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
2007
Does Health Status Differ between Men And Women in Early Recovery after Myocardial Infarction
Garavalia LS, Decker C, Reid KJ, Lichtman JH, Parashar S, Vaccarino V, Krumholz HM, Spertus JA. Does Health Status Differ between Men And Women in Early Recovery after Myocardial Infarction. Journal Of Women's Health 2007, 16: 93-101. PMID: 17324100, DOI: 10.1089/jwh.2006.m073.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMyocardial infarctionHealth statusNon-ST segment elevation myocardial infarctionRisk-adjusted multivariable modelsSegment elevation myocardial infarctionChronic lung diseaseElevation myocardial infarctionWorse health statusPoor physical functioningQuality of lifeResidual anginaCoronary revascularizationHeart failureLung diseaseMI patientsPhysical functionMultivariable PoissonMultivariable modelPhysical functioningEarly recoveryGreater prevalenceInfarctionPatientsAdditional treatmentWomen
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