2024
Procedural Volume and Outcomes with Atrial Fibrillation Ablation: A Report from the NCDR AFib Ablation Registry
Kattel S, Tan Z, Lin Z, Mszar R, Sanders P, Zeitler E, Zei P, Bunch T, Mansour M, Akar J, Curtis J, Friedman D, Freeman J. Procedural Volume and Outcomes with Atrial Fibrillation Ablation: A Report from the NCDR AFib Ablation Registry. Heart Rhythm 2024 PMID: 38960302, DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2024.06.056.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchProcedure volumeProcedural successVolume outcome relationshipAblation RegistryPhysician procedure volumeAtrial fibrillationPhysician volumeFirst-time AF ablationU.S. hospitalsNational cohortLikelihood of procedural successHospital volumeAcute procedural successAtrial fibrillation ablationPhysiciansHospitalAF ablationCompare outcomesNCDRRegistryAdverse eventsOutcome relationshipAnnual volumeMAE rateOutcomesProcedure Volume and Outcomes With WATCHMAN Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion
Friedman D, Du C, Zimmerman S, Tan Z, Lin Z, Vemulapalli S, Kosinski A, Piccini J, Pereira L, Minges K, Faridi K, Masoudi F, Curtis J, Freeman J. Procedure Volume and Outcomes With WATCHMAN Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion. Circulation Cardiovascular Interventions 2024, 17: e013466. PMID: 38889251, PMCID: PMC11189610, DOI: 10.1161/circinterventions.123.013466.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVolume-outcome relationshipLikelihood of procedural successLeft atrial appendage occlusionProcedural successProcedure volumeAppendage occlusionNational Cardiovascular Data Registry LAAO RegistryVolume quartilesLeft atrial appendage occlusion devicesThree-level hierarchical generalized linear modelsMinimum volume thresholdsWatchman FLX deviceProcedural success rateHierarchical generalized linear modelsAssociated with outcomePhysician volumeWATCHMAN procedureFLX deviceOcclusion deviceVolume thresholdCardiovascular proceduresPhysiciansHospitalNational analysisSuccess rate
2022
Development and validation of an automated algorithm for end point adjudication for a large U.S. national registry
Friedman DJ, Pierre D, Wang Y, Gambone L, Koutras C, Segawa C, Farb A, Vemulapalli S, Varosy PD, Masoudi FA, Lansky A, Curtis JP, Freeman JV. Development and validation of an automated algorithm for end point adjudication for a large U.S. national registry. American Heart Journal 2022, 254: 102-111. PMID: 36007567, DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2022.08.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEnd point adjudicationCEC adjudicationEnd pointLarge registriesClinical trialsNational Cardiovascular Data RegistryMajor vascular complicationsU.S. National RegistryPost-discharge eventsAgreement rateMajor bleedingNeurologic eventsVascular complicationsNational registryEvent adjudicationData registryRegistryCommittee's evaluationsPercent agreementGold standardAgreement thresholdHospitalTrialsFurther confirmationBleedingHospital Characteristics and Early Enrollment Trends in the American College of Cardiology Voluntary Public Reporting Program
Castro-Dominguez YS, Curtis JP, Masoudi FA, Wang Y, Messenger JC, Desai NR, Slattery LE, Dehmer GJ, Minges KE. Hospital Characteristics and Early Enrollment Trends in the American College of Cardiology Voluntary Public Reporting Program. JAMA Network Open 2022, 5: e2147903. PMID: 35142829, PMCID: PMC8832180, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.47903.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPublic reporting programsHospital characteristicsCharacteristics of hospitalsEligible hospitalsAmerican CollegeNational Cardiovascular Data Registry CathPCIReporting ProgramHospital rankingsHospital 1 monthCross-sectional studyQuality of careStepwise logistic regressionOdds of participationCoronary interventionDischarge medicationsHospital factorsICD RegistryLarge hospital systemNonparticipating hospitalsProcedural volumeMAIN OUTCOMEHospitalLogistic regressionProcedure dataHospital system
2021
Trends in ICD Implantations and in-Hospital Outcomes After DOJ Investigation
