2023
Sex-Related Differences in Patient Characteristics, Risk Factors, and Symptomatology in Older Adults with Pulmonary Embolism: Findings from the SERIOUS-PE Study
Bikdeli B, Muriel A, Wang Y, Piazza G, Khairani C, Rosovsky R, Mehdipoor G, O'Donoghue M, Madridano O, Lopez-Saez J, Mellado M, Brasero A, Grandone E, Spagnolo P, Lu Y, Bertoletti L, López-Jiménez L, Núñez M, Blanco-Molina Á, Gerhard-Herman M, Goldhaber S, Bates S, Jimenez D, Krumholz H, Monreal M. Sex-Related Differences in Patient Characteristics, Risk Factors, and Symptomatology in Older Adults with Pulmonary Embolism: Findings from the SERIOUS-PE Study. Seminars In Thrombosis And Hemostasis 2023, 49: 725-735. PMID: 36868268, DOI: 10.1055/s-0043-1764231.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOlder adultsClinical characteristicsRisk factorsElderly womenPE risk stratificationTransient provoking factorsRelevant clinical characteristicsSex differencesWarrants further investigationSex-related differencesSex-specific factorsClot burdenPE presentationChest painHormonal therapyHormone therapyPatient characteristicsPulmonary embolismYounger patientsAtherosclerotic diseaseRisk stratificationLung diseaseMedicare databaseProvoking factorsCardiovascular disease
2005
The impact of socioeconomic status and race on trial participation for older women with breast cancer
Gross CP, Filardo G, Mayne ST, Krumholz HM. The impact of socioeconomic status and race on trial participation for older women with breast cancer. Cancer 2005, 103: 483-491. PMID: 15597407, DOI: 10.1002/cncr.20792.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAsianBlack or African AmericanBreast NeoplasmsCase-Control StudiesClinical Trials as TopicFemaleHispanic or LatinoHumansLogistic ModelsMedicaidMultivariate AnalysisNational Institutes of Health (U.S.)Odds RatioPatient SelectionPovertySEER ProgramUnemploymentUnited StatesWhite PeopleConceptsBreast cancer trialsTrial participationOlder womenBreast cancerSocioeconomic statusMedicaid insuranceTrial enrollmentCancer patientsCancer trialsMultivariable logistic regression modelBreast cancer patientsMedicaid insurance coverageAssociation of SESHigh-poverty zip codesCase-control studyPopulation-based sampleLow socioeconomic statusLogistic regression modelsImpact of SESWhite patientsBlack patientsSEER areasBlack raceElderly womenTrial participants
2002
Depression and Risk of Heart Failure Among the Elderly: A Prospective Community-Based Study
Williams SA, Kasl SV, Heiat A, Abramson JL, Krumholz HM, Vaccarino V. Depression and Risk of Heart Failure Among the Elderly: A Prospective Community-Based Study. Psychosomatic Medicine 2002, 64: 6-12. PMID: 11818580, DOI: 10.1097/00006842-200201000-00002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHeart failureIndependent risk factorCoronary heart diseaseImpact of depressionEffect of depressionHospital admissionComorbidity factorsCox regressionProspective CommunityElderly menFunctional statusHeart diseaseRisk factorsElderly womenBaseline differencesEpidemiological studiesFunctional limitationsGreater riskUnderlying causeDepressionIncidenceEstablished PopulationsCommunity sampleDepressed participantsWomen