2021
The Cumulative Impact of Chronic Stressors on Risks of Myocardial Infarction in US Older Adults
Dupre ME, Farmer HR, Xu H, Navar AM, Nanna MG, George LK, Peterson ED. The Cumulative Impact of Chronic Stressors on Risks of Myocardial Infarction in US Older Adults. Psychosomatic Medicine 2021, 83: 987-994. PMID: 34297011, PMCID: PMC8578196, DOI: 10.1097/psy.0000000000000976.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedCohort StudiesHumansIncidenceMyocardial InfarctionProportional Hazards ModelsProspective StudiesRisk FactorsConceptsUS older adultsPrior myocardial infarctionMyocardial infarctionRisk factorsChronic stressorsOlder adultsMore chronic stressorsHistory of MISignificant independent risk factorsIncidence of MIRisk of MIClinical risk factorsIndependent risk factorAdults 45 yearsPrevious myocardial infarctionProspective cohort dataChronic life stressorsProportional hazards modelRace/ethnicityCardiovascular eventsMedian ageMultivariable modelHazards modelCumulative exposureCohort data
2020
Can the Absence of Hypertension Refine the Risk Assessment of Older Adults for Future Cardiovascular Events?
Nanna MG, Navar AM, Wojdyla D, Nelson AJ, Sullivan AE, Peterson ED. Can the Absence of Hypertension Refine the Risk Assessment of Older Adults for Future Cardiovascular Events? The American Journal Of Cardiology 2020, 142: 83-90. PMID: 33279483, PMCID: PMC8221431, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2020.11.027.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSystolic blood pressureAtherosclerotic cardiovascular diseaseAbsence of hypertensionBlood pressureCardiovascular diseaseCardiovascular eventsEvent ratesOlder adultsLower CVD event ratesLower systolic blood pressureASCVD event ratesCVD event ratesDiastolic blood pressureFuture cardiovascular eventsASCVD riskRisk stratificationPooled cohortMultivariable modelingHypertensionRisk scoreLower riskRisk estimatesNational InstituteObserved event ratesAdultsPresentation, Treatment, and Outcomes of the Oldest-Old Patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction: The SILVER-AMI Study
Gupta A, Tsang S, Hajduk A, Krumholz HM, Nanna MG, Green P, Dodson JA, Chaudhry SI. Presentation, Treatment, and Outcomes of the Oldest-Old Patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction: The SILVER-AMI Study. The American Journal Of Medicine 2020, 134: 95-103. PMID: 32805225, PMCID: PMC7752813, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2020.07.020.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAge FactorsAgedAged, 80 and overChi-Square DistributionFemaleGeriatricsHumansMaleMyocardial InfarctionOutcome Assessment, Health CareProportional Hazards ModelsTreatment OutcomeConceptsOldest-old patientsMyocardial infarctionFunctional impairmentOlder patientsMobility impairmentsCox proportional hazards regressionMiddle-old patientsProportional hazards regressionAcute myocardial infarctionCase fatality rateAcute myocardial infarction hospitalizationsSILVER-AMI StudyYears of ageMyocardial infarction hospitalizationsChest painCoronary revascularizationAtypical presentationHazards regressionClinical variablesRisk factorsAdvanced agePrimary symptomsPatientsFatality rateHealth status