2020
Newly diagnosed diabetes and outcomes after acute myocardial infarction in young adults
Ding Q, Spatz ES, Lipska KJ, Lin H, Spertus JA, Dreyer RP, Whittemore R, Funk M, Bueno H, Krumholz HM. Newly diagnosed diabetes and outcomes after acute myocardial infarction in young adults. Heart 2020, 107: 657-666. PMID: 33082173, PMCID: PMC8005796, DOI: 10.1136/heartjnl-2020-317101.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionHealth statusDischarge diagnosisPharmacological treatmentMyocardial infarctionShort-term health statusYoung AMI Patients (VIRGO) studyDisease-specific health statusYoung adultsQuality of lifeHospital complicationsHospital mortalityMedication initiationBaseline characteristicsClinical outcomesDiabetesPatientsDiagnosisPatient studiesMonthsComplicationsInfarctionSignificant differencesOutcomesMortality
2019
Thirty-Day Hospital Readmission After Acute Myocardial Infarction in China
Li J, Dharmarajan K, Bai X, Masoudi FA, Spertus JA, Li X, Zheng X, Zhang H, Yan X, Dreyer RP, Krumholz HM, Group F. Thirty-Day Hospital Readmission After Acute Myocardial Infarction in China. Circulation Cardiovascular Quality And Outcomes 2019, 12: e005628. PMID: 31092023, DOI: 10.1161/circoutcomes.119.005628.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionUnplanned cardiovascular readmissionsDays of dischargeMyocardial infarctionCardiovascular readmissionCause readmissionMost readmissionsLower riskFit Cox proportional hazards modelsST-segment elevation myocardial infarctionAcute Coronary Events (GRACE) scoreThirty-day hospital readmissionsDisease-specific health statusCox proportional hazards modelVentricular ejection fractionProportional hazards modelLow social supportBackground ReadmissionRecurrent anginaCardiovascular eventsHospital complicationsUnplanned readmissionIndex hospitalizationClinical factorsConsecutive patientsThe China Patient-centred Evaluative Assessment of Cardiac Events (PEACE) prospective heart failure study design
Huang X, Yu Y, Li X, Masoudi FA, Spertus JA, Yan X, Krumholz HM, Jiang L, Li J. The China Patient-centred Evaluative Assessment of Cardiac Events (PEACE) prospective heart failure study design. BMJ Open 2019, 9: e025144. PMID: 30782925, PMCID: PMC6377534, DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-025144.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPatient-reported outcomesHeart failureChina PatientMedical historyCardiac Events Prospective Heart Failure StudyDisease-specific health statusEthics CommitteeCardiovascular risk factorsProspective cohort studyMin walk testHeart Failure StudyPatient's medical historyLocal ethics committeeQuality of careCollection of bloodHF hospitalisationHospitalisation eventsHospital outcomesCohort studyPatient demographicsTransthoracic echocardiogramWalk testHospital treatmentMedical recordsRisk factors
2018
Sex differences in health outcomes at one year following acute myocardial infarction: A report from the China Patient-Centered Evaluative Assessment of Cardiac Events prospective acute myocardial infarction study
Dreyer RP, Zheng X, Xu X, Liu S, Li J, Ding Q, Du X, Li X, Zhang H, Masoudi FA, Spertus JA, Krumholz HM, Jiang L. Sex differences in health outcomes at one year following acute myocardial infarction: A report from the China Patient-Centered Evaluative Assessment of Cardiac Events prospective acute myocardial infarction study. European Heart Journal Acute Cardiovascular Care 2018, 8: 273-282. PMID: 30270637, DOI: 10.1177/2048872618803726.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMajor adverse cardiac eventsDisease-specific health statusAdverse cardiac eventsAcute myocardial infarctionGeneric health statusMyocardial infarctionCardiac eventsFemale sexHealth statusWeekly anginaChina PatientHealth outcomesAcute Myocardial Infarction StudyPost-acute myocardial infarctionAcute myocardial infarction patientsLong-term health outcomesCardiac Events (PEACE) studyMyocardial Infarction StudyMyocardial infarction patientsSpecific health statusHigher crude ratesSex differencesCardiovascular deathMultivariable analysisInfarction patients
2017
Impact of Telemonitoring on Health Status
Jayaram NM, Khariton Y, Krumholz HM, Chaudhry SI, Mattera J, Tang F, Herrin J, Hodshon B, Spertus JA. Impact of Telemonitoring on Health Status. Circulation Cardiovascular Quality And Outcomes 2017, 10: e004148. PMID: 29237746, PMCID: PMC5776725, DOI: 10.1161/circoutcomes.117.004148.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsKansas City Cardiomyopathy QuestionnaireUsual careHealth statusHeart failureKCCQ overall summary scoreRecent heart failure hospitalizationDisease-specific health statusKCCQ overall summaryHeart failure hospitalizationWeeks of dischargeRandomized clinical trialsOverall summary scoreKCCQ scoresNoninvasive TelemonitoringFailure hospitalizationBaseline characteristicsSecondary outcomesTreatment armsClinical trialsSummary scoresPatientsSubscale scoresCareHospitalizationScores
2015
Gender differences in pre-event health status of young patients with acute myocardial infarction: A VIRGO study analysis
Dreyer RP, Smolderen KG, Strait KM, Beltrame JF, Lichtman JH, Lorenze NP, D’Onofrio G, Bueno H, Krumholz HM, Spertus JA. Gender differences in pre-event health status of young patients with acute myocardial infarction: A VIRGO study analysis. European Heart Journal Acute Cardiovascular Care 2015, 5: 43-54. PMID: 25681487, PMCID: PMC4658311, DOI: 10.1177/2048872615568967.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionPrior coronary artery diseaseCoronary artery diseaseHealth statusMyocardial infarctionYounger patientsArtery diseaseCoronary artery disease historyDisease-specific health statusAcute myocardial infarction patientsAggressive symptom controlCornerstone of careWorse physical functionBaseline health statusMedical record abstractionVisual analog scaleHealth status outcomesMyocardial infarction patientsDisease-specific measuresMean health scoresLogistic regression analysisQuality of lifeHealth status informationGender differencesSymptom control