2023
Sex Differences in Symptom Complexity and Door-to-Balloon Time in Patients With ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction
Brush J, Chaudhry S, Dreyer R, D'Onofrio G, Greene E, Hajduk A, Lu Y, Krumholz H. Sex Differences in Symptom Complexity and Door-to-Balloon Time in Patients With ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction. The American Journal Of Cardiology 2023, 197: 101-107. PMID: 37062667, PMCID: PMC10198892, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2023.03.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPercutaneous coronary interventionD2B timeSymptom complexityYoung womenChest painBalloon timeST-elevation myocardial infarctionSILVER-AMI StudySymptom phenotypeSex differencesPain symptomsCoronary interventionOlder patientsMyocardial infarctionOlder womenSTEMIOlder menSymptom patternsPresentation delayPatientsSymptom clustersLogistic regressionSymptomsWomenMean number
2016
Restricting Symptoms Before and After Admission to Hospice
Cheraghlou S, Gahbauer EA, Leo-Summers L, Stabenau HF, Chaudhry SI, Gill TM. Restricting Symptoms Before and After Admission to Hospice. The American Journal Of Medicine 2016, 129: 754.e7-754.e15. PMID: 26968471, PMCID: PMC4914433, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2016.02.017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsActivities of Daily LivingAgedAged, 80 and overChest PainCognitive DysfunctionCohort StudiesDepressionDiarrheaDizzinessDyspneaEdemaFatigueFemaleHospice CareHospicesHumansIndependent LivingLongitudinal StudiesMaleMemory DisordersMuscle WeaknessMusculoskeletal PainNauseaPatient AdmissionPrevalenceProspective StudiesSleep Wake DisordersUnited StatesUrologic DiseasesVision DisordersVomitingConceptsHospice admissionEnd of lifeDistressing symptomsMean numberCommunity-dwelling older personsMonthly telephone interviewsOngoing cohort studyMonths of lifeEffect of hospiceHospice treatmentAdmission diagnosisEarly referralMedian durationCohort studySymptom prevalenceSuch symptomsSymptom increasesAdmissionPsychological symptomsSymptomsOlder personsRestricted activityHospiceTelephone interviewsPrevalence
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