2015
Burden of Comorbidities and Functional and Cognitive Impairments in Elderly Patients at the Initial Diagnosis of Heart Failure and Their Impact on Total Mortality The Cardiovascular Health Study
Murad K, Goff DC, Morgan TM, Burke GL, Bartz TM, Kizer JR, Chaudhry SI, Gottdiener JS, Kitzman DW. Burden of Comorbidities and Functional and Cognitive Impairments in Elderly Patients at the Initial Diagnosis of Heart Failure and Their Impact on Total Mortality The Cardiovascular Health Study. JACC Heart Failure 2015, 3: 542-550. PMID: 26160370, PMCID: PMC4499113, DOI: 10.1016/j.jchf.2015.03.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsActivities of Daily LivingAgedAged, 80 and overAtrial FibrillationCognition DisordersCohort StudiesComorbidityCoronary DiseaseFemaleHeart FailureHumansHypertensionIncidenceLongitudinal StudiesMalePeripheral Arterial DiseasePhysical FitnessPrevalenceProportional Hazards ModelsPulmonary Disease, Chronic ObstructiveConceptsIncident heart failureCardiovascular Health StudyHeart failureGreater mortality riskMortality riskPercent of participantsCognitive impairmentElderly patientsFunctional impairmentDaily livingHealth StudyBurden of comorbiditiesChronic kidney diseaseMultivariable-adjusted modelsTotal mortality riskRelevant comorbiditiesDiabetes mellitusInitial diagnosisCerebrovascular diseaseKidney diseaseMean ageHigh burdenComorbiditiesInstrumental activitiesMortality rate
2005
Systolic Hypertension in Older Persons: Complexities in Clinical Decision Making
Foody JM, Chaudhry SI, Krumholz HM. Systolic Hypertension in Older Persons: Complexities in Clinical Decision Making. The American Journal Of Geriatric Cardiology 2005, 14: 325-330. PMID: 16276131, DOI: 10.1111/j.1076-7460.2005.04537.x.BooksConceptsOlder personsSystolic hypertensionHypertension treatment decisionsJoint National CommitteeBlood pressure controlHigh blood pressureEvidence-based careHealth care providersFinal management planHealth care decisionsOlder patientsBlood pressurePatient preferencesSeventh ReportTreatment preferencesTreatment decisionsIndividual patientsIndividualized riskTreatment goalsCare providersClinical decisionPressure controlMost health care decisionsCare decisionsPatients
2004
Systolic Hypertension in Older Persons
Chaudhry SI, Krumholz HM, Foody JM. Systolic Hypertension in Older Persons. JAMA 2004, 292: 1074-1080. PMID: 15339901, DOI: 10.1001/jama.292.9.1074.BooksConceptsSystolic blood pressureSystolic hypertensionBlood pressureOlder personsOlder patientsClinical trialsBaseline systolic blood pressureTolerance of therapyJoint National CommitteeFirst-line therapyDiastolic blood pressureHigh blood pressureCalcium channel blockersRandomized clinical trialsTreatment of patientsEnglish-language literatureLarge-scale trialsSearch terms hypertensionAntihypertensive therapyCardiovascular riskThiazide diureticsDATA EXTRACTIONPatient preferencesSeventh ReportTerm hypertension