2022
Clinical decision support in cardiovascular medicine
Lu Y, Melnick ER, Krumholz HM. Clinical decision support in cardiovascular medicine. The BMJ 2022, 377: e059818. PMID: 35613721, DOI: 10.1136/bmj-2020-059818.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCardiovascular diseaseCardiovascular careEffectiveness of CDSRisk factor modificationClinical decision support toolQuality of careClinical decision supportClinical outcomesFactor modificationHealth information technologyClinical practicePatient careDiseaseCardiovascular medicineCDS effectivenessCareEffectiveness of deliveryMissed opportunityTreatmentFailureProper evidenceHealthcare processesMedicineEvidencePreventionSex-Specific Risk Factors Associated With First Acute Myocardial Infarction in Young Adults
Lu Y, Li SX, Liu Y, Rodriguez F, Watson KE, Dreyer RP, Khera R, Murugiah K, D’Onofrio G, Spatz ES, Nasir K, Masoudi FA, Krumholz HM. Sex-Specific Risk Factors Associated With First Acute Myocardial Infarction in Young Adults. JAMA Network Open 2022, 5: e229953. PMID: 35503221, PMCID: PMC9066284, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.9953.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFirst acute myocardial infarctionAcute myocardial infarctionPsychosocial risk factorsRisk factor profilePopulation attributable fractionRisk factor associationsRisk factorsOdds ratioYoung womenAMI subtypesMyocardial infarctionPrevention of AMIType 1 acute myocardial infarctionFactor profileRisk of AMITraditional cardiovascular risk factorsSex-specific risk factorsFactor associationsYoung adultsRisk factor modificationCardiovascular risk factorsStrong associationNutrition Examination SurveyCase-control studyPopulation-based controls
2003
Patterns of Secondary Prevention in Older Patients Undergoing Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting During Hospitalization for Acute Myocardial Infarction
Foody JM, Ferdinand FD, Galusha D, Rathore SS, Masoudi FA, Havranek EP, Nilasena D, Radford MJ, Krumholz HM. Patterns of Secondary Prevention in Older Patients Undergoing Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting During Hospitalization for Acute Myocardial Infarction. Circulation 2003, 108: 24ii--28. PMID: 12970203, DOI: 10.1161/01.cir.0000087654.26917.00.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionCoronary artery bypassOlder patientsArtery bypassSecondary preventionMyocardial infarctionAggressive risk factor modificationUtilization of therapyRisk factor modificationLong-term mortalityYears of ageCABG patientsDischarge aspirinDischarge therapyEligible patientsCardiovascular eventsSurgical mortalityLipid loweringACE inhibitorsFactor modificationMedical recordsCABGPatientsEnzyme inhibitorsDisease severity
2001
Do Existing Databases Answer Clinical Questions about Geriatric Cardiovascular Disease and Stroke?
Cheitlin MD, Gerstenblith G, Hazzard WR, Pasternak R, Fried LP, Rich MW, Krumholz HM, Peterson E, Reves JG, McKay C, Saksena S, Shen WK, Akhtar M, Brass LM, Biller J. Do Existing Databases Answer Clinical Questions about Geriatric Cardiovascular Disease and Stroke? The American Journal Of Geriatric Cardiology 2001, 10: 207-223. PMID: 11455241, DOI: 10.1111/j.1076-7460.2003.00696.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCardiovascular diseaseYounger patientsChronic coronary artery diseaseExtrapolation of safetyRole of revascularizationChronic heart failurePatients 75 yearsRisk factor modificationCharacteristics of patientsCoronary artery diseaseAcute myocardial infarctionYears of ageCollaborative outcomes researchPrincipal investigatorGeriatric cardiologyValve surgeryArtery diseaseHeart failureCarotid endarterectomyFactor modificationMyocardial infarctionEfficacy dataCardiovascular conditionsClinical questionsAvailable safety