2000
Intracranial Hemorrhage Associated With Thrombolytic Therapy for Elderly Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction
Brass L, Lichtman J, Wang Y, Gurwitz J, Radford M, Krumholz H. Intracranial Hemorrhage Associated With Thrombolytic Therapy for Elderly Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction. Stroke 2000, 31: 1802-1811. PMID: 10926938, DOI: 10.1161/01.str.31.8.1802.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionThrombolytic therapyIntracranial hemorrhageMyocardial infarctionElderly patientsIntracranial Hemorrhage AssociatedRetrospective cohort studyRisk stratification scaleMain outcome measuresAcute care hospitalsTissue plasminogen activatorExcessive anticoagulationPrior strokeCohort studyOlder patientsBlood pressureHemorrhage AssociatedIndependent predictorsMedical chartsSerious complicationsMedian weightAlternate therapyBlack racePrincipal diagnosisMedicare patients
1993
Coronary revascularization after myocardial infarction in the very elderly: outcomes and long-term follow-up.
Krumholz HM, Forman DE, Kuntz RE, Baim DS, Wei JY. Coronary revascularization after myocardial infarction in the very elderly: outcomes and long-term follow-up. Annals Of Internal Medicine 1993, 119: 1084-90. PMID: 8239227, DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-119-11-199312010-00005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overCardiac CatheterizationContraindicationsFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHemodynamicsHospital MortalityHumansMaleMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisMyocardial InfarctionMyocardial RevascularizationProportional Hazards ModelsQuality of LifeRetrospective StudiesSurvival AnalysisTreatment OutcomeConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionCoronary revascularizationMyocardial infarctionElderly patientsComplicated acute myocardial infarctionConsecutive patients 80 yearsCoronary artery bypass surgeryTertiary care teaching hospitalCox proportional hazards modelMedical therapy groupPatients 80 yearsRetrospective cohort studyArtery bypass surgerySevere valvular diseaseSignificant coronary diseaseInvasive cardiovascular proceduresProportional hazards modelQuality of lifeAngioplasty groupSurgery groupBypass surgeryCohort studyCardiac catheterizationCoronary diseaseSerious complications