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
2015
Excess weight and life expectancy after acute myocardial infarction: The obesity paradox reexamined
Bucholz EM, Beckman AL, Krumholz HA, Krumholz HM, conducted. B. Excess weight and life expectancy after acute myocardial infarction: The obesity paradox reexamined. American Heart Journal 2015, 172: 173-181. PMID: 26856230, PMCID: PMC5097250, DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2015.10.024.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNormal weight patientsAcute myocardial infarctionBody mass indexHigher body mass indexLong-term survivalObese patientsOverweight patientsObesity paradoxExcess weightMyocardial infarctionLife expectancyTime of AMIHigher crude mortalityTime pointsShort-term mortalityCooperative Cardiovascular ProjectMedical record studyProportional hazards modelYears of ageMorbid obesityOlder patientsSurvival benefitYounger patientsCrude mortalityBMI groups