2024
Association of marital/partner status with hospital readmission among young adults with acute myocardial infarction.
Zhu C, Dreyer R, Li F, Spatz E, Caraballo C, Mahajan S, Raparelli V, Leifheit E, Lu Y, Krumholz H, Spertus J, D'Onofrio G, Pilote L, Lichtman J. Association of marital/partner status with hospital readmission among young adults with acute myocardial infarction. PLOS ONE 2024, 19: e0287949. PMID: 38277368, PMCID: PMC10817183, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0287949.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMarital/partner statusPsychosocial factorsAcute myocardial infarctionYoung adultsHospital dischargeYear of hospital dischargeYoung acute myocardial infarctionAssociated with 1.3-foldCohort of young adultsLong-term readmissionCox proportional hazards modelsStatus interactionSimilar-aged menMyocardial infarctionProportional hazards modelUnpartnered statusPatient interviewsPhysician panelCardiovascular healthHospital readmissionSocioeconomic factorsAMI survivorsSequential adjustmentCardiac readmissionMultiple imputation
2023
Sex Difference in Outcomes of Acute Myocardial Infarction in Young Patients
Sawano M, Lu Y, Caraballo C, Mahajan S, Dreyer R, Lichtman J, D'Onofrio G, Spatz E, Khera R, Onuma O, Murugiah K, Spertus J, Krumholz H. Sex Difference in Outcomes of Acute Myocardial Infarction in Young Patients. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2023, 81: 1797-1806. PMID: 37137590, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2023.03.383.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsFemaleHealth StatusHospitalizationHumansMaleMyocardial InfarctionRisk FactorsSex CharacteristicsSex FactorsConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionNoncardiac hospitalizationsSubdistribution HRYounger patientsMyocardial infarctionSex differencesYoung womenCause-specific hospitalizationsCause of hospitalizationWorse health statusSignificant sex disparityNoncardiovascular hospitalizationsVIRGO StudyIndex episodeAdverse outcomesIncidence rateHospitalizationHigh riskSex disparitiesHealth statusPatientsU.S. hospitalsWomenInfarctionOutcomesHigher burden of cardiometabolic and socioeconomic risk factors in women with type 2 diabetes: an analysis of the Glycemic Reduction Approaches in Diabetes (GRADE) baseline cohort
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Khan J, Zimmer R, Furst M, Satterwhite B, Thacker C, Kreider K, Mariash C, Mather K, Ismail H, Lteif A, Mullen M, Hamilton T, Patel N, Riera G, Jackson M, Pirics V, Aguillar D, Howard D, Hurt S, Bergenstal R, Carlson A, Martens T, Johnson M, Hill R, Hyatt J, Jensen C, Madden M, Martin D, Willis H, Konerza W, Yang S, Kleeberger K, Passi R, Fortmann S, Herson M, Mularski K, Glauber H, Prihoda J, Ash B, Carlson C, Ramey P, Schield E, Torgrimson-Ojerio B, Arnold K, Kauffman B, Panos E, Sahnow S, Bays K, Berame K, Cook J, Ghioni D, Gluth J, Schell K, Criscola J, Friason C, Jones S, Nazarov S, Barzilay J, Rassouli N, Puttnam R, Ojoawo B, Nelson R, Curtis M, Hollis B, Sanders-Jones C, Stokes K, El-Haqq Z, Kolli A, Tran T, Wexler D, Larkin M, Meigs J, Chambers B, Dushkin A, Rocchio G, Yepes M, Steiner B, Dulin H, Cayford M, Chu K, DeManbey A, Hillard M, Martin K, Thangthaeng N, Gurry L, Kochis R, Raymond E, Ripley V, Stevens C, Park J, Aroda V, Ghazi A, Magee M, Ressing A, Loveland A, Hamm M, 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J, Bancroft A, Kunkel S, Ahmad F, McGinnis D, Pucchetti B, Scripsick E, Zamorano A, DeFronzo R, Cersosimo E, Abdul-Ghani M, Triplitt C, Juarez D, Garza R, Verastiqui H, Wright K, Puckett C, Raskin