2018
Sex Differences in Timeliness of Reperfusion in Young Patients With ST‐Segment–Elevation Myocardial Infarction by Initial Electrocardiographic Characteristics
Gupta A, Barrabes JA, Strait K, Bueno H, Porta‐Sánchez A, Acosta‐Vélez J, Lidón R, Spatz E, Geda M, Dreyer RP, Lorenze N, Lichtman J, D'Onofrio G, Krumholz HM. Sex Differences in Timeliness of Reperfusion in Young Patients With ST‐Segment–Elevation Myocardial Infarction by Initial Electrocardiographic Characteristics. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2018, 7: e007021. PMID: 29514807, PMCID: PMC5907538, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.117.007021.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAge of OnsetElectrocardiographyFemaleHealthcare DisparitiesHumansMaleMiddle AgedMyocardial ReperfusionPredictive Value of TestsProspective StudiesRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsSex FactorsSpainST Elevation Myocardial InfarctionTime FactorsTime-to-TreatmentTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesYoung AdultConceptsST-segment elevation myocardial infarctionElectrocardiographic characteristicsMyocardial infarctionReperfusion delayYounger patientsVentricular hypertrophyST elevationPrehospital ECGLateral leadsMultivariable logistic regression modelTimeliness of reperfusionVoltage criteriaElevation myocardial infarctionLeft ventricular hypertrophyAcute myocardial infarctionYears of ageLogistic regression modelsSex differencesClinical characteristicsCohort studyElectrocardiographic correlatesMultivariable analysisFemale sexSpanish hospitalsReperfusion guidelines
2016
Sexual Activity and Function in the Year After an Acute Myocardial Infarction Among Younger Women and Men in the United States and Spain
Lindau ST, Abramsohn E, Bueno H, D’Onofrio G, Lichtman JH, Lorenze NP, Sanghani RM, Spatz ES, Spertus JA, Strait KM, Wroblewski K, Zhou S, Krumholz HM. Sexual Activity and Function in the Year After an Acute Myocardial Infarction Among Younger Women and Men in the United States and Spain. JAMA Cardiology 2016, 1: 754-764. PMID: 27579897, PMCID: PMC5459405, DOI: 10.1001/jamacardio.2016.2362.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionSexual function problemsSexual activityMyocardial infarctionYoung AMI Patients (VIRGO) studyYoung womenSexual problemsModifiable risk factorsLogistic regression analysisMultinomial logistic regression analysisPrevalent sexual problemPhysician counselingMedian ageMost young adultsSexual functionRisk factorsSpanish hospitalsMAIN OUTCOMEErectile difficultiesFirst monthYoung adultsTime pointsWomenMore womenPatient studies