Bourdillon PM, Parzynski CS, Minges KE, Curtis JP, Desai NR. Trends in ICD Implantations and in-Hospital Outcomes After DOJ Investigation. Journal Of Cardiac Failure 2021, 28: 154-160. PMID: 34628015, DOI: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2021.09.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHospital adverse eventsHospital outcomesAdverse eventsHeart failureMyocardial infarctionRecent acute myocardial infarctionPlacement of ICDsPrimary prevention ICDsAdverse event ratesRecent myocardial infarctionAcute myocardial infarctionHigh mortality rateICD implantationRecent diagnosisMortality ratePatientsICDInfarctionHospitalOutcomesRapid reductionUse of devicesFailureSpecific reasonsCriteriaAssociation of COVID-19 Hospitalization Volume and Case Growth at US Hospitals with Patient Outcomes
Khera R, Liu Y, de Lemos JA, Das SR, Pandey A, Omar W, Kumbhani DJ, Girotra S, Yeh RW, Rutan C, Walchok J, Lin Z, Bradley SM, Velazquez EJ, Churchwell KB, Nallamothu BK, Krumholz HM, Curtis JP. Association of COVID-19 Hospitalization Volume and Case Growth at US Hospitals with Patient Outcomes. The American Journal Of Medicine 2021, 134: 1380-1388.e3. PMID: 34343515, PMCID: PMC8325555, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2021.06.034.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCOVID-19 hospitalizationHospitalization volumeAmerican Heart Association COVID-19 Cardiovascular Disease RegistryCase volumeUS hospitalsCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) hospitalizationIntensive care unit therapyHospital case fatality ratePoor COVID-19 outcomesCardiovascular Disease RegistryHospital case volumeCase fatality rateCOVID-19 outcomesHospital bed capacityLowest quartilePatient outcomesHospital careHigher oddsTriage strategiesFuture health challengesDisease RegistryMedical treatmentEarly identificationHospitalSignificant association
2020
Characteristics of cardiac catheterization laboratory directors at the 2017 U.S. News & World Report top 100 U.S. cardiovascular hospitals
Murugiah K, Annapureddy AR, Khera R, Lansky A, Curtis JP. Characteristics of cardiac catheterization laboratory directors at the 2017 U.S. News & World Report top 100 U.S. cardiovascular hospitals. Catheterization And Cardiovascular Interventions 2020, 97: e624-e626. PMID: 32833350, DOI: 10.1002/ccd.29217.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCardiac catheterization laboratoryCardiovascular HospitalFellowship trainingPercutaneous coronary interventionCardiac catheterization laboratory directorsStructural interventionsCoronary interventionMedian agePeripheral interventionsMedical school graduationCardiovascular programCatheterization laboratoryMedicare dataMedicare Provider UtilizationHospitalClinical focusMedian yearsProvider UtilizationPatient and hospital characteristics associated with ticagrelor uptake in acute MI: An analysis of the Chest Pain–MI Registry
Rodwin BA, Lu D, Giaimo A, Annapureddy A, Daggubati R, Curtis J, Sciria CT, Wang TY, Desai NR. Patient and hospital characteristics associated with ticagrelor uptake in acute MI: An analysis of the Chest Pain–MI Registry. International Journal Of Cardiology 2020, 304: 14-20. PMID: 31980270, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2020.01.029.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChest Pain-MI RegistryAcute myocardial infarctionTicagrelor useHospital characteristicsACC/AHA guidelinesUse of ticagrelorUse of clopidogrelHealth system performanceAHA guidelinesAcute MIHighest quartileAMI patientsInhibitor clopidogrelMI patientsMyocardial infarctionMultivariable modelWhite racePrasugrelPatientsTicagrelorHospitalPrivate insuranceClopidogrelP2YRegistry
2019
The Evolving Landscape of Impella® Use in the United States Among Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention with Mechanical Circulatory Support
Amin AP, Spertus JA, Curtis JP, Desai N, Masoudi FA, Bach RG, McNeely C, Al-Badarin F, House JA, Kulkarni H, Rao SV. The Evolving Landscape of Impella® Use in the United States Among Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention with Mechanical Circulatory Support. Circulation 2019, 141: 273-284. PMID: 31735078, DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.119.044007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPercutaneous coronary interventionMechanical circulatory supportAcute kidney injuryImpella useOdds ratioKidney injuryCoronary interventionClinical outcomesCirculatory supportAdverse outcomesPremier Healthcare DatabaseClustering of patientsHigh rateAdverse eventsPatient levelImpellaPropensity adjustmentHospital levelHealthcare databasesPatientsUS hospitalsHospitalPropensity scoreAssociated outcomesWide variationInstitutional Variation in Quality of Cardiovascular Implantable Electronic Device Implantation: A Cohort Study.
