Primer on statistical interpretation or methods report card on propensity-score matching in the cardiology literature from 2004 to 2006: a systematic review.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Left ventricular assist device (LVAD) therapy is an increasingly viable alternative for patients who are not candidates for heart transplantation or who are waiting for a suitable donor. We aimed to determine whether there is an association between sex, race/ethnicity, insurance coverage, and neighborhood in...

journal_title：Circulation. Cardiovascular quality and outcomes

authors： Wang X,Luke AA,Vader JM,Maddox TM,Joynt Maddox KE

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:As part of state-mandated public reporting of outcomes after percutaneous coronary interventions (PCIs) in Massachusetts, procedural and clinical data were prospectively collected. Variables associated with higher mortality were audited to ensure accuracy of coding. We examined the impact of adjudication on ...

journal_title：Circulation. Cardiovascular quality and outcomes

authors： Barringhaus KG,Zelevinsky K,Lovett A,Normand SL,Ho KK

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Exposure to tobacco smoke is associated with markers of preclinical atherosclerosis in adults, but its effect on arterial structure in adolescents is unknown. METHODS AND RESULTS:Healthy 13-year-old adolescents from the atherosclerosis prevention trial STRIP were studied. Maximum carotid and aortic intima-m...

journal_title：Circulation. Cardiovascular quality and outcomes

authors： Kallio K,Jokinen E,Saarinen M,Hämäläinen M,Volanen I,Kaitosaari T,Rönnemaa T,Viikari J,Raitakari OT,Simell O

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Instruments to assess symptom burden and quality of life among patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) have not been well evaluated in community practice or associated with patient outcomes. METHODS AND RESULTS:Using data from 10 087 AF patients in the Outcomes Registry for Better Informed Treatment of AF (O...

journal_title：Circulation. Cardiovascular quality and outcomes

authors： Freeman JV,Simon DN,Go AS,Spertus J,Fonarow GC,Gersh BJ,Hylek EM,Kowey PR,Mahaffey KW,Thomas LE,Chang P,Peterson ED,Piccini JP,Outcomes Registry for Better Informed Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation (ORBIT-AF) Investigators and

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Clinical and US regulatory guidelines for patients with mechanical circulatory support (MCS) require the identification of a caregiver to assist with MCS care. There is limited understanding of the impact of MCS caregiving on patients and caregivers. The purpose of this study was to examine how living with M...

journal_title：Circulation. Cardiovascular quality and outcomes

authors： Magasi S,Buono S,Yancy CW,Ramirez RD,Grady KL

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Background Hospital management practices are associated with cardiovascular process of care measures and patient outcomes. However, management practices related to acute cardiac care in India has not been studied. Methods and Results We measured management practices through semistructured, in-person interviews with ho...

journal_title：Circulation. Cardiovascular quality and outcomes

authors： Yoo SGK,Davies D,Mohanan PP,Baldridge AS,Charles PM,Schumacher M,Bhalla S,Devarajan R,Hirschhorn LR,Prabhakaran D,Huffman MD

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Background Since the direct oral anticoagulants (DOAC) were introduced, oral anticoagulant (OAC) prescription patterns have rapidly changed in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF). We aimed to evaluate the evolving trends of OAC use in a large nationwide cohort and specifically examine the changes in patient profile...

journal_title：Circulation. Cardiovascular quality and outcomes

authors： Lee SR,Choi EK,Kwon S,Jung JH,Han KD,Cha MJ,Oh S,Lip GYH

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Heart failure guidelines recommend routine monitoring of serum potassium, and renal function in patients treated with a mineralocorticoid receptor antagonist (MRA). How these recommendations are implemented in high-risk patients or according to setting of drug initiation is poorly characterized. METHODS AND...

journal_title：Circulation. Cardiovascular quality and outcomes

authors： Cooper LB,Hammill BG,Peterson ED,Pitt B,Maciejewski ML,Curtis LH,Hernandez AF

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Little is known about ethnic differences in poststroke depression (PSD) in the United States. This study aims to estimate the prevalence of PSD at 90 days after first-ever stroke and to examine ethnic differences in the prevalence between Mexican Americans (MAs) and non-Hispanic whites (NHWs). METHODS AND R...

journal_title：Circulation. Cardiovascular quality and outcomes

authors： Dong L,Sánchez BN,Skolarus LE,Morgenstern LB,Lisabeth LD

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:As recently demonstrated, random allocation to rosuvastatin results in large relative risk reductions for first cardiovascular events among apparently healthy men and women with low levels of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol but elevated levels of high-sensitivity C-reactive protein. However, whether the ...

journal_title：Circulation. Cardiovascular quality and outcomes

authors： Ridker PM,MacFadyen JG,Fonseca FA,Genest J,Gotto AM,Kastelein JJ,Koenig W,Libby P,Lorenzatti AJ,Nordestgaard BG,Shepherd J,Willerson JT,Glynn RJ,JUPITER Study Group.

