Do Acute Myocardial Infarction and Heart Failure Readmissions Flagged as Potentially Preventable by the 3M Potentially Preventable Readmissions Software Have More Process-of-Care Problems?

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- Although older patients frequently undergo percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI), frailty, comorbidity, and quality of life are seldom part of risk prediction approaches. We assessed their incremental prognostic value over and above the risk factors in the Mayo Clinic risk score. METHODS AND RESULTS- P...

journal_title：Circulation. Cardiovascular quality and outcomes

authors： Singh M,Rihal CS,Lennon RJ,Spertus JA,Nair KS,Roger VL

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cardiac rehabilitation (CR) is recommended in clinical practice guidelines, but dose prescribed varies highly by country. This study characterized the dose offered in supervised CR programs and alternative models worldwide and their potential correlates. METHODS AND RESULTS:In this cross-sectional study, an...

journal_title：Circulation. Cardiovascular quality and outcomes

authors： Chaves G,Turk-Adawi K,Supervia M,Santiago de Araújo Pio C,Abu-Jeish AH,Mamataz T,Tarima S,Lopez Jimenez F,Grace SL

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although home blood pressure (BP) monitoring interventions have shown potential in selected populations, it is unclear whether such strategies can be generalized. We sought to determine whether a multifaceted BP control program that uses a web-based health portal (Heart360), community health coaches, and phy...

journal_title：Circulation. Cardiovascular quality and outcomes

authors： Thomas KL,Shah BR,Elliot-Bynum S,Thomas KD,Damon K,Allen LaPointe NM,Calhoun S,Thomas L,Breathett K,Mathews R,Anderson M,Califf RM,Peterson ED

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Many hospitalized medically ill patients are at risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE). Risk factors include prior VTE, older age, immobility, obesity, cardiac or respiratory failure, and cancer (at-risk patients). Although guidelines recommend use of VTE prophylaxis for at-risk patients, many may not receive ...

journal_title：Circulation. Cardiovascular quality and outcomes

authors： Pendergraft T,Liu X,Edelsberg J,Phatak H,Vera-Llonch M,Liu LZ,Oster G

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Despite improvements in prognosis following myocardial infarction (MI), racial disparities persist. The objective of this study was to examine disparities between Black and White adults in cardiovascular disease (CVD), coronary heart disease, stroke, heart failure (HF), and mortality after MI and characteris...

journal_title：Circulation. Cardiovascular quality and outcomes

authors： Blackston JW,Safford MM,Mefford MT,Freeze E,Howard G,Howard VJ,Naftel DC,Brown TM,Levitan EB

更新日期：2020-12-01 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：:Infants with complex congenital heart disease are at high risk for poor neurodevelopmental outcomes. However, implementation of dedicated congenital heart disease follow-up programs presents important infrastructure, personnel, and resource challenges. We present the development, implementation, and retrospective revi...

journal_title：Circulation. Cardiovascular quality and outcomes

authors： Chorna O,Baldwin HS,Neumaier J,Gogliotti S,Powers D,Mouvery A,Bichell D,Maitre NL

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The use of antithrombotic medications after ischemic stroke is recommended for deep vein thrombosis prophylaxis and secondary stroke prevention. We assessed the rate of receipt of these therapies among eligible ischemic stroke patients age ≥65 years and determined the effects of age and other patient charact...

journal_title：Circulation. Cardiovascular quality and outcomes

authors： Lichtman JH,Naert L,Allen NB,Watanabe E,Jones SB,Barry LC,Bravata DM,Goldstein LB

更新日期：2011-01-01 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: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: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: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: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:The 2007 update to the American Heart Association (AHA) guidelines for cardiovascular disease prevention in women recommend a simplified approach to risk stratification. We assigned Women's Health Initiative participants to risk categories as described in the guideline and evaluated clinical event rates with...

journal_title：Circulation. Cardiovascular quality and outcomes

authors： Hsia J,Rodabough RJ,Manson JE,Liu S,Freiberg MS,Graettinger W,Rosal MC,Cochrane B,Lloyd-Jones D,Robinson JG,Howard BV,Women's Health Initiative Research Group.

