2013
Risk Factors for Hospital Admission Among Older Persons With Newly Diagnosed Heart Failure Findings From the Cardiovascular Health Study
Chaudhry SI, McAvay G, Chen S, Whitson H, Newman AB, Krumholz HM, Gill TM. Risk Factors for Hospital Admission Among Older Persons With Newly Diagnosed Heart Failure Findings From the Cardiovascular Health Study. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2013, 61: 635-642. PMID: 23391194, PMCID: PMC3576871, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2012.11.027.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHeart failure diagnosisIndependent risk factorHospital admissionCardiovascular Health StudyHeart failureGeriatric conditionsRisk factorsMuscle weaknessSlow gaitOlder personsHealth StudyNew diagnosisNew York Heart Association functional class IIICommunity-living older personsDepressed ejection fractionHeart Failure FindingsFunctional class IIIChronic kidney diseaseCause hospital admissionsMedical record reviewRelevant clinical dataLong-term riskDiabetes mellitusEjection fractionKidney disease
2011
Risk Factors for Onset of Disability Among Older Persons Newly Diagnosed With Heart Failure: The Cardiovascular Health Study
Chaudhry SI, McAvay G, Ning Y, Allore HG, Newman AB, Gill TM. Risk Factors for Onset of Disability Among Older Persons Newly Diagnosed With Heart Failure: The Cardiovascular Health Study. Journal Of Cardiac Failure 2011, 17: 764-770. PMID: 21872147, PMCID: PMC3164529, DOI: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2011.04.015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOnset of disabilityCardiovascular Health StudyHeart failureRisk factorsOlder personsHealth StudyHeart failure populationHeart failure diagnosisTime-dependent predictorsFailure populationGait speedStudy populationDepressive symptomsAnnual examinationsGreater riskDisabilityLongitudinal studyRegression modelingOnsetFirst yearFailureCommon occurrencePopulationPersonsParticipants