2017
Sex Differences in 1-Year All-Cause Rehospitalization in Patients After Acute Myocardial Infarction
Dreyer RP, Dharmarajan K, Kennedy KF, Jones PG, Vaccarino V, Murugiah K, Nuti SV, Smolderen KG, Buchanan DM, Spertus JA, Krumholz HM. Sex Differences in 1-Year All-Cause Rehospitalization in Patients After Acute Myocardial Infarction. Circulation 2017, 135: 521-531. PMID: 28153989, PMCID: PMC5312975, DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.116.024993.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionAge-sex interactionHigh riskRehospitalization ratesClinical factorsMyocardial infarctionCox proportional hazards modelSignificant age-sex interactionCause rehospitalization rateSex differencesMedical record abstractionProportional hazards modelYears of ageFirst yearTRIUMPH studyCause rehospitalizationRecord abstractionPatient interviewsRehospitalizationUS CentersHazards modelPsychosocial factorsPhysician panelHealth statusPsychosocial state
2009
The Association of Cognitive and Somatic Depressive Symptoms With Depression Recognition and Outcomes After Myocardial Infarction
Smolderen KG, Spertus JA, Reid KJ, Buchanan DM, Krumholz HM, Denollet J, Vaccarino V, Chan PS. The Association of Cognitive and Somatic Depressive Symptoms With Depression Recognition and Outcomes After Myocardial Infarction. Circulation Cardiovascular Quality And Outcomes 2009, 2: 328-337. PMID: 20031858, PMCID: PMC2779543, DOI: 10.1161/circoutcomes.109.868588.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionCognitive depressive symptomsSomatic depressive symptomsDepressive symptomsSomatic symptomsAMI patientsMyocardial infarctionCognitive symptomsUnadjusted Cox regression analysisPatient Health Questionnaire scoresDepression recognitionLong-term prognosisCox regression analysisLong-term outcomesRecognition of depressionAssociation of CognitiveCause mortalityCause rehospitalizationIndex hospitalizationMultivariable adjustmentAMI registrySymptom scoresClinical recognitionIndependent associationMedical records
2007
Financial Barriers to Health Care and Outcomes After Acute Myocardial Infarction
Rahimi AR, Spertus JA, Reid KJ, Bernheim SM, Krumholz HM. Financial Barriers to Health Care and Outcomes After Acute Myocardial Infarction. JAMA 2007, 297: 1063-1072. PMID: 17356027, DOI: 10.1001/jama.297.10.1063.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionHealth care servicesCare servicesMyocardial infarctionCardiac rehospitalizationSAQ qualityCause rehospitalizationLife scoresFinancial barriersMulticenter US studyHealth care outcomesProspective registryBaseline prevalenceRehospitalizationHigh riskMedicationsCare outcomesWorse recoveryInfarctionPrevalenceHealth careUS studiesPatientsPoor qualityOutcomesSocioeconomic disparities in outcomes after acute myocardial infarction
Bernheim SM, Spertus JA, Reid KJ, Bradley EH, Desai RA, Peterson ED, Rathore SS, Normand SL, Jones PG, Rahimi A, Krumholz HM. Socioeconomic disparities in outcomes after acute myocardial infarction. American Heart Journal 2007, 153: 313-319. PMID: 17239695, DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2006.10.037.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionBaseline clinical statusClinical factorsQuality of careLow socioeconomic statusSocioeconomic statusClinical statusMyocardial infarctionMultivariable modelingWorse clinical statusEducation levelSelf-reported household incomeCause mortalityCause rehospitalizationHazard ratioCare measuresObservational studyHousehold incomeRehospitalizationHigh riskUS hospitalsHigh mortalityPatientsMortalitySocioeconomic disparities
2006
Time Course of Depression and Outcome of Myocardial Infarction
Parashar S, Rumsfeld JS, Spertus JA, Reid KJ, Wenger NK, Krumholz HM, Amin A, Weintraub WS, Lichtman J, Dawood N, Vaccarino V. Time Course of Depression and Outcome of Myocardial Infarction. JAMA Internal Medicine 2006, 166: 2035-2043. PMID: 17030839, DOI: 10.1001/archinte.166.18.2035.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsActivities of Daily LivingAngina, UnstableAntidepressive AgentsDepressionFemaleHealth StatusHumansMaleMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisMyocardial InfarctionOutcome Assessment, Health CarePatient ReadmissionPrognosisProspective StudiesQuality of LifeRegistriesSeverity of Illness IndexSurveys and QuestionnairesTime FactorsUnited StatesConceptsPatient Health QuestionnaireMyocardial infarctionDepressive symptomsPrognostic importanceWorse outcomesPersistent depressionHealth statusAdjusted hazard ratioAcute myocardial infarctionCorresponding odds ratiosCategories of depressionMore physical limitationsTime courseFrequent anginaHigher rehospitalizationCause rehospitalizationNondepressed patientsProspective registryHazard ratioOdds ratioHealth QuestionnaireMortality rateDisease severityRehospitalizationFirst month