2023
Long-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
2001
The association between white blood cell count and acute myocardial infarction mortality in patients ≥65 years of age: findings from the cooperative cardiovascular project
Barron H, Harr S, Radford M, Wang Y, Krumholz H. The association between white blood cell count and acute myocardial infarction mortality in patients ≥65 years of age: findings from the cooperative cardiovascular project. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2001, 38: 1654-1661. PMID: 11704377, DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(01)01613-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionWhite blood cell countBlood cell countWBC countWhite blood cellsYears of ageIndependent predictorsCell countDevelopment of AMIAcute myocardial infarction mortalityHospital clinical eventsLong-term mortalityRisk-stratify patientsCoronary artery diseaseCooperative Cardiovascular Project databaseStrong independent predictorCooperative Cardiovascular ProjectMyocardial infarction mortalityImportant clinical implicationsHospital mortalityArtery diseaseHospital eventsClinical eventsHighest quintileLowest quintile