2024
Association of marital/partner status with hospital readmission among young adults with acute myocardial infarction.
Zhu C, Dreyer R, Li F, Spatz E, Caraballo C, Mahajan S, Raparelli V, Leifheit E, Lu Y, Krumholz H, Spertus J, D'Onofrio G, Pilote L, Lichtman J. Association of marital/partner status with hospital readmission among young adults with acute myocardial infarction. PLOS ONE 2024, 19: e0287949. PMID: 38277368, PMCID: PMC10817183, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0287949.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMarital/partner statusPsychosocial factorsAcute myocardial infarctionYoung adultsHospital dischargeYear of hospital dischargeYoung acute myocardial infarctionAssociated with 1.3-foldCohort of young adultsLong-term readmissionCox proportional hazards modelsStatus interactionSimilar-aged menMyocardial infarctionProportional hazards modelUnpartnered statusPatient interviewsPhysician panelCardiovascular healthHospital readmissionSocioeconomic factorsAMI survivorsSequential adjustmentCardiac readmissionMultiple imputation
2023
Impact of Marital Stress on 1‐Year Health Outcomes Among Young Adults With Acute Myocardial Infarction
Zhu C, Dreyer R, Li F, Spatz E, Caraballo‐Cordovez C, Mahajan S, Raparelli V, Leifheit E, Lu Y, Krumholz H, Spertus J, D'Onofrio G, Pilote L, Lichtman J. Impact of Marital Stress on 1‐Year Health Outcomes Among Young Adults With Acute Myocardial Infarction. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2023, 12: e030031. PMID: 37589125, PMCID: PMC10547344, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.123.030031.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionCardiac-specific qualityGeneric health statusMyocardial infarctionBaseline healthMarital stressHealth outcomesHealth statusWorse patient-reported outcomesMental healthYoung adultsObservational cohort studyPatient-reported outcomesSocioeconomic factorsWorse mental healthReadmission 1Cause readmissionCohort studyYounger patientsRoutine screeningDepressive symptomsGreater oddsAnginaMale participantsOutcomes
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
2021
Variations in Quality of Care by Sex and Social Determinants of Health Among Younger Adults With Acute Myocardial Infarction in the US and Canada
Raparelli V, Pilote L, Dang B, Behlouli H, Dziura JD, Bueno H, D’Onofrio G, Krumholz HM, Dreyer RP. Variations in Quality of Care by Sex and Social Determinants of Health Among Younger Adults With Acute Myocardial Infarction in the US and Canada. JAMA Network Open 2021, 4: e2128182. PMID: 34668947, PMCID: PMC8529414, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.28182.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionQuality of careHealth care systemYoung adultsFemale sexMyocardial infarctionCare systemHospital careSocial determinantsRetrospective cohort analysisLow qualityAdverse SDOHLowest tertileReadmission ratesMore patientsPostacute careAMI careOutpatient careCare scoresHigh prevalenceCohort analysisLarge cohortMAIN OUTCOMESDOHHospitalAll-Cause Excess Mortality and COVID-19–Related Mortality Among US Adults Aged 25-44 Years, March-July 2020
Faust JS, Krumholz HM, Du C, Mayes KD, Lin Z, Gilman C, Walensky RP. All-Cause Excess Mortality and COVID-19–Related Mortality Among US Adults Aged 25-44 Years, March-July 2020. JAMA 2021, 325: 785-787. PMID: 33325994, PMCID: PMC7745134, DOI: 10.1001/jama.2020.24243.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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 adultsAdultsThe impact of sex, gender and healthcare system on quality of care among young adults with acute myocardial infarction
Raparelli V, Pilote L, Behlouli H, Dziura J, Bueno H, D'Onofrio G, Krumholz H, Dreyer R. The impact of sex, gender and healthcare system on quality of care among young adults with acute myocardial infarction. European Heart Journal 2020, 41: ehaa946.3175. DOI: 10.1093/ehjci/ehaa946.3175.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAcute myocardial infarctionQuality of careYoung adultsMyocardial infarctionHealthcare systemHigher risk factor burdenRisk factor burdenPost-discharge carePhases of careMultipayer systemImpact of sexSystem-level factorsHospital phaseAMI careCare scoresSingle-payer systemCareWomenCanadian InstituteSexAdultsMenInfarctionHospitalLinear regression modelsAssociation Between Sociodemographic Determinants and Disparities in Stroke Symptom Awareness Among US Young Adults
