Sex Differences in Characteristics, Treatments, and Outcomes Among Patients Hospitalized for Non–ST-Segment–Elevation Myocardial Infarction in China: 2006 to 2015
Guo W, Du X, Gao Y, Hu S, Lu Y, Dreyer RP, Li X, Spatz ES, Masoudi FA, Krumholz HM, Zheng X. Sex Differences in Characteristics, Treatments, and Outcomes Among Patients Hospitalized for Non–ST-Segment–Elevation Myocardial Infarction in China: 2006 to 2015. Circulation Cardiovascular Quality And Outcomes 2022, 15: e008535. PMID: 35607994, PMCID: PMC9208815, DOI: 10.1161/circoutcomes.121.008535.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSegment elevation myocardial infarctionInvasive strategyMyocardial infarctionHospital mortalityHospital outcomesMultivariable logistic regression modelCardiovascular risk factorsElevation myocardial infarctionSex-related disparitiesQuality of careProportion of womenLogistic regression modelsSex differencesClinical characteristicsClinical profileRisk factorsClinical covariatesSex-specific differencesPatientsInfarctionST segmentSex gapChinese hospitalsMortalityWomenSex-Specific Risk Factors Associated With First Acute Myocardial Infarction in Young Adults
Lu Y, Li SX, Liu Y, Rodriguez F, Watson KE, Dreyer RP, Khera R, Murugiah K, D’Onofrio G, Spatz ES, Nasir K, Masoudi FA, Krumholz HM. Sex-Specific Risk Factors Associated With First Acute Myocardial Infarction in Young Adults. JAMA Network Open 2022, 5: e229953. PMID: 35503221, PMCID: PMC9066284, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.9953.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFirst acute myocardial infarctionAcute myocardial infarctionPsychosocial risk factorsRisk factor profilePopulation attributable fractionRisk factor associationsRisk factorsOdds ratioYoung womenAMI subtypesMyocardial infarctionPrevention of AMIType 1 acute myocardial infarctionFactor profileRisk of AMITraditional cardiovascular risk factorsSex-specific risk factorsFactor associationsYoung adultsRisk factor modificationCardiovascular risk factorsStrong associationNutrition Examination SurveyCase-control studyPopulation-based controlsDepression and Perceived Stress After Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection and Comparison With Other Acute Myocardial Infarction (the VIRGO Experience)
Murugiah K, Chen L, Dreyer RP, Bouras G, Safdar B, Lu Y, Spatz ES, Gupta A, Khera R, Ng VG, Bueno H, Tweet MS, Spertus JA, Hayes SN, Lansky A, Krumholz HM. Depression and Perceived Stress After Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection and Comparison With Other Acute Myocardial Infarction (the VIRGO Experience). The American Journal Of Cardiology 2022, 173: 33-38. PMID: 35365290, PMCID: PMC9133198, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2022.03.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSpontaneous coronary artery dissectionPatient Health Questionnaire-9Coronary artery dissectionPSS-14 scoreArtery dissectionBaseline PHQ-9 scoreAcute myocardial infarction patientsCardiovascular risk factorsPHQ-9 scoresAcute myocardial infarctionMyocardial infarction patientsYears of agePerceived Stress Scale scoresStress Scale scoresLinear mixed-effects analysisSCAD casesVIRGO StudyQuestionnaire-9Infarction patientsMixed-effects analysisMyocardial infarctionSubgroup analysisRisk factorsRoutine screeningClinical acuity