National Trends in Pulmonary Embolism Hospitalization Rates and Outcomes for Adults Aged ≥65 Years in the United States (1999 to 2010)
Minges KE, Bikdeli B, Wang Y, Kim N, Curtis JP, Desai MM, Krumholz HM. National Trends in Pulmonary Embolism Hospitalization Rates and Outcomes for Adults Aged ≥65 Years in the United States (1999 to 2010). The American Journal Of Cardiology 2015, 116: 1436-1442. PMID: 26409636, PMCID: PMC4841688, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2015.07.068.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHospitalization ratesMortality rateReadmission ratesBlack patientsPrincipal discharge diagnosis codeOlder adultsCause readmission rateHospital mortality rateProportion of patientsRetrospective cohort studyDischarge diagnosis codesSkilled nursing facilitiesNational trendsSignificant racial differencesHigh rateHome health careHospital stayAdults AgedCohort studyMore patientsTherapeutic advancesDiagnosis codesMedicare feeNursing facilitiesSignificant burdenRacial Differences in Heart Failure Outcomes Evidence From the Tele-HF Trial (Telemonitoring to Improve Heart Failure Outcomes)
Qian F, Parzynski CS, Chaudhry SI, Hannan EL, Shaw BA, Spertus JA, Krumholz HM. Racial Differences in Heart Failure Outcomes Evidence From the Tele-HF Trial (Telemonitoring to Improve Heart Failure Outcomes). JACC Heart Failure 2015, 3: 531-538. PMID: 26160368, PMCID: PMC8635169, DOI: 10.1016/j.jchf.2015.03.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPatient-reported health statusKansas City Cardiomyopathy QuestionnaireHeart failureBlack patientsHealth statusHF hospitalizationRacial differencesBaseline KCCQ scoresClinical laboratory valuesPatient-reported outcomesSignificant racial differencesKCCQ scoresHF admissionsPatient demographicsWhite patientsLaboratory valuesPropensity score methodsPatientsHospitalizationOutcome evidenceMonthsLinear mixed modelsBaselineTrialsStatus