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Yongfei Wang is a researcher affiliated with Yale University in the United States, specializing primarily in Medicine with a significant focus on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. Their scholarly work encompasses over 100 publications, with extensive contributions to subfields including Economics and Econometrics, Surgery, General Health Professions, and Radiology, Nuclear Medicine, and Imaging.

Their research covers a range of topics related to cardiovascular health and healthcare systems, such as:

  • Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes
  • Cardiac pacing and defibrillation studies
  • Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments
  • Acute Myocardial Infarction Research
  • Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
  • Emergency and Acute Care Studies
  • Healthcare Policy and Management

Yongfei Wang has collaborated frequently with several researchers, including Jeptha P. Curtis, James V. Freeman, Karl E. Minges, Angela Higgins, and Daniel J. Friedman. These collaborations have contributed to a significant body of work advancing knowledge in cardiovascular care and outcomes research.

Their recent published papers include:

  • "Antithrombotic Therapy After Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation," 2022, Journal of the American College of Cardiology
  • "Predicting In-Hospital Mortality in Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention," 2021, Journal of the American College of Cardiology
  • "Readmission and Mortality After Hospitalization for Myocardial Infarction and Heart Failure," 2020, Journal of the American College of Cardiology
  • "Post-discharge acute care and outcomes following readmission reduction initiatives: national retrospective cohort study of Medicare beneficiaries in the United States," 2020, BMJ
  • "Association Between Industry Payments to Physicians and Device Selection in ICD Implantation," 2020, JAMA

The researcher frequently publishes in well-regarded scientific journals, with the most common venues being:

  • Journal of the American College of Cardiology
  • Circulation
  • Journal of the American Heart Association
  • Circulation Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes
  • JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions

Yongfei Wang's research contributions span clinical studies, healthcare policy evaluations, and economic assessments within the context of cardiology. They have played a role in advancing understanding of arrhythmias, acute myocardial infarction, and the impact of health system interventions on patient outcomes.

Best Publications

  • Exposure to Low-Dose Ionizing Radiation from Medical Imaging Procedures

    Reza Fazel;Harlan M. Krumholz;Yongfei Wang;Joseph S. Ross

  • Blood Transfusion in Elderly Patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction

    Wen-Chih Wu;Saif S. Rathore;Yongfei Wang;Martha J. Radford

  • Incidence, predictors at admission, and impact of worsening renal function among patients hospitalized with heart failure.

    Daniel E. Forman;Javed Butler;Yongfei Wang;William T. Abraham

  • Effect of Door-to-Balloon Time on Mortality in Patients With ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction

    Robert L. McNamara;Yongfei Wang;Jeph Herrin;Jeptha P. Curtis

  • Strategies for reducing the door-to-balloon time in acute myocardial infarction.

    Elizabeth H. Bradley;Jeph Herrin;Yongfei Wang;Barbara A. Barton

  • The obesity paradox: body mass index and outcomes in patients with heart failure.

    Jeptha P. Curtis;Jared G. Selter;Yongfei Wang;Saif S. Rathore

  • Association of Serum Digoxin Concentration and Outcomes in Patients With Heart Failure

    Saif S. Rathore;Jeptha P. Curtis;Yongfei Wang;Michael R. Bristow

  • Admission glucose and mortality in elderly patients hospitalized with acute myocardial infarction: implications for patients with and without recognized diabetes.

    Mikhail Kosiborod;Saif S. Rathore;Silvio E. Inzucchi;Frederick A. Masoudi

  • Sex-based differences in the effect of digoxin for the treatment of heart failure.

    Saif S Rathore;Yongfei Wang;Harlan M Krumholz

  • Indications for ACE inhibitors in the early treatment of acute myocardial infarction - Systematic overview of individual data from 100,000 patients in randomized trials

    M G Franzosi;E Santoro;G Zuanetti;C Baigent

  • Door-to-Balloon Time and Mortality among Patients Undergoing Primary PCI

    Daniel S. Menees;Eric D. Peterson;Yongfei Wang;Jeptha P. Curtis

  • Times to Treatment in Transfer Patients Undergoing Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in the United States National Registry of Myocardial Infarction (NRMI)-3/4 Analysis

    Brahmajee K. Nallamothu;Eric R. Bates;Jeph Herrin;Yongfei Wang

  • An Administrative Claims Model Suitable for Profiling Hospital Performance Based on 30-Day Mortality Rates Among Patients With an Acute Myocardial Infarction

    Harlan M. Krumholz;Yun Wang;Jennifer A. Mattera;Yongfei Wang

  • Patterns of Hospital Performance in Acute Myocardial Infarction and Heart Failure 30-Day Mortality and Readmission

    Harlan M. Krumholz;Angela R. Merrill;Eric M. Schone;Geoffrey C. Schreiner

  • The association of left ventricular ejection fraction, mortality, and cause of death in stable outpatients with heart failure.

    Jeptha P Curtis;Seth I Sokol;Yongfei Wang;Saif S Rathore

  • Risks Associated With Statin Therapy A Systematic Overview of Randomized Clinical Trials

    Amir Kashani;Christopher O. Phillips;JoAnne M. Foody;Yongfei Wang

  • RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN HEART FAILURE TREATMENT AND DEVELOPMENT OF WORSENING RENAL FUNCTION AMONG HOSPITALIZED PATIENTS

    Javed Butler;Daniel E Forman;William T Abraham;Stephen S Gottlieb

  • Association of door-to-balloon time and mortality in patients admitted to hospital with ST elevation myocardial infarction: national cohort study

    Saif S Rathore;Jeptha P Curtis;Jersey Chen;Yongfei Wang

  • Thiazolidinediones, Metformin, and Outcomes in Older Patients With Diabetes and Heart Failure An Observational Study

    Frederick A. Masoudi;Silvio E. Inzucchi;Yongfei Wang;Edward P. Havranek

  • Door-to-Balloon Time and Mortality Among Patients Undergoing Primary PCI

    Daniel S. Menees;Eric D. Peterson;Yongfei Wang;Jeptha P. Curtis

Frequent Co-Authors

Harlan M. Krumholz
Harlan M. Krumholz Yale University
Jeptha P. Curtis
Jeptha P. Curtis Yale University
Frederick A. Masoudi
Frederick A. Masoudi University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Brahmajee K. Nallamothu
Brahmajee K. Nallamothu University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Elizabeth H. Bradley
Elizabeth H. Bradley Vassar College
Edward P. Havranek
Edward P. Havranek University of Colorado Denver
John A. Spertus
John A. Spertus University of Missouri–Kansas City
Paul A. Heidenreich
Paul A. Heidenreich Stanford University
Joseph S. Ross
Joseph S. Ross Yale University
Sharon-Lise T. Normand
Sharon-Lise T. Normand Harvard University

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