2024
Real-world evaluation of an algorithmic machine-learning-guided testing approach in stable chest pain: a multinational, multicohort study
Oikonomou E, Aminorroaya A, Dhingra L, Partridge C, Velazquez E, Desai N, Krumholz H, Miller E, Khera R. Real-world evaluation of an algorithmic machine-learning-guided testing approach in stable chest pain: a multinational, multicohort study. European Heart Journal - Digital Health 2024, 5: 303-313. PMID: 38774380, PMCID: PMC11104476, DOI: 10.1093/ehjdh/ztae023.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRisk of acute myocardial infarctionAssociated with lower oddsHospital health systemCoronary artery diseaseCardiac testingRisk of adverse outcomesUK BiobankHealth systemProvider-drivenLower oddsAssociated with better outcomesAcute myocardial infarctionBlack raceStable chest painFemale sexReal world evaluationDiabetes historyMulticohort studyFunction testsSuspected coronary artery diseaseYounger ageRisk profileAdverse outcomesMultinational cohortPost hoc analysis
2015
Frequency and Effects of Excess Dosing of Anticoagulants in Patients ≤55 Years With Acute Myocardial Infarction Who Underwent Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (from the VIRGO Study)
Gupta A, Chui P, Zhou S, Spertus JA, Geda M, Lorenze N, Lee I, Onofrio G, Lichtman JH, Alexander KP, Krumholz HM, Curtis JP. Frequency and Effects of Excess Dosing of Anticoagulants in Patients ≤55 Years With Acute Myocardial Infarction Who Underwent Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (from the VIRGO Study). The American Journal Of Cardiology 2015, 116: 1-7. PMID: 25937348, PMCID: PMC4466069, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2015.03.032.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAge DistributionAngioplasty, Balloon, CoronaryAnticoagulantsAntithrombinsBody Mass IndexCohort StudiesFemaleHemorrhageHeparinHirudinsHumansMaleMiddle AgedMyocardial InfarctionPeptide FragmentsPercutaneous Coronary InterventionPlatelet Glycoprotein GPIIb-IIIa ComplexPrevalenceRecombinant ProteinsRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsSex DistributionTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesConceptsPercutaneous coronary interventionGlycoprotein IIb/IIIa inhibitorsIIb/IIIa inhibitorsExcess dosingAcute myocardial infarctionCoronary interventionMultivariable analysisMyocardial infarctionUnderwent Percutaneous Coronary InterventionLower body weightOlder patientsYounger patientsUnfractionated heparinMedical recordsUnivariate analysisAnticoagulant agentsAnticoagulant drugsBody weightPatientsDosingYounger ageLogistic regressionYoung womenAnticoagulantsGender-based differencesSex Differences in Perceived Stress and Early Recovery in Young and Middle-Aged Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction
Xu X, Bao H, Strait K, Spertus JA, Lichtman JH, D'Onofrio G, Spatz E, Bucholz EM, Geda M, Lorenze NP, Bueno H, Beltrame JF, Krumholz HM. Sex Differences in Perceived Stress and Early Recovery in Young and Middle-Aged Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction. Circulation 2015, 131: 614-623. PMID: 25679303, PMCID: PMC4652932, DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.114.012826.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionMiddle-aged patientsMyocardial infarctionMental health statusWorse recoveryHealth statusSex differencesBaseline stressSex-based disparitiesYears of ageMultiple health outcomesQuality of lifeGreater mental stressSex-based differencesClinical characteristicsFemale sexEarly recoveryPerceived Stress ScaleGeneral populationGreater psychological stressHealth outcomesImprovement scoresInfarctionPatientsYounger age
2014
Readmission Rates and Long-Term Hospital Costs Among Survivors of an In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest
Chan PS, Nallamothu BK, Krumholz HM, Curtis LH, Li Y, Hammill BG, Spertus JA. Readmission Rates and Long-Term Hospital Costs Among Survivors of an In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest. Circulation Cardiovascular Quality And Outcomes 2014, 7: 889-895. PMID: 25351479, PMCID: PMC4241155, DOI: 10.1161/circoutcomes.114.000925.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHospital cardiac arrestCardiac arrestInpatient costsMean inpatient costsLarge national registryInpatient resource useNeurological statusReadmission patternsHospital dispositionPatient demographicsReadmission ratesMean ageInpatient useNational registryYounger ageReadmissionArrestAgeYearsDaysPatientsRegistryResource useSurvivors
2005
The Complexity and Cost of Drug Regimens of Older Patients Hospitalized With Heart Failure in the United States, 1998-2001
Masoudi FA, Baillie CA, Wang Y, Bradford WD, Steiner JF, Havranek EP, Foody JM, Krumholz HM. The Complexity and Cost of Drug Regimens of Older Patients Hospitalized With Heart Failure in the United States, 1998-2001. JAMA Internal Medicine 2005, 165: 2069-2076. PMID: 16216996, DOI: 10.1001/archinte.165.18.2069.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHeart failureOlder patientsNumber of drugsDrug regimensComplex drug regimensPatients 65 yearsChronic lung diseaseNumber of dosesPrior revascularizationConcurrent prescriptionsMultiple comorbiditiesChronic medicationsElderly patientsHospital dischargeMultiple medicationsMedical therapyLung diseaseMultivariable modelDrug treatmentWhite raceMore drugsPatientsYounger ageDrugsUtilization measures