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Risk Model for Decline in Activities of Daily Living Among Older Adults Hospitalized With Acute Myocardial Infarction: The SILVER‐AMI Study
Hajduk AM, Dodson JA, Murphy TE, Tsang S, Geda M, Ouellet GM, Gill TM, Brush JE, Chaudhry SI. Risk Model for Decline in Activities of Daily Living Among Older Adults Hospitalized With Acute Myocardial Infarction: The SILVER‐AMI Study. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2020, 9: e015555. PMID: 33000681, PMCID: PMC7792390, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.119.015555.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionDaily living declineSILVER-AMI StudyDaily livingOlder patientsMonths postdischargeMyocardial infarctionFunctional declineImportant patient-centered outcomesPoor long-term outcomesLonger hospital stayLong-term outcomesPatient-centered outcomesGeriatric impairmentsHospital stayAMI survivorsClinical variablesMean ageMedical recordsRisk factorsRestorative therapyPhysical activityAMI hospitalizationPsychosocial factorsUS hospitals
2022
Racial disparities among older adults with acute myocardial infarction: The SILVER‐AMI study
Demkowicz P, Hajduk A, Dodson J, Oladele C, Chaudhry S. Racial disparities among older adults with acute myocardial infarction: The SILVER‐AMI study. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2022, 71: 474-483. PMID: 36415964, PMCID: PMC9957871, DOI: 10.1111/jgs.18084.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionFunctional impairmentGeriatric conditionsClinical characteristicsMyocardial infarctionBlack participantsOlder adultsRacial disparitiesRisk of mortalityMore functional impairmentSILVER-AMI StudyBlack older adultsYounger average ageUnadjusted oddsDaily livingAMI hospitalizationAverage ageGeriatric phenotypesUS hospitalsHospitalizationLogistic regressionMortalityImpairmentInfarctionUnintentional loss