2024
Long-term exposure to wildland fire smoke PM2.5 and mortality in the contiguous United States
Ma Y, Zang E, Liu Y, Wei J, Lu Y, Krumholz H, Bell M, Chen K. Long-term exposure to wildland fire smoke PM2.5 and mortality in the contiguous United States. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2024, 121: e2403960121. PMID: 39316057, PMCID: PMC11459178, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2403960121.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWildland firesContiguous United StatesNonaccidental mortalityExposure to ambient fine particlesSmoke PM<sWildland fire smokeMoving average concentrationsAmbient fine particlesLong-term exposureAverage concentrationSmoke PMHealth risksFine particlesFire smokeTemporal confoundingHealth effectsKidney disease mortalityChronic kidney disease mortalityPublic health actionFireMortality rateUnited StatesDisease mortalityHealth actionsMortality outcomes
2016
Acute Myocardial Infarction in Women
Mehta LS, Beckie TM, DeVon HA, Grines CL, Krumholz HM, Johnson MN, Lindley KJ, Vaccarino V, Wang TY, Watson KE, Wenger NK. Acute Myocardial Infarction in Women. Circulation 2016, 133: 916-947. PMID: 26811316, DOI: 10.1161/cir.0000000000000351.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionMyocardial infarctionMortality rateFirst scientific statementOutcomes of womenCardiovascular disease mortalityCardiovascular disease riskCardiovascular disease mortality ratesCoronary heart diseaseAmerican Heart AssociationDisease mortality ratesEvidence-based treatmentsCause of mortalityClinical presentationPathophysiological mechanismsHeart AssociationDisease mortalityHeart diseaseCardiovascular diseaseSex-specific differencesCurrent evidenceInfarctionDisease riskWomenScientific statement
1996
Cholesterol and Coronary Heart Disease Mortality in Elderly Patients
Krumholz H, Vaccarino V, de Leon C, Seeman T, Berkman L. Cholesterol and Coronary Heart Disease Mortality in Elderly Patients. JAMA 1996, 275: 110-110. PMID: 8531301, DOI: 10.1001/jama.1996.03530260024018.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1994
Lack of Association Between Cholesterol and Coronary Heart Disease Mortality and Morbidity and All-Cause Mortality in Persons Older Than 70 Years
Krumholz HM, Seeman TE, Merrill SS, Mendes de Leon CF, Vaccarino V, Silverman DI, Tsukahara R, Ostfeld AM, Berkman LF. Lack of Association Between Cholesterol and Coronary Heart Disease Mortality and Morbidity and All-Cause Mortality in Persons Older Than 70 Years. JAMA 1994, 272: 1335-1340. PMID: 7772105, DOI: 10.1001/jama.1994.03520170045034.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCoronary heart disease mortalityHeart disease mortalityTotal serum cholesterolSerum cholesterol levelsRisk factor-adjusted odds ratioFactor-adjusted odds ratiosTotal serum cholesterol levelsCause mortalityCoronary heart diseaseHDL-C levelsUnstable anginaHighest tertileCholesterol levelsSerum cholesterolMyocardial infarctionDisease mortalityLow HDLLowest tertileHeart diseaseRisk factorsOdds ratioElevated total serum cholesterol levelsHigher total serum cholesterolCommunity-based cohort studyHigh-density lipoprotein cholesterolLack of association between cholesterol and coronary heart disease mortality and morbidity and all-cause mortality in persons older than 70 years
Krumholz H. Lack of association between cholesterol and coronary heart disease mortality and morbidity and all-cause mortality in persons older than 70 years. JAMA 1994, 272: 1335-1340. DOI: 10.1001/jama.272.17.1335.Peer-Reviewed Original Research