2008
Mental Disorders, Quality of Care, and Outcomes Among Older Patients Hospitalized With Heart Failure: An Analysis of the National Heart Failure Project
Rathore SS, Wang Y, Druss BG, Masoudi FA, Krumholz HM. Mental Disorders, Quality of Care, and Outcomes Among Older Patients Hospitalized With Heart Failure: An Analysis of the National Heart Failure Project. JAMA Psychiatry 2008, 65: 1402-1408. PMID: 19047527, PMCID: PMC2790277, DOI: 10.1001/archpsyc.65.12.1402.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMental illness diagnosisACE inhibitor prescriptionHeart failureMultivariate adjustmentQuality of careIllness diagnosisInhibitor prescriptionLVEF evaluationMental illnessNational Heart Failure ProjectAngiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitorVentricular ejection fraction assessmentUS acute care hospitalsLeft ventricular ejection fraction assessmentHeart Failure ProjectAcute care hospitalsHigher crude ratesEjection fraction assessmentPopulation-based sampleEligible patientsTreatment contraindicationsCause readmissionElderly patientsOlder patientsCare hospital
2003
Effects of age on the quality of care provided to older patients with acute myocardial infarction
Rathore SS, Mehta RH, Wang Y, Radford MJ, Krumholz HM. Effects of age on the quality of care provided to older patients with acute myocardial infarction. The American Journal Of Medicine 2003, 114: 307-315. PMID: 12681459, DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9343(02)01531-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdrenergic beta-AntagonistsAge FactorsAgedAged, 80 and overAttitude of Health PersonnelCohort StudiesCombined Modality TherapyCoronary Care UnitsCritical CareDrug UtilizationFemaleGuideline AdherenceHealth Services AccessibilityHealth Services for the AgedHumansLogistic ModelsMaleMedicareMyocardial InfarctionOdds RatioPractice Patterns, Physicians'Quality of Health CareRisk AssessmentSurvival AnalysisThrombolytic TherapyUnited StatesConceptsAcute reperfusion therapyAcute myocardial infarctionMyocardial infarctionReperfusion therapyEffect of ageElderly patientsOlder patientsAge-associated variationsGuideline-recommended medical therapyAngiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitorGuideline-indicated therapiesPrescription of aspirinUse of aspirinCooperative Cardiovascular ProjectUse of therapiesQuality of careAcute reperfusionTreatment contraindicationsMedical therapyComorbid conditionsACE inhibitorsMedicare patientsHospital effectsPatientsEnzyme inhibitors