2005
Patients With Depressive Symptoms Have Lower Health Status Benefits After Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery
Mallik S, Krumholz HM, Lin ZQ, Kasl SV, Mattera JA, Roumains SA, Vaccarino V. Patients With Depressive Symptoms Have Lower Health Status Benefits After Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery. Circulation 2005, 111: 271-277. PMID: 15655132, DOI: 10.1161/01.cir.0000152102.29293.d7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPhysical component scalePhysical functionGeriatric Depression ScaleGDS scoresDepressive symptomsPCS scoresRisk factorsFunctional improvementShort-Form 36 physical component scaleCoronary artery bypass surgeryHealth status benefitsInverse risk factorTime of CABGPatients' physical functionArtery bypass surgeryHistory of diabetesVentricular ejection fractionWorse physical functionCoronary artery diseaseIndependent prognostic factorPrevious myocardial infarctionStrong risk factorBaseline PCS scoresHigher GDS scoresSignificant independent predictors
2003
Sex Differences in Health Status After Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery
Vaccarino V, Lin ZQ, Kasl SV, Mattera JA, Roumanis SA, Abramson JL, Krumholz HM. Sex Differences in Health Status After Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery. Circulation 2003, 108: 2642-2647. PMID: 14597590, DOI: 10.1161/01.cir.0000097117.28614.d8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPhysical functionMental healthReadmission ratesFunctional gainsCoronary artery bypass graft surgeryArtery bypass graft surgeryCoronary artery bypass surgeryLower functional gainsBypass graft surgeryArtery bypass surgeryHigher readmission ratesMan 6 monthsMean score improvementFirst CABGCABG surgeryGraft surgeryBaseline characteristicsBypass surgeryHospital readmissionMultivariable analysisAdverse outcomesFunctional statusFunctional improvementHealth SurveyHealth status