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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedCOVID-19Hospital MortalityHospitalsHumansMedicarePandemicsRetrospective StudiesUnited StatesConceptsHospital 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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedHumansMedicarePeripheral Arterial DiseaseRace FactorsRegistriesRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesConceptsDistressed 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 regression
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 income
2011
Age Differences in Primary Prevention Implantable Cardioverter‐Defibrillator Use in U.S. Individuals
Tsai V, Goldstein MK, Hsia HH, Wang Y, Curtis J, Heidenreich PA, Registry O. Age Differences in Primary Prevention Implantable Cardioverter‐Defibrillator Use in U.S. Individuals. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2011, 59: 1589-1595. PMID: 21883101, DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2011.03542.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsICD RegistryICD useNonarrhythmic deathHigh riskImplantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) useHigh comorbid burdenPrior myocardial infarctionRisk of deathHigh-risk individualsRisk stratification systemOlder U.S. adultsYounger age groupsComorbid burdenICD implantationEjection fractionICD recipientsPrimary preventionRetrospective studyMyocardial infarctionMortality riskLower riskAge groupsU.S. adultsYounger groupOlder adultsImplantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Registry Risk Score Models for Acute Procedural Complications or Death After Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Implantation
Haines DE, Wang Y, Curtis J. Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Registry Risk Score Models for Acute Procedural Complications or Death After Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Implantation. Circulation 2011, 123: 2069-2076. PMID: 21537001, DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.110.959676.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsImplantable cardioverter defibrillator implantationSimple risk scoreCardioverter-defibrillator implantationAdverse eventsRisk scoreLower riskNew York Heart Association class IIILow-risk subsetPrior valve surgeryAcute procedural complicationsChronic lung diseaseRisk stratification schemaAvailable clinical variablesBlood urea nitrogenIntensity of careRisk score modelLogistic regression modelsHospital complicationsAcute complicationsHospital deathValve surgeryICD implantationPostprocedural complicationsICD RegistryProcedural complicationsUse 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
2001
Blood Transfusion in Elderly Patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction
Wu W, Rathore S, Wang Y, Radford M, Krumholz H. Blood Transfusion in Elderly Patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction. New England Journal Of Medicine 2001, 345: 1230-1236. PMID: 11680442, DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa010615.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionBlood transfusionMyocardial infarctionElderly patientsHematocrit valuesMortality rateLower short-term mortality rateMedicare beneficiaries 65 yearsShort-term mortality rateUse of transfusionsCoronary artery diseaseBeneficiaries 65 yearsDegree of anemiaLow hematocrit valuesArtery diseaseRetrospective studySubgroup analysisTransfusionPatientsAdmissionInfarctionMortalityHematocritAdverse effectsAnemiaPredicting one-year mortality among elderly survivors of hospitalization for an acute myocardial infarction: results from the Cooperative Cardiovascular Project
Krumholz H, Chen J, Chen Y, Wang Y, Radford M. Predicting one-year mortality among elderly survivors of hospitalization for an acute myocardial infarction: results from the Cooperative Cardiovascular Project. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2001, 38: 453-459. PMID: 11499737, DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(01)01395-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOne-year mortalityAcute myocardial infarctionMyocardial infarctionPeripheral vascular diseaseCohort of patientsBody mass indexCooperative Cardiovascular ProjectRisk of mortalityDeath one yearPopulation-based sampleSimple risk modelRenal dysfunctionVentricular dysfunctionElderly patientsOlder patientsUrinary incontinenceHeart failureMass indexAcute carePrognostic importanceMean ageVascular diseaseMedical recordsRisk groupsOlder survivors
1997
Quality of Care for Elderly Patients Hospitalized With Heart Failure
Krumholz HM, Wang Y, Parent EM, Mockalis J, Petrillo M, Radford MJ. Quality of Care for Elderly Patients Hospitalized With Heart Failure. JAMA Internal Medicine 1997, 157: 2242-2247. PMID: 9343001, DOI: 10.1001/archinte.1997.00440400092011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHeart failureQuality of careEnzyme inhibitorsElderly patientsClinical practiceResearch Clinical Practice GuidelinesLeft ventricular ejection fractionLeft ventricular systolic functionRetrospective medical record reviewAngiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitorSevere aortic stenosisPercentage of patientsVentricular systolic functionMedical record reviewVentricular ejection fractionClinical practice guidelinesPrincipal discharge diagnosisAcute care hospitalsActual clinical practiceHealth care policyChart reviewSystolic functionAortic stenosisAppropriate patientsCare hospital