2020
Quality of Care for Patients Hospitalized for Heart Failure in China
Gupta A, Yu Y, Tan Q, Liu S, Masoudi FA, Du X, Zhang J, Krumholz HM, Li J. Quality of Care for Patients Hospitalized for Heart Failure in China. JAMA Network Open 2020, 3: e1918619. PMID: 31913489, PMCID: PMC6991250, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2019.18619.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsQuality of careHospital levelHF careEligible patientsComposite performance scoreEvidence-based β-blockersAngiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitorRetrospective cross-sectional studyVentricular ejection fraction assessmentMedian rateAngiotensin receptor blockersMedian patient ageHeart failure epidemicCross-sectional studyEjection fraction assessmentMedian odds ratioPerformance scoresHF hospitalizationReceptor blockersPatient ageHeart failureHospital admissionMedical recordsOdds ratioMAIN OUTCOME
2019
Characteristics, Management, and Outcomes of Patients Hospitalized for Heart Failure in China: The China PEACE Retrospective Heart Failure Study
Yu Y, Gupta A, Wu C, Masoudi FA, Du X, Zhang J, Krumholz HM, Li J, Group T. Characteristics, Management, and Outcomes of Patients Hospitalized for Heart Failure in China: The China PEACE Retrospective Heart Failure Study. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2019, 8: e012884. PMID: 31431117, PMCID: PMC6755852, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.119.012884.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHeart failureHF careSignificant healthcare resource utilizationBackground Heart failureGuideline-recommended medicationsLower inpatient mortalityAcute heart failureOutcomes of patientsHealthcare resource utilizationLower prescription ratesMedical record abstractionHeart Failure StudyTraditional Chinese medicineHospital mortalityConclusions PatientsInpatient mortalityPatient characteristicsTreatment withdrawalEjection fractionMedian agePrescription ratesRecord abstractionMedian lengthBiomarker testingInpatient setting
2003
Depressive symptoms are the strongest predictors of short-term declines in health status in patients with heart failure
Rumsfeld JS, Havranek E, Masoudi FA, Peterson ED, Jones P, Tooley JF, Krumholz HM, Spertus JA, Consortium C. Depressive symptoms are the strongest predictors of short-term declines in health status in patients with heart failure. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2003, 42: 1811-1817. PMID: 14642693, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2003.07.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsKansas City Cardiomyopathy QuestionnaireKCCQ summary scoreDepressive symptomsQuality of lifeHealth statusKCCQ scoresHeart failureDepressed patientsSummary scoresMulticenter prospective cohort studyStrongest predictorBaseline KCCQ scoresProspective cohort studySignificant depressive symptomsSpecific health statusTreatment of depressionShort-term worseningPredictors of changeHF careHF symptomsCohort studyPrimary outcomePotential confoundersPatient variablesMultivariable model