2022
Hemodynamic differences between women and men with elevated blood pressure in China: A non-invasive assessment of 45,082 adults using impedance cardiography
Caraballo C, Mahajan S, Gu J, Lu Y, Spatz ES, Dreyer RP, Zhang M, Sun N, Ren Y, Zheng X, Zhao H, Lu H, J. Z, Krumholz HM. Hemodynamic differences between women and men with elevated blood pressure in China: A non-invasive assessment of 45,082 adults using impedance cardiography. PLOS ONE 2022, 17: e0269777. PMID: 35700163, PMCID: PMC9197037, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0269777.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsElevated blood pressureSystemic vascular resistance indexVascular resistance indexBlood pressureCardiac indexResistance indexHigh systemic vascular resistance indexLower systemic vascular resistance indexHigher mean systolic blood pressureMean diastolic blood pressureMean systolic blood pressureImpedance cardiographyLow cardiac indexHigher cardiac indexDiastolic blood pressureSystolic blood pressureBody mass indexYear old womanPersonalization of treatmentSame age groupNon-invasive assessmentSex differencesHemodynamic profileMass indexHemodynamic differences
2018
Impact of 2017 ACC/AHA guidelines on prevalence of hypertension and eligibility for antihypertensive treatment in United States and China: nationally representative cross sectional study
Khera R, Lu Y, Lu J, Saxena A, Nasir K, Jiang L, Krumholz HM. Impact of 2017 ACC/AHA guidelines on prevalence of hypertension and eligibility for antihypertensive treatment in United States and China: nationally representative cross sectional study. The BMJ 2018, 362: k2357. PMID: 29997129, PMCID: PMC6039831, DOI: 10.1136/bmj.k2357.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsACC/AHA guidelinesDiagnosis of hypertensionAge groupsHypertension guidelinesAHA guidelinesTreatment patternsCurrent guidelinesACC/AHA hypertension guidelinesHeart Association hypertension guidelinesCurrent treatment patternsIntensification of treatmentPrevalence of hypertensionNutrition Examination SurveyYears age groupUS National HealthYear old adultsSame age groupRetirement Longitudinal StudyAntihypertensive treatmentExamination SurveyNational HealthHypertensionAmerican CollegeChina HealthOlder adults
1998
Sex Differences in Mortality After Myocardial Infarction: Evidence for a Sex-Age Interaction
Vaccarino V, Horwitz RI, Meehan TP, Petrillo MK, Radford MJ, Krumholz HM. Sex Differences in Mortality After Myocardial Infarction: Evidence for a Sex-Age Interaction. JAMA Internal Medicine 1998, 158: 2054-2062. PMID: 9778206, DOI: 10.1001/archinte.158.18.2054.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMyocardial infarctionMortality rateAge groupsSex-age interactionOlder womenHigh mortalityHigher hospital mortality rateSex differencesAge group 75 yearsHospital mortality rateRetrospective cohort studyProcess of careYounger age groupsSame age groupHospital deathOlder patientsCohort studyConsecutive patientsPatient ageComorbid conditionsHospital characteristicsClinical severityMedical recordsConnecticut hospitalsHigher odds