2024
Association of marital/partner status with hospital readmission among young adults with acute myocardial infarction.
Zhu C, Dreyer R, Li F, Spatz E, Caraballo C, Mahajan S, Raparelli V, Leifheit E, Lu Y, Krumholz H, Spertus J, D'Onofrio G, Pilote L, Lichtman J. Association of marital/partner status with hospital readmission among young adults with acute myocardial infarction. PLOS ONE 2024, 19: e0287949. PMID: 38277368, PMCID: PMC10817183, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0287949.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMarital/partner statusPsychosocial factorsAcute myocardial infarctionYoung adultsHospital dischargeYear of hospital dischargeYoung acute myocardial infarctionAssociated with 1.3-foldCohort of young adultsLong-term readmissionCox proportional hazards modelsStatus interactionSimilar-aged menMyocardial infarctionProportional hazards modelUnpartnered statusPatient interviewsPhysician panelCardiovascular healthHospital readmissionSocioeconomic factorsAMI survivorsSequential adjustmentCardiac readmissionMultiple imputation
2009
Elderly Women Have Lower Rates of Stroke, Cardiovascular Events, and Mortality After Hospitalization for Transient Ischemic Attack
Lichtman JH, Jones SB, Watanabe E, Allen NB, Wang Y, Howard VJ, Goldstein LB. Elderly Women Have Lower Rates of Stroke, Cardiovascular Events, and Mortality After Hospitalization for Transient Ischemic Attack. Stroke 2009, 40: 2116-2122. PMID: 19228857, PMCID: PMC2757938, DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.108.543009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTransient ischemic attackCoronary artery diseaseArtery diseaseIschemic attackCardiovascular eventsOutcomes 30 daysService Medicare patientsRisk-adjusted analysisProportional hazards modelYears of ageRandom effects logistic modelSex-related differencesSex-based differencesCardiac comorbiditiesTIA admissionsCause readmissionElderly patientsHospital dischargePrior hospitalizationBetter prognosisUnadjusted ratesMedical historyElderly womenMedicare patientsHazards model