2023
Impact of Marital Stress on 1‐Year Health Outcomes Among Young Adults With Acute Myocardial Infarction
Zhu C, Dreyer R, Li F, Spatz E, Caraballo‐Cordovez C, Mahajan S, Raparelli V, Leifheit E, Lu Y, Krumholz H, Spertus J, D'Onofrio G, Pilote L, Lichtman J. Impact of Marital Stress on 1‐Year Health Outcomes Among Young Adults With Acute Myocardial Infarction. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2023, 12: e030031. PMID: 37589125, PMCID: PMC10547344, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.123.030031.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionCardiac-specific qualityGeneric health statusMyocardial infarctionBaseline healthMarital stressHealth outcomesHealth statusWorse patient-reported outcomesMental healthYoung adultsObservational cohort studyPatient-reported outcomesSocioeconomic factorsWorse mental healthReadmission 1Cause readmissionCohort studyYounger patientsRoutine screeningDepressive symptomsGreater oddsAnginaMale participantsOutcomes
2017
Perceived Stress After Acute Myocardial Infarction
Xu X, Bao H, Strait KM, Edmondson DE, Davidson KW, Beltrame JF, Bueno H, Lin H, Dreyer RP, Brush JE, Spertus JA, Lichtman JH, D'Onofrio G, Krumholz HM. Perceived Stress After Acute Myocardial Infarction. Psychosomatic Medicine 2017, 79: 50-58. PMID: 27984507, PMCID: PMC5459399, DOI: 10.1097/psy.0000000000000429.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionPSS-14 scoreMiddle-aged patientsPatient characteristicsMyocardial infarctionSex differencesMonths of recoveryAMI anginaInitial hospitalizationPerceived Stress ScalePatientsAnginaLess improvementLinear mixed-effects modelsFirst monthPsychological stressMixed-effects modelsWomenMonthsHigh levelsMenInfarctionStress ScalePerceived stress
2014
Trends in Hospitalizations and Outcomes for Acute Cardiovascular Disease and Stroke, 1999–2011
Krumholz HM, Normand SL, Wang Y. Trends in Hospitalizations and Outcomes for Acute Cardiovascular Disease and Stroke, 1999–2011. Circulation 2014, 130: 966-975. PMID: 25135276, PMCID: PMC4171056, DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.113.007787.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute cardiovascular diseaseCardiovascular diseaseIschemic strokeUnstable anginaHeart failureMyocardial infarctionNational Medicare dataYears of ageQuality of careDemographic subgroupsReadmission outcomesHospitalization ratesMortality overallService patientsCardiovascular conditionsAdjusted ratesHospitalizationMedicare dataMortality rateStrokeMortalityDiseaseAnginaReadmissionInfarction
2008
Angina at 1 Year After Myocardial Infarction: Prevalence and Associated Findings
Maddox TM, Reid KJ, Spertus JA, Mittleman M, Krumholz HM, Parashar S, Ho PM, Rumsfeld JS. Angina at 1 Year After Myocardial Infarction: Prevalence and Associated Findings. JAMA Internal Medicine 2008, 168: 1310-1316. PMID: 18574088, DOI: 10.1001/archinte.168.12.1310.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAngina 1 yearMyocardial infarctionDepressive symptomsPrior coronary artery bypass graft surgeryCoronary artery bypass graft surgeryArtery bypass graft surgeryRecurrent rest anginaBypass graft surgeryPatients 1 yearQuestionnaire 1 yearAcute myocardial infarctionMultivariate regression modelingGraft surgeryIndex hospitalizationRest anginaMulticenter cohortPersistent smokingAssociated findingMI presentationModifiable factorsClinical historyOutpatient treatmentAnginaInpatient treatmentPatients
2007
2007 Chronic Angina Focused Update of the ACC/AHA 2002 Guidelines for the Management of Patients With Chronic Stable Angina A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines Writing Group to Develop the Focused Update of the 2002 Guidelines for the Management of Patients With Chronic Stable Angina
Fraker TD, Fihn SD, Gibbons R, Abrams J, Chatterjee K, Daley J, Deedwania P, Douglas J, Ferguson T, Gardin J, O'Rourke R, Williams S, Smith S, Jacobs A, Adams C, Anderson J, Buller C, Creager M, Ettinger S, Halperin J, Hunt S, Krumholz H, Kushner F, Lytle B, Nishimura R, Page R, Riegel B, Tarkington L, Yancy C. 2007 Chronic Angina Focused Update of the ACC/AHA 2002 Guidelines for the Management of Patients With Chronic Stable Angina A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines Writing Group to Develop the Focused Update of the 2002 Guidelines for the Management of Patients With Chronic Stable Angina. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2007, 50: 2264-2274. PMID: 18061078, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2007.08.002.Peer-Reviewed Original Research2007 Chronic Angina Focused Update of the ACC/AHA 2002 Guidelines for the Management of Patients With Chronic Stable Angina
