2014
Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery Versus Drug-Eluting Stents for Patients With Isolated Proximal Left Anterior Descending Disease
Hannan EL, Zhong Y, Walford G, Holmes DR, Venditti FJ, Berger PB, Jacobs AK, Stamato NJ, Curtis JP, Sharma S, King SB. Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery Versus Drug-Eluting Stents for Patients With Isolated Proximal Left Anterior Descending Disease. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2014, 64: 2717-2726. PMID: 25541122, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2014.09.074.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDrug-eluting stentsPercutaneous coronary interventionRepeat revascularization rateMyocardial infarctionRevascularization ratesCABG patientsAnterior descending (LAD) coronary artery diseaseCoronary artery bypass graft surgeryLower repeat revascularization ratesArtery bypass graft surgeryCox proportional hazards modelBypass graft surgeryCoronary artery diseaseKaplan-Meier estimatesProportional hazards modelAdministrative dataIsolated ProximalCABG surgeryGraft surgeryCoronary interventionArtery diseaseVital statistics dataCurrent guidelinesCABGOutcome measuresPatterns and Outcomes of Red Blood Cell Transfusion in Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
Sherwood MW, Wang Y, Curtis JP, Peterson ED, Rao SV. Patterns and Outcomes of Red Blood Cell Transfusion in Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention. JAMA 2014, 311: 836-843. PMID: 24570247, PMCID: PMC4276400, DOI: 10.1001/jama.2014.980.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPercutaneous coronary interventionRed blood cell transfusionReceipt of transfusionBlood cell transfusionAssociation of transfusionMyocardial infarctionTransfusion rateCell transfusionCoronary interventionTransfusion practiceHospital coronary artery bypass graft surgeryCoronary artery bypass graft surgeryHospital adverse cardiac eventsArtery bypass graft surgeryAdvanced renal dysfunctionPrior heart failureRisk-standardized ratesAdverse cardiac eventsBypass graft surgeryRetrospective cohort studyAcute coronary syndromeAdverse cardiac outcomesPrior myocardial infarctionBlood transfusion practicesCurrent transfusion practicesTransfer Rates From Nonprocedure Hospitals After Initial Admission and Outcomes Among Elderly Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction
Barreto-Filho JA, Wang Y, Rathore SS, Spatz ES, Ross JS, Curtis JP, Nallamothu BK, Normand SL, Krumholz HM. Transfer Rates From Nonprocedure Hospitals After Initial Admission and Outcomes Among Elderly Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction. JAMA Internal Medicine 2014, 174: 213-222. PMID: 24296747, DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2013.11944.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionCoronary artery bypass graft surgeryArtery bypass graft surgeryRisk-standardized mortality ratesBypass graft surgeryPercutaneous coronary interventionLength of stayMyocardial infarctionElderly patientsGraft surgeryRevascularization ratesCoronary interventionMortality rateLower risk-standardized mortality ratesRate of catheterizationHospital transfer ratesInvasive cardiac proceduresTransfer of patientsRisk-standardized mortalityHospital outcomesInitial admissionMedian lengthService patientsCardiac proceduresHospital differencesRisk Stratification for Long-Term Mortality After Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
Wu C, Camacho FT, King SB, Walford G, Holmes DR, Stamato NJ, Berger PB, Sharma S, Curtis JP, Venditti FJ, Jacobs AK, Hannan EL. Risk Stratification for Long-Term Mortality After Percutaneous Coronary Intervention. Circulation Cardiovascular Interventions 2014, 7: 80-87. PMID: 24425588, PMCID: PMC4121885, DOI: 10.1161/circinterventions.113.000475.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPercutaneous coronary interventionCox proportional hazards modelLong-term mortalityProportional hazards modelSimple risk scoreRisk of deathRisk scoreHazards modelCoronary interventionVital statusRisk factorsCoronary artery bypass graft surgeryArtery bypass graft surgeryExtreme body mass indexPoint-based risk scorePreprocedural risk factorsSimplified risk scoreUnstable hemodynamic stateBypass graft surgeryLow ejection fractionNational Death IndexBody mass indexPatients' vital statusSeparate risk factorsMultivessel disease
2011
Non–Evidence-Based ICD Implantations in the United States
Al-Khatib SM, Hellkamp A, Curtis J, Mark D, Peterson E, Sanders GD, Heidenreich PA, Hernandez AF, Curtis LH, Hammill S. Non–Evidence-Based ICD Implantations in the United States. JAMA 2011, 305: 43-49. PMID: 21205965, PMCID: PMC3432303, DOI: 10.1001/jama.2010.1915.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedCardiologyCohort StudiesCoronary Artery BypassDeath, Sudden, CardiacDefibrillators, ImplantableEvidence-Based MedicineFemaleGuideline AdherenceHeart FailureHospital MortalityHumansMaleMiddle AgedMyocardial InfarctionPatient SelectionPractice Patterns, Physicians'Primary PreventionRegistriesRetrospective StudiesTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesConceptsICD implantsHospital outcomesNational Cardiovascular Data Registry ICD RegistryCoronary artery bypass graft surgerySevere heart failure symptomsArtery bypass graft surgeryBypass graft surgeryHeart failure symptomsRetrospective cohort studyYear of procedureEvidence-based criteriaGraft surgeryHospital deathCohort studyICD implantationHeart failurePostprocedure complicationsPrimary preventionMyocardial infarctionRecent diagnosisFailure symptomsPhysician specialtyPractice guidelinesMAIN OUTCOMEHigh risk