2002
Reporting the recruitment process in clinical trials: who are these patients and how did they get there?
Gross CP, Mallory R, Heiat A, Krumholz HM. Reporting the recruitment process in clinical trials: who are these patients and how did they get there? Annals Of Internal Medicine 2002, 137: 10-6. PMID: 12093240, DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-137-1-200207020-00007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNumber of personsMedian proportionPotential study participantsMedical journalsClinical trialsEligible personsHigh-impact medical journalsGeneral populationRCTsMajor medical journalsStudy participantsPatient recruitment processStudy sampleTrialsEligibilityPersonsExplicit reviewProportionEnrollment processParticipantsPatientsThe Burden of Chronic Congestive Heart Failure in Older Persons: Magnitude and Implications for Policy and Research
Masoudi FA, Havranek EP, Krumholz HM. The Burden of Chronic Congestive Heart Failure in Older Persons: Magnitude and Implications for Policy and Research. Heart Failure Reviews 2002, 7: 9-16. PMID: 11790919, DOI: 10.1023/a:1013793621248.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHeart failureOlder populationChronic congestive heart failureOlder personsPoor long-term survivalMore hospital admissionsCongestive heart failureLong-term survivalHospital admissionHigh riskFailureSingle conditionPopulationPersonsHospitalizationAdmissionDearth of researchYearsDiagnosisMonths
2000
Role of Exercise Stress Testing and Safety Monitoring for Older Persons Starting an Exercise Program
Gill TM, DiPietro L, Krumholz HM. Role of Exercise Stress Testing and Safety Monitoring for Older Persons Starting an Exercise Program. JAMA 2000, 284: 342-349. PMID: 10891966, DOI: 10.1001/jama.284.3.342.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExercise stress testingAdverse cardiac eventsExercise programOlder personsCardiac eventsStress testingPhysical activityRoutine exercise stress testingSedentary older personsSymptomatic cardiovascular diseasePharmacological stress testingCurrent physician practiceRelative exercise intensityMajority of personsUnproven benefitPhysical functionCurrent guidelinesCardiovascular diseaseExercise intensityPhysician practicesSafety monitoringRiskExercisePersonsTesting