2023
Impact of Marital Stress on 1‐Year Health Outcomes Among Young Adults With Acute Myocardial Infarction
Zhu C, Dreyer R, Li F, Spatz E, Caraballo‐Cordovez C, Mahajan S, Raparelli V, Leifheit E, Lu Y, Krumholz H, Spertus J, D'Onofrio G, Pilote L, Lichtman J. Impact of Marital Stress on 1‐Year Health Outcomes Among Young Adults With Acute Myocardial Infarction. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2023, 12: e030031. PMID: 37589125, PMCID: PMC10547344, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.123.030031.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionCardiac-specific qualityGeneric health statusMyocardial infarctionBaseline healthMarital stressHealth outcomesHealth statusWorse patient-reported outcomesMental healthYoung adultsObservational cohort studyPatient-reported outcomesSocioeconomic factorsWorse mental healthReadmission 1Cause readmissionCohort studyYounger patientsRoutine screeningDepressive symptomsGreater oddsAnginaMale participantsOutcomesDo PCI Facility Openings and Closures Affect AMI Outcomes Differently in High- vs Average-Capacity Markets?
Shen Y, Krumholz H, Hsia R. Do PCI Facility Openings and Closures Affect AMI Outcomes Differently in High- vs Average-Capacity Markets? JACC Cardiovascular Interventions 2023, 16: 1129-1140. PMID: 37225284, PMCID: PMC10229059, DOI: 10.1016/j.jcin.2023.02.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPercutaneous coronary interventionPCI hospitalsSame-day percutaneous coronary interventionHealth outcomesHigh-volume PCI hospitalsHospital PCI volumeRetrospective cohort studyAcute myocardial infarctionPercentage point decreasePatient health outcomesHospital revascularizationCohort studyCoronary interventionAMI outcomesPCI volumePoint decreasePoor outcomePCI facilitiesMyocardial infarctionRelative increaseHospital openingPatientsHospital availabilityHospitalHospital closures
2022
Long-Term Stability of Coverage Among Michigan Medicaid Beneficiaries : A Cohort Study.
Ndumele C, Lollo A, Krumholz H, Schlesinger M, Wallace J. Long-Term Stability of Coverage Among Michigan Medicaid Beneficiaries : A Cohort Study. Annals Of Internal Medicine 2022, 176: 22-28. PMID: 36469920, DOI: 10.7326/m22-1313.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2021
The association of neighborhood walkability with health outcomes in older adults after acute myocardial infarction: The SILVER-AMI study
Roy B, Hajduk AM, Tsang S, Geda M, Riley C, Krumholz HM, Chaudhry SI. The association of neighborhood walkability with health outcomes in older adults after acute myocardial infarction: The SILVER-AMI study. Preventive Medicine Reports 2021, 23: 101391. PMID: 34040930, PMCID: PMC8141908, DOI: 10.1016/j.pmedr.2021.101391.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAcute myocardial infarctionSILVER-AMI StudyPhysical activityMental healthMyocardial infarctionNeighborhood walkabilityOlder adultsHealth outcomesSocial supportCommunity-Living AdultsSecondary outcomesCoronary diseasePrimary outcomeSF-12Longitudinal cohortPhysical therapyAdjusted modelSurvival timeBetter outcomesGreater walkabilitySurvival analysisMobility limitationsPhysical healthOutcomesAdults
2019
Usefulness of Social Support in Older Adults After Hospitalization for Acute Myocardial Infarction (from the SILVER-AMI Study)
Green YS, Hajduk AM, Song X, Krumholz HM, Sinha SK, Chaudhry SI. Usefulness of Social Support in Older Adults After Hospitalization for Acute Myocardial Infarction (from the SILVER-AMI Study). The American Journal Of Cardiology 2019, 125: 313-319. PMID: 31787249, PMCID: PMC7003680, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2019.10.038.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionPost-AMI outcomesMyocardial infarctionIndependent associationMedical Outcomes Study Social Support SurveySocial supportOlder AMI patientsSocial Support SurveyParticipants 75 yearsLow emotional supportLow social supportImportant social determinantInitial hospitalizationOlder patientsDevelopment of interventionsAMI patientsMultivariable analysisMean ageMultivariable regressionHealth outcomesSupport SurveyInformational supportReadmissionSocial determinantsOlder adultsAssociation of Income Disparities with Patient-Reported Healthcare Experience
