Effect of provider volume on the accuracy of hospital report cards: a Monte Carlo study.

abstract：BACKGROUND:The association of psychological variables with cardiovascular health might depend on socioeconomic status. We examined the moderating effect of occupational grade on the association between depression and incident cardiac events among middle-aged workers from the GAZEL cohort. METHODS AND RESULTS:A total o...

journal_title：Circulation. Cardiovascular quality and outcomes

authors： Lemogne C,Meneton P,Wiernik E,Quesnot A,Consoli SM,Ducimetière P,Nabi H,Empana JP,Hoertel N,Limosin F,Goldberg M,Zins M

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Sex and neighborhood socioeconomic status (nSES) may independently affect the care and outcomes of acute coronary syndrome, partly through barriers in timely access to cardiac catheterization. We sought to determine whether sex modifies the association between nSES and the receipt of cardiac catheterization ...

journal_title：Circulation. Cardiovascular quality and outcomes

authors： Fabreau GE,Leung AA,Southern DA,Knudtson ML,McWilliams JM,Ayanian JZ,Ghali WA

更新日期：2014-07-01 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:As new techniques emerge to quantify patients' health status, new opportunities are created to validate patient-reported outcome questionnaires. The Seattle Angina Questionnaire (SAQ), a widely used coronary artery disease-specific health status tool, has not been validated against daily records of angina fr...

journal_title：Circulation. Cardiovascular quality and outcomes

authors： Arnold SV,Kosiborod M,Li Y,Jones PG,Yue P,Belardinelli L,Spertus JA

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Consumer-reported patient-provider communication (PPC) assessed by Consumer Assessment of Health Plans Survey in ambulatory settings is incorporated as a complementary value metric for patient-centered care of chronic conditions in pay-for-performance programs. In this study, we examine the relationship of P...

journal_title：Circulation. Cardiovascular quality and outcomes

authors： Okunrintemi V,Spatz ES,Di Capua P,Salami JA,Valero-Elizondo J,Warraich H,Virani SS,Blaha MJ,Blankstein R,Butt AA,Borden WB,Dharmarajan K,Ting H,Krumholz HM,Nasir K

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The effects of lifestyle changes and evolving treatment practices on coronary disease incidence rates, demographic and clinical profile, and the short-term outcomes of patients hospitalized with acute myocardial infarction have not been well characterized. The purpose of this study was to examine multidecade...

journal_title：Circulation. Cardiovascular quality and outcomes

authors： Floyd KC,Yarzebski J,Spencer FA,Lessard D,Dalen JE,Alpert JS,Gore JM,Goldberg RJ

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cardiac perforation is a feared complication of implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) lead implantation because of the potential for significant morbidity and mortality. Predictors of perforation and the severity of associated adverse events have not been well studied. We sought to identify predictors...

journal_title：Circulation. Cardiovascular quality and outcomes

authors： Hsu JC,Varosy PD,Bao H,Dewland TA,Curtis JP,Marcus GM

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Some patients with severe symptomatic aortic stenosis (AS) do not undergo aortic valve replacement (AVR) despite demonstrated symptomatic and survival advantages and despite unequivocal guideline recommendations for surgical evaluation. METHODS AND RESULTS:In 3 large tertiary care institutions (university, ...

journal_title：Circulation. Cardiovascular quality and outcomes

authors： Bach DS,Siao D,Girard SE,Duvernoy C,McCallister BD Jr,Gualano SK

更新日期：2009-11-01 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:Patients with diabetes are frequently admitted for acute myocardial infarction (AMI) on antihyperglycemic agents but may be discharged without glucose-lowering therapy. We examined the frequency of this practice and evaluated the associated outcomes of readmission and mortality. METHODS AND RESULTS:We condu...

journal_title：Circulation. Cardiovascular quality and outcomes

authors： Lipska KJ,Wang Y,Kosiborod M,Masoudi FA,Havranek EP,Krumholz HM,Inzucchi SE

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Early readmissions among older adults hospitalized for acute myocardial infarction (AMI) are costly and difficult to predict. Aging-related functional impairments may inform risk prediction but are unavailable in most studies. Our objective was to, therefore, develop and validate an AMI readmission risk mode...

journal_title：Circulation. Cardiovascular quality and outcomes

authors： Dodson JA,Hajduk AM,Murphy TE,Geda M,Krumholz HM,Tsang S,Nanna MG,Tinetti ME,Goldstein D,Forman DE,Alexander KP,Gill TM,Chaudhry SI

更新日期：2019-05-01 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:Using electronic health records data to predict events and onset of diseases is increasingly common. Relatively little is known, although, about the tradeoffs between data requirements and model utility. METHODS AND RESULTS:We examined the performance of machine learning models trained to detect prediagnost...

journal_title：Circulation. Cardiovascular quality and outcomes

authors： Ng K,Steinhubl SR,deFilippi C,Dey S,Stewart WF

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Report cards of risk-adjusted mortality rates of individual cardiac surgeons have been publicly available in New York State since 1991. A survey of New York cardiologists in 1996 found that these report cards had little effect on their referral recommendations to cardiac surgeons. It is unknown whether the i...

journal_title：Circulation. Cardiovascular quality and outcomes

authors： Brown DL,Epstein AM,Schneider EC

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In many countries, a majority of stroke patients are not assessed for long-term functional outcome owing to limited resources and time. We investigated whether automatic assessment of the modified Rankin Scale (mRS) based on a mobile phone questionnaire may serve as an alternative to mRS assessments at clini...

