2001
Quality of care among elderly patients hospitalized with unstable angina
Shahi C, Rathore S, Wang Y, Thakur R, Wu W, Lewis J, Petrillo M, Radford M, Krumholz H. Quality of care among elderly patients hospitalized with unstable angina. American Heart Journal 2001, 142: 263-270. PMID: 11479465, DOI: 10.1067/mhj.2001.116477.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsQuality of careMinutes of admissionUnstable anginaHealth care policyElderly patientsTherapeutic anticoagulationIntravenous heparinElectrocardiographic examinationCare policyPrescription of aspirinUse of aspirinHalf of patientsEligible patientsRisk stratificationConnecticut hospitalsElderly MedicareAnginaPatientsTherapeutic contraindicationsTherapeutic interventionsAspirinAdmissionHospitalCareAnticoagulation
1998
Use and Effectiveness of Intravenous Heparin Therapy for Treatment of Acute Myocardial Infarction in the Elderly
Krumholz H, Hennen J, Ridker P, Murillo J, Wang Y, Vaccarino V, Ellerbeck E, Radford M. Use and Effectiveness of Intravenous Heparin Therapy for Treatment of Acute Myocardial Infarction in the Elderly. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 1998, 31: 973-979. PMID: 9561996, DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(98)00022-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionIntravenous heparin therapyIntravenous heparinMyocardial infarctionHeparin therapyMortality rateFull-dose intravenous heparinRetrospective cohort studyHospital medical recordsUse of heparinReperfusion strategyCohort studyElderly patientsMedical recordsBaseline differencesObservational studyMedicare beneficiariesInfarctionTherapeutic effectivenessPatientsTreatment factorsHeparinContraindicationsTreatmentTherapy