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 measuresTransfer 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 differences
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