2016
Sexual Activity and Function in the Year After an Acute Myocardial Infarction Among Younger Women and Men in the United States and Spain
Lindau ST, Abramsohn E, Bueno H, D’Onofrio G, Lichtman JH, Lorenze NP, Sanghani RM, Spatz ES, Spertus JA, Strait KM, Wroblewski K, Zhou S, Krumholz HM. Sexual Activity and Function in the Year After an Acute Myocardial Infarction Among Younger Women and Men in the United States and Spain. JAMA Cardiology 2016, 1: 754-764. PMID: 27579897, PMCID: PMC5459405, DOI: 10.1001/jamacardio.2016.2362.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionSexual function problemsSexual activityMyocardial infarctionYoung AMI Patients (VIRGO) studyYoung womenSexual problemsModifiable risk factorsLogistic regression analysisMultinomial logistic regression analysisPrevalent sexual problemPhysician counselingMedian ageMost young adultsSexual functionRisk factorsSpanish hospitalsMAIN OUTCOMEErectile difficultiesFirst monthYoung adultsTime pointsWomenMore womenPatient studies
2015
Gender differences in pre-event health status of young patients with acute myocardial infarction: A VIRGO study analysis
Dreyer RP, Smolderen KG, Strait KM, Beltrame JF, Lichtman JH, Lorenze NP, D’Onofrio G, Bueno H, Krumholz HM, Spertus JA. Gender differences in pre-event health status of young patients with acute myocardial infarction: A VIRGO study analysis. European Heart Journal Acute Cardiovascular Care 2015, 5: 43-54. PMID: 25681487, PMCID: PMC4658311, DOI: 10.1177/2048872615568967.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionPrior coronary artery diseaseCoronary artery diseaseHealth statusMyocardial infarctionYounger patientsArtery diseaseCoronary artery disease historyDisease-specific health statusAcute myocardial infarction patientsAggressive symptom controlCornerstone of careWorse physical functionBaseline health statusMedical record abstractionVisual analog scaleHealth status outcomesMyocardial infarction patientsDisease-specific measuresMean health scoresLogistic regression analysisQuality of lifeHealth status informationGender differencesSymptom control