2017
The State of the Science on Integrating Palliative Care in Heart Failure
Gelfman L, Bakitas M, Warner Stevenson L, Kirkpatrick J, Goldstein N, Ahluwalia S, Allen L, Allen K, Arnold B, Bakitas M, Bekelman D, Buck H, Dionne-Odom J, Dougherty C, Dunbar S, Evangelista L, Fahlberg B, Fendler T, Gelfman L, Goldstein N, Hanson L, Hauptman P, Karlekar M, Kavalieratos D, Kirkpatrick J, Kirkwood P, Kono A, Krumholz H, Kutner J, Lala A, Lindenfeld J, Mancarella G, Matlock D, Matzo M, Maurer M, Morrison S, O'Donnell A, Pamboukian S, Pinney S, Prince S, Reigel B, Ritchie C, Rogers J, Spertus J, Steinhauser K, Stevenson L, Strömberg A, Sudore R, Swetz K, Teuteberg W, Teuteberg J, Tucker R, Tulsky J, Wiegand D. The State of the Science on Integrating Palliative Care in Heart Failure. Journal Of Palliative Medicine 2017, 20: 592-603. PMID: 29493362, PMCID: PMC5455612, DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2017.0178.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHeart failurePalliative careUncontrolled symptomsIntegrating Palliative CarePalliative care integrationAdvanced heart failureAdvanced HF patientsChronic progressive illnessLife-prolonging therapiesCare of patientsAdvance care planningQuality of careQuality of lifeHF diseaseHF patientsHealthcare utilizationProgressive illnessHF populationHigh morbidityInterdisciplinary careInterdisciplinary working groupCare planningLife careCurrent evidenceFamily caregivers
2016
Acute Myocardial Infarction in Women
Mehta LS, Beckie TM, DeVon HA, Grines CL, Krumholz HM, Johnson MN, Lindley KJ, Vaccarino V, Wang TY, Watson KE, Wenger NK. Acute Myocardial Infarction in Women. Circulation 2016, 133: 916-947. PMID: 26811316, DOI: 10.1161/cir.0000000000000351.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionMyocardial infarctionMortality rateFirst scientific statementOutcomes of womenCardiovascular disease mortalityCardiovascular disease riskCardiovascular disease mortality ratesCoronary heart diseaseAmerican Heart AssociationDisease mortality ratesEvidence-based treatmentsCause of mortalityClinical presentationPathophysiological mechanismsHeart AssociationDisease mortalityHeart diseaseCardiovascular diseaseSex-specific differencesCurrent evidenceInfarctionDisease riskWomenScientific statement
2003
Are Statins Indicated for the Primary Prevention of CAD in Octogenarians? Angagonist Viewpoint
Foody JM, Krumholz HM. Are Statins Indicated for the Primary Prevention of CAD in Octogenarians? Angagonist Viewpoint. The American Journal Of Geriatric Cardiology 2003, 12: 357-360. PMID: 14610384, DOI: 10.1111/j.1076-7460.2003.02912.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCoronary artery diseasePrimary preventionArtery diseaseOvert coronary artery diseaseRisk of myositisCardiovascular disease eventsRole of statinsUse of statinsAge 65 yearsBalance of risksCardiovascular eventsStatin therapyPatient preferencesCholesterol levelsCardiovascular diseaseOctogenariansClinical uncertaintyDisease eventsCurrent evidenceStatinsAge groupsDiseasePreventionRiskMyositis