1992
Cardiomegaly on chest x-ray: Prognostic implications from a ten-year cohort study of elderly subjects: A report from the Bronx Longitudinal Aging Study
Frishman W, Nadelmann J, Ooi W, Greenberg S, Heiman M, Kahn S, Guzik H, Lazar E, Aronson M. Cardiomegaly on chest x-ray: Prognostic implications from a ten-year cohort study of elderly subjects: A report from the Bronx Longitudinal Aging Study. American Heart Journal 1992, 124: 1026-1030. PMID: 1388323, DOI: 10.1016/0002-8703(92)90987-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCohort studyElderly menMyocardial infarctionTime of entryCardiovascular diseaseCox proportional hazards regression analysisBronx Longitudinal Aging StudyCommunity-dwelling elderly menProportional hazards regression analysisChest X-ray studyTransverse diameterTen-year cohort studyCardiovascular disease incidenceHazards regression analysisChest X-rayLongitudinal Aging StudyX-ray filmsCardiothoracic ratioIndependent predictorsCigarette smokingPoor prognosisPrognostic implicationsCardiac silhouetteElderly subjectsCardiomegaly
1990
Prevalence, incidence and prognosis of recognized and unrecognized myocardial infarction in persons aged 75 years or older: The Bronx Aging Study
Nadelmann J, Frishman W, Ooi W, Tepper D, Greenberg S, Guzik H, Lazar E, Heiman M, Aronson M. Prevalence, incidence and prognosis of recognized and unrecognized myocardial infarction in persons aged 75 years or older: The Bronx Aging Study. The American Journal Of Cardiology 1990, 66: 533-537. PMID: 2392974, DOI: 10.1016/0002-9149(90)90477-i.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsQ-wave myocardial infarctionHistory of MIEvidence of MIMyocardial infarctionECG evidenceClinical historyNew Q-wave myocardial infarctionControl groupRisk of MINew myocardial infarctionUnrecognized myocardial infarctionCommunity-based subjectsGood diagnostic markerBronx Aging StudyAverage followMorbidity outcomesSubsequent morbidityProspective studyTotal mortality rateAnnual followControl subjectsMyocardial ischemiaMortality prognosisCardiovascular diseaseElectrocardiographic exams