2013
Treatment Differences by Health Insurance Among Outpatients With Coronary Artery Disease Insights From the National Cardiovascular Data Registry
Smolderen KG, Spertus JA, Tang F, Oetgen W, Borden WB, Ting HH, Chan PS. Treatment Differences by Health Insurance Among Outpatients With Coronary Artery Disease Insights From the National Cardiovascular Data Registry. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2013, 61: 1069-1075. PMID: 23375933, PMCID: PMC3641586, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2012.11.058.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdrenergic beta-AntagonistsAmbulatory CareAngiotensin Receptor AntagonistsAngiotensin-Converting Enzyme InhibitorsCoronary Artery DiseaseDrug UtilizationFemaleHumansHypolipidemic AgentsInsurance, HealthMaleMedicaidMedically UninsuredMedicareMiddle AgedPlatelet Aggregation InhibitorsRegistriesUnited StatesUnited States Department of Veterans AffairsUnited States Indian Health ServiceConceptsCoronary artery diseaseUninsured patientsEvidence-based treatmentsInsurance statusARB therapyAngiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors/angiotensin II receptor blockersEnzyme inhibitors/angiotensin II receptor blockersAngiotensin II receptor blockersNational Cardiovascular Data RegistryPublic insuranceEvidence-based medicationsLipid-lowering therapyII receptor blockersLeft ventricular dysfunctionHealth insuranceTreatment differencesPoisson regression modelsPINNACLE RegistryPhysician adherenceVentricular dysfunctionReceptor blockersArtery diseaseCardiac RegistryCardiac outpatientsData registry
2010
Health Care Insurance, Financial Concerns in Accessing Care, and Delays to Hospital Presentation in Acute Myocardial Infarction
Smolderen KG, Spertus JA, Nallamothu BK, Krumholz HM, Tang F, Ross JS, Ting HH, Alexander KP, Rathore SS, Chan PS. Health Care Insurance, Financial Concerns in Accessing Care, and Delays to Hospital Presentation in Acute Myocardial Infarction. JAMA 2010, 303: 1392-1400. PMID: 20388895, PMCID: PMC3020978, DOI: 10.1001/jama.2010.409.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth insuranceHealth insurance statusAcute myocardial infarctionHealth care insurancePrehospital delayUninsured patients