2013
Risk Factors for Hospital Admission Among Older Persons With Newly Diagnosed Heart Failure Findings From the Cardiovascular Health Study
Chaudhry SI, McAvay G, Chen S, Whitson H, Newman AB, Krumholz HM, Gill TM. Risk Factors for Hospital Admission Among Older Persons With Newly Diagnosed Heart Failure Findings From the Cardiovascular Health Study. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2013, 61: 635-642. PMID: 23391194, PMCID: PMC3576871, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2012.11.027.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHeart failure diagnosisIndependent risk factorHospital admissionCardiovascular Health StudyHeart failureGeriatric conditionsRisk factorsMuscle weaknessSlow gaitOlder personsHealth StudyNew diagnosisNew York Heart Association functional class IIICommunity-living older personsDepressed ejection fractionHeart Failure FindingsFunctional class IIIChronic kidney diseaseCause hospital admissionsMedical record reviewRelevant clinical dataLong-term riskDiabetes mellitusEjection fractionKidney disease
2003
Outcomes in heart failure patients with preserved ejection fraction Mortality, readmission, and functional decline
Smith GL, Masoudi FA, Vaccarino V, Radford MJ, Krumholz HM. Outcomes in heart failure patients with preserved ejection fraction Mortality, readmission, and functional decline. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2003, 41: 1510-1518. PMID: 12742291, DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(03)00185-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDepressed ejection fractionRisk of readmissionEjection fractionHeart failureFunctional declineHeart failure patientsHF patientsFailure patientsHospital dischargeHospital readmissionIndependent predictorsClinical outcomesPoor prognosisFunctional statusClinical covariatesClinical trajectoriesReadmissionLower riskPatientsConsiderable burdenCombined outcomeNatural historyMortalityDeathOutcomes
2002
The prognostic importance of different definitions of worsening renal function in congestive heart failure
Gottlieb SS, Abraham W, Butler J, Forman DE, Loh E, Massie BM, O'Connor CM, Rich MW, Stevenson LW, Young J, Krumholz HM. The prognostic importance of different definitions of worsening renal function in congestive heart failure. Journal Of Cardiac Failure 2002, 8: 136-141. PMID: 12140805, DOI: 10.1054/jcaf.2002.125289.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCongestive heart failureRenal functionLength of stayHeart failurePrognostic importanceDepressed ejection fractionProlonged hospital stayFinal creatinineHospital mortalityHospital stayRenal failureSerum creatinineDL increaseEjection fractionACE inhibitorsPoor prognosisPatient populationWorse outcomesPrior historyTherapeutic interventionsCreatinineStayPatientsMortalityDl