Mszar R, Mahajan S, Valero-Elizondo J, Yahya T, Sharma R, Grandhi GR, Khera R, Virani SS, Lichtman J, Khan SU, Cainzos-Achirica M, Vahidy FS, Krumholz HM, Nasir K. Association Between Sociodemographic Determinants and Disparities in Stroke Symptom Awareness Among US Young Adults. Stroke 2020, 51: 3552-3561. PMID: 33100188, DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.120.031137.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNational Health Interview SurveyCommon stroke symptomsStroke symptomsHealth Interview SurveyYoung adultsUS young adultsSymptom awarenessFocused public health interventionsInterview SurveyStroke symptom awarenessHigh-risk characteristicsPublic health interventionsArms/legsCertain sociodemographic subgroupsLow education levelStroke incidenceSevere headacheSingle symptomStudy populationTimely diagnosisHigher oddsStroke rateHispanic ethnicityGeneral populationSociodemographic determinantsNewly diagnosed diabetes and outcomes after acute myocardial infarction in young adults
Ding Q, Spatz ES, Lipska KJ, Lin H, Spertus JA, Dreyer RP, Whittemore R, Funk M, Bueno H, Krumholz HM. Newly diagnosed diabetes and outcomes after acute myocardial infarction in young adults. Heart 2020, 107: 657-666. PMID: 33082173, PMCID: PMC8005796, DOI: 10.1136/heartjnl-2020-317101.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionHealth statusDischarge diagnosisPharmacological treatmentMyocardial infarctionShort-term health statusYoung AMI Patients (VIRGO) studyDisease-specific health statusYoung adultsQuality of lifeHospital complicationsHospital mortalityMedication initiationBaseline characteristicsClinical outcomesDiabetesPatientsDiagnosisPatient studiesMonthsComplicationsInfarctionSignificant differencesOutcomesMortalityHeterogeneity in Trajectories of Systolic Blood Pressure among Young Adults in Qingdao Port Cardiovascular Health Study
Lin H, Cui M, Spatz ES, Wang Y, Lu J, Li J, Li S, Huang C, Liu X, Jiang L, Krumholz HM, Xu X. Heterogeneity in Trajectories of Systolic Blood Pressure among Young Adults in Qingdao Port Cardiovascular Health Study. Global Heart 2020, 15: 20. PMID: 32489793, PMCID: PMC7218791, DOI: 10.5334/gh.764.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSystolic blood pressureHigher systolic blood pressureCardiovascular Health StudyBlood pressureYoung adultsHealth StudyEffective blood pressure controlBaseline systolic blood pressureInitial systolic blood pressureGreater body mass indexBlood pressure controlBody mass indexGreater waist circumferenceBaseline health characteristicsSBP trendsWaist circumferenceMass indexSBP trajectoriesAdvanced ageOrdinal logistic regressionRisk factorsCardiovascular diseaseFamily historyHealth characteristicsHigh school educationSex Differences in Symptom Phenotypes Among Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction
Brush JE, Krumholz HM, Greene EJ, Dreyer RP. Sex Differences in Symptom Phenotypes Among Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction. Circulation Cardiovascular Quality And Outcomes 2020, 13: e005948. PMID: 32063049, PMCID: PMC7041412, DOI: 10.1161/circoutcomes.119.005948.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultBiological Variation, IndividualFemaleHealth Status DisparitiesHumansInterviews as TopicMaleMiddle AgedMyocardial InfarctionPatient AdmissionPhenotypePredictive Value of TestsProspective StudiesRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsSex FactorsSpainSymptom AssessmentUnited StatesYoung AdultConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionMyocardial infarctionMedical recordsYoung womenDiagnosis of AMIObservational cohort studyMedical record abstractionSymptom phenotypeDiagnostic processAnalysis of symptomsVIRGO StudyCohort studyRecord abstractionIndividual patientsClinician's abilityDiagnosis rateStandardized interviewPhenotype subgroupsSymptomsSimilar findingsYoung adultsWomenMenInfarctionPatients
2019
Association of Diabetes Mellitus With Health Status Outcomes in Young Women and Men After Acute Myocardial Infarction: Results From the VIRGO Study
