Ronald J. Krone, MD

Updated Risk Adjustment Mortality Model Using the Complete 1.1 Dataset from the American College of Cardiology National Cardiova

08/01/2008

Leslee J. Shaw , PhD;

Peter C. Block , MD;

William S. Weintraub , MD, FACC;

Charles R. McKay , MD;

Ralph G. Brindis , MD, MPH, FACC;

Kathleen Hewitt , MSN, RN, CPHQ;

Lloyd W. Klein , MD;

Ronald J. Krone , MD;

Vernon Anderson , MD;

Richard E. Shaw , PhD, FACC;

The use of risk adjustment methodology to account for patient differences in treatment outcomes is imperative to legitimately compare the results of institutions performing cardiovascular intervention. Mortality has been the most widely used...

The use of risk adjustment...

08/01/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Commentary

Has THIS Target Stopped Moving?

08/01/2008

Ronald J. Krone , MD;

In this issue of the Journal, Hays, Lujan, and Chilton describe techniques to accurately measure aortic valve gradient during cardiac catheterization.1 While noninvasive cardiologists may consider this whole discussion a waste of time — “old...

In this issue of the Journal,...

08/01/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology