2006
Health related quality of life after mitral valve repairs and replacements
Sedrakyan A, Vaccarino V, Elefteriades JA, Mattera JA, Lin Z, Roumanis SA, Krumholz HM. Health related quality of life after mitral valve repairs and replacements. Quality Of Life Research 2006, 15: 1153-1160. PMID: 17004004, DOI: 10.1007/s11136-006-0055-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsValve repair groupQuality of lifeValve repairRepair groupValve replacementReplacement groupMitral valveSimultaneous coronary artery bypass graft surgeryMedical Outcomes Trust Short FormCoronary artery bypass graft surgeryArtery bypass graft surgeryBypass graft surgeryMitral valve replacementMitral valve surgeryValve replacement groupMean HRQoL scoresHealth survey questionnaireMitral valve repairHealth status perspectiveGraft surgeryValve surgeryHRQoL scoresMultivariable analysisHigher social functioningPhysical functioning
2004
Social Support as a Predictor of Participation in Cardiac Rehabilitation After Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery
Husak L, Krumholz HM, Lin ZQ, Kasl SV, Mattera JA, Roumanis SA, Vaccarino V. Social Support as a Predictor of Participation in Cardiac Rehabilitation After Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery. Journal Of Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation And Prevention 2004, 24: 19-26. PMID: 14758099, DOI: 10.1097/00008483-200401000-00005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedConnecticutCoronary Artery BypassCoronary DiseaseFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansMaleMarital StatusMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisPredictive Value of TestsPrevalenceQuality of LifeReferral and ConsultationRisk FactorsSickness Impact ProfileSocial SupportStroke VolumeSurvival AnalysisTreatment OutcomeConceptsCoronary artery bypass graftCardiovascular disease risk factorsDisease risk factorsCardiac rehabilitationRisk factorsCoronary artery bypass graft surgeryArtery bypass graft surgerySocial supportBypass graft surgeryArtery bypass graftBetter physical functionCardiac rehabilitation participationQuality of lifeLow social supportMain predictive variableComorbidity burdenHospital complicationsGraft surgerySocial Support InventoryIndependent predictorsBypass graftPhysical functionPredictors of participationUnadjusted analysesMedical history
2003
Sex Differences in Health Status After Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery
Vaccarino V, Lin ZQ, Kasl SV, Mattera JA, Roumanis SA, Abramson JL, Krumholz HM. Sex Differences in Health Status After Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery. Circulation 2003, 108: 2642-2647. PMID: 14597590, DOI: 10.1161/01.cir.0000097117.28614.d8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPhysical functionMental healthReadmission ratesFunctional gainsCoronary artery bypass graft surgeryArtery bypass graft surgeryCoronary artery bypass surgeryLower functional gainsBypass graft surgeryArtery bypass surgeryHigher readmission ratesMan 6 monthsMean score improvementFirst CABGCABG surgeryGraft surgeryBaseline characteristicsBypass surgeryHospital readmissionMultivariable analysisAdverse outcomesFunctional statusFunctional improvementHealth SurveyHealth statusGender differences in recovery after coronary artery bypass surgery
Vaccarino V, Lin ZQ, Kasl SV, Mattera JA, Roumanis SA, Abramson JL, Krumholz HM. Gender differences in recovery after coronary artery bypass surgery. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2003, 41: 307-314. PMID: 12535827, DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(02)02698-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPhysical functionCABG surgeryDepressive symptomsHospital readmissionCoronary artery bypass graft surgeryArtery bypass graft surgeryCoronary artery bypass surgeryBypass graft surgeryArtery bypass surgeryCongestive heart failureLow physical functionMore depressive symptomsFirst CABGGraft surgeryBaseline characteristicsBypass surgeryPatient characteristicsHeart failureIllness severityMedical recordsWorse outcomesClinical dataFemale genderHigh riskSide effects