Patterns of Weight Change Preceding Hospitalization for Heart Failure
Chaudhry SI, Wang Y, Concato J, Gill TM, Krumholz HM. Patterns of Weight Change Preceding Hospitalization for Heart Failure. Circulation 2007, 116: 1549-1554. PMID: 17846286, PMCID: PMC2892745, DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.107.690768.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHeart failure hospitalizationHeart failureControl patientsFailure hospitalizationBody weightCase patientsWeight gainDecompensated heart failureHeart failure severityBaseline body weightHeart failure decompensationPatient's body weightAdjusted odds ratioCase-control studyGradual weight gainDisease management programsHigh-risk periodBasis of ageOdds ratioHospitalizationPatientsMean increaseDaily weightWeight changeHome monitoringAcute Coronary Care in the Elderly, Part I
Alexander KP, Newby LK, Cannon CP, Armstrong PW, Gibler WB, Rich MW, Van de Werf F, White HD, Weaver WD, Naylor MD, Gore JM, Krumholz HM, Ohman EM. Acute Coronary Care in the Elderly, Part I. Circulation 2007, 115: 2549-2569. PMID: 17502590, DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.107.182615.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcute DiseaseAge FactorsAgedAged, 80 and overAngina, UnstableAngioplasty, Balloon, CoronaryAnticoagulantsCardiac CatheterizationClinical Trials as TopicComorbidityCreatinineDisease ManagementDisease SusceptibilityDose-Response Relationship, DrugEvidence-Based MedicineFemaleHospital MortalityHumansKidneyLife ExpectancyMaleMetabolic Clearance RateMulticenter Studies as TopicMyocardial InfarctionPlatelet Aggregation InhibitorsPractice Guidelines as TopicRegistriesRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsStentsTreatment OutcomeConceptsAcute coronary syndromeElderly patientsOlder patientsInvasive treatmentSegment elevation acute coronary syndromesAmerican Heart Association scientific statementST-segment elevation myocardial infarctionElevation acute coronary syndromeComplex health statusAcute coronary careSubset of patientsAcute cardiac diseaseAge subgroup analysisTreatment-related benefitsGuideline-based careTreatment-related risksOutcomes of importanceQuality of lifeLimited trial dataCommunity practiceBasis of ageApplication of evidenceHigher disease riskGeriatric perspectiveCoronary syndrome