Ding Q, Funk M, Spatz ES, Whittemore R, Lin H, Lipska KJ, Dreyer RP, Spertus JA, Krumholz HM. Association of Diabetes Mellitus With Health Status Outcomes in Young Women and Men After Acute Myocardial Infarction: Results From the VIRGO Study. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2019, 8: e010988. PMID: 31441351, PMCID: PMC6755841, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.118.010988.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAge FactorsDiabetes MellitusFemaleHealth StatusHealth Status IndicatorsHumansMaleMental HealthMiddle AgedMyocardial InfarctionPatient Reported Outcome MeasuresPredictive Value of TestsPrevalencePrognosisQuality of LifeRecovery of FunctionRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsSex FactorsSpainTime FactorsUnited StatesYoung AdultConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionEuroQol visual analogue scaleSeattle Angina QuestionnaireDiabetes mellitusForm Health SurveyHealth status outcomesHealth statusVIRGO StudyAnalog scaleMyocardial infarctionHealth SurveyStatus outcomesYoung adultsSAQ angina frequencyCardiovascular risk factorsHealth status scoresRisk of mortalityWorse health statusPoor health statusQuality of lifeWorse anginaAngina QuestionnaireClinical characteristicsHealthcare useStatus score
2016
Sex differences in lipid profiles and treatment utilization among young adults with acute myocardial infarction: Results from the VIRGO study
Lu Y, Zhou S, Dreyer RP, Caulfield M, Spatz ES, Geda M, Lorenze NP, Herbert P, D'Onofrio G, Jackson EA, Lichtman JH, Bueno H, Spertus JA, Krumholz HM. Sex differences in lipid profiles and treatment utilization among young adults with acute myocardial infarction: Results from the VIRGO study. American Heart Journal 2016, 183: 74-84. PMID: 27979045, PMCID: PMC5459396, DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2016.09.012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionLipid profileYoung womenLipoprotein cholesterolLipoprotein profileMyocardial infarctionTreatment utilizationLow-density lipoprotein cholesterolHigh-density lipoprotein cholesterolLow HDL cholesterol levelsYoung adultsHigh-intensity doseMajor lipid abnormalitiesSex differencesAdverse lipid profileFavorable lipoprotein profileHDL cholesterol ratioLower total cholesterolHDL cholesterol levelsHigher HDL cholesterolImportant risk factorHigher mortality riskMultivariate regression analysisVIRGO StudyCardiovascular outcomesSex Differences in Financial Barriers and the Relationship to Recovery After Acute Myocardial Infarction
Beckman AL, Bucholz EM, Zhang W, Xu X, Dreyer RP, Strait KM, Spertus JA, Krumholz HM, Spatz ES. Sex Differences in Financial Barriers and the Relationship to Recovery After Acute Myocardial Infarction. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2016, 5: e003923. PMID: 27742618, PMCID: PMC5121496, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.116.003923.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAftercareDepressionDrug CostsFemaleHealth Services AccessibilityHumansIncomeLinear ModelsMaleMedication AdherenceMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisMyocardial InfarctionPatient Health QuestionnaireProspective StudiesRecovery of FunctionSex FactorsSocioeconomic FactorsSpainUnited StatesConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionMyocardial infarctionFinancial barriersHealth status 12 monthsYoung adultsPost-AMI outcomesYear post-AMIYoung AMI patientsMultivariable linear regression modelsGreater depressive symptomatologyMental functional statusSex differencesClinical characteristicsYounger patientsAMI patientsPost-AMIFunctional statusWorse outcomesBaseline healthPsychosocial statusOutcomes 1Depressive symptomatologyPatientsMore womenHealth careSexual Activity and Function in the Year After an Acute Myocardial Infarction Among Younger Women and Men in the United States and Spain
