2019
Trends in Performance and Opportunities for Improvement on a Composite Measure of Acute Myocardial Infarction Care
Desai NR, Udell JA, Wang Y, Spatz ES, Dharmarajan K, Ahmad T, Julien HM, Annapureddy A, Goyal A, de Lemos JA, Masoudi FA, Bhatt DL, Minges KE, Krumholz HM, Curtis JP. Trends in Performance and Opportunities for Improvement on a Composite Measure of Acute Myocardial Infarction Care. Circulation Cardiovascular Quality And Outcomes 2019, 12: e004983. PMID: 30871375, DOI: 10.1161/circoutcomes.118.004983.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedCardiology Service, HospitalFemaleGuideline AdherenceHealthcare DisparitiesHumansMaleMiddle AgedMyocardial InfarctionOutcome and Process Assessment, Health CarePractice Guidelines as TopicQuality ImprovementQuality Indicators, Health CareRacial GroupsRegistriesSex FactorsSocioeconomic FactorsTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesConceptsProportion of patientsAcute myocardial infarctionDefect-free careHispanic patientsAMI careOlder patientsCare measuresNational Cardiovascular Data Registry Acute Coronary TreatmentIntervention Outcomes Network RegistryAcute myocardial infarction careGuideline-recommended pharmacotherapyMedicaid insurance coverageSociodemographic groupsMyocardial infarction careSafety-net statusGreatest absolute improvementComposite measureQuality of careHospital-level performanceCessation counselingEvidence-based processReperfusion therapyCardiac rehabilitationCoronary TreatmentVentricular function
2014
In-Hospital Switching Between Clopidogrel and Prasugrel Among Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction Treated With Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
Bagai A, Wang Y, Wang TY, Curtis JP, Gurm HS, Shah B, Cheema AN, Peterson ED, Saucedo JF, Granger CB, Roe MT, Bhatt DL, McNamara RL, Alexander KP. In-Hospital Switching Between Clopidogrel and Prasugrel Among Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction Treated With Percutaneous Coronary Intervention. Circulation Cardiovascular Interventions 2014, 7: 585-593. PMID: 25097196, DOI: 10.1161/circinterventions.114.001555.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcute DiseaseAge FactorsAgedClopidogrelDrug SubstitutionFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedMyocardial InfarctionPercutaneous Coronary InterventionPiperazinesPostoperative ComplicationsPractice Guidelines as TopicPrasugrel HydrochloridePurinergic P2Y Receptor AntagonistsRecurrenceRegistriesRisk FactorsThiophenesThrombosisTiclopidineUnited StatesConceptsPercutaneous coronary interventionMyocardial infarctionCoronary interventionHospital coronary artery bypassIntervention Outcomes Network RegistryStudy periodAcute Coronary TreatmentHierarchical logistic regression modelingCoronary artery bypassRecurrent ischemic eventsHours of admissionPrevious cerebrovascular eventsRandomized clinical trialsAcute myocardial infarctionADP receptor inhibitorsLogistic regression modelingPrivate health insurance coverageHealth insurance coverageHospital bleedingHospital switchingAngiographic characteristicsArtery bypassCerebrovascular eventsContemporary US practiceCoronary Treatment