2020
The American College of Cardiology Roundtable on Research in the Era of COVID-19
Krumholz HM, Januzzi JL. The American College of Cardiology Roundtable on Research in the Era of COVID-19. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2020, 76: 1263-1265. PMID: 32883419, PMCID: PMC7458524, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2020.08.006.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2018
Impact of 2017 ACC/AHA guidelines on prevalence of hypertension and eligibility for antihypertensive treatment in United States and China: nationally representative cross sectional study
Khera R, Lu Y, Lu J, Saxena A, Nasir K, Jiang L, Krumholz HM. Impact of 2017 ACC/AHA guidelines on prevalence of hypertension and eligibility for antihypertensive treatment in United States and China: nationally representative cross sectional study. The BMJ 2018, 362: k2357. PMID: 29997129, PMCID: PMC6039831, DOI: 10.1136/bmj.k2357.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsACC/AHA guidelinesDiagnosis of hypertensionAge groupsHypertension guidelinesAHA guidelinesTreatment patternsCurrent guidelinesACC/AHA hypertension guidelinesHeart Association hypertension guidelinesCurrent treatment patternsIntensification of treatmentPrevalence of hypertensionNutrition Examination SurveyYears age groupUS National HealthYear old adultsSame age groupRetirement Longitudinal StudyAntihypertensive treatmentExamination SurveyNational HealthHypertensionAmerican CollegeChina HealthOlder adults
2017
2017 Roadmap for Innovation—ACC Health Policy Statement on Healthcare Transformation in the Era of Digital Health, Big Data, and Precision Health A Report of the American College of Cardiology Task Force on Health Policy Statements and Systems of Care
Bhavnani SP, Parakh K, Atreja A, Druz R, Graham GN, Hayek SS, Krumholz HM, Maddox TM, Majmudar MD, Rumsfeld JS, Shah BR. 2017 Roadmap for Innovation—ACC Health Policy Statement on Healthcare Transformation in the Era of Digital Health, Big Data, and Precision Health A Report of the American College of Cardiology Task Force on Health Policy Statements and Systems of Care. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2017, 70: 2696-2718. PMID: 29169478, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2017.10.018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdvisory CommitteesAmerican Heart AssociationBig DataCardiologyDiffusion of InnovationHealth PolicyHumansPrecision MedicineUnited StatesImplications of Coronary Artery Calcium Testing for Treatment Decisions Among Statin Candidates According to the ACC/AHA Cholesterol Management Guidelines A Cost-Effectiveness Analysis
Hong JC, Blankstein R, Shaw LJ, Padula WV, Arrieta A, Fialkow JA, Blumenthal RS, Blaha MJ, Krumholz HM, Nasir K. Implications of Coronary Artery Calcium Testing for Treatment Decisions Among Statin Candidates According to the ACC/AHA Cholesterol Management Guidelines A Cost-Effectiveness Analysis. JACC Cardiovascular Imaging 2017, 10: 938-952. PMID: 28797417, DOI: 10.1016/j.jcmg.2017.04.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overAmerican Heart AssociationBayes TheoremClinical Decision-MakingComputer SimulationCoronary AngiographyCoronary Artery DiseaseCoronary VesselsCost-Benefit AnalysisDecision Support TechniquesDrug CostsFemaleGuideline AdherenceHumansHydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase InhibitorsMaleMiddle AgedModels, EconomicMonte Carlo MethodMultivariate AnalysisPractice Guidelines as TopicPredictive Value of TestsQuality of LifeQuality-Adjusted Life YearsTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesVascular CalcificationConceptsCoronary artery calciumQuality-adjusted life yearsStatin therapyArtery calciumLong-term statin therapyAtherosclerotic cardiovascular disease eventsCholesterol management guidelinesIncremental cost-effectiveness ratioCardiovascular disease eventsAtherosclerotic cardiovascular diseaseCost-effectiveness ratioCost-effectiveness analysisStatin candidatesCholesterol managementCardiovascular diseaseTreatment decisionsAmerican CollegeDisease eventsLifetime horizonLife yearsAmerican HeartSocietal perspectiveManagement guidelinesStatinsPatientsACC/AHA Special Report
