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| Brahmajee K NallamothuSummaryAffiliation: University of Michigan Country: USA Publications
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Physician specialty and carotid stenting among elderly medicare beneficiaries in the United StatesBrahmajee K Nallamothu
VA Health Services Research and Department of Internal Medicine, Health Services Research and Development Center of Excellence, 1500 E Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 0022, USA
Arch Intern Med 171:1804-10. 2011..The use of carotid stenting is rising across the United States. How physician specialty relates to its utilization rates or outcomes is uncertain...- Operator experience and carotid stenting outcomes in Medicare beneficiariesBrahmajee K Nallamothu
Center for Healthcare Outcomes and Policy, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
JAMA 306:1338-43. 2011..Although the efficacy of carotid stenting has been established in clinical trials, outcomes of the procedure based on operator experience are less certain in clinical practice... - Duration of resuscitation efforts and survival after in-hospital cardiac arrest: an observational studyZachary D Goldberger
Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 5869, USA
Lancet 380:1473-81. 2012.... 
Trends in acute reperfusion therapy for ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction from 1999 to 2006: we are getting better but we have got a long way to goKim A Eagle
University of Michigan Cardiovascular Center, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 0477, USA
Eur Heart J 29:609-17. 2008..Many patients who are eligible for acute reperfusion therapy receive it after substantial delays or not at all. We wanted to determine whether over the years more patients are receiving reperfusion therapy...
Acute myocardial infarction and congestive heart failure outcomes at specialty cardiac hospitalsBrahmajee K Nallamothu
Health Services Research and Development Center of Excellence, Ann Arbor VA Medical Center, and Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Mich, USA
Circulation 116:2280-7. 2007..Outcomes of patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) and congestive heart failure (CHF) at specialty cardiac hospitals are uncertain...- Hospital variation in transfusion and infection after cardiac surgery: a cohort studyMary A M Rogers
Division of General Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
BMC Med 7:37. 2009..Concomitant with this re-examination have been reports showing variability in the use of specific blood components. This investigation was designed to assess hospital variation in blood use and outcomes in cardiac surgery patients... - Thirty-day outcomes in Medicare patients with heart failure at heart transplant centersScott L Hummel
Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Mich 48109 5853, USA
Circ Heart Fail 3:244-52. 2010..However, their overall performance has not previously been evaluated in a broad population of elderly patients with heart failure, many of whom are not transplant candidates... - Interhospital transfers among Medicare beneficiaries admitted for acute myocardial infarction at nonrevascularization hospitalsTheodore J Iwashyna
Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan Medical School, 300 North Ingalls, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 5419, USA
Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes 3:468-75. 2010.... - Effect of testing and treatment on emergency department length of stay using a national databaseKeith E Kocher
Center for Healthcare Outcomes and Policy, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
Acad Emerg Med 19:525-34. 2012.... - Beyond the randomized clinical trial: the role of effectiveness studies in evaluating cardiovascular therapiesBrahmajee K Nallamothu
Health Services Research and Development Center of Excellence, Ann Arbor VA Medical Center, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
Circulation 118:1294-303. 2008 - Use of medical imaging procedures with ionizing radiation in children: a population-based studyAdam L Dorfman
Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Cardiology, University of Michigan Health Systems, 1500 E Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 165:458-64. 2011..To determine population-based rates of the use of diagnostic imaging procedures with ionizing radiation in children, stratified by age and sex... - Current role of sodium bicarbonate-based preprocedural hydration for the prevention of contrast-induced acute kidney injury: a meta-analysisShea E Hogan
Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 5853, USA
Am Heart J 156:414-21. 2008..The purpose of this meta-analysis is to compare the effectiveness of normal saline (NS) versus sodium bicarbonate hydration (NaHCO(3)) for prevention of contrast-induced AKI... - Incremental benefit and cost-effectiveness of high-dose statin therapy in high-risk patients with coronary artery diseasePaul S Chan
University of Michigan Department of Internal Medicine, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
Circulation 115:2398-409. 2007..However, the actual benefit and cost-effectiveness of high-dose statin therapy are unknown... - Meta-analysis of randomized trials of drug-eluting stents versus bare metal stents in patients with diabetes mellitusThomas F Boyden
University Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor VA Medical Center, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
Am J Cardiol 99:1399-402. 2007..001). DES use is associated with a marked decrease in in-stent restenosis and target lesion revascularization in patients with diabetes. In conclusion, the analysis supports the current widespread use of DESs in these high-risk patients... - Contemporary use and effectiveness of N-acetylcysteine in preventing contrast-induced nephropathy among patients undergoing percutaneous coronary interventionHitinder S Gurm
Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109 5853, USA
JACC Cardiovasc Interv 5:98-104. 2012..The aim of this study was to examine the use of and outcomes associated with use of N-acetylcysteine (NAC) in real-world practice... - Commentary: the role of percutaneous coronary intervention in ST-segment-elevation myocardial infarctionEric R Bates
CVC Cardiovascular Medicine, 1500 E Medical Center Dr, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-5869, USA
Circulation 118:567-73. 2008 - Recent trends in hospital utilization for acute myocardial infarction and coronary revascularization in the United StatesBrahmajee K Nallamothu
VA Health Services Research and Development Center of Excellence, Ann Arbor VA Medical Center, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
Am J Cardiol 99:749-53. 2007..In conclusion, the number and rates of hospitalization for AMI and coronary revascularization in the United States are decreasing... - National trends in use of computed tomography in the emergency departmentKeith E Kocher
Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
Ann Emerg Med 58:452-62.e3. 2011..The role of computed tomography (CT) in acute illnesses has increased substantially in recent years; however, little is known about how CT use in the emergency department (ED) has changed over time... - Coronary revascularization at specialty cardiac hospitals and peer general hospitals in black Medicare beneficiariesBrahmajee K Nallamothu
Health Services Research and Development Center of Excellence, Ann Arbor VA Medical Center, Ann Arbor, Mich, USA
Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes 1:116-22. 2008..Critics have raised concerns that specialty cardiac hospitals exacerbate racial disparities in cardiovascular care, but empirical data are limited... - Body mass index and survival after in-hospital cardiac arrestRenuka Jain
Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes 3:490-7. 2010..The quality and effectiveness of resuscitation processes may be influenced by the patient's body mass index (BMI); however, the relationship between BMI and survival after in-hospital cardiac arrest has not been previously studied... - Acute reperfusion therapy in ST-elevation myocardial infarction from 1994-2003Brahmajee K Nallamothu
Health Services Research and Development Center of Excellence, Ann Arbor VA Medical Center, Ann Arbor, Mich, USA
Am J Med 120:693-9. 2007..Appropriate utilization of acute reperfusion therapy is not a national performance measure for ST-elevation myocardial infarction at this time, and the extent of its contemporary use among ideal patients is unknown... - Safety of carotid artery stenting for symptomatic carotid artery disease: a meta-analysisHitinder S Gurm
Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Michigan Health System, 2A 394, 1500 E Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 0311, USA
Eur Heart J 29:113-9. 2008..We performed a meta-analysis to systematically evaluate currently available data by comparing CAS with CEA in patients with symptomatic carotid artery disease... - Time to treatment in primary percutaneous coronary interventionBrahmajee K Nallamothu
Health Services Research and Development Center of Excellence, Ann Arbor Veterans Affairs Medical Center, and the Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Disease, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, USA
N Engl J Med 357:1631-8. 2007 - Primary percutaneous coronary intervention expansion to hospitals without on-site cardiac surgery in Michigan: a geographic information systems analysisJeremy W Buckley
University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
Am Heart J 155:668-72. 2008..In 2005, Michigan expanded primary percutaneous coronary intervention (P-PCI) capability to 12 hospitals without on-site cardiac surgery. We determined the potential impact of this expansion on geographic access to P-PCI for patients... - Opening of specialty cardiac hospitals and use of coronary revascularization in medicare beneficiariesBrahmajee K Nallamothu
VA Health Services Research and Development Center of Excellence, Ann Arbor, Mich, USA
JAMA 297:962-8. 2007..Although proponents argue that specialty cardiac hospitals provide high-quality cost-efficient care, strong financial incentives for physicians at these facilities could result in greater procedure utilization... - Area socioeconomic status and mortality after coronary artery bypass graft surgery: the role of hospital volumeCatherine Kim
Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
Am Heart J 154:385-90. 2007..Individuals of low socioeconomic status (SES) have reduced access to coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG). It is unknown if low-SES CABG patients have reduced access to hospitals with better outcomes... - Are changes in carotid intima-media thickness related to risk of nonfatal myocardial infarction? A critical review and meta-regression analysisZachary D Goldberger
Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Cardiology, University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
Am Heart J 160:701-14. 2010..However, it remains unclear whether changes in CIMT that result from these therapies correlate with nonfatal myocardial infarction (MI)... - The University of Michigan Specialist-Hospitalist Allied Research Program: jumpstarting hospital medicine researchScott A Flanders
Hospitalist Program, Division of General Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
J Hosp Med 3:308-13. 2008..Ideally, a successful hospital-based clinical research program will need to partner hospitalists with specialists... - Vasodilator therapy in patients with aortic insufficiency: a systematic reviewAli Mahajerin
Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 0366, USA
Am Heart J 153:454-61. 2007..The use of vasodilators to improve long-term outcomes in asymptomatic patients with chronic aortic insufficiency (AI) is controversial...