Ranasinghe I, Labrosciano C, Horton D, Ganesan A, Curtis JP, Krumholz HM, McGavigan A, Hossain S, Air T, Hariharaputhiran S. Institutional Variation in Quality of Cardiovascular Implantable Electronic Device Implantation: A Cohort Study. Annals Of Internal Medicine 2019, 171: 309-317. PMID: 31357210, DOI: 10.7326/m18-2810.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCardiovascular implantable electronic devicesComplication rateCohort studyCIED complicationsCardiovascular implantable electronic device (CIED) implantationMajor device-related complicationsDays of dischargeDevice-related complicationsProcedure-related complicationsImplantable electronic devicesPPM implantationMajor complicationsICD placementDevice implantationElective proceduresComplicationsHospitalCare qualityStudy periodPatientsAdministrative dataInstitutional variationNational averageImplantation
2018
Association of the US Department of Justice Investigation of Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillators and Devices Not Meeting the Medicare National Coverage Determination, 2007-2015
Desai NR, Bourdillon PM, Parzynski CS, Brindis RG, Spatz ES, Masters C, Minges KE, Peterson P, Masoudi FA, Oetgen WJ, Buxton A, Zipes DP, Curtis JP. Association of the US Department of Justice Investigation of Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillators and Devices Not Meeting the Medicare National Coverage Determination, 2007-2015. JAMA 2018, 320: 63-71. PMID: 29971398, PMCID: PMC6583049, DOI: 10.1001/jama.2018.8151.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary prevention ICDsNon-Medicare beneficiariesAbsolute decreaseNational Cardiovascular Data Registry ICD RegistrySerial cross-sectional analysisStudy periodImplantable cardioverter defibrillatorRelative decreaseCross-sectional analysisProportion of devicesInitial ICDICD RegistryPrimary preventionCardioverter defibrillatorMAIN OUTCOMEMedicare beneficiariesUS hospitalsHospital groupHospitalICDMore rapid decreasesModest decreaseDepartmentMedicareUS Department
2017
Age Differences in Hospital Mortality for Acute Myocardial Infarction: Implications for Hospital Profiling.
Dharmarajan K, McNamara RL, Wang Y, Masoudi FA, Ross JS, Spatz EE, Desai NR, de Lemos JA, Fonarow GC, Heidenreich PA, Bhatt DL, Bernheim SM, Slattery LE, Khan YM, Curtis JP. Age Differences in Hospital Mortality for Acute Myocardial Infarction: Implications for Hospital Profiling. Annals Of Internal Medicine 2017, 167: 555-564. PMID: 28973634, PMCID: PMC9359429, DOI: 10.7326/m16-2871.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisk-standardized mortality ratesAcute myocardial infarctionOlder patientsYounger patientsMyocardial infarctionAge groupsHospital risk-standardized mortality ratesRetrospective cohort studyHospital mortality rankingsNational Quality ForumHospital mortalityMedian hospitalHospital outcomesCohort studyACTION RegistryAMI mortalityAmerican CollegeMedicare beneficiariesAMI hospitalizationPatientsMortality rateHospitalQuality ForumHospital ValueHospital profilingTemporal Trends in and Factors Associated With Use of Single- Versus Dual-Coil Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Leads Data From the NCDR ICD Registry
Pokorney SD, Parzynski CS, Daubert JP, Hegland DD, Varosy PD, Curtis JP, Al-Khatib SM. Temporal Trends in and Factors Associated With Use of Single- Versus Dual-Coil Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Leads Data From the NCDR ICD Registry. JACC Clinical Electrophysiology 2017, 3: 612-619. PMID: 29759435, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacep.2016.11.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDual-coil ICD leadsICD RegistryNational Cardiovascular Data Registry ICD RegistryICD leadHospital-level factorsDual-coil leadsNCDR ICD RegistrySingle-coil leadsDual-coil ICDHigh-use groupPatient characteristicsPatient factorsPatient groupPatient outcomesImplantable cardioverterMore ICDsLower mortalityPre-specified groupsHospitalICDStatistical differenceUse of SingleTemporal trendsSignificant differencesRegistry
2016
ASSOCIATIONS OF HOSPITAL STRATEGIES AND 30-DAY RISK-STANDARDIZED MORTALITY RATES IN PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION
Curtis J, Minges K, Herrin J, Desai N, Nallamothu B, Rumsfeld J, Elma M, Chen P, Ting H, Messenger J. ASSOCIATIONS OF HOSPITAL STRATEGIES AND 30-DAY RISK-STANDARDIZED MORTALITY RATES IN PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2016, 67: 34. DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(16)30035-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchASSOCIATIONS OF HOSPITAL STRATEGIES AND 30-DAY RISK-STANDARDIZED READMISSION RATES IN PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION
Minges K, Herrin J, Desai N, Messenger J, Nallamothu B, Rumsfeld J, Elma M, Chen P, Ting H, Curtis J. ASSOCIATIONS OF HOSPITAL STRATEGIES AND 30-DAY RISK-STANDARDIZED READMISSION RATES IN PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2016, 67: 2105. DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(16)32106-4.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2015
