2021
Variations in Quality of Care by Sex and Social Determinants of Health Among Younger Adults With Acute Myocardial Infarction in the US and Canada
Raparelli V, Pilote L, Dang B, Behlouli H, Dziura JD, Bueno H, D’Onofrio G, Krumholz HM, Dreyer RP. Variations in Quality of Care by Sex and Social Determinants of Health Among Younger Adults With Acute Myocardial Infarction in the US and Canada. JAMA Network Open 2021, 4: e2128182. PMID: 34668947, PMCID: PMC8529414, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.28182.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionQuality of careHealth care systemYoung adultsFemale sexMyocardial infarctionCare systemHospital careSocial determinantsRetrospective cohort analysisLow qualityAdverse SDOHLowest tertileReadmission ratesMore patientsPostacute careAMI careOutpatient careCare scoresHigh prevalenceCohort analysisLarge cohortMAIN OUTCOMESDOHHospital
2009
Elevated Admission Glucose and Mortality in Elderly Patients Hospitalized With Heart Failure
Kosiborod M, Inzucchi SE, Spertus JA, Wang Y, Masoudi FA, Havranek EP, Krumholz HM. Elevated Admission Glucose and Mortality in Elderly Patients Hospitalized With Heart Failure. Circulation 2009, 119: 1899-1907. PMID: 19332465, DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.108.821843.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHeart failureAdmission glucoseElderly patientsDiabetes mellitusAdverse outcomesMultivariable Cox regression modelsAdmission glucose levelsElevated admission glucoseAcute myocardial infarctionCox regression modelCause mortalityMultivariable adjustmentEntire cohortGlucose controlMyocardial infarctionCardiovascular conditionsGlucose levelsLarge cohortElevated glucoseRepresentative cohortPatientsSignificant associationMortalityCohortMellitus