2014
Usual Source of Care and Outcomes Following Acute Myocardial Infarction
Spatz ES, Sheth SD, Gosch KL, Desai MM, Spertus JA, Krumholz HM, Ross JS. Usual Source of Care and Outcomes Following Acute Myocardial Infarction. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2014, 29: 862-869. PMID: 24553957, PMCID: PMC4026492, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-014-2794-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionUsual sourceMyocardial infarctionMortality rateBaseline risk factorsAcute clinical eventsMain outcome measuresAMI severityAMI patientsMultivariable analysisKey ResultsAmongClinical eventsSocio-demographic characteristicsRisk factorsOutcome measuresReadmissionHigh mortalityPatientsMortalityCareMonthsInfarctionAdultsOutcomesAssociation
2012
Correlations among risk‐standardized mortality rates and among risk‐standardized readmission rates within hospitals
Horwitz LI, Wang Y, Desai MM, Curry LA, Bradley EH, Drye EE, Krumholz HM. Correlations among risk‐standardized mortality rates and among risk‐standardized readmission rates within hospitals. Journal Of Hospital Medicine 2012, 7: 690-696. PMID: 22865546, PMCID: PMC3535010, DOI: 10.1002/jhm.1965.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisk-standardized mortality ratesAcute myocardial infarctionRisk-standardized readmission ratesReadmission ratesRisk-standardized mortalityHeart failureMortality rateReadmission measuresUS hospitalsMortality measuresCross-sectional studyMortality cohortReadmission cohortHospital outcomesSame hospitalMyocardial infarctionMedicare patientsMedicare feeService beneficiariesTeaching hospital membersHospitalSame quartileHospital membersPneumoniaCohort
2011
Gender Differences in Presentation, Management, and In-Hospital Outcomes for Patients with AMI in a Lower-Middle Income Country: Evidence from Egypt
Butala NM, Desai MM, Linnander EL, Wong YR, Mikhail DG, Ott LS, Spertus JA, Bradley EH, Aaty AA, Abdelfattah A, Gamal A, Kholeif H, Baz M, Allam AH, Krumholz HM. Gender Differences in Presentation, Management, and In-Hospital Outcomes for Patients with AMI in a Lower-Middle Income Country: Evidence from Egypt. PLOS ONE 2011, 6: e25904. PMID: 22022463, PMCID: PMC3192760, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0025904.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsEgyptFemaleHospitalizationHumansIncomeMaleMiddle AgedMyocardial InfarctionSex CharacteristicsTreatment OutcomeConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionHospital outcomesFemale patientsInitial presentationClinical managementDiagnosis of AMIIncome countriesIn-Hospital OutcomesOutcomes of patientsTime of presentationMultivariate logistic regressionGender differencesQuality of careLow-middle income countriesHospital mortalityHospital deathDiabetes mellitusHeart failureAtrial fibrillationHigher BMIMyocardial infarctionCardiovascular diseaseRegistry dataHigh-income countriesEgyptian hospitalsAn Administrative Claims Measure Suitable for Profiling Hospital Performance Based on 30-Day All-Cause Readmission Rates Among Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction
Krumholz HM, Lin Z, Drye EE, Desai MM, Han LF, Rapp MT, Mattera JA, Normand SL. An Administrative Claims Measure Suitable for Profiling Hospital Performance Based on 30-Day All-Cause Readmission Rates Among Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction. Circulation Cardiovascular Quality And Outcomes 2011, 4: 243-252. PMID: 21406673, PMCID: PMC3350811, DOI: 10.1161/circoutcomes.110.957498.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overCohort StudiesFemaleHumansInsurance Claim ReviewLogistic ModelsMaleMedicareModels, StatisticalMyocardial InfarctionOutcome and Process Assessment, Health CareOutcome Assessment, Health CarePatient ReadmissionQuality of Health CareReproducibility of ResultsRisk FactorsTime FactorsUnited States
2010
National Patterns of Risk-Standardized Mortality and Readmission for Acute Myocardial Infarction and Heart Failure
Bernheim SM, Grady JN, Lin Z, Wang Y, Wang Y, Savage SV, Bhat KR, Ross JS, Desai MM, Merrill AR, Han LF, Rapp MT, Drye EE, Normand SL, Krumholz HM. National Patterns of Risk-Standardized Mortality and Readmission for Acute Myocardial Infarction and Heart Failure. Circulation Cardiovascular Quality And Outcomes 2010, 3: 459-467. PMID: 20736442, PMCID: PMC3027304, DOI: 10.1161/circoutcomes.110.957613.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2009
Statistical Models and Patient Predictors of Readmission for Acute Myocardial Infarction
Desai MM, Stauffer BD, Feringa HH, Schreiner GC. Statistical Models and Patient Predictors of Readmission for Acute Myocardial Infarction. Circulation Cardiovascular Quality And Outcomes 2009, 2: 500-507. PMID: 20031883, DOI: 10.1161/circoutcomes.108.832949.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsEvidence-Based MedicineHumansModels, StatisticalMyocardial InfarctionPatient ReadmissionPredictive Value of TestsConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionPatient characteristicsAMI readmissionsReadmission ratesMyocardial infarctionPatient riskOvid Evidence-Based Medicine ReviewsEvidence-Based Medicine ReviewsRelevant English-language studiesRisk-stratify patientsPatient risk stratificationInclusion/exclusion criteriaPublic reportingEnglish-language studiesMedicine ReviewsRisk stratificationPatient predictorsHospital ratesPreventable outcomesReadmissionEligible publicationsExclusion criteriaAMI hospitalizationSystematic reviewRelevant articles
2002
MENTAL DISORDERS AND QUALITY OF CARE AMONG POSTACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION OUTPATIENTS
Desai MM, Rosenheck RA, Druss BG, Perlin JB. MENTAL DISORDERS AND QUALITY OF CARE AMONG POSTACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION OUTPATIENTS. The Journal Of Nervous And Mental Disease 2002, 190: 51-53. PMID: 11838034, DOI: 10.1097/00005053-200201000-00014.Peer-Reviewed Original Research