2020
Newly diagnosed diabetes and outcomes after acute myocardial infarction in young adults
Ding Q, Spatz ES, Lipska KJ, Lin H, Spertus JA, Dreyer RP, Whittemore R, Funk M, Bueno H, Krumholz HM. Newly diagnosed diabetes and outcomes after acute myocardial infarction in young adults. Heart 2020, 107: 657-666. PMID: 33082173, PMCID: PMC8005796, DOI: 10.1136/heartjnl-2020-317101.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionHealth statusDischarge diagnosisPharmacological treatmentMyocardial infarctionShort-term health statusYoung AMI Patients (VIRGO) studyDisease-specific health statusYoung adultsQuality of lifeHospital complicationsHospital mortalityMedication initiationBaseline characteristicsClinical outcomesDiabetesPatientsDiagnosisPatient studiesMonthsComplicationsInfarctionSignificant differencesOutcomesMortality
2014
Age-specific gender differences in early mortality following ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction in China
Zheng X, Dreyer RP, Hu S, Spatz ES, Masoudi FA, Spertus JA, Nasir K, Li X, Li J, Wang S, Krumholz HM, Jiang L. Age-specific gender differences in early mortality following ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction in China. Heart 2014, 101: 349. PMID: 25510395, PMCID: PMC4453015, DOI: 10.1136/heartjnl-2014-306456.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdrenergic beta-AntagonistsAge FactorsAgedAged, 80 and overChinaDrug UtilizationFemaleHospital MortalityHumansHydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase InhibitorsMaleMiddle AgedMyocardial InfarctionMyocardial RevascularizationPercutaneous Coronary InterventionPlatelet Aggregation InhibitorsRetrospective StudiesRural PopulationSex FactorsUrban PopulationConceptsST-segment elevation myocardial infarctionElevation myocardial infarctionGender-age interactionHospital mortalityEarly mortalityMyocardial infarctionChina PEACE-Retrospective AMI StudyHospital mortality rateYears of ageAge-specific gender differencesPatient characteristicsHospital characteristicsMultivariable modelMortality rateGender differencesChinese populationMortalityYounger groupChinese hospitalsWomenAMI studyMenInfarctionAgeRepresentative sample