2006
The Effect of a Psychosocial Intervention and Quality of Life After Acute Myocardial Infarction
de Leon C, Czajkowski SM, Freedland KE, Bang H, Powell LH, Wu C, Burg MM, DiLillo V, Ironson G, Krumholz HM, Mitchell P, Blumenthal JA. The Effect of a Psychosocial Intervention and Quality of Life After Acute Myocardial Infarction. Journal Of Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation And Prevention 2006, 26: 9-13. PMID: 16617220, DOI: 10.1097/00008483-200601000-00002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionQuality of lifeMyocardial infarctionPsychosocial interventionsClinical trialsOverall QOLUsual medical carePost-MI patientsSocial supportPatient clinical trialsImportant secondary outcomesCognitive behavioral therapySignificant treatment differencesSF12-MCSSF12-PCSClinic visitsSecondary outcomesClinical centersQOL outcomesPhysical functioningQOL benefitsEnhancing RecoveryQOL measuresPatientsMedical care
2003
Age does not limit quality of life improvement in cardiac valve surgery
Sedrakyan A, Vaccarino V, Paltiel AD, Elefteriades JA, Mattera JA, Roumanis SA, Lin Z, Krumholz HM. Age does not limit quality of life improvement in cardiac valve surgery. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2003, 42: 1208-1214. PMID: 14522482, DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(03)00949-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMental component summaryQuality of lifeCardiac valve surgeryPhysical component summaryValve surgeryAssociation of ageValve proceduresComponent summarySF-36PCS scoresMedical Outcomes Trust Short FormPatients' QOLMitral valve proceduresAortic valve proceduresOlder patientsAortic patientsMCS scoresMitral patientsQOL benefitsHealth SurveyPatientsSurgeryStatistical significanceAgeMultiple regression analysis