2015
Sex Differences in Cardiac Risk Factors, Perceived Risk, and Health Care Provider Discussion of Risk and Risk Modification Among Young Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction The VIRGO Study
Leifheit-Limson EC, D’Onofrio G, Daneshvar M, Geda M, Bueno H, Spertus JA, Krumholz HM, Lichtman JH. Sex Differences in Cardiac Risk Factors, Perceived Risk, and Health Care Provider Discussion of Risk and Risk Modification Among Young Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction The VIRGO Study. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2015, 66: 1949-1957. PMID: 26515996, PMCID: PMC4628727, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2015.08.859.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCardiac risk factorsAcute myocardial infarctionHealth care provider discussionsRisk modificationRisk factorsHeart diseaseHealth care providersProvider discussionsVIRGO StudyYounger patientsMyocardial infarctionCare providersSignificant cardiac risk factorsYoung AMI patientsPatients age 18Heart disease riskRisk factor prevalenceSelf-perceived riskModified Poisson regressionSex differencesFactor prevalenceAMI patientsCardiac riskSpanish hospitalsProvider feedback
1995
Cholesterol and Coronary Heart Disease Risk in Elderly Patients-Reply
Krumholz H, Seeman T, de Leon C, Vaccarino V, Berkman L. Cholesterol and Coronary Heart Disease Risk in Elderly Patients-Reply. JAMA 1995, 273: 1330-1331. DOI: 10.1001/jama.1995.03520410023011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLow cholesterol levelsCholesterol levelsHealth statusCoronary heart disease riskHeart disease riskOverall health statusPoor health statusAssociation of cholesterolEarly mortalityAdverse outcomesFunctional statusElderly populationPsychosocial supportPotential associationDisease riskCognitive functionPatients' repliesSocioeconomic statusCholesterol groupSignificant differencesAfrican AmericansCholesterolOnly unique featureSubstantial numberStatus