Myocardial infarction with nonobstructive coronary arteries: a single-center retrospective study by sex and race
Hsueh C, Esin G, Breen T, Gitto M, Katz M, Gulati M, Capers Q, Reynolds H, Volgman A, Wenger N, Altin S. Myocardial infarction with nonobstructive coronary arteries: a single-center retrospective study by sex and race. Coronary Artery Disease 2024, 35: 684-691. PMID: 38989611, DOI: 10.1097/mca.0000000000001402.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRate of nonfatal MINonobstructive coronary arteriesMyocardial infarctionCerebrovascular accidentBlack patientsNonfatal MISecondary outcomesSingle-center retrospective studyCoronary arteryRate of cerebrovascular accidentsIncreased risk of readmissionAssociated with decreased oddsNonfatal cerebrovascular accidentAssociated with increased oddsAcute myocardial infarctionMINOCA patientsPatient-level dataRepeat angiographyCoronary angiographyRisk of readmissionBaseline demographicsRetrospective studyMINOCAFemale sexAngiographic reviewCo-Morbidity Differences Associated With Long-Term Amputation and Repeat Revascularization Rates After Femoropopliteal Artery Intervention for Intermittent Claudication by Sex, Race, and Ethnicity
Altin S, Parise H, Hess C, Rosenthal N, Julien H, Curtis J. Co-Morbidity Differences Associated With Long-Term Amputation and Repeat Revascularization Rates After Femoropopliteal Artery Intervention for Intermittent Claudication by Sex, Race, and Ethnicity. The American Journal Of Cardiology 2024, 226: 40-49. PMID: 38834142, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2024.05.021.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNon-Hispanic patientsHispanic patientsIntermittent claudicationPeripheral vascular interventionsBlack patientsWhite patientsAmputation rateIndex limb amputationHazard ratioCox proportional hazards regression modelsDisease-specific issuesProportional hazards regression modelsHazards regression modelsBaseline characteristicsLimb amputationMajor amputationUnadjusted ratesAssociated with higher ratesHealthcare databasesBlack raceSecondary outcomesPrimary outcomeAmputationRevascularization ratesComparison group