2020
Sex Differences in Symptom Phenotypes Among Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction
Brush JE, Krumholz HM, Greene EJ, Dreyer RP. Sex Differences in Symptom Phenotypes Among Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction. Circulation Cardiovascular Quality And Outcomes 2020, 13: e005948. PMID: 32063049, PMCID: PMC7041412, DOI: 10.1161/circoutcomes.119.005948.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultBiological Variation, IndividualFemaleHealth Status DisparitiesHumansInterviews as TopicMaleMiddle AgedMyocardial InfarctionPatient AdmissionPhenotypePredictive Value of TestsProspective StudiesRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsSex FactorsSpainSymptom AssessmentUnited StatesYoung AdultConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionMyocardial infarctionMedical recordsYoung womenDiagnosis of AMIObservational cohort studyMedical record abstractionSymptom phenotypeDiagnostic processAnalysis of symptomsVIRGO StudyCohort studyRecord abstractionIndividual patientsClinician's abilityDiagnosis rateStandardized interviewPhenotype subgroupsSymptomsSimilar findingsYoung adultsWomenMenInfarctionPatients
2015
Trends in Cardiac Biomarker Testing in China for Patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction, 2001 to 2011: China PEACE-Retrospective AMI Study
Zhan L, Masoudi FA, Li X, Hu S, Venkatesh AK, Spertus JA, Lin Z, Desai NR, Li J, Krumholz HM, Jiang L, . Trends in Cardiac Biomarker Testing in China for Patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction, 2001 to 2011: China PEACE-Retrospective AMI Study. PLOS ONE 2015, 10: e0122237. PMID: 25893247, PMCID: PMC4404305, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0122237.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionCardiac biomarker testingProportion of hospitalsBiomarker testingChinese hospitalsDiagnosis of AMIChina PEACE-Retrospective AMI StudyRate of useMiddle-income countriesMyocardial infarctionPractice compliesHigh-income countriesAMI admissionsBiomarker testsUrban hospitalBiomarker use
2011
Gender Differences in Presentation, Management, and In-Hospital Outcomes for Patients with AMI in a Lower-Middle Income Country: Evidence from Egypt
Butala NM, Desai MM, Linnander EL, Wong YR, Mikhail DG, Ott LS, Spertus JA, Bradley EH, Aaty AA, Abdelfattah A, Gamal A, Kholeif H, Baz M, Allam AH, Krumholz HM. Gender Differences in Presentation, Management, and In-Hospital Outcomes for Patients with AMI in a Lower-Middle Income Country: Evidence from Egypt. PLOS ONE 2011, 6: e25904. PMID: 22022463, PMCID: PMC3192760, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0025904.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionHospital outcomesFemale patientsInitial presentationClinical managementDiagnosis of AMIIncome countriesIn-Hospital OutcomesOutcomes of patientsTime of presentationMultivariate logistic regressionGender differencesQuality of careLow-middle income countriesHospital mortalityHospital deathDiabetes mellitusHeart failureAtrial fibrillationHigher BMIMyocardial infarctionCardiovascular diseaseRegistry dataHigh-income countriesEgyptian hospitals
2006
Delay in the Diagnosis of Acute Myocardial Infarction: Effect on Quality of Care and Its Assessment
Graff LG, Wang Y, Borkowski B, Tuozzo K, Foody JM, Krumholz HM, Radford MJ. Delay in the Diagnosis of Acute Myocardial Infarction: Effect on Quality of Care and Its Assessment. Academic Emergency Medicine 2006, 13: 931-938. PMID: 16894002, DOI: 10.1197/j.aem.2006.04.016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdrenergic beta-AntagonistsAge DistributionAgedAged, 80 and overAngina, UnstableAspirinCohort StudiesConnecticutEvidence-Based MedicineFemaleFibrinolytic AgentsHumansMaleMyocardial InfarctionPatient AdmissionQuality Assurance, Health CareQuality of Health CareRetrospective StudiesTime FactorsConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionAdmission diagnosisBeta blockersQuality of careMyocardial infarctionDiagnosis of AMICharacteristics of patientsPercutaneous coronary interventionPrincipal discharge diagnosisEvidence-based therapiesRate of administrationCoronary interventionCardiac catheterizationDischarge diagnosisPrincipal diagnosisFrequency of delaysDischarge statusPatient careAdmissionAMI diagnosisPatientsDiagnosisMedicare casesCareInfarction
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