2014
Trends in Early Aspirin Use Among Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction in China, 2001–2011: The China PEACE‐Retrospective AMI Study
Gao Y, Masoudi FA, Hu S, Li J, Zhang H, Li X, Desai NR, Krumholz HM, Jiang L, Group T. Trends in Early Aspirin Use Among Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction in China, 2001–2011: The China PEACE‐Retrospective AMI Study. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2014, 3: e001250. PMID: 25304853, PMCID: PMC4323779, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.114.001250.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAge FactorsAgedAspirinChinaCohort StudiesConfidence IntervalsDose-Response Relationship, DrugDrug Administration ScheduleFemaleHospital MortalityHumansMaleMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisMyocardial InfarctionOdds RatioRetrospective StudiesRisk AssessmentRural PopulationSecondary PreventionSex FactorsSurvival AnalysisSurvival RateUrban PopulationConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionMyocardial infarctionAspirin useEarly treatmentSegment elevation acute myocardial infarctionElevation acute myocardial infarctionEarly useChina PEACE-Retrospective AMI StudyEarly aspirin therapyEarly aspirin useLimited healthcare resourcesAspirin therapyCardiogenic shockChest discomfortReperfusion therapyRate of useChina PatientRetrospective studyPatient groupFinal diagnosisHealthcare resourcesInfarctionPatientsAspirinAMI study
2002
Nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs after acute myocardial infarction
Ko D, Wang Y, Berger AK, Radford MJ, Krumholz HM. Nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs after acute myocardial infarction. American Heart Journal 2002, 143: 475-481. PMID: 11868054, DOI: 10.1067/mhj.2002.121270.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionNonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugsNSAID therapyMyocardial infarctionAddition of aspirinMortality rateAspirin therapyElderly patientsAntiinflammatory drugsMedicare beneficiariesUse of NSAIDsRetrospective medical record reviewAdditional survival benefitMedical record reviewCooperative Cardiovascular ProjectElderly Medicare beneficiariesHospital dischargeOlder patientsSurvival benefitRecord reviewClinical informationInfarctionAspirinPatientsMedications
2001
Aspirin and the Treatment of Heart Failure in the Elderly
Krumholz HM, Chen YT, Radford MJ. Aspirin and the Treatment of Heart Failure in the Elderly. JAMA Internal Medicine 2001, 161: 577-582. PMID: 11252118, DOI: 10.1001/archinte.161.4.577.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCoronary artery diseaseHeart failureArtery diseaseBenefits of aspirinPatients 65 yearsRetrospective cohort studyUse of aspirinGroup of patientsAspirin prescriptionAspirin therapyCohort studyDischarge medicationsOlder patientsPatient characteristicsRandomized trialsVascular diseaseTreatment characteristicsConnecticut hospitalsBaseline differencesAspirinPatientsLower mortalityStrong associationDiseaseStudy sample
1995
Aspirin in the treatment of acute myocardial infarction in elderly Medicare beneficiaries. Patterns of use and outcomes.
Krumholz H, Radford M, Ellerbeck E, Hennen J, Meehan T, Petrillo M, Wang Y, Kresowik T, Jencks S. Aspirin in the treatment of acute myocardial infarction in elderly Medicare beneficiaries. Patterns of use and outcomes. Circulation 1995, 92: 2841-7. PMID: 7586250, DOI: 10.1161/01.cir.92.10.2841.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionUse of aspirinDays of hospitalizationElderly patientsMyocardial infarctionMedicare beneficiariesHospital medical recordsElderly Medicare beneficiariesHigh-risk characteristicsPopulation-based sampleDelivery of careQuality of careAspirin therapyMore comorbiditiesAspirin useChest painAbsolute contraindicationHeart failureThrombolytic therapyPotential confoundersMedical recordsSafe treatmentEffective therapyHigh riskLower odds