2003
Validity of a Simple ST-Elevation Acute Myocardial Infarction Risk Index
Rathore SS, Weinfurt KP, Gross CP, Krumholz HM. Validity of a Simple ST-Elevation Acute Myocardial Infarction Risk Index. Circulation 2003, 107: 811-816. PMID: 12591749, DOI: 10.1161/01.cir.0000049743.45748.02.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overCalibrationCohort StudiesElectrocardiographyFemaleHumansInpatientsMaleMyocardial InfarctionMyocardial ReperfusionPredictive Value of TestsPrognosisRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicReproducibility of ResultsRetrospective StudiesRiskRisk AssessmentSurvival AnalysisConceptsSimple risk indexCommunity-based cohortRCT populationMyocardial infarctionST-segment elevation myocardial infarctionST-elevation myocardial infarctionMyocardial Infarction (TIMI) risk indexRandomized clinical trial dataAcute reperfusion therapyPatients 65 yearsRisk stratification scoresElevation myocardial infarctionCommunity-based populationDistribution of patientsHigh-risk groupLow-risk groupRisk stratification indexClinical trial dataYears of ageRisk indexReperfusion therapyRisk score distributionPrognostic scoreMortality estimatesGeneral population
2002
Risk and Predictors of Stroke After Myocardial Infarction Among the Elderly
Lichtman JH, Krumholz HM, Wang Y, Radford MJ, Brass LM. Risk and Predictors of Stroke After Myocardial Infarction Among the Elderly. Circulation 2002, 105: 1082-1087. PMID: 11877359, DOI: 10.1161/hc0902.104708.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMonths of dischargeRisk of strokeAcute myocardial infarctionMyocardial infarctionIschemic strokeOlder patientsStroke admission ratesPatients 75 yearsPeripheral vascular diseasePredictors of strokeRisk stratification scoresRate of admissionSimple clinical factorsPrior strokeStroke admissionsClinical factorsHospital admissionIndependent predictorsStratification scoresAtrial fibrillationBlack racePrincipal diagnosisVascular diseaseAdmission ratesMedicare patients