2011
Trends in Comorbidity, Disability, and Polypharmacy in Heart Failure
Wong CY, Chaudhry SI, Desai MM, Krumholz HM. Trends in Comorbidity, Disability, and Polypharmacy in Heart Failure. The American Journal Of Medicine 2011, 124: 136-143. PMID: 21295193, PMCID: PMC3237399, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2010.08.017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProportion of patientsHeart failureSelf-reported heart failureHeart failure populationComorbid chronic conditionsNumber of comorbiditiesNutrition Examination SurveyCare of patientsPrevalence of disabilityPhenotype of patientsComplexity of patientsMedication useRecent patientsFunctional disabilityExamination SurveyFailure populationPhysical functionPrescription medicationsPatient preferencesChronic conditionsNational HealthPatient's abilityComorbiditiesPatientsOlder individuals
1997
Functional Disability Before Myocardial Infarction in the Elderly as a Determinant of Infarction Severity and Postinfarction Mortality
Vaccarino V, Berkman LF, Mendes de Leon CF, Seeman TE, Horwitz RI, Krumholz HM. Functional Disability Before Myocardial Infarction in the Elderly as a Determinant of Infarction Severity and Postinfarction Mortality. JAMA Internal Medicine 1997, 157: 2196-2204. PMID: 9342996, DOI: 10.1001/archinte.1997.00440400046006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMyocardial infarctionClinical severityFunctional disabilityElderly patientsDaily livingHigh mortalityAcute myocardial infarctionHigher clinical severityMore comorbiditiesPostinfarction mortalityHospital arrivalMI severityInfarction severityHospital treatmentHigh comorbidityRelative riskOutcome measuresCommon conditionPatientsTreatment interventionsMortalityOlder ageSeverity characteristicsSeverityConfidence intervals