2008
The Relationship Between Anemia, Change in Hematocrit Over Time and Change in Health Status in Patients With Heart Failure After Myocardial Infarction
Kosiborod M, Krumholz HM, Jones PG, Pitt B, Spertus JA. The Relationship Between Anemia, Change in Hematocrit Over Time and Change in Health Status in Patients With Heart Failure After Myocardial Infarction. Journal Of Cardiac Failure 2008, 14: 27-34. PMID: 18226770, DOI: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2007.09.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAnemiaCohort StudiesFemaleHealth Status IndicatorsHeart FailureHeart Function TestsHematocritHumansLinear ModelsMaleMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisMyocardial InfarctionProbabilityPrognosisQuality of LifeRisk AssessmentSickness Impact ProfileSurveys and QuestionnairesSurvival AnalysisTime FactorsConceptsKansas City Cardiomyopathy QuestionnaireHeart failureHealth status gainsHealth statusBaseline hematocritInitial hematocritMyocardial infarctionPatient’s initial hematocritPotential therapeutic targetHealth status assessmentMultivariable adjustmentAnemic patientsSevere anemiaSerial hematocritsHematocrit levelsPatientsTherapeutic targetHematocrit changesHematocritAnemiaInfarctionLinear regression modelsMonthsRegression modelsSignificant changes
2005
Anemia and Outcomes in Patients With Heart Failure: A Study From the National Heart Care Project
Kosiborod M, Curtis JP, Wang Y, Smith GL, Masoudi FA, Foody JM, Havranek EP, Krumholz HM. Anemia and Outcomes in Patients With Heart Failure: A Study From the National Heart Care Project. JAMA Internal Medicine 2005, 165: 2237-2244. PMID: 16246989, DOI: 10.1001/archinte.165.19.2237.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHeart failureLower hematocrit levelsIndependent predictorsHematocrit levelsComorbid illnessesHigh riskCare ProjectMultivariable logistic regression analysisPatients 65 yearsPrincipal discharge diagnosisAcute care hospitalsLogistic regression analysisLow hematocrit valuesCause mortalityHF patientsMultiple comorbiditiesMultivariable adjustmentOlder patientsCare hospitalClinical factorsHospital readmissionComorbid conditionsDischarge diagnosisSevere anemiaAdverse outcomesRelation of Anemia at Discharge to Survival After Acute Coronary Syndromes
Vaglio J, Safley DM, Rahman M, Kosiborod M, Jones P, Thompson R, Krumholz HM, Spertus JA. Relation of Anemia at Discharge to Survival After Acute Coronary Syndromes. The American Journal Of Cardiology 2005, 96: 496-499. PMID: 16098299, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2005.04.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAnemiaAngina, UnstableBiomarkersCause of DeathCoronary AngiographyDisease ProgressionElectrocardiographyFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHematocritHumansMaleMiddle AgedMissouriMyocardial InfarctionPatient DischargePrognosisProspective StudiesSeverity of Illness IndexSurvival RateTime FactorsTroponinBlood Transfusion in Patients With Acute Coronary Syndrome
Rathore SS, Radford MJ, Krumholz HM. Blood Transfusion in Patients With Acute Coronary Syndrome. JAMA 2005, 293: 673-674. PMID: 15701903, DOI: 10.1001/jama.293.6.673-a.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
2001
Blood Transfusion in Elderly Patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction
Wu W, Rathore S, Wang Y, Radford M, Krumholz H. Blood Transfusion in Elderly Patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction. New England Journal Of Medicine 2001, 345: 1230-1236. PMID: 11680442, DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa010615.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionBlood transfusionMyocardial infarctionElderly patientsHematocrit valuesMortality rateLower short-term mortality rateMedicare beneficiaries 65 yearsShort-term mortality rateUse of transfusionsCoronary artery diseaseBeneficiaries 65 yearsDegree of anemiaLow hematocrit valuesArtery diseaseRetrospective studySubgroup analysisTransfusionPatientsAdmissionInfarctionMortalityHematocritAdverse effectsAnemia