2018
Sex differences in health outcomes at one year following acute myocardial infarction: A report from the China Patient-Centered Evaluative Assessment of Cardiac Events prospective acute myocardial infarction study
Dreyer RP, Zheng X, Xu X, Liu S, Li J, Ding Q, Du X, Li X, Zhang H, Masoudi FA, Spertus JA, Krumholz HM, Jiang L. Sex differences in health outcomes at one year following acute myocardial infarction: A report from the China Patient-Centered Evaluative Assessment of Cardiac Events prospective acute myocardial infarction study. European Heart Journal Acute Cardiovascular Care 2018, 8: 273-282. PMID: 30270637, DOI: 10.1177/2048872618803726.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMajor adverse cardiac eventsDisease-specific health statusAdverse cardiac eventsAcute myocardial infarctionGeneric health statusMyocardial infarctionCardiac eventsFemale sexHealth statusWeekly anginaChina PatientHealth outcomesAcute Myocardial Infarction StudyPost-acute myocardial infarctionAcute myocardial infarction patientsLong-term health outcomesCardiac Events (PEACE) studyMyocardial Infarction StudyMyocardial infarction patientsSpecific health statusHigher crude ratesSex differencesCardiovascular deathMultivariable analysisInfarction patients
2014
Effect of Low Perceived Social Support on Health Outcomes in Young Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction: Results From the Variation in Recovery: Role of Gender on Outcomes of Young AMI Patients (VIRGO) Study
Bucholz EM, Strait KM, Dreyer RP, Geda M, Spatz ES, Bueno H, Lichtman JH, D'Onofrio G, Spertus JA, Krumholz HM. Effect of Low Perceived Social Support on Health Outcomes in Young Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction: Results From the Variation in Recovery: Role of Gender on Outcomes of Young AMI Patients (VIRGO) Study. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2014, 3: e001252. PMID: 25271209, PMCID: PMC4323798, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.114.001252.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionYoung AMI Patients (VIRGO) studyLow social supportQuality of lifeDepressive symptomsHealth statusYounger patientsMyocardial infarctionHealth outcomesENRICHD Social Support InventoryLow Perceived Social SupportSocial supportDepressive symptoms 12 monthsBaseline health statusLower functional statusWorse physical functioningWorse health statusPatient studiesSymptoms 12 monthsLower mental functioningMore depressive symptomsMultivariable adjustmentSocial Support InventoryAMI patientsFunctional status