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 CentersPatients