Fraker TD, Fihn SD, Committee W, MEERS 2, Gibbons R, Abrams J, Chatterjee K, Daley J, Deedwania P, Douglas J, Ferguson T, Gardin JM, O’Rourke R, Pasternak R, Williams S, Smith S, Jacobs A, Adams C, Anderson J, Buller C, Creager M, Ettinger S, Halperin J, Hunt S, Krumholz H, Kushner F, Lytle B, Nishimura R, Page R, Riegel B, Tarkington L, Yancy C. 2007 Chronic Angina Focused Update of the ACC/AHA 2002 Guidelines for the Management of Patients With Chronic Stable Angina. Circulation 2007, 116: 2762-2772. PMID: 17998462, DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.107.187930.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAssociation Between Angina and Treatment Satisfaction after Myocardial Infarction
Plomondon ME, Magid DJ, Masoudi FA, Jones PG, Barry LC, Havranek E, Peterson ED, Krumholz HM, Spertus JA, Rumsfeld JS, for the PREMIER Investigators. Association Between Angina and Treatment Satisfaction after Myocardial Infarction. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2007, 23: 1-6. PMID: 17955303, PMCID: PMC2173926, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-007-0430-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLower treatment satisfactionSeattle Angina QuestionnaireTreatment satisfactionMyocardial infarctionPresence of anginaResultsSixty-two percentQuality of carePersistent anginaAngina QuestionnaireClinical factorsMultivariable analysisMI patientsNew anginaUnadjusted analysesBackgroundPatient satisfactionAnginaMultivariable regressionTransient anginaU.S. CentersConclusionsIn conclusionPatientsMonthsInfarctionPossible targetsCare
2004
Delay in diagnosis of acute myocardial infarction: Increasingly common, lower quality of care
Graff L, Wang Y, Foody J, Meehan T, Tuozzo K, Krumholz H, Radford M. Delay in diagnosis of acute myocardial infarction: Increasingly common, lower quality of care. Annals Of Emergency Medicine 2004, 44: s46. DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2004.07.151.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAcute myocardial infarctionQuality of careDiagnosis of AMIUnstable anginaMyocardial infarctionAMI casesPossible acute myocardial infarctionCoronary artery diseaseMedical record abstractionPrincipal discharge diagnosisSecondary diagnosis codesAMI dischargeDischarge therapyAdmission diagnosisComorbidity scoreArtery diseasePatient characteristicsComorbid conditionsRecord abstractionAcute careDischarge diagnosisDiagnosis codesAnginaAMI diagnosisCare measurement
2001
Quality of care among elderly patients hospitalized with unstable angina
Shahi C, Rathore S, Wang Y, Thakur R, Wu W, Lewis J, Petrillo M, Radford M, Krumholz H. Quality of care among elderly patients hospitalized with unstable angina. American Heart Journal 2001, 142: 263-270. PMID: 11479465, DOI: 10.1067/mhj.2001.116477.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsQuality of careMinutes of admissionUnstable anginaHealth care policyElderly patientsTherapeutic anticoagulationIntravenous heparinElectrocardiographic examinationCare policyPrescription of aspirinUse of aspirinHalf of patientsEligible patientsRisk stratificationConnecticut hospitalsElderly MedicareAnginaPatientsTherapeutic contraindicationsTherapeutic interventionsAspirinAdmissionHospitalCareAnticoagulation
1998
Trends in the Quality of Care for Medicare Beneficiaries Admitted to the Hospital With Unstable Angina
Krumholz H, Philbin D, Wang Y, Vaccarino V, Murillo J, Therrien M, Williams J, Radford M. Trends in the Quality of Care for Medicare Beneficiaries Admitted to the Hospital With Unstable Angina. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 1998, 31: 957-963. PMID: 9561993, DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(98)00106-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overAngina, UnstableAnticoagulantsAspirinConnecticutFemaleGuideline AdherenceHeparinHospitalsHumansMaleMedicarePlatelet Aggregation InhibitorsPractice Guidelines as TopicQuality Indicators, Health CareQuality of Health CareRetrospective StudiesSurvival AnalysisUnited StatesConceptsUse of aspirinUnstable anginaElderly patientsConsecutive patientsHospital admissionRetrospective cohort studyPrincipal discharge diagnosisPatterns of treatmentCare of patientsGuideline-based useQuality of careHealth care policyAHCPR guidelinesChest painHospital dischargeCohort studyMedical chartsPatient factorsDischarge diagnosisPatient outcomesPractice patternsConnecticut hospitalsPractice guidelinesAnginaMedicare beneficiaries