2019
Thirty-Day Hospital Readmission After Acute Myocardial Infarction in China
Li J, Dharmarajan K, Bai X, Masoudi FA, Spertus JA, Li X, Zheng X, Zhang H, Yan X, Dreyer RP, Krumholz HM, Group F. Thirty-Day Hospital Readmission After Acute Myocardial Infarction in China. Circulation Cardiovascular Quality And Outcomes 2019, 12: e005628. PMID: 31092023, DOI: 10.1161/circoutcomes.119.005628.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionUnplanned cardiovascular readmissionsDays of dischargeMyocardial infarctionCardiovascular readmissionCause readmissionMost readmissionsLower riskFit Cox proportional hazards modelsST-segment elevation myocardial infarctionAcute Coronary Events (GRACE) scoreThirty-day hospital readmissionsDisease-specific health statusCox proportional hazards modelVentricular ejection fractionProportional hazards modelLow social supportBackground ReadmissionRecurrent anginaCardiovascular eventsHospital complicationsUnplanned readmissionIndex hospitalizationClinical factorsConsecutive patients
2017
Quality of Care in Chinese Hospitals: Processes and Outcomes After ST‐segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction
Downing NS, Wang Y, Dharmarajan K, Nuti SV, Murugiah K, Du X, Zheng X, Li X, Li J, Masoudi FA, Spertus JA, Jiang L, Krumholz HM. Quality of Care in Chinese Hospitals: Processes and Outcomes After ST‐segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2017, 6: e005040. PMID: 28645937, PMCID: PMC5669155, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.116.005040.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsST-elevation myocardial infarctionRisk-standardized mortality ratesQuality of careGuideline-recommended careGuideline-recommended treatmentMyocardial infarctionMortality rateST-segment elevation myocardial infarctionChina PEACE-Retrospective AMI StudyComposite rateMedian risk-standardized mortality rateProportion of patientsElevation myocardial infarctionQuality improvement initiativesProportion of opportunitiesDefect-free rateHospital levelInfarctionHospitalChinese hospitalsPatientsCareAMI studyImprovement initiativesHigh rate
2016
Coronary Catheterization and Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in China: 10-Year Results From the China PEACE-Retrospective CathPCI Study
Zheng X, Curtis JP, Hu S, Wang Y, Yang Y, Masoudi FA, Spertus JA, Li X, Li J, Dharmarajan K, Downing NS, Krumholz HM, Jiang L. Coronary Catheterization and Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in China: 10-Year Results From the China PEACE-Retrospective CathPCI Study. JAMA Internal Medicine 2016, 176: 512. PMID: 26974883, PMCID: PMC5459379, DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2016.0166.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overAngina, UnstableCardiac CatheterizationChinaCoronary Artery DiseaseDrug-Eluting StentsFemaleHospital MortalityHospitals, UrbanHumansLength of StayMaleMedical RecordsMiddle AgedMyocardial InfarctionOdds RatioOutcome Assessment, Health CarePercutaneous Coronary InterventionPostoperative ComplicationsPostoperative HemorrhageQuality of Health CareRetrospective StudiesStentsTime-to-TreatmentConceptsPercutaneous coronary interventionDrug-eluting stentsQuality of careCoronary catheterizationCoronary interventionNonobstructive coronary artery diseasePrimary percutaneous coronary interventionFuture quality improvement initiativesEvidence-based medicationsOutcomes of patientsCoronary artery diseaseClinical observational studyUse of catheterizationQuality improvement initiativesCalendar year 2001Hospital mortalityArtery diseasePatient characteristicsStable patientsTreatment patternsMedian lengthMean agePCI proceduresMedical recordsObservational study
2014
Protocol for the China PEACE (Patient-centered Evaluative Assessment of Cardiac Events) retrospective study of coronary catheterisation and percutaneous coronary intervention
Li J, Dharmarajan K, Li X, Lin Z, Normand SL, Krumholz HM, Jiang L, Group F. Protocol for the China PEACE (Patient-centered Evaluative Assessment of Cardiac Events) retrospective study of coronary catheterisation and percutaneous coronary intervention. BMJ Open 2014, 4: e004595. PMID: 24607563, PMCID: PMC3948460, DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2013-004595.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPercutaneous coronary interventionCoronary catheterisationCoronary interventionPatient characteristicsRetrospective studyCardiovascular diseaseComplications of treatmentCost of hospitalisationMedical record abstractionPatterns of careDiagnostic testing patternsTwo-stage clusterHospital outcomesRecord abstractionChinese healthcare systemStudy protocolCase ascertainmentImproved careCatheterisationProcedural treatmentsHospitalCentral Ethics CommitteeChinese hospitalsPatientsChina National Center
2013
The China Patient-Centered Evaluative Assessment of Cardiac Events (China PEACE) Retrospective Study of Acute Myocardial Infarction
Dharmarajan K, Li J, Li X, Lin Z, Krumholz HM, Jiang L. The China Patient-Centered Evaluative Assessment of Cardiac Events (China PEACE) Retrospective Study of Acute Myocardial Infarction. Circulation Cardiovascular Quality And Outcomes 2013, 6: 732-740. PMID: 24221838, PMCID: PMC4054693, DOI: 10.1161/circoutcomes.113.000441.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChina PEACE-Retrospective AMI StudyAcute myocardial infarctionChina PatientRetrospective studyMyocardial infarctionOutcomes of patientsAMI studyDiagnostic testing patternsCause of deathSite of careCardiac eventsHospital outcomesPatient characteristicsHospital treatmentCardiovascular diseaseCase ascertainmentImproved care