2014
International comparisons of the management of patients with non-ST segment elevation acute myocardial infarction in the United Kingdom, Sweden, and the United States: The MINAP/NICOR, SWEDEHEART/RIKS-HIA, and ACTION Registry-GWTG/NCDR registries
McNamara RL, Chung SC, Jernberg T, Holmes D, Roe M, Timmis A, James S, Deanfield J, Fonarow GC, Peterson ED, Jeppsson A, Hemingway H. International comparisons of the management of patients with non-ST segment elevation acute myocardial infarction in the United Kingdom, Sweden, and the United States: The MINAP/NICOR, SWEDEHEART/RIKS-HIA, and ACTION Registry-GWTG/NCDR registries. International Journal Of Cardiology 2014, 175: 240-247. PMID: 24882696, PMCID: PMC4112832, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2014.04.270.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-ST segment elevation myocardial infarctionPercutaneous coronary interventionManagement of patientsMyocardial infarctionRIKS-HIAAcute non-ST segment elevation myocardial infarctionNon-ST segment elevation acute myocardial infarctionEnzyme inhibitors/angiotensin receptor blockersSegment elevation acute myocardial infarctionElevation acute myocardial infarctionSegment elevation myocardial infarctionFuture comparative effectiveness researchAngiotensin receptor blockersPrior heart failureDual antiplatelet agentsElevation myocardial infarctionAcute myocardial infarctionComparative effectiveness researchCoronary interventionDischarge medicationsOngoing registryReceptor blockersHeart failureAntiplatelet agentsClinical registry
2007
Impact of Delay in Door-to-Needle Time on Mortality in Patients With ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction
McNamara RL, Herrin J, Wang Y, Curtis JP, Bradley EH, Magid DJ, Rathore SS, Nallamothu BK, Peterson ED, Blaney ME, Frederick P, Krumholz HM. Impact of Delay in Door-to-Needle Time on Mortality in Patients With ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction. The American Journal Of Cardiology 2007, 100: 1227-1232. PMID: 17920362, PMCID: PMC2715362, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2007.05.043.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overArrhythmias, CardiacCaliforniaCohort StudiesEmergency Service, HospitalEmergency TreatmentFemaleFibrinolytic AgentsHospital MortalityHumansMaleMedical RecordsMyocardial InfarctionOutcome Assessment, Health CareRegistriesRetrospective StudiesThrombolytic TherapyTime and Motion StudiesTime FactorsConceptsST-segment elevation myocardial infarctionElevation myocardial infarctionNeedle timeFibrinolytic therapyMyocardial infarctionHospital mortalitySymptom onsetOdds ratioReperfusion strategyAdjunctive medicationsHospital arrivalShorter doorTimely administrationNational registryRepresentative cohortPatientsMortalityInfarctionTherapyIndependent effectsCohortMinutesSmaller centersOnsetImpact of delay
2005
Hospital Improvement in Time to Reperfusion in Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction, 1999 to 2002
McNamara RL, Herrin J, Bradley EH, Portnay EL, Curtis JP, Wang Y, Magid DJ, Blaney M, Krumholz HM, Investigators N. Hospital Improvement in Time to Reperfusion in Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction, 1999 to 2002. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2005, 47: 45-51. PMID: 16386663, PMCID: PMC1475926, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2005.04.071.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsST-segment elevation myocardial infarctionBalloon timeMin/yearNeedle timeMyocardial infarctionHospital characteristicsAcute ST-segment elevation myocardial infarctionPercutaneous coronary intervention cohortPercutaneous coronary intervention volumeElevation myocardial infarctionPercutaneous coronary interventionRetrospective observational studyFour-year study periodRapid reperfusionCoronary interventionFibrinolytic therapyHospital arrivalTherapy cohortReperfusion timeIntervention cohortNational registryIntervention volumeObservational studyHospital improvementPatients