICD placementCardioverter defibrillatorReferral regionsData registryPotential overusePatientsICDDeath variesRate ratioService populationGeographic variationRegional variationThe performance of US hospitals as reflected in risk‐standardized 30‐day mortality and readmission rates for medicare beneficiaries with pneumonia
Lindenauer PK, Bernheim SM, Grady JN, Lin Z, Wang Y, Wang Y, Merrill AR, Han LF, Rapp MT, Drye EE, Normand S, Krumholz HM. The performance of US hospitals as reflected in risk‐standardized 30‐day mortality and readmission rates for medicare beneficiaries with pneumonia. Journal Of Hospital Medicine 2010, 5: e12-e18. PMID: 20665626, DOI: 10.1002/jhm.822.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisk-standardized mortality ratesReadmission ratesHospital referral regionsReferral regionsMedicare beneficiariesMortality rateRisk-standardized readmission ratesNonfederal acute care hospitalsNational quality improvement effortsPattern of hospitalAcute care hospitalsCross-sectional studyService Medicare beneficiariesQuality improvement effortsMedian hospitalHospital dischargeElderly patientsHospital admissionCare hospitalReadmission analysisOutpatient MedicareLeading causePrincipal diagnosisPneumoniaPatientsDEVELOPMENT OF TWO REGISTRY-BASED MEASURES SUITABLE FOR CHARACTERIZING HOSPITAL PERFORMANCE ON 30-DAY ALL-CAUSE MORTALITY RATES AMONG PATIENTS UNDERGOING PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION
Curtis J, Geary L, Wang Y, Chen J, Drye E, Grosso L, Schreiner G, Spertus J, Rumsfeld J, Weintraub W, Normand S, Krumholz H. DEVELOPMENT OF TWO REGISTRY-BASED MEASURES SUITABLE FOR CHARACTERIZING HOSPITAL PERFORMANCE ON 30-DAY ALL-CAUSE MORTALITY RATES AMONG PATIENTS UNDERGOING PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2010, 55: a197.e1852. DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(10)61853-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchThe relationship between systolic blood pressure on admission and mortality in older patients with heart failure
Vidán MT, Bueno H, Wang Y, Schreiner G, Ross JS, Chen J, Krumholz HM. The relationship between systolic blood pressure on admission and mortality in older patients with heart failure. European Journal Of Heart Failure 2010, 12: 148-155. PMID: 20083624, PMCID: PMC2807767, DOI: 10.1093/eurjhf/hfp195.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdmission systolic blood pressureSystolic blood pressureHeart failureBlood pressureOlder patientsNational Heart Failure ProjectHigher systolic blood pressureInitial systolic blood pressureHeart Failure ProjectMultivariable logistic regressionPrevious hypertensionSBP 90Ventricular dysfunctionClinical factorsIndependent associationOdds ratioMedicare patientsMortality ratePatientsMmHgLogistic regressionMortalityAdmissionSubgroupsInverse relationship
2008
Contemporary evidence: baseline data from the D2B Alliance
Bradley EH, Nallamothu BK, Stern AF, Byrd JR, Cherlin EJ, Wang Y, Yuan C, Nembhard I, Brush JE, Krumholz HM. Contemporary evidence: baseline data from the D2B Alliance. BMC Research Notes 2008, 1: 23. PMID: 18710480, PMCID: PMC2525646, DOI: 10.1186/1756-0500-1-23.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchST-segment elevation myocardial infarctionPrimary percutaneous coronary interventionD2B AllianceHospital characteristicsEvidence-based strategiesD2B timeU.S. hospitalsElevation myocardial infarctionPercutaneous coronary interventionMultivariate logistic regressionCross-sectional studyBalloon (D2B) AllianceCoronary interventionPrompt treatmentMyocardial infarctionHospitalWeb-based surveyLogistic regressionBaseline dataPatientsKey strategyCurrent practiceBackgroundLessInfarctionResultsOf
2005
77 ADMISSION BODY TEMPERATURE AND MORTALITY IN PATIENTS HOSPITALIZED FOR HEART FAILURE
Nallamothu B, Payvar S, Wang Y, Kosiborod M, Foody J, Masoudi F, Havranek E, Casscells S, Krumholz H. 77 ADMISSION BODY TEMPERATURE AND MORTALITY IN PATIENTS HOSPITALIZED FOR HEART FAILURE. Journal Of Investigative Medicine 2005, 53: s400. DOI: 10.2310/6650.2005.00205.76.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOne-year mortalityAdmission body temperatureHeart failureWorse survivalBody temperatureLow body temperatureLogistic regressionPatients 65 yearsAdvanced heart failurePATIENTS HOSPITALIZEDHospital deathMultivariate adjustmentPatient subgroupsIndependent associationClinical dataStudy populationPatientsPolynomial logistic regressionCare ProjectMortalityHospitalSurvivalFailureSignificant relationshipHospitalized
2004
838-1 National patterns of spironolactone prescription for older patients with heart failure and left ventricular systolic dysfunction before and after RALES
Masoudi F, Gross C, Wang Y, Havranek E, Rathore S, Foody J, Krumholz H. 838-1 National patterns of spironolactone prescription for older patients with heart failure and left ventricular systolic dysfunction before and after RALES. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2004, 43: a415. DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(04)91750-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchThe association of 6-minute walk performance and outcomes in stable outpatients with heart failure
Curtis J, Rathore S, Wang Y, Krumholz H. The association of 6-minute walk performance and outcomes in stable outpatients with heart failure. Journal Of Cardiac Failure 2004, 10: 9-14. DOI: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2003.08.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHeart failureWalk testStable outpatientsDigitalis Investigation Group trialRisk of deathCause mortalityIdentifies patientsMultivariable analysisPrognostic valuePrognostic informationGroup trialsWalk performancePatientsTest distanceMortalityDeathOutpatientsOutcomesFailureAssociationBackgroundWeTrialsMonths