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
2000
Intracranial Hemorrhage Associated With Thrombolytic Therapy for Elderly Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction
Brass L, Lichtman J, Wang Y, Gurwitz J, Radford M, Krumholz H. Intracranial Hemorrhage Associated With Thrombolytic Therapy for Elderly Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction. Stroke 2000, 31: 1802-1811. PMID: 10926938, DOI: 10.1161/01.str.31.8.1802.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionThrombolytic therapyIntracranial hemorrhageMyocardial infarctionElderly patientsIntracranial Hemorrhage AssociatedRetrospective cohort studyRisk stratification scaleMain outcome measuresAcute care hospitalsTissue plasminogen activatorExcessive anticoagulationPrior strokeCohort studyOlder patientsBlood pressureHemorrhage AssociatedIndependent predictorsMedical chartsSerious complicationsMedian weightAlternate therapyBlack racePrincipal diagnosisMedicare patients