Lindau ST, Abramsohn E, Bueno H, D’Onofrio G, Lichtman JH, Lorenze NP, Sanghani RM, Spatz ES, Spertus JA, Strait KM, Wroblewski K, Zhou S, Krumholz HM. Sexual Activity and Function in the Year After an Acute Myocardial Infarction Among Younger Women and Men in the United States and Spain. JAMA Cardiology 2016, 1: 754-764. PMID: 27579897, PMCID: PMC5459405, DOI: 10.1001/jamacardio.2016.2362.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionSexual function problemsSexual activityMyocardial infarctionYoung AMI Patients (VIRGO) studyYoung womenSexual problemsModifiable risk factorsLogistic regression analysisMultinomial logistic regression analysisPrevalent sexual problemPhysician counselingMedian ageMost young adultsSexual functionRisk factorsSpanish hospitalsMAIN OUTCOMEErectile difficultiesFirst monthYoung adultsTime pointsWomenMore womenPatient studies
2015
The Variation in Recovery
Spatz ES, Curry LA, Masoudi FA, Zhou S, Strait KM, Gross CP, Curtis JP, Lansky AJ, Soares Barreto-Filho JA, Lampropulos JF, Bueno H, Chaudhry SI, D'Onofrio G, Safdar B, Dreyer RP, Murugiah K, Spertus JA, Krumholz HM. The Variation in Recovery. Circulation 2015, 132: 1710-1718. PMID: 26350057, PMCID: PMC4858327, DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.115.016502.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAge of OnsetAlgorithmsAortic DissectionClassificationCoronary DiseaseDiagnostic Techniques, CardiovascularFemaleHumansMaleMedical RecordsMiddle AgedMyocardial InfarctionMyocardiumOxygen ConsumptionPhenotypePlaque, AtheroscleroticProspective StudiesReproducibility of ResultsRisk FactorsSex FactorsTreatment OutcomeYoung AdultConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionCoronary artery diseaseArtery diseaseClinical phenotypeNonobstructive coronary artery diseaseYoung AMI Patients (VIRGO) studyObstructive coronary artery diseaseYoung womenType 2 acute myocardial infarctionBiological disease mechanismsSubset of patientsThird universal definitionUnique clinical phenotypeCulprit lesionClinical characteristicsMyocardial infarctionTherapeutic efficacyUniversal definitionStudy participantsPatientsSupply-demand mismatchYoung adultsDisease mechanismsPatient studiesCurrent classification schemes
2014
Sexual Activity and Counseling in the First Month After Acute Myocardial Infarction Among Younger Adults in the United States and Spain
Lindau ST, Abramsohn EM, Bueno H, D'Onofrio G, Lichtman JH, Lorenze NP, Mehta Sanghani R, Spatz ES, Spertus JA, Strait K, Wroblewski K, Zhou S, Krumholz HM. Sexual Activity and Counseling in the First Month After Acute Myocardial Infarction Among Younger Adults in the United States and Spain. Circulation 2014, 130: 2302-2309. PMID: 25512442, PMCID: PMC4322946, DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.114.012709.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAge FactorsCounselingFemaleHumansLongitudinal StudiesMaleMiddle AgedMyocardial InfarctionPhysician-Patient RelationsProspective StudiesRisk AssessmentSex FactorsSexual BehaviorSexual Dysfunction, PhysiologicalSexual Dysfunctions, PsychologicalSpainUnited StatesYoung AdultConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionSexual activityMyocardial infarctionPatient experienceYoung AMI Patients (VIRGO) studyBaseline sexual activityPhysicians counsel patientsRisk-adjusted analysisMen ages 18Sample of womenPhysician counselingCounsel patientsMedian ageSociety guidelinesFemale genderHeart rateSexual inactivityU.S. womenAge 18First monthPatientsYoung adultsPatient studiesCounselingWomen
2011
Angina frequency after myocardial infarction and quality of life in older versus younger adults: The Prospective Registry Evaluating Myocardial Infarction: Event and Recovery study
Longmore RB, Spertus JA, Alexander KP, Gosch K, Reid KJ, Masoudi FA, Krumholz HM, Rich MW. Angina frequency after myocardial infarction and quality of life in older versus younger adults: The Prospective Registry Evaluating Myocardial Infarction: Event and Recovery study. American Heart Journal 2011, 161: 631-638. PMID: 21392621, DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2010.12.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSeattle Angina QuestionnaireCoronary artery diseaseYounger patientsAngina controlAngina frequencyOlder patientsArtery diseaseMyocardial infarctionChronic coronary artery diseaseSAQ angina frequency scoreYoung adultsAngina frequency scoreGreater HRQL improvementsHealth-related qualityQuality of lifeBaseline HRQLHRQL improvementResidual anginaAngina QuestionnaireProspective registryStable patientsMI survivorsRecent MISurvivors increasesHRQL