2017
Admission Glucose and In-hospital Mortality after Acute Myocardial Infarction in Patients with or without Diabetes: A Cross-sectional Study
Zhao S, Murugiah K, Li N, Li X, Xu ZH, Li J, Cheng C, Mao H, Downing NS, Krumholz HM, Jiang LX. Admission Glucose and In-hospital Mortality after Acute Myocardial Infarction in Patients with or without Diabetes: A Cross-sectional Study. Chinese Medical Journal 2017, 130: 767-775. PMID: 28345539, PMCID: PMC5381309, DOI: 10.4103/0366-6999.202733.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionAbsence of diabetesAdverse clinical eventsAdmission glucoseNondiabetic patientsClinical eventsPrognostic valueBlood glucoseMyocardial infarctionRepresentative sampleGlucose levelsPatientsAdmissionMortalityGlucosePrior studiesHyperglycemiaInfarctionDiabetesMixed resultsStatistical power
2016
Slow Gait Speed and Risk of Mortality or Hospital Readmission After Myocardial Infarction in the Translational Research Investigating Underlying Disparities in Recovery from Acute Myocardial Infarction: Patients' Health Status Registry
Dodson JA, Arnold SV, Gosch KL, Gill TM, Spertus JA, Krumholz HM, Rich MW, Chaudhry SI, Forman DE, Masoudi FA, Alexander KP. Slow Gait Speed and Risk of Mortality or Hospital Readmission After Myocardial Infarction in the Translational Research Investigating Underlying Disparities in Recovery from Acute Myocardial Infarction: Patients' Health Status Registry. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2016, 64: 596-601. PMID: 26926309, PMCID: PMC4803531, DOI: 10.1111/jgs.14016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionMyocardial infarctionSlow gaitHospital readmissionGait speedOlder adultsCox proportional hazards regressionMarker of frailtySlow gait speedTranslational researchProportional hazards regressionOutcomes 1 yearRisk of mortalityAssessment 1 monthBaseline characteristicsObservational cohortClinical factorsDiabetes mellitusHeart failureHazards regressionPrognostic importancePrognostic valueHigh prevalenceInfarctionReadmission
2004
Prognostic value of health status in patients with heart failure (HF) after acute myocardial infarction
Soto G, Jones P, Weintraub W, Krumholz H, Spertus J. Prognostic value of health status in patients with heart failure (HF) after acute myocardial infarction. ACC Current Journal Review 2004, 13: 46. DOI: 10.1016/j.accreview.2004.10.037.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPrognostic Value of Health Status in Patients With Heart Failure After Acute Myocardial Infarction
Soto GE, Jones P, Weintraub WS, Krumholz HM, Spertus JA. Prognostic Value of Health Status in Patients With Heart Failure After Acute Myocardial Infarction. Circulation 2004, 110: 546-551. PMID: 15262843, DOI: 10.1161/01.cir.0000136991.85540.a9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAmericasCardiovascular DiseasesCohort StudiesComorbidityDisease-Free SurvivalEplerenoneEuropeFemaleHealth Status IndicatorsHeart FailureHospitalizationHumansMaleMiddle AgedMineralocorticoid Receptor AntagonistsMyocardial InfarctionPrognosisProspective StudiesRisk FactorsSeverity of Illness IndexSpironolactoneConceptsKansas City Cardiomyopathy QuestionnaireAcute myocardial infarctionHeart failureKCCQ-OSMyocardial infarctionHealth statusKCCQ scoresCardiovascular mortalityPrognostic valueDisease-specific health status instrumentRecent acute myocardial infarctionSubsequent cardiovascular eventsEvent-free survivalOutpatient clinical practiceFirst outpatient visitHealth status instrumentsPatients' health statusQuality of lifeCardiovascular eventsClinical characteristicsOutpatient visitsMultivariable modelInternational cohortFunctional limitationsClinical practiceThe association of 6-minute walk performance and outcomes in stable outpatients with heart failure
Curtis J, Rathore S, Wang Y, Krumholz H. The association of 6-minute walk performance and outcomes in stable outpatients with heart failure. Journal Of Cardiac Failure 2004, 10: 9-14. DOI: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2003.08.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHeart failureWalk testStable outpatientsDigitalis Investigation Group trialRisk of deathCause mortalityIdentifies patientsMultivariable analysisPrognostic valuePrognostic informationGroup trialsWalk performancePatientsTest distanceMortalityDeathOutpatientsOutcomesFailureAssociationBackgroundWeTrialsMonthsThe association of 6-minute walk performance and outcomes in stable outpatients with heart failure.
Curtis JP, Rathore SS, Wang Y, Krumholz HM. The association of 6-minute walk performance and outcomes in stable outpatients with heart failure. Journal Of Cardiac Failure 2004, 10: 9-14. PMID: 14966769, DOI: 10.1016/s1071-9164(03)00705-x.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2003
The prognostic importance of anemia in patients with heart failure
Kosiborod M, Smith GL, Radford MJ, Foody JM, Krumholz HM. The prognostic importance of anemia in patients with heart failure. The American Journal Of Medicine 2003, 114: 112-119. PMID: 12586230, DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9343(02)01498-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHeart failureLow hematocritHospital readmissionPrognostic importanceHematocrit levelsMultivariate Cox proportional hazards regressionLeft ventricular ejection fractionCox proportional hazards regressionTraditional risk factorsVentricular ejection fractionPrincipal discharge diagnosisProportional hazards regressionRisk of deathElderly patientsOlder patientsClinical factorsEjection fractionIndependent predictorsDischarge diagnosisHazards regressionMedian hematocritPrognostic valueMean ageTreatable conditionRisk factors