2020
Clinical Outcomes With Beta-Blocker Use in Patients With Recent History of Myocardial Infarction
Jackevicius CA, Krumholz HM, Ross JS, Koh M, Chong A, Austin PC, Stukel TA, Azizi P, Ko DT. Clinical Outcomes With Beta-Blocker Use in Patients With Recent History of Myocardial Infarction. Canadian Journal Of Cardiology 2020, 36: 1633-1640. PMID: 32416066, DOI: 10.1016/j.cjca.2020.01.024.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrior myocardial infarctionMyocardial infarctionStable patientsPopulation-based observational studyAngina 1 yearDeath/hospitalizationHistory of revascularisationBeta-blocker useMajor cardiovascular eventsHospital discharge diagnosisUse of BBsIndividual end pointsContemporary clinical trialsYears of ageCardiovascular eventsIndex dateCohort studyComposite outcomeBB useHeart failureMedian agePrimary outcomeClinical outcomesAtrial fibrillationDischarge diagnosis
2006
Prediction of medical morbidity and mortality after acute myocardial infarction in patients at increased psychosocial risk in the Enhancing Recovery in Coronary Heart Disease Patients (ENRICHD) study
Jaffe AS, Krumholz HM, Catellier DJ, Freedland KE, Bittner V, Blumenthal JA, Calvin JE, Norman J, Sequeira R, O'Connor C, Rich MW, Sheps D, Wu C, Investigators F. Prediction of medical morbidity and mortality after acute myocardial infarction in patients at increased psychosocial risk in the Enhancing Recovery in Coronary Heart Disease Patients (ENRICHD) study. American Heart Journal 2006, 152: 126-135. PMID: 16824842, DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2005.10.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPost-MI patientsAcute myocardial infarctionMyocardial infarctionLow social supportCardiovascular mortalityEnd pointNonfatal myocardial infarctionPrimary end pointSecondary end pointsLong-term mortalityPrior myocardial infarctionSignificant multivariable predictorsProportional hazards modelSocial supportKillip classCause mortalityElevated creatinineRecurrent infarctionAdverse eventsBaseline characteristicsBypass surgeryEjection fractionHeart failureMedical morbidityMedical predictors
1996
Cardiac Risk of Noncardiac Surgery in Patients with Asymmetric Septal Hypertrophy
Haering M, Comunale M, Parker R, Lowenstein E, Douglas P, Krumholz H, Manning W. Cardiac Risk of Noncardiac Surgery in Patients with Asymmetric Septal Hypertrophy. Anesthesiology 1996, 85: 254-259. PMID: 8712439, DOI: 10.1097/00000542-199608000-00005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdverse cardiac eventsAsymmetric septal hypertrophyAdverse perioperative cardiac eventsPerioperative cardiac eventsCongestive heart failureCardiac eventsNoncardiac surgerySeptal hypertrophyHeart failureMajor surgeryCardiac riskMyocardial infarctionImportant independent risk factorOutflow tract gradientPercent of patientsDuration of surgeryIndependent risk factorLength of surgerySystolic anterior motionPrior myocardial infarctionCoronary artery diseaseType of anesthesiaAnterior mitral leafletEmergent cardioversionTract gradient