2016
Association of Guideline-Based Admission Treatments and Life Expectancy After Myocardial Infarction in Elderly Medicare Beneficiaries
Bucholz EM, Butala NM, Normand SL, Wang Y, Krumholz HM. Association of Guideline-Based Admission Treatments and Life Expectancy After Myocardial Infarction in Elderly Medicare Beneficiaries. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2016, 67: 2378-2391. PMID: 27199062, PMCID: PMC5097252, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2016.03.507.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdrenergic beta-AntagonistsAgedAspirinFemaleFollow-Up StudiesGuideline AdherenceHospitalizationHumansLife ExpectancyMaleMedicareMyocardial InfarctionPercutaneous Coronary InterventionPlatelet Aggregation InhibitorsPractice Guidelines as TopicThrombolytic TherapyTime-to-TreatmentUnited StatesConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionPrimary percutaneous coronary interventionGuideline-based therapyYears of lifeAdmission therapyLife expectancyMyocardial infarctionMedicare beneficiariesCox proportional hazards regressionAcute reperfusion therapyLate survival benefitReceipt of aspirinPercutaneous coronary interventionLong-term outcomesProportional hazards regressionCooperative Cardiovascular ProjectElderly Medicare beneficiariesDose-response relationshipAssociation of GuidelineShort life expectancyLonger life expectancyReperfusion therapyCoronary interventionD2B timeElderly patients
2009
Increased Mortality among Survivors of Myocardial Infarction with Kidney Dysfunction: the Contribution of Gaps in the use of Guideline-Based Therapies
Peterson PN, Ambardekar AV, Jones PG, Krumholz HM, Schelbert E, Spertus JA, Rumsfeld JS, Masoudi FA. Increased Mortality among Survivors of Myocardial Infarction with Kidney Dysfunction: the Contribution of Gaps in the use of Guideline-Based Therapies. BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2009, 9: 29. PMID: 19586550, PMCID: PMC2716301, DOI: 10.1186/1471-2261-9-29.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedFemaleGlomerular Filtration RateHumansKaplan-Meier EstimateKidney DiseasesMaleMiddle AgedMyocardial InfarctionPractice Guidelines as TopicProportional Hazards ModelsProspective StudiesRegistriesRisk AssessmentSeverity of Illness IndexSurvivorsTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesConceptsGlomerular filtration rateAcute myocardial infarctionGuideline-based medical therapyGuideline-based therapyMedical therapyKidney dysfunctionMyocardial infarctionUse of guidelinesEligible patientsRenal dysfunctionHazard ratioCox regressionPathophysiological abnormalitiesClinical variablesKidney diseaseFiltration rateNovel therapiesUS CentersHigh mortalityPatientsTherapyFurther adjustmentMortalityDysfunctionTreatment factors