2016
Slow Gait Speed and Risk of Mortality or Hospital Readmission After Myocardial Infarction in the Translational Research Investigating Underlying Disparities in Recovery from Acute Myocardial Infarction: Patients' Health Status Registry
Dodson JA, Arnold SV, Gosch KL, Gill TM, Spertus JA, Krumholz HM, Rich MW, Chaudhry SI, Forman DE, Masoudi FA, Alexander KP. Slow Gait Speed and Risk of Mortality or Hospital Readmission After Myocardial Infarction in the Translational Research Investigating Underlying Disparities in Recovery from Acute Myocardial Infarction: Patients' Health Status Registry. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2016, 64: 596-601. PMID: 26926309, PMCID: PMC4803531, DOI: 10.1111/jgs.14016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionMyocardial infarctionSlow gaitHospital readmissionGait speedOlder adultsCox proportional hazards regressionMarker of frailtySlow gait speedTranslational researchProportional hazards regressionOutcomes 1 yearRisk of mortalityAssessment 1 monthBaseline characteristicsObservational cohortClinical factorsDiabetes mellitusHeart failureHazards regressionPrognostic importancePrognostic valueHigh prevalenceInfarctionReadmission
2010
Geriatric Conditions and Subsequent Mortality in Older Patients With Heart Failure
Chaudhry SI, Wang Y, Gill TM, Krumholz HM. Geriatric Conditions and Subsequent Mortality in Older Patients With Heart Failure. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2010, 55: 309-316. PMID: 20117435, PMCID: PMC2832791, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2009.07.066.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLong-term mortalityGeriatric conditionsNet reclassification improvementMobility disabilityOlder patientsReclassification improvementRisk factorsMultivariable logistic regression modelHeart failure hospitalizationIndependent risk factorTraditional risk factorsMedical record dataFinal multivariable modelYears of ageLogistic regression modelsFailure hospitalizationTerm mortalityHeart failureIndependent predictorsPrognostic importanceMean ageMultivariable modelMedicare beneficiariesMortality rateSubsequent mortality