2010
Variation in Recovery
Lichtman JH, Lorenze NP, D'Onofrio G, Spertus JA, Lindau ST, Morgan TM, Herrin J, Bueno H, Mattera JA, Ridker PM, Krumholz HM. Variation in Recovery. Circulation Cardiovascular Quality And Outcomes 2010, 3: 684-693. PMID: 21081748, PMCID: PMC3064946, DOI: 10.1161/circoutcomes.109.928713.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionYoung AMI patientsAMI patientsYoung womenHeart diseaseSex differencesExcess mortality riskIschemic heart diseaseRisk stratification modelPsychosocial risk factorsYears of ageQuality of careComparison cohortPrognostic factorsPrognostic importanceAMI populationMyocardial infarctionRisk factorsObservational studyMortality riskHigh riskAMI eventsPatientsAge accountWomen
2009
The joint contribution of sex, age and type of myocardial infarction on hospital mortality following acute myocardial infarction
Champney K, Frederick P, Bueno H, Parashar S, Foody J, Merz C, Canto J, Lichtman J, Vaccarino V, Investigators F. The joint contribution of sex, age and type of myocardial infarction on hospital mortality following acute myocardial infarction. Heart 2009, 95: 895. PMID: 19147625, PMCID: PMC3065924, DOI: 10.1136/hrt.2008.155804.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-ST elevation MIST-elevation MIElevation myocardial infarctionMyocardial infarctionNSTEMI patientsNon-ST elevation myocardial infarctionST-elevation myocardial infarctionRetrospective cohort studyExcess mortality riskShort-term mortalityAcute myocardial infarctionSex-related differencesHospital mortalityUnadjusted RRHospital deathCohort studyPatient ageExcess riskNational registryHospital participantsMAIN OUTCOMEMortality riskOlder womenAge 50Better survival