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. hospitalsWomenInfarctionOutcomes
2022
Health status outcomes after spontaneous coronary artery dissection and comparison with other acute myocardial infarction: The VIRGO experience
Murugiah K, Chen L, Dreyer RP, Bouras G, Safdar B, Khera R, Lu Y, Spatz ES, Ng VG, Gupta A, Bueno H, Tweet MS, Spertus JA, Hayes SN, Lansky A, Krumholz HM. Health status outcomes after spontaneous coronary artery dissection and comparison with other acute myocardial infarction: The VIRGO experience. PLOS ONE 2022, 17: e0265624. PMID: 35320296, PMCID: PMC8942215, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0265624.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSpontaneous coronary artery dissectionAcute myocardial infarctionAMI patientsCoronary artery dissectionYoung AMI patientsHealth status outcomesHealth status instrumentsSCAD patientsArtery dissectionMyocardial infarctionStatus outcomesPatientsOutcomesHousehold incomeCollege educationInfarction
2017
Quality of Care in Chinese Hospitals: Processes and Outcomes After ST‐segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction
Downing NS, Wang Y, Dharmarajan K, Nuti SV, Murugiah K, Du X, Zheng X, Li X, Li J, Masoudi FA, Spertus JA, Jiang L, Krumholz HM. Quality of Care in Chinese Hospitals: Processes and Outcomes After ST‐segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2017, 6: e005040. PMID: 28645937, PMCID: PMC5669155, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.116.005040.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsST-elevation myocardial infarctionRisk-standardized mortality ratesQuality of careGuideline-recommended careGuideline-recommended treatmentMyocardial infarctionMortality rateST-segment elevation myocardial infarctionChina PEACE-Retrospective AMI StudyComposite rateMedian risk-standardized mortality rateProportion of patientsElevation myocardial infarctionQuality improvement initiativesProportion of opportunitiesDefect-free rateHospital levelInfarctionHospitalChinese hospitalsPatientsCareAMI studyImprovement initiativesHigh rateAdmission Glucose and In-hospital Mortality after Acute Myocardial Infarction in Patients with or without Diabetes: A Cross-sectional Study
Zhao S, Murugiah K, Li N, Li X, Xu ZH, Li J, Cheng C, Mao H, Downing NS, Krumholz HM, Jiang LX. Admission Glucose and In-hospital Mortality after Acute Myocardial Infarction in Patients with or without Diabetes: A Cross-sectional Study. Chinese Medical Journal 2017, 130: 767-775. PMID: 28345539, PMCID: PMC5381309, DOI: 10.4103/0366-6999.202733.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionAbsence of diabetesAdverse clinical eventsAdmission glucoseNondiabetic patientsClinical eventsPrognostic valueBlood glucoseMyocardial infarctionRepresentative sampleGlucose levelsPatientsAdmissionMortalityGlucosePrior studiesHyperglycemiaInfarctionDiabetesMixed resultsStatistical power
2015
Sex Differences in the Rate, Timing, and Principal Diagnoses of 30-Day Readmissions in Younger Patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction
Dreyer RP, Ranasinghe I, Wang Y, Dharmarajan K, Murugiah K, Nuti SV, Hsieh AF, Spertus JA, Krumholz HM. Sex Differences in the Rate, Timing, and Principal Diagnoses of 30-Day Readmissions in Younger Patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction. Circulation 2015, 132: 158-166. PMID: 26085455, PMCID: PMC5322973, DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.114.014776.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionMyocardial infarctionPrincipal diagnosisYounger patientsHigh riskUtilization Project State Inpatient DatabasesYoung womenCause readmission rateGreater mortality riskSex differencesNoncardiac diagnosesReadmission diagnosesReadmission timingReadmission ratesInpatient DatabaseReadmission riskFemale sexCondition categoriesReadmissionMortality riskHealthcare costsDay 2InfarctionPatientsDiagnosisNational Quality Assessment Evaluating Spironolactone Use During Hospitalization for Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) in China: China Patient‐centered Evaluation Assessment of Cardiac Events (PEACE)‐Retrospective AMI Study, 2001, 2006, and 2011
Guan W, Murugiah K, Downing N, Li J, Wang Q, Ross JS, Desai NR, Masoudi FA, Spertus JA, Li X, Krumholz HM, Jiang L, Group T. National Quality Assessment Evaluating Spironolactone Use During Hospitalization for Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) in China: China Patient‐centered Evaluation Assessment of Cardiac Events (PEACE)‐Retrospective AMI Study, 2001, 2006, and 2011. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2015, 4: e001718. PMID: 26071031, PMCID: PMC4599529, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.114.001718.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionHeart failureMyocardial infarctionUse of spironolactoneNational practice patternsProportion of patientsAssessment of eligibilitySpironolactone useAldosterone antagonistsSystolic dysfunctionCardiac eventsAMI patientsChina PatientPatient eligibilityPatient groupUnknown indicationPractice patternsIdeal patientPatientsSpironolactoneEligibilityAppropriate useInfarctionDiabetesNational quality assessment
2012
Assessing the Credibility of the “YouTube Approach” to Health Information on Acute Myocardial Infarction
Pant S, Deshmukh A, Murugiah K, Kumar G, Sachdeva R, Mehta JL. Assessing the Credibility of the “YouTube Approach” to Health Information on Acute Myocardial Infarction. Clinical Cardiology 2012, 35: 281-285. PMID: 22487995, PMCID: PMC6652655, DOI: 10.1002/clc.21981.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionMyocardial infarctionSpecific weight loss programsST-elevation myocardial infarctionAcute coronary syndromeWeight loss programAspects of diseaseCoronary syndromeExercise programRisk factorsInfarctionDiet pillsPreventive aspectsHeart attackProfessional societiesDiseaseSearch termsInformation videoLonger durationHealth information