2012
LOW BODY MASS INDEX IS ASSOCIATED WITH IN-HOSPITAL ADVERSE EVENTS AND MORTALITY AMONG IMPLANTABLE CARDIOVERTER-DEFIBRILLATOR RECIPIENTS ENROLLED IN THE NCDR IMPLANTABLE CARDIOVERTER DEFIBRILLATOR REGISTRY
Hsu J, Varosy P, Bao H, Wang Y, Curtis J, Marcus G. LOW BODY MASS INDEX IS ASSOCIATED WITH IN-HOSPITAL ADVERSE EVENTS AND MORTALITY AMONG IMPLANTABLE CARDIOVERTER-DEFIBRILLATOR RECIPIENTS ENROLLED IN THE NCDR IMPLANTABLE CARDIOVERTER DEFIBRILLATOR REGISTRY. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2012, 59: e715. DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(12)60716-5.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2010
BLOOD PRESSURE, BUN, CREATININE, CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE AND CARDIAC ARREST (B2C3 SCORE) PREDICTS PROCEDURE MORTALITY FOR ELECTIVE ICD IMPLANTATION: DATA FROM THE NATIONAL ICD REGISTRY (ICDR®)
Haines D, Curtis J, Wang Y. BLOOD PRESSURE, BUN, CREATININE, CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE AND CARDIAC ARREST (B2C3 SCORE) PREDICTS PROCEDURE MORTALITY FOR ELECTIVE ICD IMPLANTATION: DATA FROM THE NATIONAL ICD REGISTRY (ICDR®). Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2010, 55: a10.e99. DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(10)60100-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchThe relationship between systolic blood pressure on admission and mortality in older patients with heart failure
Vidán MT, Bueno H, Wang Y, Schreiner G, Ross JS, Chen J, Krumholz HM. The relationship between systolic blood pressure on admission and mortality in older patients with heart failure. European Journal Of Heart Failure 2010, 12: 148-155. PMID: 20083624, PMCID: PMC2807767, DOI: 10.1093/eurjhf/hfp195.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdmission systolic blood pressureSystolic blood pressureHeart failureBlood pressureOlder patientsNational Heart Failure ProjectHigher systolic blood pressureInitial systolic blood pressureHeart Failure ProjectMultivariable logistic regressionPrevious hypertensionSBP 90Ventricular dysfunctionClinical factorsIndependent associationOdds ratioMedicare patientsMortality ratePatientsMmHgLogistic regressionMortalityAdmissionSubgroupsInverse relationship
2005
77 ADMISSION BODY TEMPERATURE AND MORTALITY IN PATIENTS HOSPITALIZED FOR HEART FAILURE
Nallamothu B, Payvar S, Wang Y, Kosiborod M, Foody J, Masoudi F, Havranek E, Casscells S, Krumholz H. 77 ADMISSION BODY TEMPERATURE AND MORTALITY IN PATIENTS HOSPITALIZED FOR HEART FAILURE. Journal Of Investigative Medicine 2005, 53: s400. DOI: 10.2310/6650.2005.00205.76.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOne-year mortalityAdmission body temperatureHeart failureWorse survivalBody temperatureLow body temperatureLogistic regressionPatients 65 yearsAdvanced heart failurePATIENTS HOSPITALIZEDHospital deathMultivariate adjustmentPatient subgroupsIndependent associationClinical dataStudy populationPatientsPolynomial logistic regressionCare ProjectMortalityHospitalSurvivalFailureSignificant relationshipHospitalized
2004
The association of 6-minute walk performance and outcomes in stable outpatients with heart failure
Curtis J, Rathore S, Wang Y, Krumholz H. The association of 6-minute walk performance and outcomes in stable outpatients with heart failure. Journal Of Cardiac Failure 2004, 10: 9-14. DOI: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2003.08.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHeart failureWalk testStable outpatientsDigitalis Investigation Group trialRisk of deathCause mortalityIdentifies patientsMultivariable analysisPrognostic valuePrognostic informationGroup trialsWalk performancePatientsTest distanceMortalityDeathOutpatientsOutcomesFailureAssociationBackgroundWeTrialsMonths
2003
The association of left ventricular ejection fraction, mortality, and cause of death in stable patients with heart failure
Curtis J, Sokol S, Wang Y, Rathore S, Ko D, Jadbabaie F, Portnay E, Marshalko S, Radford M, Krumholz H. The association of left ventricular ejection fraction, mortality, and cause of death in stable patients with heart failure. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2003, 41: 219-220. DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(03)81606-6.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2001
Blood Transfusion in Elderly Patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction
Wu W, Rathore S, Wang Y, Radford M, Krumholz H. Blood Transfusion in Elderly Patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction. New England Journal Of Medicine 2001, 345: 1230-1236. PMID: 11680442, DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa010615.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionBlood transfusionMyocardial infarctionElderly patientsHematocrit valuesMortality rateLower short-term mortality rateMedicare beneficiaries 65 yearsShort-term mortality rateUse of transfusionsCoronary artery diseaseBeneficiaries 65 yearsDegree of anemiaLow hematocrit valuesArtery diseaseRetrospective studySubgroup analysisTransfusionPatientsAdmissionInfarctionMortalityHematocritAdverse effectsAnemia