2008
Systolic Function as a Predictor of Mortality and Quality of Life in Long‐term Survivors with Heart Failure
McNamara R, Austin B, Wang Y, Smith G, Vaccarine V, Krumholz H. Systolic Function as a Predictor of Mortality and Quality of Life in Long‐term Survivors with Heart Failure. Clinical Cardiology 2008, 31: 119-124. PMID: 18383045, PMCID: PMC6653267, DOI: 10.1002/clc.20118.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsQuality of lifeEjection fractionHeart failureLong-term survivorsFunctional declineSystolic functionKansas City Cardiomyopathy Questionnaire scoreModest survival advantageReduced ejection fractionDaily living scoreDisease-related qualityPredictors of mortalityHeart failure patientsClinical summary scoreLong-term survivalHigh mortality rateKCCQ scoresRenal insufficiencyFailure patientsLiving scoreDiabetes mellitusOverall mortalityPrimary outcomeLimitation scoresQOL scores
2003
Predictors of cause‐specific hospital readmission in patients with heart failure
Babayan Z, McNamara R, Nagajothi N, Kasper E, Armenian H, Powe N, Baughman K, Lima J. Predictors of cause‐specific hospital readmission in patients with heart failure. Clinical Cardiology 2003, 26: 411-418. PMID: 14524597, PMCID: PMC6654034, DOI: 10.1002/clc.4960260906.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAngioplasty, Balloon, CoronaryCohort StudiesCoronary Artery BypassFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHeart FailureHumansLength of StayMaleMarylandMiddle AgedMyocardial IschemiaPatient ReadmissionPredictive Value of TestsPrevalenceRecurrenceRegression AnalysisSex FactorsStroke VolumeTime FactorsVentricular Dysfunction, LeftConceptsCause-specific readmissionsCoronary artery bypass graftPercutaneous transluminal coronary angioplastyIschemic etiologyRecurrent heart failureHeart failureCardiovascular diseaseHospital readmissionLV dysfunctionVentricular functionMyocardial infarctionAnnual readmission ratesTotal hospital readmissionsArtery bypass graftRisk of readmissionTransluminal coronary angioplastyLeft ventricular functionCox hazard ratiosAvailable clinical dataCause readmissionHF etiologyHazard ratioReadmission ratesRetrospective cohortConsecutive patients