2001
Sex differences in 2-year mortality after hospital discharge for myocardial infarction.
Vaccarino V, Krumholz H, Yarzebski J, Gore J, Goldberg R. Sex differences in 2-year mortality after hospital discharge for myocardial infarction. Annals Of Internal Medicine 2001, 134: 173-81. PMID: 11177329, DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-134-3-200102060-00007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMyocardial infarctionHigh mortality rateHospital dischargeMortality rateMedical historyHigher long-term mortality ratesCommunity-based prospective cohort studyLong-term mortality ratesGreater riskMortality 2 yearsProspective cohort studyDemographic characteristicsAcute myocardial infarctionYears of ageLower mortality rateSex differencesHospital mortalityClinical characteristicsCohort studyOlder patientsAge womenCommunity hospitalLower riskInfarctionPatients
1998
Admission to Hospitals With On-Site Cardiac Catheterization Facilities
Krumholz H, Chen J, Murillo J, Cohen D, Radford M. Admission to Hospitals With On-Site Cardiac Catheterization Facilities. Circulation 1998, 98: 2010-2016. PMID: 9808598, DOI: 10.1161/01.cir.98.19.2010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overAngioplasty, Balloon, CoronaryCardiac Care FacilitiesCardiac CatheterizationCohort StudiesCoronary Artery BypassFemaleHealth Care CostsHospital MortalityHospitalizationHumansLength of StayMaleMedical RecordsPilot ProjectsRetrospective StudiesTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeConceptsSite cardiac catheterization facilitiesCardiac catheterization facilitiesAcute myocardial infarctionCatheterization facilitiesType of hospitalReadmission ratesCardiac proceduresMyocardial infarctionHospital costsMortality rateGood short-term clinical outcomesShort-term clinical outcomesLong-term mortality ratesAdjusted readmission ratesCardiac catheterization ratesBaseline patient characteristicsLong-term mortalityRetrospective cohort studyLower readmission ratesElderly Medicare patientsSignificant differencesCatheterization ratesRevascularization ratesCardiac catheterizationCohort study