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
2007
Financial Barriers to Health Care and Outcomes After Acute Myocardial Infarction
Rahimi AR, Spertus JA, Reid KJ, Bernheim SM, Krumholz HM. Financial Barriers to Health Care and Outcomes After Acute Myocardial Infarction. JAMA 2007, 297: 1063-1072. PMID: 17356027, DOI: 10.1001/jama.297.10.1063.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionHealth care servicesCare servicesMyocardial infarctionCardiac rehospitalizationSAQ qualityCause rehospitalizationLife scoresFinancial barriersMulticenter US studyHealth care outcomesProspective registryBaseline prevalenceRehospitalizationHigh riskMedicationsCare outcomesWorse recoveryInfarctionPrevalenceHealth careUS studiesPatientsPoor qualityOutcomes