2022
Trends in 10-Year Outcomes Among Medicare Beneficiaries Who Survived an Acute Myocardial Infarction
Wang Y, Leifheit EC, Krumholz HM. Trends in 10-Year Outcomes Among Medicare Beneficiaries Who Survived an Acute Myocardial Infarction. JAMA Cardiology 2022, 7: 613-622. PMID: 35507330, PMCID: PMC9069341, DOI: 10.1001/jamacardio.2022.0662.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRecurrent acute myocardial infarctionAcute myocardial infarctionHealth priority areasLong-term outcomesCause mortalityHazard ratioWhite patientsMyocardial infarctionMedicare feeMedicare-MedicaidService beneficiariesInitial acute myocardial infarctionTen-year mortalityShort-term outcomesDemographic subgroupsEligible patientsPatient characteristicsAMI survivorsAcute periodMean ageRecurrence rateSubgroup analysisMAIN OUTCOMEMortality riskAMI admissions
2020
Incidence, predictors, and prognostic impact of recurrent acute myocardial infarction in China
Song J, Murugiah K, Hu S, Gao Y, Li X, Krumholz HM, Zheng X, . Incidence, predictors, and prognostic impact of recurrent acute myocardial infarction in China. Heart 2020, 107: 313-318. PMID: 32938773, PMCID: PMC7873426, DOI: 10.1136/heartjnl-2020-317165.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRecurrent acute myocardial infarctionAcute myocardial infarctionPrognostic impactMyocardial infarctionAMI eventsHospital percutaneous coronary interventionInitial acute myocardial infarctionTime-dependent Cox regressionGuideline-based medicationsKaplan-Meier methodologyPercutaneous coronary interventionLog-rank testRenal dysfunctionCardiac eventsCoronary interventionDischarge medicationsInitial admissionChina PatientCox regressionMean ageAge 75AMI ratesHeart rateMortality rateMultivariable modellingAssociation Between Subsequent Hospitalizations and Recurrent Acute Myocardial Infarction Within 1 Year After Acute Myocardial Infarction
Wang Y, Leifheit E, Normand S, Krumholz HM. Association Between Subsequent Hospitalizations and Recurrent Acute Myocardial Infarction Within 1 Year After Acute Myocardial Infarction. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2020, 9: e014907. PMID: 32172654, PMCID: PMC7335517, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.119.014907.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRecurrent acute myocardial infarctionAcute myocardial infarctionIndex acute myocardial infarctionClinical Classification SoftwareMyocardial infarctionDisease categoriesRisk of deathCox regression modelPost-acute careAcute care hospitalsOccurrence of hospitalizationLow recurrence riskUnplanned rehospitalizationSubsequent hospitalizationBackground PatientsHazard ratioPatient characteristicsSecondary preventionMedian timeService patientsChronic diseasesPatient riskOutcome measuresRehospitalizationHigh risk
2019
Twenty-Year Trends in Outcomes for Older Adults With Acute Myocardial Infarction in the United States
Krumholz HM, Normand ST, Wang Y. Twenty-Year Trends in Outcomes for Older Adults With Acute Myocardial Infarction in the United States. JAMA Network Open 2019, 2: e191938. PMID: 30874787, PMCID: PMC6484647, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2019.1938.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionRecurrent acute myocardial infarctionPercutaneous coronary interventionAMI dischargeCause readmissionCoronary interventionMyocardial infarctionMedicare feeCoronary artery bypass graft surgery ratesCoronary artery bypass graft surgeryArtery bypass graft surgeryInpatient percutaneous coronary interventionRate of catheterizationBypass graft surgeryShort-term mortalityInpatient paymentsQuality of careTwenty-year trendsEvolution of outcomesHospital mortalityHospital stayInpatient outcomesCause mortalityGraft surgeryCohort study
2018
Risk Factors Associated With Major Cardiovascular Events 1 Year After Acute Myocardial Infarction
Wang Y, Li J, Zheng X, Jiang Z, Hu S, Wadhera RK, Bai X, Lu J, Wang Q, Li Y, Wu C, Xing C, Normand SL, Krumholz HM, Jiang L. Risk Factors Associated With Major Cardiovascular Events 1 Year After Acute Myocardial Infarction. JAMA Network Open 2018, 1: e181079-e181079. PMID: 30646102, PMCID: PMC6324290, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2018.1079.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionMajor cardiovascular eventsCardiovascular eventsRisk factorsC-statisticMyocardial infarctionAggressive risk factor reductionOne-year event ratesSubsequent major cardiovascular eventsRecurrent acute myocardial infarctionIndex AMI hospitalizationRisk factor reductionHigh-risk patientsProspective cohort studyCoronary heart diseaseLow-risk groupAcute care hospitalsCohort studyCommon comorbiditiesHeart failureMean ageRisk modelHeart diseaseMAIN OUTCOMEHigh risk