2016
Variation in Hospital Use and Outcomes Associated With Pulmonary Artery Catheterization in Heart Failure in the United States
Khera R, Pandey A, Kumar N, Singh R, Bano S, Golwala H, Kumbhani DJ, Girotra S, Fonarow GC. Variation in Hospital Use and Outcomes Associated With Pulmonary Artery Catheterization in Heart Failure in the United States. Circulation Heart Failure 2016, 9: e003226. PMID: 27780836, PMCID: PMC5123800, DOI: 10.1161/circheartfailure.116.003226.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedArrhythmias, CardiacCase-Control StudiesCatheterization, Swan-GanzCerebrovascular DisordersCoronary Artery DiseaseDatabases, FactualDisease ManagementFemaleHeart ArrestHeart FailureHospital MortalityHospitalsHumansLength of StayLogistic ModelsMaleMiddle AgedMyocardial InfarctionOdds RatioPractice Patterns, Physicians'Propensity ScoreShock, CardiogenicUnited StatesConceptsPA catheterizationHeart failureCatheter useHospital useDiseases-Ninth Revision codesPropensity-matched analysisPulmonary artery catheterPulmonary artery catheterizationHospital-level variabilityHF hospitalizationHospital mortalityArtery catheterArtery catheterizationNumber of hospitalsPA catheterRevision codesPatient outcomesAcademic hospitalExcess mortalityOdds ratioOutcomes AssociatedCatheterizationInternational ClassificationHospitalMortality
2015
Trends in the Use of Percutaneous Ventricular Assist Devices: Analysis of National Inpatient Sample Data, 2007 Through 2012
Khera R, Cram P, Lu X, Vyas A, Gerke A, Rosenthal GE, Horwitz PA, Girotra S. Trends in the Use of Percutaneous Ventricular Assist Devices: Analysis of National Inpatient Sample Data, 2007 Through 2012. JAMA Internal Medicine 2015, 175: 941-950. PMID: 25822170, PMCID: PMC4780323, DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2014.7856.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPercutaneous ventricular assist deviceIntra-aortic balloon pumpUse of PVADsAcute myocardial infarctionUse of IABPCardiogenic shockVentricular assist devicePVAD useCoronary artery bypass graft surgeryAssist deviceHigh mortalityArtery bypass graft surgeryBypass graft surgeryPropensity-matched analysisChronic kidney diseasePercutaneous coronary interventionHospital mortalityIABP recipientsGraft surgeryCoronary interventionHemodynamic supportOlder patientsBalloon pumpDiabetes mellitusNumber of hospitals