2006
Statins and Mortality Among Elderly Patients Hospitalized With Heart Failure
Foody JM, Shah R, Galusha D, Masoudi FA, Havranek EP, Krumholz HM. Statins and Mortality Among Elderly Patients Hospitalized With Heart Failure. Circulation 2006, 113: 1086-1092. PMID: 16490817, DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.105.591446.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHeart failureStatin therapyElderly patientsOlder patientsCoronary artery disease statusCox proportional hazards modelCurrent HF therapiesLong-term mortalityPrimary discharge diagnosisGroup of patientsTotal cholesterol levelsRandomized clinical trialsEligible Medicare beneficiariesProportional hazards modelYears of ageHF therapyStatin useClinical characteristicsDischarge diagnosisCholesterol levelsHospital characteristicsClinical trialsPhysician specialtyTeaching hospitalStatins
2005
Knowledge of Cholesterol Levels and Targets in Patients With Coronary Artery Disease
Cheng S, Lichtman JH, Amatruda JM, Smith GL, Mattera JA, Roumanis SA, Krumholz HM. Knowledge of Cholesterol Levels and Targets in Patients With Coronary Artery Disease. Preventive Cardiology 2005, 8: 11-17. PMID: 15722689, DOI: 10.1111/j.1520-037x.2005.3939.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCoronary artery diseaseHigh-density lipoproteinLow-density lipoproteinCholesterol targetsArtery diseaseCholesterol levelsMultiple cardiac risk factorsCardiac risk factorsTotal cholesterol levelsTotal cholesterol valuesRisk factorsCardiovascular diseaseCholesterol valuesPrevious historyPatientsLipoproteinDiseaseCollege educationWomenNonwhitesEducation effortsNational targetsTargetCholesterol