2021
Variations in Quality of Care by Sex and Social Determinants of Health Among Younger Adults With Acute Myocardial Infarction in the US and Canada
Raparelli V, Pilote L, Dang B, Behlouli H, Dziura JD, Bueno H, D’Onofrio G, Krumholz HM, Dreyer RP. Variations in Quality of Care by Sex and Social Determinants of Health Among Younger Adults With Acute Myocardial Infarction in the US and Canada. JAMA Network Open 2021, 4: e2128182. PMID: 34668947, PMCID: PMC8529414, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.28182.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionQuality of careHealth care systemYoung adultsFemale sexMyocardial infarctionCare systemHospital careSocial determinantsRetrospective cohort analysisLow qualityAdverse SDOHLowest tertileReadmission ratesMore patientsPostacute careAMI careOutpatient careCare scoresHigh prevalenceCohort analysisLarge cohortMAIN OUTCOMESDOHHospital
1994
Lack of Association Between Cholesterol and Coronary Heart Disease Mortality and Morbidity and All-Cause Mortality in Persons Older Than 70 Years
Krumholz HM, Seeman TE, Merrill SS, Mendes de Leon CF, Vaccarino V, Silverman DI, Tsukahara R, Ostfeld AM, Berkman LF. Lack of Association Between Cholesterol and Coronary Heart Disease Mortality and Morbidity and All-Cause Mortality in Persons Older Than 70 Years. JAMA 1994, 272: 1335-1340. PMID: 7772105, DOI: 10.1001/jama.1994.03520170045034.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCoronary heart disease mortalityHeart disease mortalityTotal serum cholesterolSerum cholesterol levelsRisk factor-adjusted odds ratioFactor-adjusted odds ratiosTotal serum cholesterol levelsCause mortalityCoronary heart diseaseHDL-C levelsUnstable anginaHighest tertileCholesterol levelsSerum cholesterolMyocardial infarctionDisease mortalityLow HDLLowest tertileHeart diseaseRisk factorsOdds ratioElevated total serum cholesterol levelsHigher total serum cholesterolCommunity-based cohort studyHigh-density lipoprotein cholesterol