2015
National assessment of early β-blocker therapy in patients with acute myocardial infarction in China, 2001-2011: The China Patient-centered Evaluative Assessment of Cardiac Events (PEACE)–Retrospective AMI Study
Zhang H, Masoudi FA, Li J, Wang Q, Li X, Spertus JA, Ross JS, Desai NR, Krumholz HM, Jiang L, Group C. National assessment of early β-blocker therapy in patients with acute myocardial infarction in China, 2001-2011: The China Patient-centered Evaluative Assessment of Cardiac Events (PEACE)–Retrospective AMI Study. American Heart Journal 2015, 170: 506-515.e1. PMID: 26385034, PMCID: PMC5459420, DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2015.05.012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsΒ-blocker therapyAcute myocardial infarctionΒ-blocker useCardiogenic shockRisk factorsAbsolute contraindicationMyocardial infarctionEarly β-blocker useLower systolic blood pressureHours of admissionMedical record reviewSystolic blood pressureClinical practice guidelinesLower heart rateQuality of careChest discomfortCardiac eventsBlood pressureRecord reviewChina PatientIdeal patientPractice guidelinesHeart rateHigh riskPatterns of use
2007
Acute Noncardiac Conditions and In-Hospital Mortality in Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction
Lichtman JH, Spertus JA, Reid KJ, Radford MJ, Rumsfeld JS, Allen NB, Masoudi FA, Weintraub WS, Krumholz HM. Acute Noncardiac Conditions and In-Hospital Mortality in Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction. Circulation 2007, 116: 1925-1930. PMID: 17923572, DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.107.722090.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionNoncardiac conditionsHospital mortalityMyocardial infarctionConcomitant conditionsCommon concomitant conditionsHours of admissionIn-Hospital MortalityMedical record reviewTime of admissionEvidence-based therapiesClinical characteristicsHospital admissionMultivariable analysisRecord reviewSevere pneumoniaPrognostic importanceUS CentersInfarctionDisease severityPatientsAdmissionMortalityStudy sampleMarked increase
1989
Community-acquired bacteremia in patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome: clinical presentation, bacteriology, and outcome
Krumholz H, Sande M, Lo B. Community-acquired bacteremia in patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome: clinical presentation, bacteriology, and outcome. The American Journal Of Medicine 1989, 86: 776-779. PMID: 2729338, DOI: 10.1016/0002-9343(89)90472-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCommunity-acquired bacteremiaWhite blood cell countAbnormal vital signsBlood cell countVital signsClinical presentationImmunodeficiency syndromeAIDS patientsCell countBacterial infectionsIndwelling central venous lineSan Francisco General HospitalPossibility of bacteremiaSource of bacteremiaHours of admissionNormal vital signsCentral venous lineIntravenous drug usersAdmission of patientsPositive blood culturesBroad-spectrum antibioticsEmpiric therapyHospital outcomesPatient chartsTreatable infection