2019
Quadripolar versus bipolar leads in cardiac resynchronization therapy: An analysis of the National Cardiovascular Data Registry
Hakemi EU, Doukky R, Parzynski CS, Curtis JP, Madias C. Quadripolar versus bipolar leads in cardiac resynchronization therapy: An analysis of the National Cardiovascular Data Registry. Heart Rhythm 2019, 17: 81-89. PMID: 31369870, DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2019.07.028.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCardiac resynchronization therapyNational Cardiovascular Data RegistryClinical outcomesResynchronization therapyData registryLong-term clinical outcomesStimulation rateSignificant differencesCongestive heart failure admissionsMedicaid ServicesCRT device implantsHeart failure admissionsProcedural complication rateCRT implantationElderly patientsComplication ratePrimary outcomePlacement failureDevice implantsDevice malfunctionOutcomesPatientsBipolar leadsRegistryTherapy
2015
Assessing Hospital Performance for Acute Myocardial Infarction
Samadashvili Z, Hannan EL, Cozzens K, Walford G, Jacobs AK, Berger PB, Holmes DR, Venditti FJ, Curtis J. Assessing Hospital Performance for Acute Myocardial Infarction. Medical Care 2015, 53: 245-252. PMID: 25675402, DOI: 10.1097/mlr.0000000000000305.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisk-standardized mortality ratesNon-PCI hospitalsPercutaneous coronary interventionAcute myocardial infarctionED transfersMyocardial infarctionMortality rateAcute myocardial infarction patientsMedicaid ServicesEmergency department transfersHospital outlier statusRisk-adjusted hospitalMyocardial infarction patientsQuality of careHospital quality assessmentDepartment transfersCoronary interventionPCI hospitalsInfarction patientsInpatient transfersHospitalDifferent hospitals
2011
Improvements in Door-to-Balloon Time in the United States, 2005 to 2010
Krumholz HM, Herrin J, Miller LE, Drye EE, Ling SM, Han LF, Rapp MT, Bradley EH, Nallamothu BK, Nsa W, Bratzler DW, Curtis JP. Improvements in Door-to-Balloon Time in the United States, 2005 to 2010. Circulation 2011, 124: 1038-1045. PMID: 21859971, PMCID: PMC3598634, DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.111.044107.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary percutaneous coronary interventionPercutaneous coronary interventionBalloon timeCoronary interventionMedian timeST-segment elevation myocardial infarctionHigher median timeCharacteristics of patientsPercentage of patientsTimeliness of treatmentYears of ageRegistry studyMyocardial infarctionInpatient measuresPatientsHospital groupMedicaid ServicesCalendar yearInterventionMinutesMedianGroupYearsPercentageInfarction
2006
Strategies for Reducing the Door-to-Balloon Time in Acute Myocardial Infarction
Bradley EH, Herrin J, Wang Y, Barton BA, Webster TR, Mattera JA, Roumanis SA, Curtis JP, Nallamothu BK, Magid DJ, McNamara RL, Parkosewich J, Loeb JM, Krumholz HM. Strategies for Reducing the Door-to-Balloon Time in Acute Myocardial Infarction. New England Journal Of Medicine 2006, 355: 2308-2320. PMID: 17101617, DOI: 10.1056/nejmsa063117.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsST-segment elevationBalloon timeCatheterization laboratoryMyocardial infarctionFaster doorEmergency departmentPrimary percutaneous coronary interventionHospital strategiesIntracoronary balloon inflationPercutaneous coronary interventionAcute myocardial infarctionMinority of hospitalsEmergency medicine physiciansReperfusion treatmentCoronary interventionBalloon inflationMedicine physiciansMultivariate analysisHospitalInfarctionPatientsMedicaid ServicesSignificant reductionReal-time data feedbackData feedback