2022
Sex-Specific Risk Factors Associated With First Acute Myocardial Infarction in Young Adults
Lu Y, Li SX, Liu Y, Rodriguez F, Watson KE, Dreyer RP, Khera R, Murugiah K, D’Onofrio G, Spatz ES, Nasir K, Masoudi FA, Krumholz HM. Sex-Specific Risk Factors Associated With First Acute Myocardial Infarction in Young Adults. JAMA Network Open 2022, 5: e229953. PMID: 35503221, PMCID: PMC9066284, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.9953.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFirst acute myocardial infarctionAcute myocardial infarctionPsychosocial risk factorsRisk factor profilePopulation attributable fractionRisk factor associationsRisk factorsOdds ratioYoung womenAMI subtypesMyocardial infarctionPrevention of AMIType 1 acute myocardial infarctionFactor profileRisk of AMITraditional cardiovascular risk factorsSex-specific risk factorsFactor associationsYoung adultsRisk factor modificationCardiovascular risk factorsStrong associationNutrition Examination SurveyCase-control studyPopulation-based controls
2010
Racial Disparities in Health Literacy and Access to Care Among Patients With Heart Failure
Chaudhry SI, Herrin J, Phillips C, Butler J, Mukerjhee S, Murillo J, Onwuanyi A, Seto TB, Spertus J, Krumholz HM. Racial Disparities in Health Literacy and Access to Care Among Patients With Heart Failure. Journal Of Cardiac Failure 2010, 17: 122-127. PMID: 21300301, PMCID: PMC3053061, DOI: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2010.09.016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHeart failure patientsHealth literacyFailure patientsHeart failureInsurance statusWorse health literacyOutpatient medical careRacial differencesImportant racial differencesNoncardiac comorbiditiesUnadjusted analysesBlack raceCare existMedical homePatientsMedical careRacial disparitiesSocioeconomic statusStrong associationPotential mediatorsHealth carePoor accessCareSocial supportStatus
2002
Clinical trials do not support strong association of beta-blocker therapy with fatigue, depression, or sexual dysfunction
Ko D, Hebert P, Coffey C, Sedrakyan A, Curtis J, Krumholz H. Clinical trials do not support strong association of beta-blocker therapy with fatigue, depression, or sexual dysfunction. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2002, 39: 440. DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(02)81978-7.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2001
Aspirin and the Treatment of Heart Failure in the Elderly
Krumholz HM, Chen YT, Radford MJ. Aspirin and the Treatment of Heart Failure in the Elderly. JAMA Internal Medicine 2001, 161: 577-582. PMID: 11252118, DOI: 10.1001/archinte.161.4.577.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCoronary artery diseaseHeart failureArtery diseaseBenefits of aspirinPatients 65 yearsRetrospective cohort studyUse of aspirinGroup of patientsAspirin prescriptionAspirin therapyCohort studyDischarge medicationsOlder patientsPatient characteristicsRandomized trialsVascular diseaseTreatment characteristicsConnecticut hospitalsBaseline differencesAspirinPatientsLower mortalityStrong associationDiseaseStudy sample