2023
Sex Difference in Outcomes of Acute Myocardial Infarction in Young Patients
Sawano M, Lu Y, Caraballo C, Mahajan S, Dreyer R, Lichtman J, D'Onofrio G, Spatz E, Khera R, Onuma O, Murugiah K, Spertus J, Krumholz H. Sex Difference in Outcomes of Acute Myocardial Infarction in Young Patients. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2023, 81: 1797-1806. PMID: 37137590, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2023.03.383.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionNoncardiac hospitalizationsSubdistribution HRYounger patientsMyocardial infarctionSex differencesYoung womenCause-specific hospitalizationsCause of hospitalizationWorse health statusSignificant sex disparityNoncardiovascular hospitalizationsVIRGO StudyIndex episodeAdverse outcomesIncidence rateHospitalizationHigh riskSex disparitiesHealth statusPatientsU.S. hospitalsWomenInfarctionOutcomesAssociation of marital/partner status and patient-reported outcomes following myocardial infarction: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Zhu C, Tran P, Leifheit E, Spatz E, Dreyer R, Nyhan K, Wang S, Lichtman J. Association of marital/partner status and patient-reported outcomes following myocardial infarction: a systematic review and meta-analysis. European Heart Journal Open 2023, 3: oead018. PMID: 36942107, PMCID: PMC10023828, DOI: 10.1093/ehjopen/oead018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPatient-reported outcome measuresMarital/partner statusPersonal recovery outcomesMyocardial infarctionHigher HRQoLMI patientsPartner statusSystematic reviewOutcome domainsRecovery outcomesSex differencesPatient-reported outcomesNewcastle-Ottawa ScaleStandardized mean differenceSymptoms of anxietyPotential sex differencesUnpartnered patientsFunctional statusSubgroup analysisEligible studiesStudy qualityOutcome measuresPeer-reviewed studiesMean differencePatients
2015
SEX DIFFERENCES IN 12-MONTH HEALTH STATUS IN YOUNG PATIENTS FOLLOWING ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION: RESULTS FROM THE VIRGO STUDY (VARIATION IN RECOVERY: ROLE OF GENDER ON OUTCOMES OF YOUNG ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION PATIENTS)
Dreyer R, Wang Y, Strait K, Lorenze N, D’Onofrio G, Bueno H, Lichtman J, Spertus J, Krumholz H. SEX DIFFERENCES IN 12-MONTH HEALTH STATUS IN YOUNG PATIENTS FOLLOWING ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION: RESULTS FROM THE VIRGO STUDY (VARIATION IN RECOVERY: ROLE OF GENDER ON OUTCOMES OF YOUNG ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION PATIENTS). Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2015, 65: a6. DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(15)60006-7.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2010
Variation in Recovery
Lichtman JH, Lorenze NP, D'Onofrio G, Spertus JA, Lindau ST, Morgan TM, Herrin J, Bueno H, Mattera JA, Ridker PM, Krumholz HM. Variation in Recovery. Circulation Cardiovascular Quality And Outcomes 2010, 3: 684-693. PMID: 21081748, PMCID: PMC3064946, DOI: 10.1161/circoutcomes.109.928713.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionYoung AMI patientsAMI patientsYoung womenHeart diseaseSex differencesExcess mortality riskIschemic heart diseaseRisk stratification modelPsychosocial risk factorsYears of ageQuality of careComparison cohortPrognostic factorsPrognostic importanceAMI populationMyocardial infarctionRisk factorsObservational studyMortality riskHigh riskAMI eventsPatientsAge accountWomen
2009
Diagnostic Evaluation for Patients with Ischemic Stroke: Are There Sex Differences?
Watanabe E, Allen NB, Dostal J, Sama D, Claus EB, Goldstein LB, Lichtman JH. Diagnostic Evaluation for Patients with Ischemic Stroke: Are There Sex Differences? Cerebrovascular Diseases 2009, 27: 450-455. PMID: 19295208, DOI: 10.1159/000209240.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIschemic stroke patientsStroke patientsIschemic strokeAcademic hospitalDiagnostic evaluationConsecutive ischemic stroke patientsDiagnostic testsAcute coronary symptomsCarotid artery ultrasoundManagement of womenUS academic medical centersMultivariate logistic regressionUse of neuroimagingAcademic medical centerUS academic hospitalsSex-associated differencesSex differencesClinical factorsCoronary symptomsPotential confoundersMedical recordsCarotid arteryMedical CenterPatientsLogistic regression