2013
Restricting Symptoms in the Last Year of Life: A Prospective Cohort Study
Chaudhry SI, Murphy TE, Gahbauer E, Sussman LS, Allore HG, Gill TM. Restricting Symptoms in the Last Year of Life: A Prospective Cohort Study. JAMA Internal Medicine 2013, 173: 1534-1540. PMID: 23836056, PMCID: PMC4041035, DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2013.8732.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProspective cohort studySymptom occurrenceCohort studyIndividuals 70 yearsGreater New HavenTime of deathOlder patientsSecondary outcomesSymptom burdenClinical factorsPrimary outcomeComorbid conditionsMultivariable analysisMean ageSudden deathMAIN OUTCOMEDichotomous outcomesPsychological symptomsSymptomsOlder personsMultimorbidityMonthly interviewsMonthsDeathMean number
2012
Bleeding-Avoidance Strategies and Outcomes in Patients ≥80 Years of Age With ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction Undergoing Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (from the NCDR CathPCI Registry)
Dodson JA, Wang Y, Chaudhry SI, Curtis JP. Bleeding-Avoidance Strategies and Outcomes in Patients ≥80 Years of Age With ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction Undergoing Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (from the NCDR CathPCI Registry). The American Journal Of Cardiology 2012, 110: 1-6. PMID: 22475362, PMCID: PMC3666171, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2012.02.039.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary percutaneous coronary interventionPrimary PCIBleeding-avoidance strategiesST-segment elevation myocardial infarctionElevation myocardial infarctionPercutaneous coronary interventionMyocardial infarctionCoronary interventionUndergoing primary percutaneous coronary interventionST-elevation myocardial infarctionDirect thrombin inhibitorVascular closure deviceYears of ageBleeding complicationsCathPCI RegistryMultivariable analysisRadial accessClosure deviceHigh riskBleedingPatientsThrombin inhibitorsInfarctionLow bleedingStudy period