1997
Functional recovery after myocardial infarction in men: the independent effects of social class.
Ickovics JR, Viscoli CM, Horwitz RI. Functional recovery after myocardial infarction in men: the independent effects of social class. Annals Of Internal Medicine 1997, 127: 518-25. PMID: 9313019, DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-127-7-199710010-00003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBeta-Blocker Heart Attack TrialHeart Attack TrialMyocardial infarctionFunctional recoveryAttack TrialNew York Heart Association functional classPsychosocial factorsYork Heart Association functional classFunctional status 1 yearDouble-blind clinical trialCardiovascular-related illnessesPertinent prognostic factorsAcute myocardial infarctionIndependent effectsYears of agePrimary outcomePrognostic factorsClinical outcomesFunctional statusProspective dataClinical trialsInfarctionHigher social classMen 29Baseline assessment
1990
Treatment adherence and risk of death after a myocardial infarction
Horwitz RI, Viscoli CM, Donaldson R, Murray C, Ransohoff D, Horwitz R, Berkman L, Horwitz S, Ransohoff D, Sindelar J. Treatment adherence and risk of death after a myocardial infarction. The Lancet 1990, 336: 542-545. PMID: 1975045, DOI: 10.1016/0140-6736(90)92095-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisk of deathTreatment adherenceMyocardial infarctionPoor adherersBeta-Blocker Heart Attack TrialPost-infarction mortalityHeart Attack TrialGood adherersTreatment regimenAttack TrialClinical severitySociodemographic featuresInfarctionAdherersAdherenceDeathMortalityRiskSeverityPlaceboRegimenSmokingPatientsPropranololTrials