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
2019
Psychosocial Factors and Recovery After Acute Myocardial Infarction in Younger Women
Smolderen KG, Brush A, Dreyer RP. Psychosocial Factors and Recovery After Acute Myocardial Infarction in Younger Women. Current Cardiology Reports 2019, 21: 50. PMID: 31020453, DOI: 10.1007/s11886-019-1140-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsYoung womenAMI outcomesAMI carePsychosocial factorsPsychosocial stressorsAcute myocardial infarction riskAcute myocardial infarctionMyocardial infarction riskPurpose of ReviewToPotential psychosocial factorsAMI riskMyocardial infarctionCare pathwayOutpatient careWorse outcomesAMI incidenceInfarction riskEquitable careMortality ratePsychosocial interventionsCareWomenOutcomesRiskIncidence
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
Return 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