2020
Sex Differences in 1‐Year Health Status Following Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in Patients Without Acute Myocardial Infarction: Results From the China PEACE Prospective Study
Zheng X, Dreyer RP, Curtis JP, Liu S, Xu X, Bai X, Li X, Zhang H, Wang S, Masoudi FA, Spertus JA, Li J, Krumholz HM, Group F. Sex Differences in 1‐Year Health Status Following Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in Patients Without Acute Myocardial Infarction: Results From the China PEACE Prospective Study. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2020, 9: e014421. PMID: 32131687, PMCID: PMC7335522, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.119.014421.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPercutaneous coronary interventionAcute myocardial infarctionSAQ Summary ScoreCoronary interventionHealth status outcomesMyocardial infarctionHealth statusSummary scoresSAQ qualityAngina frequencyStatus outcomesPercutaneous coronary intervention studiesSAQ angina frequency scoreAngina frequency scoreCoronary Intervention StudyMarginal clinical significanceSAQ angina frequencyCardiac risk factorsChinese tertiary hospitalBackground Sex differencesSex differencesMultivariable adjustmentDiabetes mellitusTertiary hospitalLife scores
2018
Association of the US Department of Justice Investigation of Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillators and Devices Not Meeting the Medicare National Coverage Determination, 2007-2015
Desai NR, Bourdillon PM, Parzynski CS, Brindis RG, Spatz ES, Masters C, Minges KE, Peterson P, Masoudi FA, Oetgen WJ, Buxton A, Zipes DP, Curtis JP. Association of the US Department of Justice Investigation of Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillators and Devices Not Meeting the Medicare National Coverage Determination, 2007-2015. JAMA 2018, 320: 63-71. PMID: 29971398, PMCID: PMC6583049, DOI: 10.1001/jama.2018.8151.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary prevention ICDsNon-Medicare beneficiariesAbsolute decreaseNational Cardiovascular Data Registry ICD RegistrySerial cross-sectional analysisStudy periodImplantable cardioverter defibrillatorRelative decreaseCross-sectional analysisProportion of devicesInitial ICDICD RegistryPrimary preventionCardioverter defibrillatorMAIN OUTCOMEMedicare beneficiariesUS hospitalsHospital groupHospitalICDMore rapid decreasesModest decreaseDepartmentMedicareUS Department
2012
Characteristics and Long-Term Outcomes of Percutaneous Revascularization of Unprotected Left Main Coronary Artery Stenosis in the United States A Report From the National Cardiovascular Data Registry, 2004 to 2008
Brennan JM, Dai D, Patel MR, Rao SV, Armstrong EJ, Messenger JC, Curtis JP, Shunk KA, Anstrom KJ, Eisenstein EL, Weintraub WS, Peterson ED, Douglas PS, Hillegass WB. Characteristics and Long-Term Outcomes of Percutaneous Revascularization of Unprotected Left Main Coronary Artery Stenosis in the United States A Report From the National Cardiovascular Data Registry, 2004 to 2008. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2012, 59: 648-654. PMID: 22322080, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2011.10.883.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsULMCA percutaneous coronary interventionPercutaneous coronary interventionMain coronary artery stenosisU.S. clinical practiceMajor adverse eventsCoronary artery stenosisAdverse eventsULMCA stenosisCoronary interventionHazard ratioArtery stenosisUnprotected left main coronary artery stenosisClinical practiceLeft main coronary artery stenosisComposite major adverse eventsUnited States A ReportPercutaneous coronary intervention registryHospital mortality rateCoronary Intervention RegistryLong-term outcomesHigh procedural riskBare metal stentsDrug-eluting stentsHospital mortalityPCI use
2009
National Efforts to Improve Door-to-Balloon Time Results From the Door-to-Balloon Alliance
Bradley EH, Nallamothu BK, Herrin J, Ting HH, Stern AF, Nembhard IM, Yuan CT, Green JC, Kline-Rogers E, Wang Y, Curtis JP, Webster TR, Masoudi FA, Fonarow GC, Brush JE, Krumholz HM. National Efforts to Improve Door-to-Balloon Time Results From the Door-to-Balloon Alliance. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2009, 54: 2423-2429. PMID: 20082933, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2009.11.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsST-segment elevation myocardial infarctionD2B AllianceBalloon (D2B) AllianceHospital presentationD2B timeNational Cardiovascular Data Registry CathPCI RegistryPrimary percutaneous coronary interventionElevation myocardial infarctionPercutaneous coronary interventionLikelihood of patientsCathPCI RegistryCoronary interventionBalloon timeMyocardial infarctionAmerican CollegePatientsHospitalLongitudinal studyNational Quality CampaignOne-halfPresentationMinNational effortsInfarctionRegistry
2005
The Impact of Clinical Trials on the Use of Hormone Replacement Therapy
Kim N, Gross C, Curtis J, Stettin G, Wogen S, Choe N, Krumholz HM. The Impact of Clinical Trials on the Use of Hormone Replacement Therapy. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2005, 20: 1026-1031. PMID: 16307628, PMCID: PMC1490267, DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1497.2005.0221.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAge DistributionAgedClinical Trials as TopicFemaleHormone Replacement TherapyHumansInformation DisseminationInsurance, Pharmaceutical ServicesLongitudinal StudiesMiddle AgedPatient Acceptance of Health CarePractice Patterns, Physicians'Retrospective StudiesTreatment RefusalUnited StatesConceptsWomen's Health InitiativeHormone replacement therapyHRT useHRT discontinuationReplacement therapyHealth initiativesHormone replacement therapy useLocal practice patternsHRT prescriptionHRT usersMarked regional variationPrescription fillingTherapy useClinical behaviorClinical trialsPractice patternsSubstantial geographic variationTrial publicationsDiscontinuationHealth databasesTrial dataAge groupsRapid effectsWest South CentralTrial results