2019
Usefulness of Social Support in Older Adults After Hospitalization for Acute Myocardial Infarction (from the SILVER-AMI Study)
Green YS, Hajduk AM, Song X, Krumholz HM, Sinha SK, Chaudhry SI. Usefulness of Social Support in Older Adults After Hospitalization for Acute Myocardial Infarction (from the SILVER-AMI Study). The American Journal Of Cardiology 2019, 125: 313-319. PMID: 31787249, PMCID: PMC7003680, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2019.10.038.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionPost-AMI outcomesMyocardial infarctionIndependent associationMedical Outcomes Study Social Support SurveySocial supportOlder AMI patientsSocial Support SurveyParticipants 75 yearsLow emotional supportLow social supportImportant social determinantInitial hospitalizationOlder patientsDevelopment of interventionsAMI patientsMultivariable analysisMean ageMultivariable regressionHealth outcomesSupport SurveyInformational supportReadmissionSocial determinantsOlder adultsThirty-Day Hospital Readmission After Acute Myocardial Infarction in China
Li J, Dharmarajan K, Bai X, Masoudi FA, Spertus JA, Li X, Zheng X, Zhang H, Yan X, Dreyer RP, Krumholz HM, Group F. Thirty-Day Hospital Readmission After Acute Myocardial Infarction in China. Circulation Cardiovascular Quality And Outcomes 2019, 12: e005628. PMID: 31092023, DOI: 10.1161/circoutcomes.119.005628.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionUnplanned cardiovascular readmissionsDays of dischargeMyocardial infarctionCardiovascular readmissionCause readmissionMost readmissionsLower riskFit Cox proportional hazards modelsST-segment elevation myocardial infarctionAcute Coronary Events (GRACE) scoreThirty-day hospital readmissionsDisease-specific health statusCox proportional hazards modelVentricular ejection fractionProportional hazards modelLow social supportBackground ReadmissionRecurrent anginaCardiovascular eventsHospital complicationsUnplanned readmissionIndex hospitalizationClinical factorsConsecutive patients
2014
Effect of Low Perceived Social Support on Health Outcomes in Young Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction: Results From the Variation in Recovery: Role of Gender on Outcomes of Young AMI Patients (VIRGO) Study
Bucholz EM, Strait KM, Dreyer RP, Geda M, Spatz ES, Bueno H, Lichtman JH, D'Onofrio G, Spertus JA, Krumholz HM. Effect of Low Perceived Social Support on Health Outcomes in Young Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction: Results From the Variation in Recovery: Role of Gender on Outcomes of Young AMI Patients (VIRGO) Study. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2014, 3: e001252. PMID: 25271209, PMCID: PMC4323798, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.114.001252.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionYoung AMI Patients (VIRGO) studyLow social supportQuality of lifeDepressive symptomsHealth statusYounger patientsMyocardial infarctionHealth outcomesENRICHD Social Support InventoryLow Perceived Social SupportSocial supportDepressive symptoms 12 monthsBaseline health statusLower functional statusWorse physical functioningWorse health statusPatient studiesSymptoms 12 monthsLower mental functioningMore depressive symptomsMultivariable adjustmentSocial Support InventoryAMI patientsFunctional status
2006
Prediction of medical morbidity and mortality after acute myocardial infarction in patients at increased psychosocial risk in the Enhancing Recovery in Coronary Heart Disease Patients (ENRICHD) study
Jaffe AS, Krumholz HM, Catellier DJ, Freedland KE, Bittner V, Blumenthal JA, Calvin JE, Norman J, Sequeira R, O'Connor C, Rich MW, Sheps D, Wu C, Investigators F. Prediction of medical morbidity and mortality after acute myocardial infarction in patients at increased psychosocial risk in the Enhancing Recovery in Coronary Heart Disease Patients (ENRICHD) study. American Heart Journal 2006, 152: 126-135. PMID: 16824842, DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2005.10.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPost-MI patientsAcute myocardial infarctionMyocardial infarctionLow social supportCardiovascular mortalityEnd pointNonfatal myocardial infarctionPrimary end pointSecondary end pointsLong-term mortalityPrior myocardial infarctionSignificant multivariable predictorsProportional hazards modelSocial supportKillip classCause mortalityElevated creatinineRecurrent infarctionAdverse eventsBaseline characteristicsBypass surgeryEjection fractionHeart failureMedical morbidityMedical predictors
2004
Social Support as a Predictor of Participation in Cardiac Rehabilitation After Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery
Husak L, Krumholz HM, Lin ZQ, Kasl SV, Mattera JA, Roumanis SA, Vaccarino V. Social Support as a Predictor of Participation in Cardiac Rehabilitation After Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery. Journal Of Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation And Prevention 2004, 24: 19-26. PMID: 14758099, DOI: 10.1097/00008483-200401000-00005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedConnecticutCoronary Artery BypassCoronary DiseaseFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansMaleMarital StatusMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisPredictive Value of TestsPrevalenceQuality of LifeReferral and ConsultationRisk FactorsSickness Impact ProfileSocial SupportStroke VolumeSurvival AnalysisTreatment OutcomeConceptsCoronary artery bypass graftCardiovascular disease risk factorsDisease risk factorsCardiac rehabilitationRisk factorsCoronary artery bypass graft surgeryArtery bypass graft surgerySocial supportBypass graft surgeryArtery bypass graftBetter physical functionCardiac rehabilitation participationQuality of lifeLow social supportMain predictive variableComorbidity burdenHospital complicationsGraft surgerySocial Support InventoryIndependent predictorsBypass graftPhysical functionPredictors of participationUnadjusted analysesMedical history