2005
Sex and Racial Differences in the Management of Acute Myocardial Infarction, 1994 through 2002
Vaccarino V, Rathore SS, Wenger NK, Frederick PD, Abramson JL, Barron HV, Manhapra A, Mallik S, Krumholz HM. Sex and Racial Differences in the Management of Acute Myocardial Infarction, 1994 through 2002. New England Journal Of Medicine 2005, 353: 671-682. PMID: 16107620, PMCID: PMC2805130, DOI: 10.1056/nejmsa032214.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdrenergic beta-AntagonistsAgedAspirinBlack PeopleCoronary AngiographyFemaleHealth Services AccessibilityHospital MortalityHumansLogistic ModelsMaleMiddle AgedMyocardial InfarctionMyocardial RevascularizationPlatelet Aggregation InhibitorsProcess Assessment, Health CareQuality of Health CareRisk FactorsSex FactorsUnited StatesWhite PeopleConceptsUse of aspirinMyocardial infarctionReperfusion therapyCoronary angiographyRacial differencesTreatment of patientsHospital deathHospital mortalityMultivariable adjustmentUnadjusted analysesNational registryInfarctionWhite womenAspirinAngiographyTherapyWhite menSexPatientsBlack womenSex differencesParticular treatmentBlack menWomenDeath
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