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 variation
2013
Determinants of fluoroscopy time for invasive coronary angiography and percutaneous coronary intervention: Insights from the NCDR®
Fazel R, Curtis J, Wang Y, Einstein AJ, Smith‐Bindman R, Tsai TT, Chen J, Shah ND, Krumholz HM, Nallamothu BK. Determinants of fluoroscopy time for invasive coronary angiography and percutaneous coronary intervention: Insights from the NCDR®. Catheterization And Cardiovascular Interventions 2013, 82: 1091-1105. PMID: 23703793, DOI: 10.1002/ccd.24996.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPercutaneous coronary interventionInvasive coronary angiographyHospital-level factorsFluoroscopy timePrior CABGCoronary interventionPrior coronary artery bypassRadiation exposureCoronary artery bypassNumerous clinical scenariosArtery bypassCathPCI RegistryPatient characteristicsCoronary angiographyPCI proceduresModifiable determinantsPatientsClinical scenariosModifiable sourceProcedure complexityCABGMinutesInterventionExposureWide variation