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Clinical prediction models (CPMs) estimate the probability of clinical outcomes and hold the potential to improve decision making and individualize care. For patients with cardiovascular disease, there are numerous CPMs available although the extent of this literature is not well described. METHODS AND RESU...

journal_title：Circulation. Cardiovascular quality and outcomes

authors： Wessler BS,Lai Yh L,Kramer W,Cangelosi M,Raman G,Lutz JS,Kent DM

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Among individuals without hypertension based on clinic blood pressure (BP), it is unclear who should be screened for masked hypertension, defined as having hypertension based on out-of-clinic BP. We hypothesized that individuals with a higher 10-year predicted atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) r...

journal_title：Circulation. Cardiovascular quality and outcomes

authors： Anstey DE,Booth JN 3rd,Abdalla M,Spruill TM,Min YI,Muntner P,Shimbo D

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although pay for performance (P4P) has become common, many worry that P4P will lead providers to avoid offering surgical procedures to the sickest patients out of concern that poor outcomes will lead to financial penalties. METHODS AND RESULTS:We used Medicare data to compare change in rates of coronary art...

journal_title：Circulation. Cardiovascular quality and outcomes

authors： Epstein AM,Joynt KE,Jha AK,Orav EJ

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Prior studies of the impact of psychiatric comorbidity on outcomes after acute myocardial infarction (AMI) have frequently relied on inpatient secondary diagnosis codes. This study compared associations between psychiatric comorbidity and AMI outcomes that were derived using secondary diagnosis codes and cod...

journal_title：Circulation. Cardiovascular quality and outcomes

authors： Abrams TE,Vaughan-Sarrazin M,Rosenthal GE

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Temporal trends in stroke incidence are unclear. We aimed to examine age- and sex-specific temporal trends in incidence of fatal and nonfatal hospitalized stroke in Scotland from 1986 to 2005. METHODS AND RESULTS:Mean age at the time of first stroke was 70.8 (SD, 12.9) years in men and 76.4 (12.9) years in ...

journal_title：Circulation. Cardiovascular quality and outcomes

authors： Lewsey JD,Jhund PS,Gillies M,Chalmers JW,Redpath A,Kelso L,Briggs A,Walters M,Langhorne P,Capewell S,McMurray JJ,MacIntyre K

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Despite the widespread availability of effective and affordable therapies, hypertension remains this country's most significant modifiable cardiovascular risk factor. Approximately 30% to 50% of individuals with hypertension currently fail to reach guideline-recommended target blood pressure (BP) goals. Alth...

journal_title：Circulation. Cardiovascular quality and outcomes

authors： Shah BR,Thomas KL,Elliot-Bynum S,Thomas K,Damon K,Allen LaPointe N,Calhoun SA,Thomas L,Mathews R,Califf RM,Peterson ED

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:High body mass index (BMI) increases the probability of indeterminate findings on diagnostic studies, length of stay, and cost of care for hospitalized patients. No study has examined the economic and operational impact of BMI in patients with chest complaints presenting to the emergency department (ED). The...

journal_title：Circulation. Cardiovascular quality and outcomes

authors： Peitz GW,Troyer J,Jones AE,Shapiro NI,Nelson RD,Hernandez J,Kline JA

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Whether apolipoprotein B (apoB) or non-high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) adds to the predictive power of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) for cardiovascular risk remains controversial. METHODS AND RESULTS:This meta-analysis is based on all the published epidemiological studies that con...

journal_title：Circulation. Cardiovascular quality and outcomes

authors： Sniderman AD,Williams K,Contois JH,Monroe HM,McQueen MJ,de Graaf J,Furberg CD

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Geriatric conditions may influence outcomes among patients receiving implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs). We sought to determine the prevalence of frailty and dementia among older adults receiving primary prevention ICDs and to determine the impact of multimorbidity on mortality within 1 year of I...

journal_title：Circulation. Cardiovascular quality and outcomes

authors： Green AR,Leff B,Wang Y,Spatz ES,Masoudi FA,Peterson PN,Daugherty SL,Matlock DD

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Evidence suggests that recent and projected future investments in percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) programs at US hospitals fail to increase access to timely reperfusion for patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction. METHODS AND RESULTS:We set out to estimate the annual number and cos...

journal_title：Circulation. Cardiovascular quality and outcomes

authors： Concannon TW,Nelson J,Kent DM,Griffith JL

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Patients on dialysis who have an acute myocardial infarction (AMI) have an exceedingly poor prognosis, but it is unknown to what extent guideline-recommended interventions and treatments are used and to which benefit. We aimed to assess temporal changes in the use of treatments and survival rates in dialysis...

journal_title：Circulation. Cardiovascular quality and outcomes

authors： Szummer K,Lindhagen L,Evans M,Spaak J,Koul S,Åkerblom A,Carrero JJ,Jernberg T

