2019
Trends in Performance and Opportunities for Improvement on a Composite Measure of Acute Myocardial Infarction Care
Desai NR, Udell JA, Wang Y, Spatz ES, Dharmarajan K, Ahmad T, Julien HM, Annapureddy A, Goyal A, de Lemos JA, Masoudi FA, Bhatt DL, Minges KE, Krumholz HM, Curtis JP. Trends in Performance and Opportunities for Improvement on a Composite Measure of Acute Myocardial Infarction Care. Circulation Cardiovascular Quality And Outcomes 2019, 12: e004983. PMID: 30871375, DOI: 10.1161/circoutcomes.118.004983.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedCardiology Service, HospitalFemaleGuideline AdherenceHealthcare DisparitiesHumansMaleMiddle AgedMyocardial InfarctionOutcome and Process Assessment, Health CarePractice Guidelines as TopicQuality ImprovementQuality Indicators, Health CareRacial GroupsRegistriesSex FactorsSocioeconomic FactorsTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesConceptsProportion of patientsAcute myocardial infarctionDefect-free careHispanic patientsAMI careOlder patientsCare measuresNational Cardiovascular Data Registry Acute Coronary TreatmentIntervention Outcomes Network RegistryAcute myocardial infarction careGuideline-recommended pharmacotherapyMedicaid insurance coverageSociodemographic groupsMyocardial infarction careSafety-net statusGreatest absolute improvementComposite measureQuality of careHospital-level performanceCessation counselingEvidence-based processReperfusion therapyCardiac rehabilitationCoronary TreatmentVentricular function
2015
Association of Physician Certification in Interventional Cardiology With In-Hospital Outcomes of Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
Fiorilli PN, Minges KE, Herrin J, Messenger JC, Ting HH, Nallamothu BK, Lipner RS, Hess BJ, Holmboe ES, Brennan JJ, Curtis JP. Association of Physician Certification in Interventional Cardiology With In-Hospital Outcomes of Percutaneous Coronary Intervention. Circulation 2015, 132: 1816-1824. PMID: 26384518, PMCID: PMC4641797, DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.115.017523.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedCardiology Service, HospitalCertificationFemaleHospital MortalityHumansMaleMiddle AgedPercutaneous Coronary InterventionPhysiciansRisk FactorsTreatment OutcomeConceptsEmergency coronary artery bypassPercutaneous coronary interventionCoronary artery bypassArtery bypassVascular complicationsHospital mortalityEnd pointHospital outcomesCoronary interventionPCI proceduresIn-Hospital OutcomesPrimary end pointSecondary end pointsComposite end pointRisk of bleedingHierarchical multivariable modelInternal Medicine certificationAmerican BoardCathPCI RegistryPatient characteristicsPCI volumeUnadjusted outcomesAdverse outcomesPatient outcomesMultivariable model