Use of Mechanical Circulatory Support in Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
Sandhu A, McCoy LA, Negi SI, Hameed I, Atri P, Al'Aref SJ, Curtis J, McNulty E, Anderson HV, Shroff A, Menegus M, Swaminathan RV, Gurm H, Messenger J, Wang T, Bradley SM. Use of Mechanical Circulatory Support in Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention. Circulation 2015, 132: 1243-1251. PMID: 26286905, DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.114.014451.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntra-aortic balloon pumpPercutaneous coronary interventionMechanical circulatory supportUse of IABPCardiogenic shockCirculatory supportCoronary interventionNational Cardiovascular Data Registry CathPCISetting of PCIStudy periodProportion of patientsHospital-level variationLarge national registryHalf of hospitalsBalloon pumpNational registryPatientsHospitalInterventionConcurrent increaseSettingTemporal trendsCathPCIRegistryContemporary useTemporal Trends in Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Appropriateness
Bradley SM, Bohn CM, Malenka DJ, Graham MM, Bryson CL, McCabe JM, Curtis JP, Lambert-Kerzner A, Maynard C. Temporal Trends in Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Appropriateness. Circulation 2015, 132: 20-26. PMID: 26022910, DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.114.015156.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPercutaneous coronary interventionUse of PCIInappropriate percutaneous coronary interventionElective percutaneous coronary interventionNumber of PCIsPCI appropriatenessElective indicationsAppropriate use criteriaMinority of hospitalsCoronary interventionIntervention appropriatenessComparator periodUse criteriaHospitalAppropriate useAppropriateness assessmentOverall numberSignificant improvementWashington StateConcurrent improvementIndicationsProportionTemporal trendsTertileAppropriatenessAssessing Hospital Performance for Acute Myocardial Infarction
Samadashvili Z, Hannan EL, Cozzens K, Walford G, Jacobs AK, Berger PB, Holmes DR, Venditti FJ, Curtis J. Assessing Hospital Performance for Acute Myocardial Infarction. Medical Care 2015, 53: 245-252. PMID: 25675402, DOI: 10.1097/mlr.0000000000000305.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisk-standardized mortality ratesNon-PCI hospitalsPercutaneous coronary interventionAcute myocardial infarctionED transfersMyocardial infarctionMortality rateAcute myocardial infarction patientsMedicaid ServicesEmergency department transfersHospital outlier statusRisk-adjusted hospitalMyocardial infarction patientsQuality of careHospital quality assessmentDepartment transfersCoronary interventionPCI hospitalsInfarction patientsInpatient transfersHospitalDifferent hospitals
2014
Change in Hospital-Level Use of Transradial Percutaneous Coronary Intervention and Periprocedural Outcomes
Bradley SM, Rao SV, Curtis JP, Parzynski CS, Messenger JC, Daugherty SL, Rumsfeld JS, Gurm HS. Change in Hospital-Level Use of Transradial Percutaneous Coronary Intervention and Periprocedural Outcomes. Circulation Cardiovascular Quality And Outcomes 2014, 7: 550-559. PMID: 24899678, PMCID: PMC5173329, DOI: 10.1161/circoutcomes.114.001020.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTransradial percutaneous coronary interventionPercutaneous coronary interventionAccess site bleedingCoronary interventionHospital categoryOverall bleedingPeriprocedural outcomesSite bleedingContrast useNational Cardiovascular Data Registry CathPCI RegistryPercutaneous coronary intervention outcomesFacility-level useHospital-level useRisk-adjusted associationCathPCI RegistryLower hospitalRadial accessFluoroscopy timeAccess siteBleedingRate of declineHospitalHospital changesSimilar findingsIntervention outcomes
2013
Cardiovascular Care Facts A Report From the National Cardiovascular Data Registry: 2011
Masoudi FA, Ponirakis A, Yeh RW, Maddox TM, Beachy J, Casale PN, Curtis JP, De Lemos J, Fonarow G, Heidenreich P, Koutras C, Kremers M, Messenger J, Moussa I, Oetgen WJ, Roe MT, Rosenfield K, Shields TP, Spertus JA, Wei J, White C, Young CH, Rumsfeld JS. Cardiovascular Care Facts A Report From the National Cardiovascular Data Registry: 2011. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2013, 62: 1931-1947. PMID: 24036027, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2013.05.099.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsQuality of careACTION Registry-GWTGCardiovascular diseasePatient outcomesAcute coronary syndromePercutaneous coronary interventionImportant patient outcomesImplantable cardioverter defibrillatorNational registry programMeasure of ProcessesNCDR modelsPINNACLE RegistryCoronary syndromeCarotid revascularizationCathPCI RegistryClinical characteristicsCoronary interventionCare registriesRegistry programLeading causeCardiovascular careCardioverter defibrillatorPatientsRegistryHospital