2004
Relation of age and race with hospital death after acute myocardial infarction
Manhapra A, Canto J, Vaccarino V, Parsons L, Kiefe C, Barron H, Rogers W, Weaver W, Borzak S. Relation of age and race with hospital death after acute myocardial infarction. American Heart Journal 2004, 148: 92-98. PMID: 15215797, DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2004.02.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionHospital mortality rateHigher hospital mortality rateShort-term deathHospital deathMortality rateClinical presentationBlack raceMyocardial infarctionHospital characteristicsRelation of ageEarly treatmentAdjusted hospital mortality ratesHigher crude mortality rateMyocardial Infarction 2Overall crude mortalityCrude mortality rateInfluence of ageCrude mortalityAMI populationNational registryHigher oddsHigh riskUS hospitalsAge groups
2000
Electrocardiographic presentation of blacks with first myocardial infarction does not explain race differences in thrombolysis administration
Manhapra A, Khaja F, Syed M, Rybicki B, Wulbrecht N, Alam M, Sabbah H, Goldstein S, Borzak S. Electrocardiographic presentation of blacks with first myocardial infarction does not explain race differences in thrombolysis administration. American Heart Journal 2000, 140: 200-205. PMID: 10925330, DOI: 10.1067/mhj.2000.107173.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsElectrocardiographic presentationThrombolysis administrationFirst myocardial infarctionBundle branch blockConditional logistic regressionST-segment deviationFirst MIInitial electrocardiogramConsecutive patientsClinical presentationClinical variablesMyocardial infarctionBranch blockThrombolysisGreater prevalenceElectrocardiographic manifestationsLogistic regressionMyocardial infarction (MI) accountUnmeasured differencesRacial differencesSimilar proportionsFurther studiesEligibilityAdministrationPresentation