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
2019
Sex-Based Differences in Presentation, Treatment, and Complications Among Older Adults Hospitalized for Acute Myocardial Infarction
Nanna MG, Hajduk AM, Krumholz HM, Murphy TE, Dreyer RP, Alexander KP, Geda M, Tsang S, Welty FK, Safdar B, Lakshminarayan DK, Chaudhry SI, Dodson JA. Sex-Based Differences in Presentation, Treatment, and Complications Among Older Adults Hospitalized for Acute Myocardial Infarction. Circulation Cardiovascular Quality And Outcomes 2019, 12: e005691. PMID: 31607145, PMCID: PMC6913190, DOI: 10.1161/circoutcomes.119.005691.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAge FactorsAgedAged, 80 and overComorbidityDisability EvaluationFemaleHealth Status DisparitiesHealthcare DisparitiesHumansLife StyleMaleMyocardial RevascularizationNon-ST Elevated Myocardial InfarctionPatient AdmissionPrevalenceProspective StudiesRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsSex FactorsSocial Determinants of HealthST Elevation Myocardial InfarctionTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionSex-based differencesPercutaneous coronary interventionFunctional impairmentOlder adultsHospital complicationsCoronary interventionOlder patientsCoronary diseaseMyocardial infarctionAge-related functional impairmentsAge-associated functional impairmentsLower ratesPrior coronary diseaseObstructive coronary diseaseProspective observational studyNSTEMI subgroupSTEMI subgroupUnderwent revascularizationAcute myocardialChest painClinical presentationAMI subgroupRisk factorsHigh prevalence
2013
Lower Hospital Volume Is Associated With Higher In-Hospital Mortality in Patients Undergoing Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention for ST-Segment–Elevation Myocardial Infarction
Kontos MC, Wang Y, Chaudhry SI, Vetrovec GW, Curtis J, Messenger J. Lower Hospital Volume Is Associated With Higher In-Hospital Mortality in Patients Undergoing Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention for ST-Segment–Elevation Myocardial Infarction. Circulation Cardiovascular Quality And Outcomes 2013, 6: 659-667. PMID: 24192572, DOI: 10.1161/circoutcomes.113.000233.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary percutaneous coronary interventionPrimary PCIHigh-volume hospitalsLow-volume hospitalsPercutaneous coronary interventionBalloon timeCoronary interventionHospital volumeHigher annual hospital volumeHigher In-Hospital MortalityAnnual hospital volumeLow hospital volumeRoutine coronary stentingIn-Hospital MortalityElevation myocardial infarctionMajority of patientsNew pharmacological agentsHospital mortalityCathPCI RegistryMultivariate adjustmentUnadjusted mortalityCoronary stentingMyocardial infarctionCurrent guidelinesPatient visits
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