2002
Risk and Predictors of Stroke After Myocardial Infarction Among the Elderly
Lichtman JH, Krumholz HM, Wang Y, Radford MJ, Brass LM. Risk and Predictors of Stroke After Myocardial Infarction Among the Elderly. Circulation 2002, 105: 1082-1087. PMID: 11877359, DOI: 10.1161/hc0902.104708.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMonths of dischargeRisk of strokeAcute myocardial infarctionMyocardial infarctionIschemic strokeOlder patientsStroke admission ratesPatients 75 yearsPeripheral vascular diseasePredictors of strokeRisk stratification scoresRate of admissionSimple clinical factorsPrior strokeStroke admissionsClinical factorsHospital admissionIndependent predictorsStratification scoresAtrial fibrillationBlack racePrincipal diagnosisVascular diseaseAdmission ratesMedicare patients
2001
Predicting one-year mortality among elderly survivors of hospitalization for an acute myocardial infarction: results from the Cooperative Cardiovascular Project
Krumholz H, Chen J, Chen Y, Wang Y, Radford M. Predicting one-year mortality among elderly survivors of hospitalization for an acute myocardial infarction: results from the Cooperative Cardiovascular Project. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2001, 38: 453-459. PMID: 11499737, DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(01)01395-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOne-year mortalityAcute myocardial infarctionMyocardial infarctionPeripheral vascular diseaseCohort of patientsBody mass indexCooperative Cardiovascular ProjectRisk of mortalityDeath one yearPopulation-based sampleSimple risk modelRenal dysfunctionVentricular dysfunctionElderly patientsOlder patientsUrinary incontinenceHeart failureMass indexAcute carePrognostic importanceMean ageVascular diseaseMedical recordsRisk groupsOlder survivors