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 differencesGender differences in pre-event health status of young patients with acute myocardial infarction: A VIRGO study analysis
Dreyer RP, Smolderen KG, Strait KM, Beltrame JF, Lichtman JH, Lorenze NP, D’Onofrio G, Bueno H, Krumholz HM, Spertus JA. Gender differences in pre-event health status of young patients with acute myocardial infarction: A VIRGO study analysis. European Heart Journal Acute Cardiovascular Care 2015, 5: 43-54. PMID: 25681487, PMCID: PMC4658311, DOI: 10.1177/2048872615568967.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionPrior coronary artery diseaseCoronary artery diseaseHealth statusMyocardial infarctionYounger patientsArtery diseaseCoronary artery disease historyDisease-specific health statusAcute myocardial infarction patientsAggressive symptom controlCornerstone of careWorse physical functionBaseline health statusMedical record abstractionVisual analog scaleHealth status outcomesMyocardial infarction patientsDisease-specific measuresMean health scoresLogistic regression analysisQuality of lifeHealth status informationGender differencesSymptom control
1997
Health after coronary stenting or balloon angioplasty: Results from the Stent Restenosis Study
Krumholz H, Cohen D, Williams C, Baim D, Brinker J, Cabin H, Heuser R, Hirshfeld J, Leon M, Moses J, Savage M, Cleman M. Health after coronary stenting or balloon angioplasty: Results from the Stent Restenosis Study. American Heart Journal 1997, 134: 337-344. PMID: 9327686, DOI: 10.1016/s0002-8703(97)70065-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStent Restenosis StudyCoronary stentingBalloon angioplastyRestenosis StudyDuke Activity Status IndexPalmaz-Schatz coronary stentingCanadian Cardiovascular Society classificationPalmaz-Schatz coronary stent implantationPercutaneous transluminal coronary angioplastyU.S. clinical sitesLong-term HRQoLForm Health SurveyHealth-related qualityMedical Outcomes StudyTransluminal coronary angioplastyCoronary stent implantationConventional balloon angioplastyDisease-specific measuresAngiographic restenosisConventional angioplastyIschemic eventsBodily painConsecutive patientsCoronary angioplastyCardiovascular perspective