Prognostic Value of Health Status in Patients With Heart Failure After Acute Myocardial Infarction
Soto GE, Jones P, Weintraub WS, Krumholz HM, Spertus JA. Prognostic Value of Health Status in Patients With Heart Failure After Acute Myocardial Infarction. Circulation 2004, 110: 546-551. PMID: 15262843, DOI: 10.1161/01.cir.0000136991.85540.a9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAmericasCardiovascular DiseasesCohort StudiesComorbidityDisease-Free SurvivalEplerenoneEuropeFemaleHealth Status IndicatorsHeart FailureHospitalizationHumansMaleMiddle AgedMineralocorticoid Receptor AntagonistsMyocardial InfarctionPrognosisProspective StudiesRisk FactorsSeverity of Illness IndexSpironolactoneConceptsKansas City Cardiomyopathy QuestionnaireAcute myocardial infarctionHeart failureKCCQ-OSMyocardial infarctionHealth statusKCCQ scoresCardiovascular mortalityPrognostic valueDisease-specific health status instrumentRecent acute myocardial infarctionSubsequent cardiovascular eventsEvent-free survivalOutpatient clinical practiceFirst outpatient visitHealth status instrumentsPatients' health statusQuality of lifeCardiovascular eventsClinical characteristicsOutpatient visitsMultivariable modelInternational cohortFunctional limitationsClinical practice