2002
Depression and Risk of Heart Failure Among the Elderly: A Prospective Community-Based Study
Williams SA, Kasl SV, Heiat A, Abramson JL, Krumholz HM, Vaccarino V. Depression and Risk of Heart Failure Among the Elderly: A Prospective Community-Based Study. Psychosomatic Medicine 2002, 64: 6-12. PMID: 11818580, DOI: 10.1097/00006842-200201000-00002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHeart failureIndependent risk factorCoronary heart diseaseImpact of depressionEffect of depressionHospital admissionComorbidity factorsCox regressionProspective CommunityElderly menFunctional statusHeart diseaseRisk factorsElderly womenBaseline differencesEpidemiological studiesFunctional limitationsGreater riskUnderlying causeDepressionIncidenceEstablished PopulationsCommunity sampleDepressed participantsWomen
1998
Prognostic Importance of Emotional Support for Elderly Patients Hospitalized With Heart Failure
Krumholz H, Butler J, Miller J, Vaccarino V, Williams C, Mendes de Leon C, Seeman T, Kasl S, Berkman L. Prognostic Importance of Emotional Support for Elderly Patients Hospitalized With Heart Failure. Circulation 1998, 97: 958-964. PMID: 9529263, DOI: 10.1161/01.cir.97.10.958.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNonfatal cardiovascular eventsClinical heart failureHeart failureElderly patientsCardiovascular eventsPrognostic importanceNonfatal cardiovascular outcomesCoronary artery diseaseEmotional supportCommunity-based studyCardiovascular outcomesArtery diseaseIndependent predictorsUnadjusted analysesFunctional statusMedical recordsClinical severityOdds ratioEpidemiologic studiesHigh riskPatientsPsychosocial supportEstablished PopulationsAdmissionDemographic factors
1996
Cholesterol and Coronary Heart Disease Mortality in Elderly Patients
Krumholz H, Vaccarino V, de Leon C, Seeman T, Berkman L. Cholesterol and Coronary Heart Disease Mortality in Elderly Patients. JAMA 1996, 275: 110-110. PMID: 8531301, DOI: 10.1001/jama.1996.03530260024018.Peer-Reviewed Original Research