2023
Sex Differences in Symptom Complexity and Door-to-Balloon Time in Patients With ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction
Brush J, Chaudhry S, Dreyer R, D'Onofrio G, Greene E, Hajduk A, Lu Y, Krumholz H. Sex Differences in Symptom Complexity and Door-to-Balloon Time in Patients With ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction. The American Journal Of Cardiology 2023, 197: 101-107. PMID: 37062667, PMCID: PMC10198892, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2023.03.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPercutaneous coronary interventionD2B timeSymptom complexityYoung womenChest painBalloon timeST-elevation myocardial infarctionSILVER-AMI StudySymptom phenotypeSex differencesPain symptomsCoronary interventionOlder patientsMyocardial infarctionOlder womenSTEMIOlder menSymptom patternsPresentation delayPatientsSymptom clustersLogistic regressionSymptomsWomenMean number
2021
Association of Cardiac Care Regionalization With Access, Treatment, and Mortality Among Patients With ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction
Shen YC, Krumholz H, Hsia RY. Association of Cardiac Care Regionalization With Access, Treatment, and Mortality Among Patients With ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction. Circulation Cardiovascular Quality And Outcomes 2021, 14: e007195. PMID: 33641339, PMCID: PMC7969448, DOI: 10.1161/circoutcomes.120.007195.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPercutaneous coronary interventionST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) systemsSame-day percutaneous coronary interventionST-segment elevation myocardial infarctionSTEMI regionalizationLong-term mortalityOutcomes of patientsElevation myocardial infarctionPCI-capable hospitalsEmergency medical services agenciesMyocardial infarction systemLocal emergency medical services agenciesPoints greater reductionPercentage point decreasePCI capabilityCoronary interventionMyocardial infarctionAdministrative databasesPatientsSTEMIPoint decreaseMortalityTimely accessReadmissionGreater reduction
2005
Performance of the Thrombolysis in Myocardial Infarction (TIMI) ST-elevation myocardial infarction risk score in a national cohort of elderly patients
Rathore SS, Weinfurt KP, Foody JM, Krumholz HM. Performance of the Thrombolysis in Myocardial Infarction (TIMI) ST-elevation myocardial infarction risk score in a national cohort of elderly patients. American Heart Journal 2005, 150: 402-410. PMID: 16169316, PMCID: PMC2790534, DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2005.03.069.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsThirty-day mortality rateTIMI scoreElderly patientsMortality rateRisk scoreMyocardial Infarction (TIMI) risk scoreHigh TIMI scoreMyocardial Infarction (TIMI) scoreCommunity-based cohortReperfusion therapyTrial cohortPrognostic discriminationTrial populationNational cohortModest discriminationPatientsUS hospitalsSTEMICohortScore discriminationScoresThrombolysis