2022
Periprocedural Pericardial Effusion Complicating Transcatheter Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion: A Report From the NCDR LAAO Registry
Price MJ, Valderrábano M, Zimmerman S, Friedman DJ, Kar S, Curtis JP, Masoudi FA, Freeman JV. Periprocedural Pericardial Effusion Complicating Transcatheter Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion: A Report From the NCDR LAAO Registry. Circulation Cardiovascular Interventions 2022, 15: e011718. PMID: 35369701, PMCID: PMC9132377, DOI: 10.1161/circinterventions.121.011718.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAtrial appendage occlusionComposite of deathPericardial effusionAppendage occlusionSystemic embolismOdds ratioEarly postdischarge mortalityDual antiplatelet therapyLow serum albuminMean patient ageAdverse event ratesParoxysmal atrial fibrillationRisk of deathRisk-benefit ratioHospital strokeMean CHAPostdischarge mortalityVASc scoreWATCHMAN procedureAntiplatelet therapyIndex hospitalizationAdverse eventsPatient agePrimary outcomeVentricular function
2019
Trends in Performance and Opportunities for Improvement on a Composite Measure of Acute Myocardial Infarction Care
Desai NR, Udell JA, Wang Y, Spatz ES, Dharmarajan K, Ahmad T, Julien HM, Annapureddy A, Goyal A, de Lemos JA, Masoudi FA, Bhatt DL, Minges KE, Krumholz HM, Curtis JP. Trends in Performance and Opportunities for Improvement on a Composite Measure of Acute Myocardial Infarction Care. Circulation Cardiovascular Quality And Outcomes 2019, 12: e004983. PMID: 30871375, DOI: 10.1161/circoutcomes.118.004983.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedCardiology Service, HospitalFemaleGuideline AdherenceHealthcare DisparitiesHumansMaleMiddle AgedMyocardial InfarctionOutcome and Process Assessment, Health CarePractice Guidelines as TopicQuality ImprovementQuality Indicators, Health CareRacial GroupsRegistriesSex FactorsSocioeconomic FactorsTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesConceptsProportion of patientsAcute myocardial infarctionDefect-free careHispanic patientsAMI careOlder patientsCare measuresNational Cardiovascular Data Registry Acute Coronary TreatmentIntervention Outcomes Network RegistryAcute myocardial infarction careGuideline-recommended pharmacotherapyMedicaid insurance coverageSociodemographic groupsMyocardial infarction careSafety-net statusGreatest absolute improvementComposite measureQuality of careHospital-level performanceCessation counselingEvidence-based processReperfusion therapyCardiac rehabilitationCoronary TreatmentVentricular function
2011
Use and Effectiveness of Intra-Aortic Balloon Pumps Among Patients Undergoing High Risk Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
Curtis JP, Rathore SS, Wang Y, Chen J, Nallamothu BK, Krumholz HM. Use and Effectiveness of Intra-Aortic Balloon Pumps Among Patients Undergoing High Risk Percutaneous Coronary Intervention. Circulation Cardiovascular Quality And Outcomes 2011, 5: 21-30. PMID: 22147887, PMCID: PMC3801197, DOI: 10.1161/circoutcomes.110.960385.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigh-risk percutaneous coronary interventionIntra-aortic balloon pumpPercutaneous coronary interventionHospital quartilesHospital mortalityIABP useCoronary interventionBalloon pumpHospital characteristicsST-segment elevation myocardial infarctionDepressed left ventricular functionHigh-risk PCI patientsSegment elevation myocardial infarctionElevation myocardial infarctionLeft ventricular functionHierarchical logistic regression modelsLogistic regression modelsIABP usageCardiogenic shockPCI patientsCathPCI RegistryHemodynamic supportVentricular functionHospital variationMultivariable analysis