journal_title：Circulation. Cardiovascular quality and outcomes

authors： Cooray C,Matusevicius M,Wahlgren N,Ahmed N

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cardiovascular prevention guidelines use estimated 10-year atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk based on the pooled cohort equations to guide treatment decisions and engage patients in shared decision-making. We sought to determine patient perceived versus actual risk of atherosclerotic CVD and ...

journal_title：Circulation. Cardiovascular quality and outcomes

authors： Navar AM,Wang TY,Li S,Mi X,Li Z,Robinson JG,Virani SS,Peterson ED

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Nearly half of Americans with diagnosed hypertension have uncontrolled blood pressure (BP) while some integrated healthcare systems, such as Kaiser Permanente Northern California, have achieved control rates upwards 90%. METHODS AND RESULTS:We adapted Kaiser Permanente's evidence-based treatment protocols i...

journal_title：Circulation. Cardiovascular quality and outcomes

authors： Fontil V,Gupta R,Moise N,Chen E,Guzman D,McCulloch CE,Bibbins-Domingo K

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:BACKGROUND- In 2008, the American Heart Association (AHA) recommended a 2-step screening method, consisting of the 2-item Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-2) followed by the 9-item Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9), for identifying depression in cardiovascular patients. The accuracy and prognostic value of this sc...

journal_title：Circulation. Cardiovascular quality and outcomes

authors： Elderon L,Smolderen KG,Na B,Whooley MA

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Stress testing after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in fee-for-service settings is common and rates vary by hospital. Rates of stress testing after PCI within integrated healthcare systems, such as the Veterans Affairs (VA) are unknown. METHODS AND RESULTS:We evaluated all VA patients who underwen...

journal_title：Circulation. Cardiovascular quality and outcomes

authors： Bradley SM,Hess E,Winchester DE,Sussman JB,Aggarwal V,Maddox TM,Barón AE,Rumsfeld JS,Ho PM

更新日期：2015-09-01 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:Nonelective procedure status is the greatest risk factor for postoperative morbidity and mortality in patients undergoing thoracic aortic operations. We hypothesized that uninsured patients were more likely to require nonelective thoracic aortic operation due to decreased access to preventative care and elec...

journal_title：Circulation. Cardiovascular quality and outcomes

authors： Andersen ND,Brennan JM,Zhao Y,Williams JB,Williams ML,Smith PK,Scarborough JE,Hughes GC

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Propensity-score matching is frequently used in the cardiology literature. Recent systematic reviews have found that this method is, in general, poorly implemented in the medical literature. The study objective was to examine the quality of the implementation of propensity-score matching in the general cardi...

journal_title：Circulation. Cardiovascular quality and outcomes

authors： Austin PC

更新日期：2008-09-01 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:Several antiplatelet medications used during and after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) are contraindicated for specific patient groups. A broad assessment of contraindicated medication use and associated clinical outcomes is not well described. METHODS AND RESULTS:Using national Veterans Affairs Cl...

journal_title：Circulation. Cardiovascular quality and outcomes

authors： Barnes GD,Stanislawski MA,Liu W,Barón AE,Armstrong EJ,Ho PM,Klein A,Maddox TM,Nallamothu BK,Rumsfeld JS,Tsai TT,Bradley SM

更新日期：2016-07-01 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:Secondary prevention therapies improve longitudinal outcomes in patients with coronary artery disease. Previous studies showed that teaching hospitals (THs) more consistently use evidence-based secondary prevention therapies than non-THs (NTHs). It is unclear whether these differences persist after initiatio...

journal_title：Circulation. Cardiovascular quality and outcomes

authors： Tam LM,Fonarow GC,Bhatt DL,Grau-Sepulveda MV,Hernandez AF,Peterson ED,Schwamm LH,Giugliano RP,GWTG Steering Committee and Investigators.

更新日期：2013-01-01 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

abstract：BACKGROUND:The burden of cardiovascular disease as a chronic illness increasingly requires patients to assume more responsibility for their self-management. Patient education is believed to be an essential component of cardiovascular care; however, there is limited evidence about specific therapeutic patient education ...

journal_title：Circulation. Cardiovascular quality and outcomes

authors： Barnason S,White-Williams C,Rossi LP,Centeno M,Crabbe DL,Lee KS,McCabe N,Nauser J,Schulz P,Stamp K,Wood K,American Heart Association Council on Cardiovascular and Stroke Nursing; Council on Cardiovascular Disease in the Young; Coun

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Early trials evaluating the effect of omega 3 fatty acids (ω-3 FA) reported benefits for mortality and cardiovascular events but recent larger studies trials have variable findings. We assessed the effects of ω-3 FA on cardiovascular and other important clinical outcomes. METHODS AND RESULTS:We searched MED...

journal_title：Circulation. Cardiovascular quality and outcomes

authors： Kotwal S,Jun M,Sullivan D,Perkovic V,Neal B

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In 2009, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is publicly reporting hospital-level risk-standardized 30-day mortality and readmission rates after acute myocardial infarction (AMI) and heart failure (HF). We provide patterns of hospital performance, based on these measures. METHODS AND RESULTS:We cal...

journal_title：Circulation. Cardiovascular quality and outcomes

authors： Krumholz HM,Merrill AR,Schone EM,Schreiner GC,Chen J,Bradley EH,Wang Y,Wang Y,Lin Z,Straube BM,Rapp MT,Normand SL,Drye EE

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00