2019
Association of Diabetes Mellitus With Health Status Outcomes in Young Women and Men After Acute Myocardial Infarction: Results From the VIRGO Study
Ding Q, Funk M, Spatz ES, Whittemore R, Lin H, Lipska KJ, Dreyer RP, Spertus JA, Krumholz HM. Association of Diabetes Mellitus With Health Status Outcomes in Young Women and Men After Acute Myocardial Infarction: Results From the VIRGO Study. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2019, 8: e010988. PMID: 31441351, PMCID: PMC6755841, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.118.010988.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAge FactorsDiabetes MellitusFemaleHealth StatusHealth Status IndicatorsHumansMaleMental HealthMiddle AgedMyocardial InfarctionPatient Reported Outcome MeasuresPredictive Value of TestsPrevalencePrognosisQuality of LifeRecovery of FunctionRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsSex FactorsSpainTime FactorsUnited StatesYoung AdultConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionEuroQol visual analogue scaleSeattle Angina QuestionnaireDiabetes mellitusForm Health SurveyHealth status outcomesHealth statusVIRGO StudyAnalog scaleMyocardial infarctionHealth SurveyStatus outcomesYoung adultsSAQ angina frequencyCardiovascular risk factorsHealth status scoresRisk of mortalityWorse health statusPoor health statusQuality of lifeWorse anginaAngina QuestionnaireClinical characteristicsHealthcare useStatus score
2012
Financial Stress and Outcomes after Acute Myocardial Infarction
Shah SJ, Krumholz HM, Reid KJ, Rathore SS, Mandawat A, Spertus JA, Ross JS. Financial Stress and Outcomes after Acute Myocardial Infarction. PLOS ONE 2012, 7: e47420. PMID: 23112814, PMCID: PMC3480393, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0047420.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionSeattle Angina QuestionnaireLong-term outcomesMyocardial infarctionAMI patientsWorse long-term outcomesMulticenter US studyPost-AMI outcomesYear post-AMIDisease-specific QoLImportant risk factorHealth status outcomesWorse physical healthHealth care outcomesAngina QuestionnaireProspective registryInitial hospitalizationSecondary outcomesPrimary outcomeReadmission ratesPost-AMIRisk factorsCare characteristicsCare outcomesStatus outcomes
2011
Effect of Living Alone on Patient Outcomes After Hospitalization for Acute Myocardial Infarction
Bucholz EM, Rathore SS, Gosch K, Schoenfeld A, Jones PG, Buchanan DM, Spertus JA, Krumholz HM. Effect of Living Alone on Patient Outcomes After Hospitalization for Acute Myocardial Infarction. The American Journal Of Cardiology 2011, 108: 943-948. PMID: 21798499, PMCID: PMC3670597, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2011.05.023.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionSeattle Angina QuestionnaireMyocardial infarctionPatient outcomesLife 1 yearRegistry of patientsHealth status measurementPhysical health componentAngina QuestionnaireMultivariable adjustmentLife scoresTreatment characteristicsComparable riskOutcome measurementsPatientsReadmissionHealth componentHealth statusMean qualityMortalityStatus measurementsComponent scaleOutcomesInfarctionSocial supportAngina frequency after myocardial infarction and quality of life in older versus younger adults: The Prospective Registry Evaluating Myocardial Infarction: Event and Recovery study
Longmore RB, Spertus JA, Alexander KP, Gosch K, Reid KJ, Masoudi FA, Krumholz HM, Rich MW. Angina frequency after myocardial infarction and quality of life in older versus younger adults: The Prospective Registry Evaluating Myocardial Infarction: Event and Recovery study. American Heart Journal 2011, 161: 631-638. PMID: 21392621, DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2010.12.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSeattle Angina QuestionnaireCoronary artery diseaseYounger patientsAngina controlAngina frequencyOlder patientsArtery diseaseMyocardial infarctionChronic coronary artery diseaseSAQ angina frequency scoreYoung adultsAngina frequency scoreGreater HRQL improvementsHealth-related qualityQuality of lifeBaseline HRQLHRQL improvementResidual anginaAngina QuestionnaireProspective registryStable patientsMI survivorsRecent MISurvivors increasesHRQL
2009
Factors associated with racial differences in myocardial infarction outcomes.
