2005
Racial differences in reperfusion therapy use in patients hospitalized with myocardial infarction: A regional phenomenon
Rathore SS, Frederick PD, Every NR, Barron HV, Krumholz HM. Racial differences in reperfusion therapy use in patients hospitalized with myocardial infarction: A regional phenomenon. American Heart Journal 2005, 149: 1074-1081. PMID: 15976791, PMCID: PMC2790272, DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2004.08.018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTherapy useMyocardial infarctionBlack patientsReperfusion therapyWhite patientsRacial differencesLower crude ratesMyocardial Infarction 2Reperfusion therapy ratesCohort of patientsTherapy ratesMultivariable adjustmentClinical contraindicationsNational registryPractice patternsCrude ratePatientsInfarctionGeographic regionsTherapyLower ratesTreatmentNational patternsContraindicationsDifferences
1999
Sex-Based Differences in Early Mortality after Myocardial Infarction
Vaccarino V, Parsons L, Every N, Barron H, Krumholz H. Sex-Based Differences in Early Mortality after Myocardial Infarction. New England Journal Of Medicine 1999, 341: 217-225. PMID: 10413733, DOI: 10.1056/nejm199907223410401.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMyocardial infarctionYears of ageMortality rateSex-based differencesYoung womenMyocardial Infarction 2Odds of deathOverall mortality rateRisk of deathShort-term mortalityHigh-risk groupLogistic regression analysisHigh mortality ratePrognostic factorsEarly mortalityEarly managementMedical historyNational registryClinical severityHigh riskOlder womenInfarctionPatientsHospitalizationWomen