2016
Editor’s Choice-Sex differences in young patients with acute myocardial infarction: A VIRGO study analysis
Bucholz EM, Strait KM, Dreyer RP, Lindau ST, D’Onofrio G, Geda M, Spatz ES, Beltrame JF, Lichtman JH, Lorenze NP, Bueno H, Krumholz HM. Editor’s Choice-Sex differences in young patients with acute myocardial infarction: A VIRGO study analysis. European Heart Journal Acute Cardiovascular Care 2016, 6: 610-622. PMID: 27485141, PMCID: PMC5459677, DOI: 10.1177/2048872616661847.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionMyocardial infarctionYoung womenTime of AMIST-segment elevation myocardial infarctionHigh clinical risk scoreSegment elevation myocardial infarctionChronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseYoung AMI patientsCardiovascular risk factorsClinical risk scorePre-hospital delayProspective cohort studyCongestive heart failureElevation myocardial infarctionObstructive pulmonary diseaseHigh-risk populationYoung menMental health statusElectrocardiogram findingsMorbid obesityCardiovascular riskCohort studyRenal failureYounger patients
2014
Gender Differences in Health Status and Adverse Outcomes Among Patients With Peripheral Arterial Disease
Dreyer RP, van Zitteren M, Beltrame JF, Fitridge R, Denollet J, Vriens PW, Spertus JA, Smolderen KG. Gender Differences in Health Status and Adverse Outcomes Among Patients With Peripheral Arterial Disease. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2014, 4: e000863. PMID: 25537275, PMCID: PMC4330046, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.114.000863.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAmbulatory Care FacilitiesCohort StudiesFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHealth StatusHealth Status IndicatorsHumansMaleMental HealthMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisNetherlandsPeripheral Arterial DiseasePhysical FitnessProportional Hazards ModelsRetrospective StudiesRisk AssessmentSeverity of Illness IndexSex FactorsSurvival AnalysisTime FactorsConceptsPeripheral artery diseaseMajor adverse eventsPAD diagnosisAdverse eventsHealth statusMCS scoresLong-term major adverse eventsSelf-reported health statusBaseline clinical dataPeripheral arterial diseaseShort Form-12Time of presentationSubsequent adverse eventsPoor socio-economic statusMental health statusCardiovascular outcomesClinical characteristicsArtery diseaseVascular clinicArterial diseaseForm-12Independent determinantsInitial diagnosisAdverse outcomesPCS scores