2016
Sex differences in lipid profiles and treatment utilization among young adults with acute myocardial infarction: Results from the VIRGO study
Lu Y, Zhou S, Dreyer RP, Caulfield M, Spatz ES, Geda M, Lorenze NP, Herbert P, D'Onofrio G, Jackson EA, Lichtman JH, Bueno H, Spertus JA, Krumholz HM. Sex differences in lipid profiles and treatment utilization among young adults with acute myocardial infarction: Results from the VIRGO study. American Heart Journal 2016, 183: 74-84. PMID: 27979045, PMCID: PMC5459396, DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2016.09.012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionLipid profileYoung womenLipoprotein cholesterolLipoprotein profileMyocardial infarctionTreatment utilizationLow-density lipoprotein cholesterolHigh-density lipoprotein cholesterolLow HDL cholesterol levelsYoung adultsHigh-intensity doseMajor lipid abnormalitiesSex differencesAdverse lipid profileFavorable lipoprotein profileHDL cholesterol ratioLower total cholesterolHDL cholesterol levelsHigher HDL cholesterolImportant risk factorHigher mortality riskMultivariate regression analysisVIRGO StudyCardiovascular outcomesNiacin
Krumholz HM. Niacin. Circulation Cardiovascular Quality And Outcomes 2016, 9: 343-344. PMID: 27407051, DOI: 10.1161/circoutcomes.116.003094.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2012
Statins: Is It Safe and Effective to Use Generic “Equivalents”?
Jackevicius CA, Tu JV, Krumholz HM. Statins: Is It Safe and Effective to Use Generic “Equivalents”? Canadian Journal Of Cardiology 2012, 29: 408-410. PMID: 23062664, DOI: 10.1016/j.cjca.2012.08.012.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1998
Primary Prevention of Coronary Heart Disease: Guidance From Framingham
Grundy S, Balady G, Criqui M, Fletcher G, Greenland P, Hiratzka L, Houston-Miller N, Kris-Etherton P, Krumholz H, LaRosa J, Ockene I, Pearson T, Reed J, Washington R, Smith S. Primary Prevention of Coronary Heart Disease: Guidance From Framingham. Circulation 1998, 97: 1876-1887. PMID: 9603549, DOI: 10.1161/01.cir.97.18.1876.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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