Okunrintemi V, Khera R, Spatz ES, Salami JA, Valero-Elizondo J, Warraich HJ, Virani SS, Blankstein R, Blaha MJ, Pawlik TM, Dharmarajan K, Krumholz HM, Nasir K. Association of Income Disparities with Patient-Reported Healthcare Experience. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2019, 34: 884-892. PMID: 30783877, PMCID: PMC6544715, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-019-04848-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPatient healthcare experienceHealthcare experiencesHigher oddsMedical Expenditure Panel Survey cohortHealthcare providersRepresentative US adult populationUS adult populationTimes higher oddsQuality of careTimes greater oddsLow incomePoor healthcare experiencesRetrospective studyPatient incomePatient levelPatient reportsUS adultsProvider satisfactionGreater oddsPatientsHealth outcomesSurvey cohortAdult populationStudy participantsAspects of accessSocial Determinants of Health in the Digital Age
Abnousi F, Rumsfeld JS, Krumholz HM. Social Determinants of Health in the Digital Age. JAMA 2019, 321: 247-248. PMID: 30570663, DOI: 10.1001/jama.2018.19763.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2018
Sex differences in health outcomes at one year following acute myocardial infarction: A report from the China Patient-Centered Evaluative Assessment of Cardiac Events prospective acute myocardial infarction study
Dreyer RP, Zheng X, Xu X, Liu S, Li J, Ding Q, Du X, Li X, Zhang H, Masoudi FA, Spertus JA, Krumholz HM, Jiang L. Sex differences in health outcomes at one year following acute myocardial infarction: A report from the China Patient-Centered Evaluative Assessment of Cardiac Events prospective acute myocardial infarction study. European Heart Journal Acute Cardiovascular Care 2018, 8: 273-282. PMID: 30270637, DOI: 10.1177/2048872618803726.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMajor adverse cardiac eventsDisease-specific health statusAdverse cardiac eventsAcute myocardial infarctionGeneric health statusMyocardial infarctionCardiac eventsFemale sexHealth statusWeekly anginaChina PatientHealth outcomesAcute Myocardial Infarction StudyPost-acute myocardial infarctionAcute myocardial infarction patientsLong-term health outcomesCardiac Events (PEACE) studyMyocardial Infarction StudyMyocardial infarction patientsSpecific health statusHigher crude ratesSex differencesCardiovascular deathMultivariable analysisInfarction patientsIdentifying county characteristics associated with resident well-being: A population based study
Roy B, Riley C, Herrin J, Spatz ES, Arora A, Kell KP, Welsh J, Rula EY, Krumholz HM. Identifying county characteristics associated with resident well-being: A population based study. PLOS ONE 2018, 13: e0196720. PMID: 29791476, PMCID: PMC5965855, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0196720.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCounty-level factorsClinical careCross-sectional studyQuality of lifeBetter health outcomesMulti-dimensional assessmentHealth outcomesBeing IndexGallup-Sharecare WellUS residentsCareCounty characteristicsSurvey participantsResident wellUS countiesScoresCounty equivalentsAssessmentFactorsCohort
2017
Quality of Care in the United States Territories, 1999–2012
Nuti SV, Wang Y, Masoudi FA, Nunez-Smith M, Normand ST, Murugiah K, Rodríguez-Vilá O, Ross JS, Krumholz HM. Quality of Care in the United States Territories, 1999–2012. Medical Care 2017, 55: 886-892. PMID: 28906314, PMCID: PMC6482857, DOI: 10.1097/mlr.0000000000000797.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionHeart failureHospitalization ratesMedicare beneficiariesMortality rateService Medicare beneficiariesQuality of careRecent study periodPneumonia hospitalizationsMyocardial infarctionPatient outcomesMillions of AmericansMedicare feeHealth outcomesPneumoniaService beneficiariesHospital reimbursementUnique beneficiariesHealth equityStudy periodPatient paymentsInpatient paymentsHealth careMortalityCare
