2020
Assessment of Prevalence, Awareness, and Characteristics of Isolated Systolic Hypertension Among Younger and Middle-Aged Adults in China
Mahajan S, Feng F, Hu S, Lu Y, Gupta A, Murugiah K, Gao Y, Lu J, Liu J, Zheng X, Spatz ES, Zhang H, Krumholz HM, Li J. Assessment of Prevalence, Awareness, and Characteristics of Isolated Systolic Hypertension Among Younger and Middle-Aged Adults in China. JAMA Network Open 2020, 3: e209743. PMID: 33289843, PMCID: PMC7724558, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.9743.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMiddle-aged adultsSystolic hypertensionCardiac Events Million Persons ProjectOlder individualsIsolated systolic hypertensionManagement of ISHMillion Persons ProjectPrevalence of ISHPrevious cardiovascular eventsSystolic blood pressureTypes of hypertensionAssessment of prevalenceCross-sectional studyHypertension subtypesCardiovascular eventsBlood pressureChina PatientMean ageHypertensionMAIN OUTCOMEAwareness ratePrevalenceAged adultsYoung adultsAdults
2011
Trends in Comorbidity, Disability, and Polypharmacy in Heart Failure
Wong CY, Chaudhry SI, Desai MM, Krumholz HM. Trends in Comorbidity, Disability, and Polypharmacy in Heart Failure. The American Journal Of Medicine 2011, 124: 136-143. PMID: 21295193, PMCID: PMC3237399, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2010.08.017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProportion of patientsHeart failureSelf-reported heart failureHeart failure populationComorbid chronic conditionsNumber of comorbiditiesNutrition Examination SurveyCare of patientsPrevalence of disabilityPhenotype of patientsComplexity of patientsMedication useRecent patientsFunctional disabilityExamination SurveyFailure populationPhysical functionPrescription medicationsPatient preferencesChronic conditionsNational HealthPatient's abilityComorbiditiesPatientsOlder individuals
1996
Sex Differences in Survival After Myocardial Infarction in Older Adults: A Community‐Based Approach
Vaccarino V, Krumholz H, de Leon C, Holford T, Seeman T, Horwitz R, Berkman L. Sex Differences in Survival After Myocardial Infarction in Older Adults: A Community‐Based Approach. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 1996, 44: 1174-1182. PMID: 8855995, DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1996.tb01366.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMyocardial infarctionMultivariable adjustmentClinical severityRelative riskPsychosocial factorsOlder individualsProspective cohort studyMain outcome measuresDemographic factorsSex differencesHospital complicationsCause mortalityLate mortalityClinical characteristicsCohort studyCT cohortHospital admissionOverall mortalityEarly mortalityElderly ProgramMean agePhysical functionFunctional statusMedical recordsOutcome measures