2014
Transfer Rates From Nonprocedure Hospitals After Initial Admission and Outcomes Among Elderly Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction
Barreto-Filho JA, Wang Y, Rathore SS, Spatz ES, Ross JS, Curtis JP, Nallamothu BK, Normand SL, Krumholz HM. Transfer Rates From Nonprocedure Hospitals After Initial Admission and Outcomes Among Elderly Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction. JAMA Internal Medicine 2014, 174: 213-222. PMID: 24296747, DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2013.11944.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionCoronary artery bypass graft surgeryArtery bypass graft surgeryRisk-standardized mortality ratesBypass graft surgeryPercutaneous coronary interventionLength of stayMyocardial infarctionElderly patientsGraft surgeryRevascularization ratesCoronary interventionMortality rateLower risk-standardized mortality ratesRate of catheterizationHospital transfer ratesInvasive cardiac proceduresTransfer of patientsRisk-standardized mortalityHospital outcomesInitial admissionMedian lengthService patientsCardiac proceduresHospital differences
2009
Gender Differences in Procedure-Related Adverse Events in Patients Receiving Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Therapy
Peterson PN, Daugherty SL, Wang Y, Vidaillet HJ, Heidenreich PA, Curtis JP, Masoudi FA. Gender Differences in Procedure-Related Adverse Events in Patients Receiving Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Therapy. Circulation 2009, 119: 1078-1084. PMID: 19221223, DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.108.793463.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHospital adverse eventsImplantable cardioverter-defibrillator therapyMajor adverse eventsAdverse eventsCardioverter-defibrillator therapyICD implantationHigh riskNational Cardiovascular Data Registry ICD RegistryNew York Heart Association functional statusFirst-time ICD implantationAdverse event ratesInvasive cardiac proceduresHeart failureICD RegistryNonischemic cardiomyopathyMultivariable analysisCardiac proceduresUnadjusted analysesFunctional statusHospital characteristicsBiventricular ICDsMultivariable modelEvent ratesPatientsWomen