P, Rhee C, Abraham S, Jordan L, Sao S, Morton L, Smith O, Walker L, Schnurr-Breen L, Ayala R, Kreymer R, Sturgess D, Utzschneider K, Kahn, Wright L, Boyko E, Tsai E, Trence D, Trikudanathan S, Fattaleh B, Montgomery B, Atkinson K, Kozedub A, Concepcion T, Moak C, Prikhodko N, Rhothisen S, Elasy T, Martin S, Shackelford L, Goidel R, Hinkle N, Lovell C, Myers J, Hogan J, McGill J, Salam M, Schweiger T, Kissel S, Recklein C, Clifton M, Tamborlane W, Camp A, Gulanski B, Inzucchi, Pham K, Alguard M, Gatcomb P, Lessard K, Perez M, Iannone L, Montosa A, Magenheimer E, Cefalu W, Fradkin J, Burch H, Bremer A, Nathan D, Lachin J, Krause-Steinrauf H, Younes N, Bebu I, Butera N, Buys C, Fagan A, Gao Y, Ghosh A, Gramzinski, Hall S, Kazemi E, Legowski E, Liu H, Suratt C, Tripputi M, Arey A, Backman M, Bethepu J, Lund C, Dhaliwal P, McGee P, Mesimer E, Ngo L, Steffes M, Seegmiller J, Saenger A, Arends V, Gabrielson D, Conner T, Warren S, Day J, Huminik J, Scrymgeour A, Soliman E, Pokharel Y, Zhang Z, Campbell C, Hu J, Keasler L, Hensley S, Li Y, Mihalcea R, Min D, Perez-Rosas V, Prosser L, Resnicow K, Ye W, Shao H, Zhang P, Luchsinger J, Sanchez D, Assuras S, Groessl E, Sakha F, Chong H, Hillery N, Everett B, Abdouch I, Bahtiyar G, Brantley P, Broyles F, Canaris G, Copeland P, Craine J, Fein W, Gliwa A, Hope L, Lee, Meiners R, Meiners V, O’Neal H, Park J, Sacerdote A, Sledge E, Soni L, Steppel-Reznik J, Turchin A, Brooks-Worrell B, Hampe C, Palmer J, Shojaie A, Higgins J, Fischer L, Golden S, Gonzalez J, Naik A, Walker E, Lotenberg L, Gallivan J, Lim J, Tuncer D. Higher burden of cardiometabolic and socioeconomic risk factors in women with type 2 diabetes: an analysis of the Glycemic Reduction Approaches in Diabetes (GRADE) baseline cohort. BMJ Open Diabetes Research & Care 2023, 11: e003159. PMID: 37094945, PMCID: PMC10151943, DOI: 10.1136/bmjdrc-2022-003159.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBody mass indexRisk factorsSocioeconomic risk factorsCardiovascular diseaseGreater prevalenceContemporary cohortHigher mean body mass indexMean body mass indexType 2 diabetes mellitusBurden of CVDYoung womenBlood pressure targetsGlycemia Reduction ApproachesAngiotensin receptor blockersCardiometabolic risk factorsLow HDL cholesterolPowerful risk factorComparative effectiveness studiesGreater relative riskCross-sectional analysisMetformin monotherapyTarget LDLReceptor blockersPressure targetsSevere obesity
2013
Seasonal Variation in 30-Day Mortality After Stroke
Lichtman JH, Jones SB, Wang Y, Leifheit-Limson EC, Goldstein LB. Seasonal Variation in 30-Day Mortality After Stroke. Stroke 2013, 44: 531-533. PMID: 23299494, PMCID: PMC3555561, DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.112.670547.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2012
30-Day Risk-Standardized Mortality and Readmission Rates After Ischemic Stroke in Critical Access Hospitals
Lichtman JH, Leifheit-Limson EC, Jones SB, Wang Y, Goldstein LB. 30-Day Risk-Standardized Mortality and Readmission Rates After Ischemic Stroke in Critical Access Hospitals. Stroke 2012, 43: 2741-2747. PMID: 22935397, PMCID: PMC3547601, DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.112.665646.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisk-standardized mortality ratesRisk-standardized readmission ratesAnnual hospital volumeIschemic strokeReadmission ratesHospital volumeVolume quartileHighest risk-standardized mortality ratesPoor short-term outcomeMedicare beneficiaries 65 yearsService Medicare beneficiaries 65 yearsHighest volume quartileHospital volume quartilesPrimary discharge diagnosisLow-volume hospitalsShort-term outcomesBeneficiaries 65 years