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Identifying patients at increased risk of contrast-associated acute kidney injury (CA-AKI) can help target risk mitigation strategies toward these individuals during percutaneous coronary intervention. Illuminating which risk models best stratify risk is an important foundation for such quality improvement e...

journal_title：Circulation. Cardiovascular quality and outcomes

authors： Ma B,Allen DW,Graham MM,Har BJ,Tyrrell B,Tan Z,Spertus JA,Brown JR,Matheny ME,Hemmelgarn BR,Pannu N,James MT

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The National Cardiovascular Data Registry CathPCI Registry was recently linked with longitudinal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid (CMS) claims data. The degree to which this linked cohort is representative of the overall CathPCI Registry and CMS PCI populations is unknown. METHODS AND RESULTS:CathPCI Registr...

journal_title：Circulation. Cardiovascular quality and outcomes

authors： Brennan JM,Peterson ED,Messenger JC,Rumsfeld JS,Weintraub WS,Anstrom KJ,Eisenstein EL,Milford-Beland S,Grau-Sepulveda MV,Booth ME,Dokholyan RS,Douglas PS,Duke Clinical Research Institute DEcIDE Team.

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Clear and consistent definitions of hypertension and hypertension control are crucial to guide diagnosis, treatment, and surveillance. A variety of surveillance definitions are in frequent use, resulting in variation of reported hypertension prevalence and control, even when based on the same data set. METH...

journal_title：Circulation. Cardiovascular quality and outcomes

authors： Crim MT,Yoon SS,Ortiz E,Wall HK,Schober S,Gillespie C,Sorlie P,Keenan N,Labarthe D,Hong Y

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Women have an unexplained worse outcome after myocardial infarction (MI) compared with men in many studies. Depressive symptoms predict adverse post-MI outcomes and are more prevalent among women than men. We examined whether depressive symptoms contribute to women's worse outcomes after MI. METHODS AND RES...

journal_title：Circulation. Cardiovascular quality and outcomes

authors： Parashar S,Rumsfeld JS,Reid KJ,Buchanan D,Dawood N,Khizer S,Lichtman J,Vaccarino V,PREMIER Registry Investigators.

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Whether measuring and reporting of coronary artery calcium scores (CACS) might lead to changes in cardiovascular risk management is not established. In this observational study, we examined whether high baseline CACS were associated with the initiation as well continuation of new lipid-lowering medication (L...

journal_title：Circulation. Cardiovascular quality and outcomes

authors： Nasir K,McClelland RL,Blumenthal RS,Goff DC Jr,Hoffmann U,Psaty BM,Greenland P,Kronmal RA,Budoff MJ

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Improving health-related quality of life (HRQoL) is an important treatment goal in the management of patients with atrial fibrillation (AF). Uncertainty exists as to whether patients' HRQoL differ when treated with medical rhythm control or rate control. We compared HRQoL between patients treated with rhythm...

journal_title：Circulation. Cardiovascular quality and outcomes

authors： Ha AC,Breithardt G,Camm AJ,Crijns HJ,Fitzmaurice GM,Kowey PR,Le Heuzey JY,Naditch-Brûlé L,Prystowsky EN,Schwartz PJ,Torp-Pedersen C,Weintraub WS,Dorian P

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Mobile health technologies are low cost, scalable interventions with the potential to promote patient engagement and behavior change. We aimed to test whether a culturally sensitive text messaging intervention supporting secondary prevention improves the control of risk factors in patients with coronary hear...

journal_title：Circulation. Cardiovascular quality and outcomes

authors： Zheng X,Spatz ES,Bai X,Huo X,Ding Q,Horak P,Wu X,Guan W,Chow CK,Yan X,Sun Y,Wang X,Zhang H,Liu J,Li J,Li X,Spertus JA,Masoudi FA,Krumholz HM

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Background Conducting randomized controlled trials to investigate survival in a rare disease like pulmonary arterial hypertension has considerable ethical and logistical constraints. In many studies, such as the Study with an Endothelin Receptor Antagonist in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension to Improve Clinical Outcome...

journal_title：Circulation. Cardiovascular quality and outcomes

authors： Torbicki A,Bacchi M,Delcroix M,Farber HW,Ghofrani HA,Hennessy B,Jansa P,Mehta S,Perchenet L,Pulido T,Rosenberg D,Rubin LJ,Sastry BKS,Simonneau G,Sitbon O,Souza R,Wei LJ,Channick R,Benza R

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Little is known regarding the adoption of direct thrombin inhibitors in clinical practice. We examine trends in oral anticoagulation for the prevention of thromboembolism in the United States. METHODS AND RESULTS:We used the IMS Health National Disease and Therapeutic Index, a nationally representative audi...

journal_title：Circulation. Cardiovascular quality and outcomes

authors： Kirley K,Qato DM,Kornfield R,Stafford RS,Alexander GC

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00