2014
Effect of Low Perceived Social Support on Health Outcomes in Young Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction: Results From the Variation in Recovery: Role of Gender on Outcomes of Young AMI Patients (VIRGO) Study
Bucholz EM, Strait KM, Dreyer RP, Geda M, Spatz ES, Bueno H, Lichtman JH, D'Onofrio G, Spertus JA, Krumholz HM. Effect of Low Perceived Social Support on Health Outcomes in Young Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction: Results From the Variation in Recovery: Role of Gender on Outcomes of Young AMI Patients (VIRGO) Study. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2014, 3: e001252. PMID: 25271209, PMCID: PMC4323798, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.114.001252.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionYoung AMI Patients (VIRGO) studyLow social supportQuality of lifeDepressive symptomsHealth statusYounger patientsMyocardial infarctionHealth outcomesENRICHD Social Support InventoryLow Perceived Social SupportSocial supportDepressive symptoms 12 monthsBaseline health statusLower functional statusWorse physical functioningWorse health statusPatient studiesSymptoms 12 monthsLower mental functioningMore depressive symptomsMultivariable adjustmentSocial Support InventoryAMI patientsFunctional status
2012
Physical function and independence 1 year after myocardial infarction: Observations from the Translational Research Investigating Underlying disparities in recovery from acute Myocardial infarction: Patients' Health status registry
Dodson JA, Arnold SV, Reid KJ, Gill TM, Rich MW, Masoudi FA, Spertus JA, Krumholz HM, Alexander KP. Physical function and independence 1 year after myocardial infarction: Observations from the Translational Research Investigating Underlying disparities in recovery from acute Myocardial infarction: Patients' Health status registry. American Heart Journal 2012, 163: 790-796. PMID: 22607856, PMCID: PMC3359897, DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2012.02.024.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsActivities of Daily LivingAge FactorsAgedAngioplasty, Balloon, CoronaryAttitude to HealthCardiac CatheterizationCoronary AngiographyDepressionElectrocardiographyFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHealth SurveysHumansIncidenceIndependent LivingMaleMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisMyocardial InfarctionPhysical FitnessPoisson DistributionPredictive Value of TestsQuality of LifeRegistriesRisk AssessmentSickness Impact ProfileSurveys and QuestionnairesSurvivorsTime FactorsTranslational Research, BiomedicalConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionPhysical function declineFunction declinePhysical functionMyocardial infarctionHealth statusEuroQol-5DUninsured statusTime of AMIShort Form-12 Physical Component ScoreIndependence lossEnd-stage renal diseasePost-acute myocardial infarctionCardiac rehabilitation referralPhysical component scorePatients' health statusQuality of lifePoisson regression modelsTRIUMPH registryRehabilitation referralRenal diseaseNonwhite raceFemale sexRisk factorsUnmarried status
2008
The Relationship Between Anemia, Change in Hematocrit Over Time and Change in Health Status in Patients With Heart Failure After Myocardial Infarction
Kosiborod M, Krumholz HM, Jones PG, Pitt B, Spertus JA. The Relationship Between Anemia, Change in Hematocrit Over Time and Change in Health Status in Patients With Heart Failure After Myocardial Infarction. Journal Of Cardiac Failure 2008, 14: 27-34. PMID: 18226770, DOI: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2007.09.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAnemiaCohort StudiesFemaleHealth Status IndicatorsHeart FailureHeart Function TestsHematocritHumansLinear ModelsMaleMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisMyocardial InfarctionProbabilityPrognosisQuality of LifeRisk AssessmentSickness Impact ProfileSurveys and QuestionnairesSurvival AnalysisTime FactorsConceptsKansas City Cardiomyopathy QuestionnaireHeart failureHealth status gainsHealth statusBaseline hematocritInitial hematocritMyocardial infarctionPatient’s initial hematocritPotential therapeutic targetHealth status assessmentMultivariable adjustmentAnemic patientsSevere anemiaSerial hematocritsHematocrit levelsPatientsTherapeutic targetHematocrit changesHematocritAnemiaInfarctionLinear regression modelsMonthsRegression modelsSignificant changes
2004
Social Support as a Predictor of Participation in Cardiac Rehabilitation After Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery
Husak L, Krumholz HM, Lin ZQ, Kasl SV, Mattera JA, Roumanis SA, Vaccarino V. Social Support as a Predictor of Participation in Cardiac Rehabilitation After Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery. Journal Of Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation And Prevention 2004, 24: 19-26. PMID: 14758099, DOI: 10.1097/00008483-200401000-00005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedConnecticutCoronary Artery BypassCoronary DiseaseFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansMaleMarital StatusMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisPredictive Value of TestsPrevalenceQuality of LifeReferral and ConsultationRisk FactorsSickness Impact ProfileSocial SupportStroke VolumeSurvival AnalysisTreatment OutcomeConceptsCoronary artery bypass graftCardiovascular disease risk factorsDisease risk factorsCardiac rehabilitationRisk factorsCoronary artery bypass graft surgeryArtery bypass graft surgerySocial supportBypass graft surgeryArtery bypass graftBetter physical functionCardiac rehabilitation participationQuality of lifeLow social supportMain predictive variableComorbidity burdenHospital complicationsGraft surgerySocial Support InventoryIndependent predictorsBypass graftPhysical functionPredictors of participationUnadjusted analysesMedical history