2017
Young Women With Acute Myocardial Infarction
Dreyer RP, Sciria C, Spatz ES, Safdar B, D'Onofrio G, Krumholz HM. Young Women With Acute Myocardial Infarction. Circulation Cardiovascular Quality And Outcomes 2017, 10: e003480. PMID: 28228455, PMCID: PMC5502480, DOI: 10.1161/circoutcomes.116.003480.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionYoung womenMyocardial infarctionManagement of AMIPost-AMI periodContinuum of careCoronary diseaseAged menHigh riskWorse recoveryWomenInfarctionHighlight gapsRecent studiesDifferent mechanismsMorbidityHospitalMortalityEpidemiologyPublic awarenessDiseaseDiagnosisCare
2015
Sex Differences in Perceived Stress and Early Recovery in Young and Middle-Aged Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction
Xu X, Bao H, Strait K, Spertus JA, Lichtman JH, D'Onofrio G, Spatz E, Bucholz EM, Geda M, Lorenze NP, Bueno H, Beltrame JF, Krumholz HM. Sex Differences in Perceived Stress and Early Recovery in Young and Middle-Aged Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction. Circulation 2015, 131: 614-623. PMID: 25679303, PMCID: PMC4652932, DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.114.012826.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionMiddle-aged patientsMyocardial infarctionMental health statusWorse recoveryHealth statusSex differencesBaseline stressSex-based disparitiesYears of ageMultiple health outcomesQuality of lifeGreater mental stressSex-based differencesClinical characteristicsFemale sexEarly recoveryPerceived Stress ScaleGeneral populationGreater psychological stressHealth outcomesImprovement scoresInfarctionPatientsYounger age