2017
Hospital Performance on Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Process and Outcomes Measures
Chui PW, Parzynski CS, Nallamothu BK, Masoudi FA, Krumholz HM, Curtis JP. Hospital Performance on Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Process and Outcomes Measures. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2017, 6: e004276. PMID: 28446493, PMCID: PMC5524055, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.116.004276.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCardiac RehabilitationCoronary DiseaseCross-Sectional StudiesHealthcare DisparitiesHumansHydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase InhibitorsMedicarePatient DischargePatient ReadmissionPercutaneous Coronary InterventionPlatelet Aggregation InhibitorsProcess Assessment, Health CareQuality ImprovementQuality Indicators, Health CareReferral and ConsultationRegistriesRisk FactorsTime FactorsTime-to-TreatmentTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesConceptsProcess measuresReadmission ratesOutcome measuresNational Cardiovascular Data Registry CathPCI RegistryHospital performancePercutaneous coronary interventionSpecific process measuresRisk-standardized mortalityPCI patientsCathPCI RegistryCoronary interventionHospital variationOutcome ratesHospital qualityPhysician ConsortiumMortalitySmall percentageWeak correlationAssociationIntervention processPatients
2015
The Variation in Recovery
Spatz ES, Curry LA, Masoudi FA, Zhou S, Strait KM, Gross CP, Curtis JP, Lansky AJ, Soares Barreto-Filho JA, Lampropulos JF, Bueno H, Chaudhry SI, D'Onofrio G, Safdar B, Dreyer RP, Murugiah K, Spertus JA, Krumholz HM. The Variation in Recovery. Circulation 2015, 132: 1710-1718. PMID: 26350057, PMCID: PMC4858327, DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.115.016502.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAge of OnsetAlgorithmsAortic DissectionClassificationCoronary DiseaseDiagnostic Techniques, CardiovascularFemaleHumansMaleMedical RecordsMiddle AgedMyocardial InfarctionMyocardiumOxygen ConsumptionPhenotypePlaque, AtheroscleroticProspective StudiesReproducibility of ResultsRisk FactorsSex FactorsTreatment OutcomeYoung AdultConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionCoronary artery diseaseArtery diseaseClinical phenotypeNonobstructive coronary artery diseaseYoung AMI Patients (VIRGO) studyObstructive coronary artery diseaseYoung womenType 2 acute myocardial infarctionBiological disease mechanismsSubset of patientsThird universal definitionUnique clinical phenotypeCulprit lesionClinical characteristicsMyocardial infarctionTherapeutic efficacyUniversal definitionStudy participantsPatientsSupply-demand mismatchYoung adultsDisease mechanismsPatient studiesCurrent classification schemes
2014
Improving the process of informed consent for percutaneous coronary intervention: Patient Outcomes from the Patient Risk Information Services Manager (ePRISM) study
Spertus JA, Bach R, Bethea C, Chhatriwalla A, Curtis JP, Gialde E, Guerrero M, Gosch K, Jones PG, Kugelmass A, Leonard BM, McNulty EJ, Shelton M, Ting HH, Decker C. Improving the process of informed consent for percutaneous coronary intervention: Patient Outcomes from the Patient Risk Information Services Manager (ePRISM) study. American Heart Journal 2014, 169: 234-241.e1. PMID: 25641532, PMCID: PMC4315511, DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2014.11.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedCoronary DiseaseDecision MakingFemaleHumansInformation LiteracyInformation ServicesInformed ConsentMaleMiddle AgedOutcome and Process Assessment, Health CarePatient NavigationPatient ParticipationPercutaneous Coronary InterventionQuality ImprovementRisk AssessmentSociometric TechniquesConceptsPercutaneous coronary interventionCoronary interventionInformed consentRoutine clinical careBenefits of treatmentConsent documentsInformed consent formMore frequent reviewsPCI patientsPatient outcomesPatients' perceptionsUS CentersClinical careIndividualized estimatesPatientsConsent formMarked heterogeneityConsentFrequent reviewInterventionOutcomesTreatmentRiskPhysicians
2012
Cellularity and structure of fresh human coronary thrombectomy specimens; presence of cells with markers of progenitor cells
