2019
Traditional Chinese Medicine Use in the Treatment of Acute Heart Failure in Western Medicine Hospitals in China: Analysis From the China PEACE Retrospective Heart Failure Study
Yu Y, Spatz ES, Tan Q, Liu S, Lu Y, Masoudi FA, Schulz WL, Krumholz HM, Li J, Group T. Traditional Chinese Medicine Use in the Treatment of Acute Heart Failure in Western Medicine Hospitals in China: Analysis From the China PEACE Retrospective Heart Failure Study. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2019, 8: e012776. PMID: 31364457, PMCID: PMC6761625, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.119.012776.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTraditional Chinese medicineAcute heart failureHeart failureEvidence-based therapiesWestern Medicine HospitalTCM useMedicine HospitalEvidence-based therapy useTraditional Chinese medicine useChinese medicine useCoronary artery diseaseHeart Failure StudyHierarchical logistic regression modelsLogistic regression modelsSalvia miltiorrhizaRandom sampleHospital bleedingPatient's bleedingPatient characteristicsArtery diseaseTherapy useMedicine useHospital characteristicsRetrospective analysisHospital use
2018
Sex Differences in Timeliness of Reperfusion in Young Patients With ST‐Segment–Elevation Myocardial Infarction by Initial Electrocardiographic Characteristics
Gupta A, Barrabes JA, Strait K, Bueno H, Porta‐Sánchez A, Acosta‐Vélez J, Lidón R, Spatz E, Geda M, Dreyer RP, Lorenze N, Lichtman J, D'Onofrio G, Krumholz HM. Sex Differences in Timeliness of Reperfusion in Young Patients With ST‐Segment–Elevation Myocardial Infarction by Initial Electrocardiographic Characteristics. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2018, 7: e007021. PMID: 29514807, PMCID: PMC5907538, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.117.007021.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAge of OnsetElectrocardiographyFemaleHealthcare DisparitiesHumansMaleMiddle AgedMyocardial ReperfusionPredictive Value of TestsProspective StudiesRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsSex FactorsSpainST Elevation Myocardial InfarctionTime FactorsTime-to-TreatmentTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesYoung AdultConceptsST-segment elevation myocardial infarctionElectrocardiographic characteristicsMyocardial infarctionReperfusion delayYounger patientsVentricular hypertrophyST elevationPrehospital ECGLateral leadsMultivariable logistic regression modelTimeliness of reperfusionVoltage criteriaElevation myocardial infarctionLeft ventricular hypertrophyAcute myocardial infarctionYears of ageLogistic regression modelsSex differencesClinical characteristicsCohort studyElectrocardiographic correlatesMultivariable analysisFemale sexSpanish hospitalsReperfusion guidelines
2015
Geriatric Conditions in Patients Undergoing Defibrillator Implantation for Prevention of Sudden Cardiac Death
Green AR, Leff B, Wang Y, Spatz ES, Masoudi FA, Peterson PN, Daugherty SL, Matlock DD. Geriatric Conditions in Patients Undergoing Defibrillator Implantation for Prevention of Sudden Cardiac Death. Circulation Cardiovascular Quality And Outcomes 2015, 9: 23-30. PMID: 26715650, PMCID: PMC4759659, DOI: 10.1161/circoutcomes.115.002053.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overCohort StudiesDeath, Sudden, CardiacDefibrillators, ImplantableDementiaDiabetes MellitusFemaleFrail ElderlyHeart FailureHumansLiver CirrhosisMaleNeoplasmsPrimary PreventionPulmonary Disease, Chronic ObstructiveRegistriesRenal Insufficiency, ChronicStrokeUnited StatesConceptsPrimary prevention ICDsPrevalence of frailtyICD implantationHeart failureGeriatric conditionsChronic conditionsMedicare patientsNational Cardiovascular Data Registry ICD RegistryPrimary prevention ICD implantationChronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseOne-year mortalityObstructive pulmonary diseaseCommon chronic conditionsSudden cardiac deathImpact of multimorbidityClaims-based algorithmLogistic regression modelsFrail patientsDefibrillator implantationOverall cohortPatient characteristicsCardiac deathDiabetes mellitusICD RegistryPulmonary disease