2024
Factors Underlying Reduced Hospitalizations for Myocardial Infarction During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Wilcock A, Zubizarreta J, Wadhera R, Yeh R, Zachrison K, Schwamm L, Mehrotra A. Factors Underlying Reduced Hospitalizations for Myocardial Infarction During the COVID-19 Pandemic. JAMA Cardiology 2024, 9: 914-920. PMID: 39083317, PMCID: PMC11292572, DOI: 10.1001/jamacardio.2024.2031.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHospital encountersAcute myocardial infarctionCare avoidanceShort-term acute careAcute myocardial infarction incidenceAcute myocardial infarction ratesTemporal trendsCOVID-19 pandemicPatient characteristicsTraditional Medicare claimsCross-sectional studyPandemic-related changesAMI incidenceCOVID-19 death ratesAcute careMyocardial infarctionMedicare claimsMain OutcomesExcess deathsExcess mortalityStudy samplePrepandemic levelsTraditional MedicareUnited StatesCOVID-19
2021
Reperfusion Treatment and Stroke Outcomes in Hospitals With Telestroke Capacity
Wilcock A, Schwamm L, Zubizarreta J, Zachrison K, Uscher-Pines L, Richard J, Mehrotra A. Reperfusion Treatment and Stroke Outcomes in Hospitals With Telestroke Capacity. JAMA Neurology 2021, 78: 527-535. PMID: 33646272, PMCID: PMC7922240, DOI: 10.1001/jamaneurol.2021.0023.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute ischemic strokeReperfusion treatmentIschemic strokeShort-term acute carePatients 85 yearsLow-volume hospitalsYear of admissionHospital emergency departmentTraditional Medicare beneficiariesClinical characteristicsCritical access hospitalsStroke outcomeAcute careControl hospitalsEmergency departmentMean ageFunctional statusPrimary diagnosisStroke expertiseHospital characteristicsMAIN OUTCOMEMedicare beneficiariesPatientsHospitalCare patterns