Chan WV, Pearson TA, Bennett GC, Cushman WC, Gaziano TA, Gorman PN, Handler J, Krumholz HM, Kushner RF, MacKenzie TD, Sacco RL, Smith SC, Stevens VJ, Wells BL, Castillo G, Heil SK, Stephens J, Jacobson Vann J. ACC/AHA Special Report. Circulation 2017, 135: e122-e137. PMID: 28126839, DOI: 10.1161/cir.0000000000000481.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmerican Heart AssociationCardiovascular DiseasesHematologic DiseasesHumansLung DiseasesNational Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (U.S.)United StatesConceptsEducational outreach visitsClinical practice guidelinesProcess of careClinical outcomesOutreach visitsPractice guidelinesImplementation interventionsSystematic reviewLow baseline adherenceOverweight/obesityMixed effectivenessGuideline implementation interventionsCost-effectiveness outcomesProvider incentivesEvidence-based strategiesBlood pressureBlood InstituteImplementation science literatureNational HeartClinicians' knowledgeExclusion criteriaIndependent reviewersCare outcomesClinician skepticismHigher age
2016
2015 ACC/AHA/SCAI focused update on primary percutaneous coronary intervention for patients with ST‐elevation myocardial Infarction: An update of the 2011 ACCF/AHA/SCAI guideline for percutaneous coronary intervention and the 2013 ACCF/AHA guideline for the management of ST‐elevation myocardial infarction: A report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Clinical Practice Guidelines and the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions
Cardiology E, COMMITTEE P, Levine GN, Bates ER, Blankenship JC, Bailey SR, Bittl JA, Cercek B, Chambers CE, Ellis SG, Guyton RA, Hollenberg SM, Khot UN, Lange RA, Mauri L, Mehran R, Moussa ID, Mukherjee D, Ting HH, COMMITTEE S, O'Gara PT, Kushner FG, Ascheim DD, Brindis RG, Casey DE, Chung MK, de Lemos JA, Diercks DB, Fang JC, Franklin BA, Granger CB, Krumholz HM, Linderbaum JA, Morrow DA, Newby L, Ornato JP, Ou N, Radford MJ, Tamis‐Holland J, Tommaso CL, Tracy CM, Woo Y, Zhao DX, MEMBERS A, Halperin JL, Levine GN, Anderson JL, Albert NM, Al‐Khatib S, Birtcher KK, Bozkurt B, Brindis RG, Cigarroa JE, Curtis LH, Fleisher LA, Gentile F, Gidding S, Hlatky MA, Ikonomidis J, Joglar J, Kovacs RJ, Ohman E, Pressler SJ, Sellke FW, Shen W, Wijeysundera DN. 2015 ACC/AHA/SCAI focused update on primary percutaneous coronary intervention for patients with ST‐elevation myocardial Infarction: An update of the 2011 ACCF/AHA/SCAI guideline for percutaneous coronary intervention and the 2013 ACCF/AHA guideline for the management of ST‐elevation myocardial infarction: A report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Clinical Practice Guidelines and the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions. Catheterization And Cardiovascular Interventions 2016, 87: 1001-1019. PMID: 26489034, DOI: 10.1002/ccd.26325.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmerican Heart AssociationCardiologyCoronary AngiographyHumansPercutaneous Coronary InterventionSocieties, MedicalST Elevation Myocardial InfarctionUnited StatesConceptsST-elevation myocardial infarctionPercutaneous coronary interventionCoronary interventionMyocardial infarctionCardiology/American Heart Association Task ForceACCF/AHA/SCAI guidelinesAmerican Heart Association Task ForcePrimary percutaneous coronary interventionACCF/AHA guidelinesClinical practice guidelinesAHA guidelinesPractice guidelinesCardiovascular AngiographyAmerican CollegeInfarctionInterventionTask ForceGuidelinesAngiographyPatientsAcute Myocardial Infarction in Women
Mehta LS, Beckie TM, DeVon HA, Grines CL, Krumholz HM, Johnson MN, Lindley KJ, Vaccarino V, Wang TY, Watson KE, Wenger NK. Acute Myocardial Infarction in Women. Circulation 2016, 133: 916-947. PMID: 26811316, DOI: 10.1161/cir.0000000000000351.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmerican Heart AssociationFemaleHumansMaleMyocardial InfarctionRisk FactorsSex CharacteristicsUnited StatesWomenConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionMyocardial infarctionMortality rateFirst scientific statementOutcomes of womenCardiovascular disease mortalityCardiovascular disease riskCardiovascular disease mortality ratesCoronary heart diseaseAmerican Heart AssociationDisease mortality ratesEvidence-based treatmentsCause of mortalityClinical presentationPathophysiological mechanismsHeart AssociationDisease mortalityHeart diseaseCardiovascular diseaseSex-specific differencesCurrent evidenceInfarctionDisease riskWomenScientific statement