2015
Sex Differences in Perceived Stress and Early Recovery in Young and Middle-Aged Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction
Xu X, Bao H, Strait K, Spertus JA, Lichtman JH, D'Onofrio G, Spatz E, Bucholz EM, Geda M, Lorenze NP, Bueno H, Beltrame JF, Krumholz HM. Sex Differences in Perceived Stress and Early Recovery in Young and Middle-Aged Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction. Circulation 2015, 131: 614-623. PMID: 25679303, PMCID: PMC4652932, DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.114.012826.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionMiddle-aged patientsMyocardial infarctionMental health statusWorse recoveryHealth statusSex differencesBaseline stressSex-based disparitiesYears of ageMultiple health outcomesQuality of lifeGreater mental stressSex-based differencesClinical characteristicsFemale sexEarly recoveryPerceived Stress ScaleGeneral populationGreater psychological stressHealth outcomesImprovement scoresInfarctionPatientsYounger age
2014
Effect of Low Perceived Social Support on Health Outcomes in Young Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction: Results From the Variation in Recovery: Role of Gender on Outcomes of Young AMI Patients (VIRGO) Study
Bucholz EM, Strait KM, Dreyer RP, Geda M, Spatz ES, Bueno H, Lichtman JH, D'Onofrio G, Spertus JA, Krumholz HM. Effect of Low Perceived Social Support on Health Outcomes in Young Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction: Results From the Variation in Recovery: Role of Gender on Outcomes of Young AMI Patients (VIRGO) Study. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2014, 3: e001252. PMID: 25271209, PMCID: PMC4323798, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.114.001252.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionYoung AMI Patients (VIRGO) studyLow social supportQuality of lifeDepressive symptomsHealth statusYounger patientsMyocardial infarctionHealth outcomesENRICHD Social Support InventoryLow Perceived Social SupportSocial supportDepressive symptoms 12 monthsBaseline health statusLower functional statusWorse physical functioningWorse health statusPatient studiesSymptoms 12 monthsLower mental functioningMore depressive symptomsMultivariable adjustmentSocial Support InventoryAMI patientsFunctional statusHigh Incarceration Rates Among Black Men Enrolled In Clinical Studies May Compromise Ability To Identify Disparities
Wang EA, Aminawung JA, Wildeman C, Ross JS, Krumholz HM. High Incarceration Rates Among Black Men Enrolled In Clinical Studies May Compromise Ability To Identify Disparities. Health Affairs 2014, 33: 848-855. PMID: 24799583, PMCID: PMC4065793, DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2013.1325.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsClinical studiesHealth outcomesBlack menProspective clinical studyObservational clinical researchBlood InstituteNational HeartClinical researchWhite womenRacial disparitiesWhite menMinimal riskMenBlack womenHigh rateJail inmatesMinority populationsWomenOutcomesEffects of incarcerationImpact of incarcerationHigh incarceration ratesIncarcerationLungFollow
2006
Does Random Treatment Assignment Cause Harm to Research Participants?
Gross CP, Krumholz HM, Van Wye G, Emanuel EJ, Wendler D. Does Random Treatment Assignment Cause Harm to Research Participants? PLOS Medicine 2006, 3: e188. PMID: 16719548, PMCID: PMC1470665, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0030188.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsClinical outcomesTreatment assignmentRCT participantsClinical trialsTrial participantsRandom treatment assignmentPrimary study outcomeMeeting eligibility criteriaImproved patient outcomesSimilar health statusSubstandard medical careBaseline characteristicsPatient groupPatient outcomesEligibility criteriaHealth outcomesHealth statusEligible manuscriptsMedical careSystematic reviewSame interventionClinical researchStudy outcomesOutcomesSignificant differences