2017
Sex Differences in 1-Year All-Cause Rehospitalization in Patients After Acute Myocardial Infarction
Dreyer RP, Dharmarajan K, Kennedy KF, Jones PG, Vaccarino V, Murugiah K, Nuti SV, Smolderen KG, Buchanan DM, Spertus JA, Krumholz HM. Sex Differences in 1-Year All-Cause Rehospitalization in Patients After Acute Myocardial Infarction. Circulation 2017, 135: 521-531. PMID: 28153989, PMCID: PMC5312975, DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.116.024993.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionAge-sex interactionHigh riskRehospitalization ratesClinical factorsMyocardial infarctionCox proportional hazards modelSignificant age-sex interactionCause rehospitalization rateSex differencesMedical record abstractionProportional hazards modelYears of ageFirst yearTRIUMPH studyCause rehospitalizationRecord abstractionPatient interviewsRehospitalizationUS CentersHazards modelPsychosocial factorsPhysician panelHealth statusPsychosocial state
2015
10 year trends in urban–rural disparities in treatments and outcomes after ST-elevation myocardial infarction in China: insights from the China PEACE-Retrospective Acute Myocardial Infarction Study
Li X, Murugiah K, Li J, Wang Q, Hu S, Masoudi F, Spertus J, Downing N, Chan P, Krumholz H, Jiang L, Group C. 10 year trends in urban–rural disparities in treatments and outcomes after ST-elevation myocardial infarction in China: insights from the China PEACE-Retrospective Acute Myocardial Infarction Study. The Lancet 2015, 386: s2. DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(15)00580-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchST-segment elevation myocardial infarctionCase of STEMIUrban hospitalRural hospitalsMyocardial infarctionAcute Myocardial Infarction StudyST-elevation myocardial infarctionMedical chart abstractionACEI/ARBMyocardial Infarction StudyElevation myocardial infarctionMedical record abstractionAdjusted odds ratioCertain clinical conditionsTwo-stage random sampling designQuality of careRisk-adjusted ratesCompleteness of documentationHospital complicationsHospital mortalityHospital deathReperfusion therapyChart abstractionComposite outcomeFamily Planning Commission