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 Utilization
2012
Hospital strategies for reducing risk-standardized mortality rates in acute myocardial infarction.
Bradley EH, Curry LA, Spatz ES, Herrin J, Cherlin EJ, Curtis JP, Thompson JW, Ting HH, Wang Y, Krumholz HM. Hospital strategies for reducing risk-standardized mortality rates in acute myocardial infarction. Annals Of Internal Medicine 2012, 156: 618-26. PMID: 22547471, PMCID: PMC3386642, DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-156-9-201205010-00003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisk-standardized mortality ratesAcute myocardial infarctionLower risk-standardized mortality ratesMyocardial infarctionNurse championsMortality rateHospital strategiesHospital risk-standardized mortality ratesHospital-level factorsIntensive care unitAcute care hospitalsCardiac catheterization laboratoryCross-sectional surveyUnited Health FoundationCare hospitalCare unitCross-sectional designAMI casesAMI volumeCatheterization laboratoryHospital cliniciansHospitalMultivariate analysisPatientsHealth Foundation
2007
Summary of Evidence Regarding Hospital Strategies to Reduce Door-to-Balloon Times for Patients With ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction Undergoing Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
Bradley EH, Nallamothu BK, Curtis JP, Webster TR, Magid DJ, Granger CB, Moscucci M, Krumholz HM. Summary of Evidence Regarding Hospital Strategies to Reduce Door-to-Balloon Times for Patients With ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction Undergoing Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention. Critical Pathways In Cardiology A Journal Of Evidence-Based Medicine 2007, 6: 91-97. PMID: 17804968, DOI: 10.1097/hpc.0b013e31812da7bc.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsST-segment elevation myocardial infarctionElevation myocardial infarctionPercutaneous coronary interventionBalloon timeCoronary interventionCross-sectional designMyocardial infarctionCatheterization laboratoryPrompt percutaneous coronary interventionPrimary percutaneous coronary interventionHospital-based strategiesEmergency medicine physiciansHospital strategiesSummary of evidenceRandomized trialsPrehospital electrocardiogramCatheterization teamObservational studyMedicine physiciansClinical importanceComputerized searchPatientsEffective interventionsHospitalHospital efforts
2006
Strategies for Reducing the Door-to-Balloon Time in Acute Myocardial Infarction
Bradley EH, Herrin J, Wang Y, Barton BA, Webster TR, Mattera JA, Roumanis SA, Curtis JP, Nallamothu BK, Magid DJ, McNamara RL, Parkosewich J, Loeb JM, Krumholz HM. Strategies for Reducing the Door-to-Balloon Time in Acute Myocardial Infarction. New England Journal Of Medicine 2006, 355: 2308-2320. PMID: 17101617, DOI: 10.1056/nejmsa063117.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsST-segment elevationBalloon timeCatheterization laboratoryMyocardial infarctionFaster doorEmergency departmentPrimary percutaneous coronary interventionHospital strategiesIntracoronary balloon inflationPercutaneous coronary interventionAcute myocardial infarctionMinority of hospitalsEmergency medicine physiciansReperfusion treatmentCoronary interventionBalloon inflationMedicine physiciansMultivariate analysisHospitalInfarctionPatientsMedicaid ServicesSignificant reductionReal-time data feedbackData feedback
2005
Relationship Between Time of Day, Day of Week, Timeliness of Reperfusion, and In-Hospital Mortality for Patients With Acute ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction
Magid DJ, Wang Y, Herrin J, McNamara RL, Bradley EH, Curtis JP, Pollack CV, French WJ, Blaney ME, Krumholz HM. Relationship Between Time of Day, Day of Week, Timeliness of Reperfusion, and In-Hospital Mortality for Patients With Acute ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction. JAMA 2005, 294: 803-812. PMID: 16106005, DOI: 10.1001/jama.294.7.803.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAfter-Hours CareAgedAged, 80 and overAngioplasty, Balloon, CoronaryBenchmarkingChronology as TopicFemaleHospital MortalityHospitalsHumansMaleMiddle AgedMyocardial InfarctionMyocardial ReperfusionRegistriesRetrospective StudiesThrombolytic TherapyTime and Motion StudiesTime FactorsUnited StatesUtilization ReviewConceptsST-segment elevation myocardial infarctionPercutaneous coronary interventionElevation myocardial infarctionBalloon timeFibrinolytic therapyHospital mortalityMyocardial infarctionAcute ST-segment elevation myocardial infarctionDrug timeRegular hoursTimeliness of reperfusionIn-Hospital MortalityDay of weekPCI patientsReperfusion therapyCohort studyCoronary interventionMean doorHospital characteristicsCatheterization laboratoryBetter outcomesPatientsHospital subgroupsTherapyPatient arrival