2005
Physician specialty and mortality among elderly patients hospitalized with heart failure
Foody JM, Rathore SS, Wang Y, Herrin J, Masoudi FA, Havranek EP, Krumholz HM. Physician specialty and mortality among elderly patients hospitalized with heart failure. The American Journal Of Medicine 2005, 118: 1120-1125. PMID: 16194643, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2005.01.075.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHeart failureFamily physiciansGeneral physiciansSpecialty careDay of admissionCause mortalityCardiology consultationElderly patientsPrimary outcomePhysician specialtyMedicare beneficiariesMortality ratePatientsCardiologistsPhysiciansMortalityInternistsCareOutcomesConsultationFailureDaysSpecialtiesAdmission
2004
Predictors of cardiologist care for older patients hospitalized for heart failure
Foody JM, Rathore SS, Wang Y, Herrin J, Masoudi FA, Havranek EP, Radford MJ, Krumholz HM. Predictors of cardiologist care for older patients hospitalized for heart failure. American Heart Journal 2004, 147: 66-73. PMID: 14691421, DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2003.07.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHeart failureSpecialty careOlder patientsMultivariable hierarchical logistic regression modelsCoronary Artery Bypass GraftingChronic obstructive pulmonary diseasePercutaneous transluminal coronary angioplastyArtery Bypass GraftingHeart failure careObstructive pulmonary diseaseTransluminal coronary angioplastyHierarchical logistic regression modelsLogistic regression modelsCardiologist careBypass GraftingHospital factorsPatient characteristicsCardiology consultCoronary angioplastyCoronary diseasePulmonary diseaseClinical presentationCardiology carePatient raceMedicare patients