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
2004
Age, functional capacity, and health-related quality of life in patients with heart failure
Masoudi FA, Rumsfeld JS, Havranek EP, House JA, Peterson ED, Krumholz HM, Spertus JA, Consortium F. Age, functional capacity, and health-related quality of life in patients with heart failure. Journal Of Cardiac Failure 2004, 10: 368-373. PMID: 15470645, DOI: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2004.01.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsKansas City Cardiomyopathy QuestionnaireHealth-related qualityHeart failureYounger patientsFunctional statusNYHA classOlder patientsBetter HRQLFunctional limitationsWalk distanceNew York Heart Association classificationMulticenter prospective cohort studyOlder personsBaseline NYHA classWorse NYHA classProspective cohort studySignificant functional limitationsBaseline functional limitationsSignificant physical disabilityImportance of treatmentBaseline HRQLMultivariable adjustmentCohort studyAssociation classificationHRQL