2024
Association of marital/partner status with hospital readmission among young adults with acute myocardial infarction.
Zhu C, Dreyer R, Li F, Spatz E, Caraballo C, Mahajan S, Raparelli V, Leifheit E, Lu Y, Krumholz H, Spertus J, D'Onofrio G, Pilote L, Lichtman J. Association of marital/partner status with hospital readmission among young adults with acute myocardial infarction. PLOS ONE 2024, 19: e0287949. PMID: 38277368, PMCID: PMC10817183, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0287949.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMarital/partner statusPsychosocial factorsAcute myocardial infarctionYoung adultsHospital dischargeYear of hospital dischargeYoung acute myocardial infarctionAssociated with 1.3-foldCohort of young adultsLong-term readmissionCox proportional hazards modelsStatus interactionSimilar-aged menMyocardial infarctionProportional hazards modelUnpartnered statusPatient interviewsPhysician panelCardiovascular healthHospital readmissionSocioeconomic factorsAMI survivorsSequential adjustmentCardiac readmissionMultiple imputation
2017
Sex Differences in 1-Year All-Cause Rehospitalization in Patients After Acute Myocardial Infarction
Dreyer RP, Dharmarajan K, Kennedy KF, Jones PG, Vaccarino V, Murugiah K, Nuti SV, Smolderen KG, Buchanan DM, Spertus JA, Krumholz HM. Sex Differences in 1-Year All-Cause Rehospitalization in Patients After Acute Myocardial Infarction. Circulation 2017, 135: 521-531. PMID: 28153989, PMCID: PMC5312975, DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.116.024993.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionAge-sex interactionHigh riskRehospitalization ratesClinical factorsMyocardial infarctionCox proportional hazards modelSignificant age-sex interactionCause rehospitalization rateSex differencesMedical record abstractionProportional hazards modelYears of ageFirst yearTRIUMPH studyCause rehospitalizationRecord abstractionPatient interviewsRehospitalizationUS CentersHazards modelPsychosocial factorsPhysician panelHealth statusPsychosocial state
2016
Quantifying clinical change: discrepancies between patients’ and providers’ perspectives
Dreyer RP, Jones PG, Kutty S, Spertus JA. Quantifying clinical change: discrepancies between patients’ and providers’ perspectives. Quality Of Life Research 2016, 25: 2213-2220. PMID: 26995561, DOI: 10.1007/s11136-016-1267-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsKansas City Cardiomyopathy QuestionnairePatient-reported outcomesGlobal assessmentHealth statusPhysician assessmentClinical changesDisease-specific Kansas City Cardiomyopathy QuestionnaireChronic heart failure patientsPatient-reported health statusBaseline clinic visitKCCQ summary scoreHeart failure statusHeart failure patientsMedical record abstractionPhysicians/patientsClinic visitsFailure patientsRecord abstractionPRO scoresPatient assessmentPatient interviewsClinical significancePRO measuresUS CentersPatientsReturn to Work After Acute Myocardial Infarction
Dreyer RP, Xu X, Zhang W, Du X, Strait KM, Bierlein M, Bucholz EM, Geda M, Fox J, D'Onofrio G, Lichtman JH, Bueno H, Spertus JA, Krumholz HM. Return to Work After Acute Myocardial Infarction. Circulation Cardiovascular Quality And Outcomes 2016, 9: s45-s52. PMID: 26908859, PMCID: PMC4771977, DOI: 10.1161/circoutcomes.115.002611.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionMyocardial infarctionYoung AMI Patients (VIRGO) studyPrevious coronary diseaseYoung populationPatients' sociodemographic characteristicsSex differencesMedical record abstractionMultivariable regression analysisCoronary diseasePatient characteristicsYounger patientsRecord abstractionPatient interviewsHealth characteristicsPsychosocial factorsWorse recoverySociodemographic characteristicsHealth measuresGreater riskYoung womenPhysical healthPatient studiesHigher likelihoodYoung men
2015
Gender Differences in the Trajectory of Recovery in Health Status Among Young Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction
Dreyer RP, Wang Y, Strait KM, Lorenze NP, D'Onofrio G, Bueno H, Lichtman JH, Spertus JA, Krumholz HM. Gender Differences in the Trajectory of Recovery in Health Status Among Young Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction. Circulation 2015, 131: 1971-1980. PMID: 25862743, PMCID: PMC4657729, DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.114.014503.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionHealth status scoresHealth statusMyocardial infarctionStatus scoreMedical record abstractionMental summary scoresShort Form-12Disease-specific measuresHealth status measuresWomen's health statusYears of ageLower health status scoresLinear mixed-effects analysisPatients 18Younger patientsRecord abstractionForm-12Excess riskMixed-effects analysisPatient interviewsSpanish hospitalsBaseline hospitalizationSummary scoresGender differences