2016
Sex differences in lipid profiles and treatment utilization among young adults with acute myocardial infarction: Results from the VIRGO study
Lu Y, Zhou S, Dreyer RP, Caulfield M, Spatz ES, Geda M, Lorenze NP, Herbert P, D'Onofrio G, Jackson EA, Lichtman JH, Bueno H, Spertus JA, Krumholz HM. Sex differences in lipid profiles and treatment utilization among young adults with acute myocardial infarction: Results from the VIRGO study. American Heart Journal 2016, 183: 74-84. PMID: 27979045, PMCID: PMC5459396, DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2016.09.012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionLipid profileYoung womenLipoprotein cholesterolLipoprotein profileMyocardial infarctionTreatment utilizationLow-density lipoprotein cholesterolHigh-density lipoprotein cholesterolLow HDL cholesterol levelsYoung adultsHigh-intensity doseMajor lipid abnormalitiesSex differencesAdverse lipid profileFavorable lipoprotein profileHDL cholesterol ratioLower total cholesterolHDL cholesterol levelsHigher HDL cholesterolImportant risk factorHigher mortality riskMultivariate regression analysisVIRGO StudyCardiovascular outcomesUnderweight, Markers of Cachexia, and Mortality in Acute Myocardial Infarction: A Prospective Cohort Study of Elderly Medicare Beneficiaries
Bucholz EM, Krumholz HA, Krumholz HM. Underweight, Markers of Cachexia, and Mortality in Acute Myocardial Infarction: A Prospective Cohort Study of Elderly Medicare Beneficiaries. PLOS Medicine 2016, 13: e1001998. PMID: 27093615, PMCID: PMC4836735, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1001998.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAge FactorsAgedAged, 80 and overBody Mass IndexCachexiaComorbidityFemaleFrail ElderlyGeriatric AssessmentHospital MortalityHumansInsurance BenefitsKaplan-Meier EstimateMaleMedicareMyocardial InfarctionNutrition AssessmentNutritional StatusPrevalencePrognosisProportional Hazards ModelsProspective StudiesRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsThinnessTime FactorsUnited StatesConceptsLower body mass indexNormal weight patientsBody mass indexAcute myocardial infarctionUnderweight patientsWeight patientsSubset of patientsHigh riskFrailty measuresLaboratory markersMyocardial infarctionMedicare beneficiariesNutritional statusCox proportional hazards regressionUnderweight body mass indexMarkers of cachexiaLong-term mortalityProspective cohort studyCohort-based studyMeasures of frailtyProportional hazards regressionCooperative Cardiovascular ProjectElderly Medicare beneficiariesImportant risk factorSignificant chronic illness
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