2015
2015 ACC/AHA Focused Update of Secondary Prevention Lipid Performance Measures
Drozda J, Ferguson T, Jneid H, Krumholz H, Nallamothu B, Olin J, Ting H, Heidenreich P, Albert N, Chan P, Curtis L, Ferguson T, Fonarow G, Ho P, O'Brien S, Russo A, Thomas R, Ting H, Varosy P. 2015 ACC/AHA Focused Update of Secondary Prevention Lipid Performance Measures. Circulation Cardiovascular Quality And Outcomes 2015, 9: 68-95. PMID: 26666514, DOI: 10.1161/hcq.0000000000000014.Peer-Reviewed Original Research2015 ACC/AHA Focused Update of Secondary Prevention Lipid Performance Measures A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Performance Measures
Drozda JP, Ferguson TB, Jneid H, Krumholz HM, Nallamothu BK, Olin JW, Ting HH. 2015 ACC/AHA Focused Update of Secondary Prevention Lipid Performance Measures A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Performance Measures. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2015, 67: 558-587. PMID: 26698405, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2015.02.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchImplications of Coronary Artery Calcium Testing Among Statin Candidates According to American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Cholesterol Management Guidelines MESA (Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis)
Nasir K, Bittencourt MS, Blaha MJ, Blankstein R, Agatson AS, Rivera JJ, Miedema MD, Sibley CT, Shaw LJ, Blumenthal RS, Budoff MJ, Krumholz HM. Implications of Coronary Artery Calcium Testing Among Statin Candidates According to American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Cholesterol Management Guidelines MESA (Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis). Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2015, 66: 1657-1668. PMID: 26449135, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2015.07.066.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overAmerican Heart AssociationAtherosclerosisCalciumCoronary AngiographyCoronary Artery DiseaseCoronary VesselsEthnicityFemaleFollow-Up StudiesGuideline AdherenceHumansHydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase InhibitorsMaleMiddle AgedProspective StudiesRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsUnited StatesConceptsCoronary artery calciumASCVD event ratesYears of ageStatin therapyAmerican CollegeAbsence of CACHard coronary heart disease eventsNew ACC/AHA guidelinesCoronary Artery Calcium TestingACC/AHA guidelinesAtherosclerotic cardiovascular disease riskCoronary heart disease eventsLow-density lipoprotein levelsEvent ratesCholesterol management guidelinesHigh-intensity statinsHeart disease eventsLipid-lowering medicationsModerate-intensity statinsCardiovascular disease riskLow-density lipoproteinStatin candidatesASCVD riskAHA guidelinesArtery calcium
2014
Approaches to Enhancing Radiation Safety in Cardiovascular Imaging
Fazel R, Gerber TC, Balter S, Brenner DJ, Carr JJ, Cerqueira MD, Chen J, Einstein AJ, Krumholz HM, Mahesh M, McCollough CH, Min JK, Morin RL, Nallamothu BK, Nasir K, Redberg RF, Shaw LJ. Approaches to Enhancing Radiation Safety in Cardiovascular Imaging. Circulation 2014, 130: 1730-1748. PMID: 25366837, DOI: 10.1161/cir.0000000000000048.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmerican Heart AssociationCardiologyCardiovascular DiseasesEducation, MedicalHumansRadiation DosageRadiation InjuriesRadiographyUnited StatesRisk Adjustment of Ischemic Stroke Outcomes for Comparing Hospital Performance
Katzan IL, Spertus J, Bettger JP, Bravata DM, Reeves MJ, Smith EE, Bushnell C, Higashida RT, Hinchey JA, Holloway RG, Howard G, King RB, Krumholz HM, Lutz BJ, Yeh RW. Risk Adjustment of Ischemic Stroke Outcomes for Comparing Hospital Performance. Stroke 2014, 45: 918-944. PMID: 24457296, DOI: 10.1161/01.str.0000441948.35804.77.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmerican Heart AssociationBrain IschemiaHospitalsHumansModels, OrganizationalOutcome Assessment, Health CarePatient ReadmissionPredictive Value of TestsPrognosisQuality of Health CareRecovery of FunctionReproducibility of ResultsRisk AdjustmentSample SizeStrokeTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesConceptsIschemic stroke outcomeRisk-adjustment modelsStroke severityStroke outcomeStroke careOutcome measuresHospital levelRisk-adjusted outcome comparisonsRisk adjustmentHospital-level outcomesHospital performanceVascular risk factorsImportant prognostic factorIschemic stroke careIndividual patient levelStroke severity measuresRisk-adjusted modelsHospital-level performanceQuality of strokeComparison of qualityIschemic strokePrognostic factorsComorbid conditionsFunctional outcomeMajor disability
