2020
Facility Variation in Troponin Ordering Within the Veterans Health Administration
Chui PW, Esserman D, Bastian LA, Curtis JP, Gandhi PU, Rosman L, Desai N, Hauser RG. Facility Variation in Troponin Ordering Within the Veterans Health Administration. Medical Care 2020, 58: 1098-1104. PMID: 33003051, PMCID: PMC7666100, DOI: 10.1097/mlr.0000000000001424.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcute Coronary SyndromeAge FactorsAgedAged, 80 and overComorbidityCross-Sectional StudiesDiagnosis-Related GroupsEmergency Service, HospitalGuideline AdherenceHumansMiddle AgedPractice Guidelines as TopicPractice Patterns, Physicians'Sex FactorsSocioeconomic FactorsTroponinUnited StatesUnited States Department of Veterans AffairsConceptsDownstream resource utilizationVeterans Health AdministrationCase mixHealth AdministrationCurrent United States guidelinesDownstream health care utilizationVeterans Health Administration facilitiesFacility characteristicsAcute coronary syndromeEmergency department visitsPercutaneous coronary interventionHealth care utilizationAcute care facilitiesUnited States guidelinesHigh rateCross-sectional analysisCoronary syndromeCoronary interventionED visitsDepartment visitsCare utilizationHighest quartileCoronary angiogramInpatient admissionsLowest quartilePatient and hospital characteristics associated with ticagrelor uptake in acute MI: An analysis of the Chest Pain–MI Registry
Rodwin BA, Lu D, Giaimo A, Annapureddy A, Daggubati R, Curtis J, Sciria CT, Wang TY, Desai NR. Patient and hospital characteristics associated with ticagrelor uptake in acute MI: An analysis of the Chest Pain–MI Registry. International Journal Of Cardiology 2020, 304: 14-20. PMID: 31980270, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2020.01.029.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChest Pain-MI RegistryAcute myocardial infarctionTicagrelor useHospital characteristicsACC/AHA guidelinesUse of ticagrelorUse of clopidogrelHealth system performanceAHA guidelinesAcute MIHighest quartileAMI patientsInhibitor clopidogrelMI patientsMyocardial infarctionMultivariable modelWhite racePrasugrelPatientsTicagrelorHospitalPrivate insuranceClopidogrelP2YRegistry
2011
Physician Procedure Volume and Complications of Cardioverter-Defibrillator Implantation
Freeman JV, Wang Y, Curtis JP, Heidenreich PA, Hlatky MA. Physician Procedure Volume and Complications of Cardioverter-Defibrillator Implantation. Circulation 2011, 125: 57-64. PMID: 22095828, DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.111.046995.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPhysician procedure volumeProcedure volumeHospital mortalityICD implantationHospital characteristicsPhysician specialtyNational Cardiovascular Data Registry ICD RegistryImplantable cardioverter-defibrillator placementInitial ICD implantationRate of complicationsCardioverter-defibrillator implantationHospital procedure volumeClustering of patientsAnnual procedure volumeOutcomes of proceduresVolume of proceduresHierarchical logistic regressionHospital complicationsComplication rateHospital volumePatient characteristicsProcedural complicationsHighest quartileInverse relationshipComplications