2019
Disparities in Socioeconomic Context and Association With Blood Pressure Control and Cardiovascular Outcomes in ALLHAT
Shahu A, Herrin J, Dhruva SS, Desai NR, Davis BR, Krumholz HM, Spatz ES. Disparities in Socioeconomic Context and Association With Blood Pressure Control and Cardiovascular Outcomes in ALLHAT. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2019, 8: e012277. PMID: 31362591, PMCID: PMC6761647, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.119.012277.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBlood pressure controlLow-income sitesCardiovascular outcomesPressure controlALLHAT participantsPoor blood pressure controlEnd-stage renal diseaseHospitalization/mortalityAdverse cardiovascular eventsCardiovascular risk factorsWorse cardiovascular outcomesHigh blood pressureStandardized treatment protocolRandomized clinical trialsBackground Observational studiesLow socioeconomic statusHighest income quintileAngina hospitalizationCardiovascular eventsCause mortalityCoronary revascularizationClinical characteristicsBlood pressureRenal diseaseClinical outcomes
2018
Presentation, Clinical Profile, and Prognosis of Young Patients With Myocardial Infarction With Nonobstructive Coronary Arteries (MINOCA): Results From the VIRGO Study
Safdar B, Spatz ES, Dreyer RP, Beltrame JF, Lichtman JH, Spertus JA, Reynolds HR, Geda M, Bueno H, Dziura JD, Krumholz HM, D'Onofrio G. Presentation, Clinical Profile, and Prognosis of Young Patients With Myocardial Infarction With Nonobstructive Coronary Arteries (MINOCA): Results From the VIRGO Study. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2018, 7: e009174. PMID: 29954744, PMCID: PMC6064896, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.118.009174.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMI-CAD patientsNonobstructive coronary arteriesMI-CADYounger patientsClinical profileCoronary arteryMyocardial infarctionTraditional cardiac risk factorsAcute myocardial infarction patientsCardiac risk factorsGestational diabetes mellitusMyocardial infarction patientsTimes higher oddsMINOCA patientsSAQ qualityVIRGO StudyClinical characteristicsHypercoaguable stateDiabetes mellitusObstructive diseaseClinical outcomesInfarction patientsRisk factorsMINOCAPsychosocial status