2013
2013 ACCF/AHA Key Data Elements and Definitions for Measuring the Clinical Management and Outcomes of Patients With Acute Coronary Syndromes and Coronary Artery Disease
Cannon CP, Brindis RG, Chaitman BR, Cohen DJ, Cross JT, Drozda JP, Fesmire FM, Fintel DJ, Fonarow GC, Fox KA, Gray DT, Harrington RA, Hicks KA, Hollander JE, Krumholz H, Labarthe DR, Long JB, Mascette AM, Meyer C, Peterson ED, Radford MJ, Roe MT, Richmann JB, Selker HP, Shahian DM, Shaw RE, Sprenger S, Swor R, Underberg JA, Van de Werf F, Weiner BH, Weintraub WS. 2013 ACCF/AHA Key Data Elements and Definitions for Measuring the Clinical Management and Outcomes of Patients With Acute Coronary Syndromes and Coronary Artery Disease. Critical Pathways In Cardiology A Journal Of Evidence-Based Medicine 2013, 12: 65-105. PMID: 23680811, DOI: 10.1097/hpc.0b013e3182846e16.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcute Coronary SyndromeAmerican Heart AssociationCardiologyCoronary Artery DiseaseDisease ManagementHumansPatient CareSocieties, MedicalUnited States2013 ACCF/AHA Key Data Elements and Definitions for Measuring the Clinical Management and Outcomes of Patients With Acute Coronary Syndromes and Coronary Artery Disease A Report of the American College of Cardiology Foundation/American Heart Association Task Force on Clinical Data Standards (Writing Committee to Develop Acute Coronary Syndromes and Coronary Artery Disease Clinical Data Standards)
Cannon CP, Brindis RG, Chaitman BR, Cohen DJ, Cross JT, Drozda JP, Fesmire FM, Fintel DJ, Fonarow GC, Fox KA, Gray DT, Harrington RA, Hicks KA, Hollander JE, Krumholz H, Labarthe DR, Long JB, Mascette AM, Meyer C, Peterson ED, Radford MJ, Roe MT, Richmann JB, Selker HP, Shahian DM, Shaw RE, Sprenger S, Swor R, Underberg JA, Van de Werf F, Weiner BH, Weintraub WS. 2013 ACCF/AHA Key Data Elements and Definitions for Measuring the Clinical Management and Outcomes of Patients With Acute Coronary Syndromes and Coronary Artery Disease A Report of the American College of Cardiology Foundation/American Heart Association Task Force on Clinical Data Standards (Writing Committee to Develop Acute Coronary Syndromes and Coronary Artery Disease Clinical Data Standards). Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2013, 61: 992-1025. PMID: 23369353, PMCID: PMC5681220, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2012.10.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcute Coronary SyndromeAmerican Heart AssociationCardiologyCoronary Artery DiseaseFemaleHumansMaleSocieties, MedicalUnited States2013 ACCF/AHA Key Data Elements and Definitions for Measuring the Clinical Management and Outcomes of Patients With Acute Coronary Syndromes and Coronary Artery Disease
Cannon CP, Brindis RG, Chaitman BR, Cohen DJ, Cross JT, Drozda JP, Fesmire FM, Fintel DJ, Fonarow GC, Fox KA, Gray DT, Harrington RA, Hicks KA, Hollander JE, Krumholz H, Labarthe DR, Long JB, Mascette AM, Meyer C, Peterson ED, Radford MJ, Roe MT, Richmann JB, Selker HP, Shahian DM, Shaw RE, Sprenger S, Swor R, Underberg JA, Van de Werf F, Weiner BH, Weintraub WS. 2013 ACCF/AHA Key Data Elements and Definitions for Measuring the Clinical Management and Outcomes of Patients With Acute Coronary Syndromes and Coronary Artery Disease. Circulation 2013, 127: 1052-1089. PMID: 23357718, DOI: 10.1161/cir.0b013e3182831a11.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2012
2013 ACCF/AHA Guideline for the Management of ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction
