2004
Association Between Functional Status and Use and Effectiveness of Beta‐Blocker Prophylaxis in Elderly Survivors of Acute Myocardial Infarction
Vitagliano G, Curtis JP, Concato J, Feinstein AR, Radford MJ, Krumholz HM. Association Between Functional Status and Use and Effectiveness of Beta‐Blocker Prophylaxis in Elderly Survivors of Acute Myocardial Infarction. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2004, 52: 495-501. PMID: 15066062, DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2004.52153.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsActivities of Daily LivingAcute DiseaseAdrenergic beta-AntagonistsAge FactorsAgedAged, 80 and overCross-Sectional StudiesDrug PrescriptionsDrug UtilizationFemaleGeriatric AssessmentHumansLogistic ModelsMaleMultivariate AnalysisMyocardial InfarctionPatient DischargePatient SelectionPractice Patterns, Physicians'Proportional Hazards ModelsRetrospective StudiesSurvival AnalysisTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionHospital dischargeFunctional impairmentElderly patientsMyocardial infarctionAcute myocardial infarction survivorsBeta-blocker prescriptionBeta-blocker prophylaxisBeta-blocker treatmentRetrospective cohort studySimilar survival benefitMain outcome measuresMyocardial infarction survivorsAcute care hospitalsEligible patientsCohort studySurvival benefitCare hospitalFunctional statusNational cohortInfarction survivorsOutcome measuresElderly survivorsPatientsCognitive impairment885-2 The burden of vascular disease in long-term follow-up of elderly myocardial infarction survivors
Portnay E, Krumholz H, Wang Y, Hebert P, Brass L, Lichtman J. 885-2 The burden of vascular disease in long-term follow-up of elderly myocardial infarction survivors. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2004, 43: a240. DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(04)91021-2.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1999
Under-Utilisation of b-Blockers After Acute Myocardial Infarction
Bradford W, Chen J, Krumholz H. Under-Utilisation of b-Blockers After Acute Myocardial Infarction. PharmacoEconomics 1999, 15: 257-268. PMID: 10537433, DOI: 10.2165/00019053-199915030-00005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsB-blocker therapyB-blockersAcute myocardial infarction survivorsRelative risk reductionAcute myocardial infarctionMyocardial infarction survivorsLess effective treatmentsFirst yearHospital readmissionMyocardial infarctionInfarction survivorsDearth of evidenceEffective treatmentTherapyMedical resourcesRisk reductionHealth statesRecent studiesLittle evidenceAMIUnderprescriptionReinfarctionReadmissionMorbidityInfarction