2022
Health status outcomes after spontaneous coronary artery dissection and comparison with other acute myocardial infarction: The VIRGO experience
Murugiah K, Chen L, Dreyer RP, Bouras G, Safdar B, Khera R, Lu Y, Spatz ES, Ng VG, Gupta A, Bueno H, Tweet MS, Spertus JA, Hayes SN, Lansky A, Krumholz HM. Health status outcomes after spontaneous coronary artery dissection and comparison with other acute myocardial infarction: The VIRGO experience. PLOS ONE 2022, 17: e0265624. PMID: 35320296, PMCID: PMC8942215, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0265624.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSpontaneous coronary artery dissectionAcute myocardial infarctionAMI patientsCoronary artery dissectionYoung AMI patientsHealth status outcomesHealth status instrumentsSCAD patientsArtery dissectionMyocardial infarctionStatus outcomesPatientsOutcomesHousehold incomeCollege educationInfarction
2020
Relationship Between Depressive Symptoms and Health Status in Peripheral Artery Disease: Role of Sex Differences
Jelani Q, Mena‐Hurtado C, Burg M, Soufer R, Gosch K, Jones PG, Spertus JA, Safdar B, Smolderen KG. Relationship Between Depressive Symptoms and Health Status in Peripheral Artery Disease: Role of Sex Differences. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2020, 9: e014583. PMID: 32781883, PMCID: PMC7660812, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.119.014583.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPeripheral artery diseaseDepressive symptomsHealth statusArtery diseaseEQ-5D visual analog scale scoresEQ-5D visual analog scaleVisual analog scale scoreGeneric health statusPeripheral Artery QuestionnaireVascular specialty clinicsAnalog scale scoreHealth status scoresPatient Health QuestionnaireSevere depressive symptomsVisual analog scaleHealth status outcomesWorse health statusAdjusted general linear modelSex differencesPORTRAIT registryPAD diagnosisPAD symptomsAnalog scaleConclusions WomenMean age