2018
Sex and Race Differences in the Utilization and Outcomes of Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Among Medicare Beneficiaries, 1999–2014
Angraal S, Khera R, Wang Y, Lu Y, Jean R, Dreyer RP, Geirsson A, Desai NR, Krumholz HM. Sex and Race Differences in the Utilization and Outcomes of Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Among Medicare Beneficiaries, 1999–2014. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2018, 7: e009014. PMID: 30005557, PMCID: PMC6064835, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.118.009014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCoronary artery bypassCABG utilizationArtery bypassUse of CABGService Medicare beneficiariesCalendar year trendsCABG mortalityUnderwent CABGReadmission ratesCABG proceduresWhite patientsBlack patientsPatient groupMedicare beneficiariesMedicare feeMortality rateCABGAnnual declineWomenRacial subgroupsRacial differencesGreater declineOutcomesPatientsSex
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