2022
Sex-Specific Risk Factors Associated With First Acute Myocardial Infarction in Young Adults
Lu Y, Li SX, Liu Y, Rodriguez F, Watson KE, Dreyer RP, Khera R, Murugiah K, D’Onofrio G, Spatz ES, Nasir K, Masoudi FA, Krumholz HM. Sex-Specific Risk Factors Associated With First Acute Myocardial Infarction in Young Adults. JAMA Network Open 2022, 5: e229953. PMID: 35503221, PMCID: PMC9066284, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.9953.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFirst acute myocardial infarctionAcute myocardial infarctionPsychosocial risk factorsRisk factor profilePopulation attributable fractionRisk factor associationsRisk factorsOdds ratioYoung womenAMI subtypesMyocardial infarctionPrevention of AMIType 1 acute myocardial infarctionFactor profileRisk of AMITraditional cardiovascular risk factorsSex-specific risk factorsFactor associationsYoung adultsRisk factor modificationCardiovascular risk factorsStrong associationNutrition Examination SurveyCase-control studyPopulation-based controls
2007
Patterns of Weight Change Preceding Hospitalization for Heart Failure
Chaudhry SI, Wang Y, Concato J, Gill TM, Krumholz HM. Patterns of Weight Change Preceding Hospitalization for Heart Failure. Circulation 2007, 116: 1549-1554. PMID: 17846286, PMCID: PMC2892745, DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.107.690768.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHeart failure hospitalizationHeart failureControl patientsFailure hospitalizationBody weightCase patientsWeight gainDecompensated heart failureHeart failure severityBaseline body weightHeart failure decompensationPatient's body weightAdjusted odds ratioCase-control studyGradual weight gainDisease management programsHigh-risk periodBasis of ageOdds ratioHospitalizationPatientsMean increaseDaily weightWeight changeHome monitoring
2005
The impact of socioeconomic status and race on trial participation for older women with breast cancer
Gross CP, Filardo G, Mayne ST, Krumholz HM. The impact of socioeconomic status and race on trial participation for older women with breast cancer. Cancer 2005, 103: 483-491. PMID: 15597407, DOI: 10.1002/cncr.20792.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAsianBlack or African AmericanBreast NeoplasmsCase-Control StudiesClinical Trials as TopicFemaleHispanic or LatinoHumansLogistic ModelsMedicaidMultivariate AnalysisNational Institutes of Health (U.S.)Odds RatioPatient SelectionPovertySEER ProgramUnemploymentUnited StatesWhite PeopleConceptsBreast cancer trialsTrial participationOlder womenBreast cancerSocioeconomic statusMedicaid insuranceTrial enrollmentCancer patientsCancer trialsMultivariable logistic regression modelBreast cancer patientsMedicaid insurance coverageAssociation of SESHigh-poverty zip codesCase-control studyPopulation-based sampleLow socioeconomic statusLogistic regression modelsImpact of SESWhite patientsBlack patientsSEER areasBlack raceElderly womenTrial participants
2004
Relationship between heart failure treatment and development of worsening renal function among hospitalized patients11Guest Editor for this manuscript was Peter M. Okin, MD, New York Hosptial-Cornell Medical Center, New York, NY.
Butler J, Forman DE, Abraham WT, Gottlieb SS, Loh E, Massie BM, O'Connor CM, Rich MW, Stevenson LW, Wang Y, Young JB, Krumholz HM. Relationship between heart failure treatment and development of worsening renal function among hospitalized patients11Guest Editor for this manuscript was Peter M. Okin, MD, New York Hosptial-Cornell Medical Center, New York, NY. American Heart Journal 2004, 147: 331-338. PMID: 14760333, DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2003.08.012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFluid intake/outputHeart failureIntake/outputRenal functionHigh riskCalcium channel blocker useHistory of HFAssociation of medicationLoop diuretic dosesPredictors of WRFElevated creatinine levelEnzyme inhibitor useHeart failure treatmentCase-control studyUse of CCBGreater fluid lossHigher hematocrit levelsUncontrolled hypertensionBlocker useDiuretic dosesCreatinine levelsInhibitor useAcute treatmentDiabetes mellitusIndependent predictors