Jovin IS, Lei L, Huang Y, Hao Z, Curtis JP, Brennan JJ, Remetz MS, Setaro JF, Pfau SE, Howes CJ, Clancy JF, Cabin HS, Cleman MW, Giordano FJ. Cellularity and structure of fresh human coronary thrombectomy specimens; presence of cells with markers of progenitor cells. Journal Of Cellular And Molecular Medicine 2012, 16: 3022-3027. PMID: 22947374, PMCID: PMC4393730, DOI: 10.1111/j.1582-4934.2012.01629.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute coronary syndromeCoronary thrombectomyCoronary syndromeProgenitor cellsCholesterol crystalsAcute myocardial infarctionEndothelial progenitor cellsFormation of thrombiHaematopoietic progenitor cellsVon Willebrand factorInflammatory cellsEndothelial cell mediumMyocardial infarctionPlaque ruptureThrombectomyImmunohistochemical analysisVascular wallPresence of cellsBlood cellsWillebrand factorThrombus
2011
Use and Effectiveness of Intra-Aortic Balloon Pumps Among Patients Undergoing High Risk Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
Curtis JP, Rathore SS, Wang Y, Chen J, Nallamothu BK, Krumholz HM. Use and Effectiveness of Intra-Aortic Balloon Pumps Among Patients Undergoing High Risk Percutaneous Coronary Intervention. Circulation Cardiovascular Quality And Outcomes 2011, 5: 21-30. PMID: 22147887, PMCID: PMC3801197, DOI: 10.1161/circoutcomes.110.960385.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigh-risk percutaneous coronary interventionIntra-aortic balloon pumpPercutaneous coronary interventionHospital quartilesHospital mortalityIABP useCoronary interventionBalloon pumpHospital characteristicsST-segment elevation myocardial infarctionDepressed left ventricular functionHigh-risk PCI patientsSegment elevation myocardial infarctionElevation myocardial infarctionLeft ventricular functionHierarchical logistic regression modelsLogistic regression modelsIABP usageCardiogenic shockPCI patientsCathPCI RegistryHemodynamic supportVentricular functionHospital variationMultivariable analysis
2009
All-Cause Readmission and Repeat Revascularization After Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in a Cohort of Medicare Patients
Curtis JP, Schreiner G, Wang Y, Chen J, Spertus JA, Rumsfeld JS, Brindis RG, Krumholz HM. All-Cause Readmission and Repeat Revascularization After Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in a Cohort of Medicare Patients. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2009, 54: 903-907. PMID: 19712799, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2009.04.076.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPercutaneous coronary interventionReadmission ratesRevascularization proceduresCause readmissionCoronary interventionPCI proceduresMortality rateIndex percutaneous coronary interventionAcute myocardial infarction patientsCause readmission rateIndex PCI procedureMedian readmission rateDays of dischargeRepeat revascularization proceduresMyocardial infarction patientsNon-AMI patientsPCI patientsRepeat revascularizationRevascularization ratesPrimary outcomeInfarction patientsSuch readmissionsMedicare patientsRetrospective analysisReadmission
2005
The significance of elevated troponin T in patients with nondialysis‐dependent renal insufficiency: A validation with coronary angiography
Heitner JF, Curtis JP, Haq SA, Corey GR, Newby LK, Jollis JG. The significance of elevated troponin T in patients with nondialysis‐dependent renal insufficiency: A validation with coronary angiography. Clinical Cardiology 2005, 28: 333-336. PMID: 16075826, PMCID: PMC6653870, DOI: 10.1002/clc.4960280706.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPoor renal functionCoronary artery diseaseLength of stayNondialysis-dependent renal insufficiencyElevated troponin TNormal renal functionRenal functionElevated cTnTCoronary angiographyCAD stenosisContrast nephropathyPositive cTnTRenal insufficiencyPrevalence of CADTroponin TSignificant coronary artery diseaseSignificant coronary artery stenosisImpaired renal functionAcute coronary syndromeFuture cardiac eventsInitiation of hemodialysisGlomerular filtration rateCoronary artery stenosisElevated cTnT.Hospital mortality
2004
The Prognostic Value of Vasodilator Myocardial Perfusion Imaging in Octogenarians
Curtis JP, Ko DT, Wang Y, Wackers FJ, Foody JM. The Prognostic Value of Vasodilator Myocardial Perfusion Imaging in Octogenarians. The American Journal Of Geriatric Cardiology 2004, 13: 239-245. PMID: 15365286, DOI: 10.1111/j.1076-7460.2004.03126.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMyocardial perfusion imagingPerfusion imagingVasodilator myocardial perfusion imagingAbnormal myocardial perfusion imagingTomography myocardial perfusion imagingMortality of octogenariansSPECT myocardial perfusion imagingLarge perfusion defectsSingle photon emissionStress defectsAggressive managementCrude mortalityMultivariable analysisPrognostic valuePerfusion defectsCardiac diseaseOctogenariansDefect reversibilityMortalitySPECT imagingStrongest predictorPhoton emissionImagingPatientsDisease