2017
Sex Differences in 1-Year All-Cause Rehospitalization in Patients After Acute Myocardial Infarction
Dreyer RP, Dharmarajan K, Kennedy KF, Jones PG, Vaccarino V, Murugiah K, Nuti SV, Smolderen KG, Buchanan DM, Spertus JA, Krumholz HM. Sex Differences in 1-Year All-Cause Rehospitalization in Patients After Acute Myocardial Infarction. Circulation 2017, 135: 521-531. PMID: 28153989, PMCID: PMC5312975, DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.116.024993.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionAge-sex interactionHigh riskRehospitalization ratesClinical factorsMyocardial infarctionCox proportional hazards modelSignificant age-sex interactionCause rehospitalization rateSex differencesMedical record abstractionProportional hazards modelYears of ageFirst yearTRIUMPH studyCause rehospitalizationRecord abstractionPatient interviewsRehospitalizationUS CentersHazards modelPsychosocial factorsPhysician panelHealth statusPsychosocial state
2016
Life Years Gained From Smoking-Cessation Counseling After Myocardial Infarction
Bucholz EM, Beckman AL, Kiefe CI, Krumholz HM. Life Years Gained From Smoking-Cessation Counseling After Myocardial Infarction. American Journal Of Preventive Medicine 2016, 52: 38-46. PMID: 27692757, PMCID: PMC5459385, DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2016.08.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSmoking cessation counselingAcute myocardial infarctionLong-term survival benefitLife yearsSurvival benefitMyocardial infarctionLife expectancyLower short-term mortalityHigher crude mortalityLong-term mortalityProspective cohort studyShort-term mortalityCooperative Cardiovascular ProjectProportional hazards modelLonger life expectancyCohort studyElderly patientsElderly smokersOlder smokersCrude mortalitySurvival differencesHospital characteristicsSmokersHazards modelLower mortality
2001
Quality of Medical Care and Excess Mortality in Older Patients With Mental Disorders
Druss BG, Bradford WD, Rosenheck RA, Radford MJ, Krumholz HM. Quality of Medical Care and Excess Mortality in Older Patients With Mental Disorders. JAMA Psychiatry 2001, 58: 565-572. PMID: 11386985, DOI: 10.1001/archpsyc.58.6.565.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdrenergic beta-AntagonistsAge FactorsAgedAngiotensin-Converting Enzyme InhibitorsAspirinCluster AnalysisCohort StudiesComorbidityFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHospitalizationHumansMaleMedicareMental DisordersMyocardial InfarctionMyocardial ReperfusionProportional Hazards ModelsQuality of Health CareRisk FactorsSmoking CessationVentricular Function, LeftConceptsExcess mortalityMajor affective disordersMyocardial infarctionMedical careMental disordersAffective disordersMedicare patients 65 yearsCardiac risk factorsPatients 65 yearsAcute myocardial infarctionProportional hazards modelPatient's medical carePotential confounding factorsCessation counselingOlder patientsVentricular functionAdmission characteristicsNational cohortHospital characteristicsRisk factorsHazards modelEnzyme inhibitorsConfounding factorsMortalityInfarction
2000
Long-term Outcome of Myocardial Infarction in Women and Men: A Population Perspective
Vaccarino V, Berkman LF, Krumholz HM. Long-term Outcome of Myocardial Infarction in Women and Men: A Population Perspective. American Journal Of Epidemiology 2000, 152: 965-973. PMID: 11092438, DOI: 10.1093/aje/152.10.965.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMyocardial infarctionSurvival advantageImpact of MIMultivariable-adjusted hazard ratiosWomen's survival advantageLong-term mortalityLong-term outcomesPresence of MIAbsence of MISurvival of personsProportional hazards modelPopulation perspectiveTime-dependent covariablesFatal infarctionHazard ratioSame followElderly cohortMI hospitalizationMI casesHazards modelGreater riskInfarctionWomenMenSurvival