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Current guidelines recommend surgical revascularization (coronary artery bypass graft [CABG]) over percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in patients with diabetes mellitus and multivessel coronary artery disease. Few data are available describing revascularization patterns among these patients in the sett...

journal_title：Circulation. Cardiovascular quality and outcomes

authors： Pandey A,McGuire DK,de Lemos JA,Das SR,Berry JD,Brilakis ES,Banerjee S,Marso SP,Barsness GW,Simon DN,Roe M,Goyal A,Kosiborod M,Amsterdam EA,Kumbhani DJ

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Despite interest in using electronic health record (EHR) data to assess quality of care, the accuracy of such data is largely unknown. We sought to develop and validate transient ischemic attack and minor ischemic stroke electronic quality measures (eQMs) using EHR data. METHODS AND RESULTS:A random sample ...

journal_title：Circulation. Cardiovascular quality and outcomes

authors： Bravata DM,Myers LJ,Cheng E,Reeves M,Baye F,Yu Z,Damush T,Miech EJ,Sico J,Phipps M,Zillich A,Johanning J,Chaturvedi S,Austin C,Ferguson J,Maryfield B,Snow K,Ofner S,Graham G,Rhude R,Williams LS,Arling G

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In patients presenting with ST-segment-elevation myocardial infarction, percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) reduces mortality when compared with fibrinolysis. In other forms of coronary artery disease (CAD), however, it has been controversial whether PCI reduces mortality. In this meta-analysis, we exam...

journal_title：Circulation. Cardiovascular quality and outcomes

authors： Chacko L,P Howard J,Rajkumar C,Nowbar AN,Kane C,Mahdi D,Foley M,Shun-Shin M,Cole G,Sen S,Al-Lamee R,Francis DP,Ahmad Y

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Background Ischemic heart disease (IHD) has been considered the top cause of mortality globally. However, countries differ in their rates and there have been changes over time. Methods and Results We analyzed mortality data submitted to the World Health Organization from 2005 to 2015 by individual countries. We explor...

journal_title：Circulation. Cardiovascular quality and outcomes

authors： Nowbar AN,Gitto M,Howard JP,Francis DP,Al-Lamee R

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:RCTs (randomized controlled trials) are the preferred source of evidence to support professional societies' guidelines. The fragility index (FI), defined as the minimum number of patients whose status would need to switch from nonevent to event to render a statistically significant result nonsignificant, qua...

journal_title：Circulation. Cardiovascular quality and outcomes

authors： Gaudino M,Hameed I,Biondi-Zoccai G,Tam DY,Gerry S,Rahouma M,Khan FM,Angiolillo DJ,Benedetto U,Taggart DP,Girardi LN,Crea F,Ruel M,Fremes SE

更新日期：2019-12-01 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

abstract：BACKGROUND:Women have an increased risk of rehospitalization in the immediate postdischarge period; however, few studies have determined how readmission risk dynamically changes on a day-to-day basis over the full year after hospitalization by sex and how these differences compare with the risk for mortality. METHODS ...

journal_title：Circulation. Cardiovascular quality and outcomes

authors： Dreyer RP,Dharmarajan K,Hsieh AF,Welsh J,Qin L,Krumholz HM

更新日期：2017-05-01 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: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: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:Recent studies have demonstrated an association between moderate kidney dysfunction and sudden cardiac death in people with cardiovascular disease. METHODS AND RESULTS:The study was a longitudinal analysis among 4465 participants from the Cardiovascular Health Study without prevalent cardiovascular disease ...

journal_title：Circulation. Cardiovascular quality and outcomes

authors： Deo R,Sotoodehnia N,Katz R,Sarnak MJ,Fried LF,Chonchol M,Kestenbaum B,Psaty BM,Siscovick DS,Shlipak MG

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hemoglobin A1C (HbA1C) is associated with increased risk of cardiovascular events, but its use for prediction of cardiovascular disease (CVD) events in combination with conventional risk factors has not been well defined. METHODS AND RESULTS:To understand the effect of HbA1C on CVD risk in the context of ot...

journal_title：Circulation. Cardiovascular quality and outcomes

authors： Jarmul JA,Pignone M,Pletcher MJ

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Reducing hospital readmission after acute myocardial infarction (AMI) has the potential to both improve quality and reduce costs. As such, readmission after AMI has been a target of financial penalties through Medicare. However, substantial concern exists about potential adverse effects and efficacious readm...

journal_title：Circulation. Cardiovascular quality and outcomes

authors： Wasfy JH,Hidrue MK,Ngo J,Tanguturi VK,Cafiero-Fonseca ET,Thompson RW,Johnson N,McDermott ST,Singh JP,Del Carmen MG,Ferris TG

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Despite ongoing efforts to improve the quality of pediatric resuscitation, it remains unknown whether survival in children with in-hospital cardiac arrest has improved. METHODS AND RESULTS:Between 2000 and 2009, we identified children (<18 years of age) with an in-hospital cardiac arrest at hospitals with >...

journal_title：Circulation. Cardiovascular quality and outcomes

authors： Girotra S,Spertus JA,Li Y,Berg RA,Nadkarni VM,Chan PS,American Heart Association Get With the Guidelines–Resuscitation Investigators.

更新日期：2013-01-01 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