2015
Patterns of Use of Angiotensin‐Converting Enzyme Inhibitors/Angiotensin Receptor Blockers Among Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction in China From 2001 to 2011: China PEACE‐Retrospective AMI Study
Liu J, Masoudi FA, Spertus JA, Wang Q, Murugiah K, Spatz ES, Li J, Li X, Ross JS, Krumholz HM, Jiang L, Group C. Patterns of Use of Angiotensin‐Converting Enzyme Inhibitors/Angiotensin Receptor Blockers Among Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction in China From 2001 to 2011: China PEACE‐Retrospective AMI Study. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2015, 4: e001343. PMID: 25713293, PMCID: PMC4345866, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.114.001343.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsACEI/ARB therapyAcute myocardial infarctionClass I indicationsARB therapyMyocardial infarctionMortality riskReceptor blockersAngiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors/Angiotensin Receptor BlockersEnzyme inhibitors/angiotensin receptor blockersChina PEACE-Retrospective AMI StudyChinese AMI patientsClass IIa recommendationRates of therapyAbsence of contraindicationsAngiotensin receptor blockersHigher mortality riskCost-effective therapyIIa recommendationAMI patientsChina PatientRetrospective studyHigh riskPatterns of useChinese guidelinesPatients
1995
A cost-effectiveness model of thrombolytic therapy for acute myocardial infarction
Kalish S, Gurwitz J, Krumholz H, Avorn J. A cost-effectiveness model of thrombolytic therapy for acute myocardial infarction. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 1995, 10: 321-330. PMID: 7562123, DOI: 10.1007/bf02599951.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsQuality-adjusted life yearsTissue plasminogen activatorAcute myocardial infarctionAdditional quality-adjusted life yearMyocardial infarctionGUSTO trialThrombolytic therapyOne-year mortality dataOccluded Coronary Arteries (GUSTO-I) trialMortality dataPlasminogen activatorLong-term medical costsCoronary Arteries trialOne-year mortalityUse of streptokinaseInferior wall infarctionCost-effective therapyCost-effectiveness modelDecision analysis modelSurvival benefitSymptom onsetClinical outcomesRelative survival advantageThrombolytic agentsSurvival advantage