2019
Sex-Based Differences in Presentation, Treatment, and Complications Among Older Adults Hospitalized for Acute Myocardial Infarction
Nanna MG, Hajduk AM, Krumholz HM, Murphy TE, Dreyer RP, Alexander KP, Geda M, Tsang S, Welty FK, Safdar B, Lakshminarayan DK, Chaudhry SI, Dodson JA. Sex-Based Differences in Presentation, Treatment, and Complications Among Older Adults Hospitalized for Acute Myocardial Infarction. Circulation Cardiovascular Quality And Outcomes 2019, 12: e005691. PMID: 31607145, PMCID: PMC6913190, DOI: 10.1161/circoutcomes.119.005691.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAge FactorsAgedAged, 80 and overComorbidityDisability EvaluationFemaleHealth Status DisparitiesHealthcare DisparitiesHumansLife StyleMaleMyocardial RevascularizationNon-ST Elevated Myocardial InfarctionPatient AdmissionPrevalenceProspective StudiesRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsSex FactorsSocial Determinants of HealthST Elevation Myocardial InfarctionTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionSex-based differencesPercutaneous coronary interventionFunctional impairmentOlder adultsHospital complicationsCoronary interventionOlder patientsCoronary diseaseMyocardial infarctionAge-related functional impairmentsAge-associated functional impairmentsLower ratesPrior coronary diseaseObstructive coronary diseaseProspective observational studyNSTEMI subgroupSTEMI subgroupUnderwent revascularizationAcute myocardialChest painClinical presentationAMI subgroupRisk factorsHigh prevalence
2015
Sex Differences in Perceived Stress and Early Recovery in Young and Middle-Aged Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction
Xu X, Bao H, Strait K, Spertus JA, Lichtman JH, D'Onofrio G, Spatz E, Bucholz EM, Geda M, Lorenze NP, Bueno H, Beltrame JF, Krumholz HM. Sex Differences in Perceived Stress and Early Recovery in Young and Middle-Aged Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction. Circulation 2015, 131: 614-623. PMID: 25679303, PMCID: PMC4652932, DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.114.012826.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionMiddle-aged patientsMyocardial infarctionMental health statusWorse recoveryHealth statusSex differencesBaseline stressSex-based disparitiesYears of ageMultiple health outcomesQuality of lifeGreater mental stressSex-based differencesClinical characteristicsFemale sexEarly recoveryPerceived Stress ScaleGeneral populationGreater psychological stressHealth outcomesImprovement scoresInfarctionPatientsYounger age