2010
Predictors of Hospital Readmission After Stroke
Lichtman JH, Leifheit-Limson EC, Jones SB, Watanabe E, Bernheim SM, Phipps MS, Bhat KR, Savage SV, Goldstein LB. Predictors of Hospital Readmission After Stroke. Stroke 2010, 41: 2525-2533. PMID: 20930150, PMCID: PMC3021413, DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.110.599159.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsHumansModels, StatisticalPatient ReadmissionPredictive Value of TestsQuality of Health CareRisk FactorsStrokeConceptsReadmission ratesOvid Evidence-Based Medicine ReviewsReadmission performanceEvidence-Based Medicine ReviewsRisk-adjusted readmission ratesHospital readmission performancePredictors of readmissionPatient-level factorsHospital readmission ratesQuality of careSystem-level factorsComposite outcomeHospital readmissionMedicine ReviewsReadmission riskStroke hospitalizationsCare factorsPatient riskMultivariable modelInclusion criteriaReadmissionStroke definitionsEligible publicationsRisk scoreHospital levelThe Role of Social Support in Health Status and Depressive Symptoms After Acute Myocardial Infarction
Leifheit-Limson EC, Reid KJ, Kasl SV, Lin H, Jones PG, Buchanan DM, Parashar S, Peterson PN, Spertus JA, Lichtman JH. The Role of Social Support in Health Status and Depressive Symptoms After Acute Myocardial Infarction. Circulation Cardiovascular Quality And Outcomes 2010, 3: 143-150. PMID: 20160162, PMCID: PMC3016989, DOI: 10.1161/circoutcomes.109.899815.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAngina PectorisChi-Square DistributionDepressionEvidence-Based MedicineFemaleHealth StatusHealth Status IndicatorsHumansLinear ModelsMaleMiddle AgedMyocardial InfarctionPoisson DistributionProspective StudiesQuality of LifeRegistriesRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsSex FactorsSocial SupportTime FactorsUnited StatesWomen's HealthWomen's Health ServicesConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionLow social supportDisease-specific qualityDepressive symptomsMyocardial infarctionHealth statusPhysical functioningLower disease-specific qualitySocial supportBaseline health statusBaseline depressive symptomsWorse health statusRisk of anginaLower physical functioningMyocardial infarction recoverySex-stratified associationsLower mental functioningSex-stratified analysesMore depressive symptomsFirst yearClinical factorsProspective studyNonsignificant trendSymptomsInfarction
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
1999
Depressive and Disruptive Disorders and Mental Health Service Utilization in Children and Adolescents
WU P, HOVEN C, BIRD H, MOORE R, COHEN P, ALEGRIA M, DULCAN M, GOODMAN S, HORWITZ S, LICHTMAN J, NARROW W, RAE D, REGIER D, ROPER M. Depressive and Disruptive Disorders and Mental Health Service Utilization in Children and Adolescents. Journal Of The American Academy Of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 1999, 38: 1081-1090. PMID: 10504806, DOI: 10.1097/00004583-199909000-00010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMental health servicesMental health service utilizationHealth service utilizationDisruptive disordersHealth servicesService utilizationSchool-based servicesAdolescent Mental Disorders (MECA) StudyMental health service needsEpidemiology of ChildPotential confounding factorsMental Disorders StudyHealth service needsMental health professionalsNIMH MethodsDepressive disorderPsychiatric disordersHealth professionalsConfounding factorsDepressed childrenSocioeconomic statusDisordersType of disorderDisorders StudyDepression