2022
Identifying quality of life outcome patterns to inform treatment choices in ischemic cardiomyopathy
Mori M, Mark DB, Khera R, Lin H, Jones P, Huang C, Lu Y, Geirsson A, Velazquez EJ, Spertus JA, Krumholz HM. Identifying quality of life outcome patterns to inform treatment choices in ischemic cardiomyopathy. American Heart Journal 2022, 254: 12-22. PMID: 35932911, DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2022.07.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCoronary artery bypass surgeryGuideline-directed medical therapyTreatment choiceBetter outcomesIschemic cardiomyopathyQOL outcomesQoL dataKansas City Cardiomyopathy Questionnaire overall summary scoreQOL trajectoriesOutcome patternsIschemic Heart Failure (STICH) trialHeart Failure TrialMain baseline predictorsArtery bypass surgeryOverall summary scoreDifferent treatment choicesLogistic regression modelsBypass surgeryMedical therapySurgical treatmentFailure TrialLife scoresQOL scoresPatient's probabilityBaseline predictors
2006
The Effect of a Psychosocial Intervention and Quality of Life After Acute Myocardial Infarction
de Leon C, Czajkowski SM, Freedland KE, Bang H, Powell LH, Wu C, Burg MM, DiLillo V, Ironson G, Krumholz HM, Mitchell P, Blumenthal JA. The Effect of a Psychosocial Intervention and Quality of Life After Acute Myocardial Infarction. Journal Of Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation And Prevention 2006, 26: 9-13. PMID: 16617220, DOI: 10.1097/00008483-200601000-00002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionQuality of lifeMyocardial infarctionPsychosocial interventionsClinical trialsOverall QOLUsual medical carePost-MI patientsSocial supportPatient clinical trialsImportant secondary outcomesCognitive behavioral therapySignificant treatment differencesSF12-MCSSF12-PCSClinic visitsSecondary outcomesClinical centersQOL outcomesPhysical functioningQOL benefitsEnhancing RecoveryQOL measuresPatientsMedical care