O'Gara PT, Kushner FG, Ascheim DD, Casey DE, Chung MK, de Lemos JA, Ettinger SM, Fang JC, Fesmire FM, Franklin BA, Granger CB, Krumholz HM, Linderbaum JA, Morrow DA, Newby LK, Ornato JP, Ou N, Radford MJ, Tamis-Holland JE, Tommaso CL, Tracy CM, Woo YJ, Zhao DX, Anderson JL, Jacobs AK, Halperin JL, Albert NM, Brindis RG, Creager MA, DeMets D, Guyton RA, Hochman JS, Kovacs RJ, Kushner FG, Ohman EM, Stevenson WG, Yancy CW. 2013 ACCF/AHA Guideline for the Management of ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction. Circulation 2012, 127: e362-e425. PMID: 23247304, DOI: 10.1161/cir.0b013e3182742cf6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAmerican Heart AssociationCardiologyClinical ProtocolsDiagnostic Techniques, CardiovascularDisease ManagementElectrocardiographyEmergency Medical ServicesEvidence-Based MedicineHumansMedication Therapy ManagementMyocardial InfarctionMyocardial ReperfusionPatient SelectionPercutaneous Coronary InterventionRisk AssessmentThrombolytic TherapyUnited States2013 ACCF/AHA Guideline for the Management of ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction: Executive Summary A Report of the American College of Cardiology Foundation/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines
O'Gara PT, Kushner FG, Ascheim DD, Casey DE, Chung MK, de Lemos JA, Ettinger SM, Fang JC, Fesmire FM, Franklin BA, Granger CB, Krumholz HM, Linderbaum JA, Morrow DA, Newby LK, Ornato JP, Ou N, Radford MJ, Tamis-Holland JE, Tommaso CL, Tracy CM, Woo YJ, Zhao DX. 2013 ACCF/AHA Guideline for the Management of ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction: Executive Summary A Report of the American College of Cardiology Foundation/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2012, 61: 485-510. PMID: 23256913, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2012.11.018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAmerican Heart AssociationCardiologyClinical ProtocolsDiagnostic Techniques, CardiovascularDisease ManagementElectrocardiographyEmergency Medical ServicesEvidence-Based MedicineHumansMedication Therapy ManagementMyocardial InfarctionMyocardial ReperfusionPatient SelectionPercutaneous Coronary InterventionRisk AssessmentThrombolytic TherapyUnited States2013 ACCF/AHA Guideline for the Management of ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction
O’Gara P, Kushner FG, Ascheim DD, Casey DE, Chung MK, de Lemos JA, Ettinger SM, Fang JC, Fesmire FM, Franklin BA, Granger CB, Krumholz HM, Linderbaum JA, Morrow DA, Newby LK, Ornato JP, Ou N, Radford MJ, Tamis-Holland JE, Tommaso JE, Tracy CM, Woo YJ, Zhao DX. 2013 ACCF/AHA Guideline for the Management of ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction. Circulation 2012, 127: 529-555. PMID: 23247303, DOI: 10.1161/cir.0b013e3182742c84.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAmerican Heart AssociationCardiologyDiagnostic Techniques, CardiovascularDisease ManagementElectrocardiographyEmergency Medical ServicesEvidence-Based MedicineHumansMedication Therapy ManagementMyocardial InfarctionMyocardial ReperfusionPatient SelectionPercutaneous Coronary InterventionRisk AssessmentThrombolytic TherapyUnited States2013 ACCF/AHA Guideline for the Management of ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction A Report of the American College of Cardiology Foundation/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines
O'Gara PT, Kushner FG, Ascheim DD, Casey DE, Chung MK, de Lemos JA, Ettinger SM, Fang JC, Fesmire FM, Franklin BA, Granger CB, Krumholz HM, Linderbaum JA, Morrow DA, Newby LK, Ornato JP, Ou N, Radford MJ, Tamis-Holland JE, Tommaso CL, Tracy CM, Woo YJ, Zhao DX. 2013 ACCF/AHA Guideline for the Management of ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction A Report of the American College of Cardiology Foundation/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2012, 61: e78-e140. PMID: 23256914, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2012.11.019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAmerican Heart AssociationCardiologyClinical ProtocolsCoronary Artery BypassDiagnostic Techniques, CardiovascularDisease ManagementElectrocardiographyEmergency Medical ServicesEvidence-Based MedicineHumansMedication Therapy ManagementMyocardial InfarctionMyocardial ReperfusionPatient SelectionPercutaneous Coronary InterventionRisk AssessmentThrombolytic TherapyUnited StatesDecision Making in Advanced Heart Failure
Allen LA, Stevenson LW, Grady KL, Goldstein NE, Matlock DD, Arnold RM, Cook NR, Felker GM, Francis GS, Hauptman PJ, Havranek EP, Krumholz HM, Mancini D, Riegel B, Spertus JA. Decision Making in Advanced Heart Failure. Circulation 2012, 125: 1928-1952. PMID: 22392529, PMCID: PMC3893703, DOI: 10.1161/cir.0b013e31824f2173.Peer-Reviewed Original Research