2000
Pulse pressure and risk for myocardial infarction and heart failure in the elderly
Vaccarino V, Holford T, Krumholz H. Pulse pressure and risk for myocardial infarction and heart failure in the elderly. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2000, 36: 130-138. PMID: 10898424, DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(00)00687-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCongestive heart failureCoronary heart diseaseSystolic blood pressureCardiovascular end pointsDiastolic blood pressurePulse pressureBlood pressureEnd pointHeart failureIndependent predictorsOverall mortalityIncidence of CHFIncidence of CHDEffect of PPElevated systolic blood pressureCurrent hypertension guidelinesIncident CHF eventsCHD risk factorsCurrent medication useIncident CHD eventsPowerful independent predictorBlood pressure parametersBlood pressure variablesElevated pulse pressureDiastolic hypertension
1998
Depression and Risk of Coronary Heart Disease in Elderly Men and Women: New Haven EPESE, 1982-1991
Mendes de Leon CF, Krumholz HM, Seeman TS, Vaccarino V, Williams CS, Kasl SV, Berkman LF. Depression and Risk of Coronary Heart Disease in Elderly Men and Women: New Haven EPESE, 1982-1991. JAMA Internal Medicine 1998, 158: 2341-2348. PMID: 9827785, DOI: 10.1001/archinte.158.21.2341.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsActivities of Daily LivingAge FactorsAgedCause of DeathCohort StudiesConnecticutCoronary DiseaseDeath CertificatesDepressionFemaleForecastingHospitalizationHumansIncidenceInterviews as TopicMaleMedical AuditMyocardial InfarctionOutcome Assessment, Health CarePatient AdmissionReproducibility of ResultsRisk FactorsSex FactorsSurvival RateConceptsCoronary heart diseaseCHD risk factorsDepressive symptomsRisk factorsCHD outcomesHeart diseaseAge-adjusted relative riskImpaired physical functionIncident coronary diseasePhysical function impairmentIncident CHD eventsNonfatal myocardial infarctionIndependent risk factorMedical chart reviewHealthy older womenCause of deathCHD deathCHD eventsCHD mortalityChart reviewCHD incidenceCoronary diseaseFunction impairmentPhysical functionElderly men