2012
Impact of Community Wealth on Use of Cardiac-Resynchronization Therapy With Defibrillators for Heart Failure Patients
Farmer S, Tuohy E, Small D, Wang Y, Groeneveld P. Impact of Community Wealth on Use of Cardiac-Resynchronization Therapy With Defibrillators for Heart Failure Patients. Circulation Cardiovascular Quality And Outcomes 2012, 5: 798-807. PMID: 23093561, DOI: 10.1161/circoutcomes.112.965509.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedCardiac Resynchronization TherapyCardiac Resynchronization Therapy DevicesChi-Square DistributionCommunity Health ServicesDefibrillators, ImplantableEconomics, HospitalElectric CountershockFemaleHealth Care CostsHealth Services AccessibilityHealthcare DisparitiesHeart FailureHumansIncomeLinear ModelsLogistic ModelsMaleMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisOdds RatioRegistriesResidence CharacteristicsRetrospective StudiesTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesConceptsCardiac resynchronization therapyHospital resourcesNational Cardiovascular Data RegistryHeart failure patientsHeart failure therapyPatient-level variablesMajor health policy concernFailure patientsFailure therapyInsurance statusHospital characteristicsPatient stayCardiovascular disease treatmentHealth policy concernData registryPatientsPatient volumeMedian household incomeHealth policyTherapyInsurance coverageSignificant predictorsDisease treatmentHospital ownershipAverage median household income
2011
Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Registry Risk Score Models for Acute Procedural Complications or Death After Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Implantation
Haines DE, Wang Y, Curtis J. Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Registry Risk Score Models for Acute Procedural Complications or Death After Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Implantation. Circulation 2011, 123: 2069-2076. PMID: 21537001, DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.110.959676.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsImplantable cardioverter defibrillator implantationSimple risk scoreCardioverter-defibrillator implantationAdverse eventsRisk scoreLower riskNew York Heart Association class IIILow-risk subsetPrior valve surgeryAcute procedural complicationsChronic lung diseaseRisk stratification schemaAvailable clinical variablesBlood urea nitrogenIntensity of careRisk score modelLogistic regression modelsHospital complicationsAcute complicationsHospital deathValve surgeryICD implantationPostprocedural complicationsICD RegistryProcedural complications
2010
The 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
2001
The association between white blood cell count and acute myocardial infarction mortality in patients ≥65 years of age: findings from the cooperative cardiovascular project
Barron H, Harr S, Radford M, Wang Y, Krumholz H. The association between white blood cell count and acute myocardial infarction mortality in patients ≥65 years of age: findings from the cooperative cardiovascular project. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2001, 38: 1654-1661. PMID: 11704377, DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(01)01613-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionWhite blood cell countBlood cell countWBC countWhite blood cellsYears of ageIndependent predictorsCell countDevelopment of AMIAcute myocardial infarction mortalityHospital clinical eventsLong-term mortalityRisk-stratify patientsCoronary artery diseaseCooperative Cardiovascular Project databaseStrong independent predictorCooperative Cardiovascular ProjectMyocardial infarction mortalityImportant clinical implicationsHospital mortalityArtery diseaseHospital eventsClinical eventsHighest quintileLowest quintileBlood 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