Spertus JA, Jones PG, Masoudi FA, Rumsfeld JS, Krumholz HM. Factors associated with racial differences in myocardial infarction outcomes. Annals Of Internal Medicine 2009, 150: 314-24. PMID: 19258559, PMCID: PMC3387537, DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-150-5-200903030-00007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsQuality of lifeMyocardial infarction outcomesSite of careBlack patientsMyocardial infarctionRacial differencesPost-myocardial infarction outcomesBaseline cardiac riskHigher unadjusted mortalityProspective cohort studySeattle Angina QuestionnaireAngina QuestionnaireCardiovascular outcomesCause mortalityRehospitalization ratesUnadjusted mortalityCohort studyHospital factorsPatient characteristicsWhite patientsCardiac dysfunctionCardiac riskPatient factorsPatient's symptomsNational Heart
2008
The influence of age on health status outcomes after acute myocardial infarction
Ho PM, Eng MH, Rumsfeld JS, Spertus JA, Peterson PN, Jones PG, Peterson ED, Alexander KP, Havranek EP, Krumholz HM, Masoudi FA. The influence of age on health status outcomes after acute myocardial infarction. American Heart Journal 2008, 155: 855-861. PMID: 18440332, DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2007.11.032.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionYears of ageSurvivors of AMIHealth status outcomesOlder patientsBetter HRQLHigh mortalityMyocardial infarctionStatus outcomesSeattle Angina QuestionnaireBaseline health statusHealth-related qualityNumber of patientsInfluence of ageAngina burdenBaseline anginaAngina QuestionnaireAngina symptomsClinical characteristicsProspective cohortYounger patientsMultivariable analysisRisk factorsSpectrum of ageHRQL
2007
Association Between Angina and Treatment Satisfaction after Myocardial Infarction
Plomondon ME, Magid DJ, Masoudi FA, Jones PG, Barry LC, Havranek E, Peterson ED, Krumholz HM, Spertus JA, Rumsfeld JS, for the PREMIER Investigators. Association Between Angina and Treatment Satisfaction after Myocardial Infarction. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2007, 23: 1-6. PMID: 17955303, PMCID: PMC2173926, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-007-0430-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLower treatment satisfactionSeattle Angina QuestionnaireTreatment satisfactionMyocardial infarctionPresence of anginaResultsSixty-two percentQuality of carePersistent anginaAngina QuestionnaireClinical factorsMultivariable analysisMI patientsNew anginaUnadjusted analysesBackgroundPatient satisfactionAnginaMultivariable regressionTransient anginaU.S. CentersConclusionsIn conclusionPatientsMonthsInfarctionPossible targetsCarePatient Satisfaction With Treatment After Acute Myocardial Infarction: Role of Psychosocial Factors
Barry LC, Lichtman JH, Spertus JA, Rumsfeld JS, Vaccarino V, Jones PG, Plomondon ME, Parashar S, Krumholz HM. Patient Satisfaction With Treatment After Acute Myocardial Infarction: Role of Psychosocial Factors. Psychosomatic Medicine 2007, 69: 115-123. PMID: 17289828, DOI: 10.1097/psy.0b013e31802f2785.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionTreatment satisfactionMyocardial infarctionPsychosocial variablesPsychosocial statusWorse treatment satisfactionSeattle Angina QuestionnairePatient treatment satisfactionProspective cohort studyTreatment Satisfaction ScaleSocial supportDispositional optimismAngina QuestionnaireCohort studyHospital dischargeAMI patientsClinical presentationMean ageMedical historyPatient satisfactionCare indicatorsDepression severityPsychosocial factorsPsychosocial interventionsStudy participants
2006
Prevalence and Predictors of Angina Pectoris One Month After Myocardial Infarction
Spertus JA, Dawson J, Masoudi FA, Krumholz HM, Reid KJ, Peterson ED, Rumsfeld JS, Consortium C. Prevalence and Predictors of Angina Pectoris One Month After Myocardial Infarction. The American Journal Of Cardiology 2006, 98: 282-288. PMID: 16860010, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2006.01.099.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAngina pectorisMyocardial infarctionCoronary artery bypass surgeryPrevious coronary artery bypassMultivariable logistic regression analysisPatient's myocardial infarctionCoronary artery bypassSeattle Angina QuestionnaireArtery bypass surgeryLogistic regression analysisQuality of lifeIndex admissionAngina QuestionnaireArtery bypassIndex hospitalizationBypass surgeryYounger patientsTreatable symptomsTreatment characteristicsPatientsOne monthAdditional treatmentMonthsInfarctionRegression analysis