2022
Trends in 10-Year Outcomes Among Medicare Beneficiaries Who Survived an Acute Myocardial Infarction
Wang Y, Leifheit EC, Krumholz HM. Trends in 10-Year Outcomes Among Medicare Beneficiaries Who Survived an Acute Myocardial Infarction. JAMA Cardiology 2022, 7: 613-622. PMID: 35507330, PMCID: PMC9069341, DOI: 10.1001/jamacardio.2022.0662.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRecurrent acute myocardial infarctionAcute myocardial infarctionHealth priority areasLong-term outcomesCause mortalityHazard ratioWhite patientsMyocardial infarctionMedicare feeMedicare-MedicaidService beneficiariesInitial acute myocardial infarctionTen-year mortalityShort-term outcomesDemographic subgroupsEligible patientsPatient characteristicsAMI survivorsAcute periodMean ageRecurrence rateSubgroup analysisMAIN OUTCOMEMortality riskAMI admissions
2020
Association Between Subsequent Hospitalizations and Recurrent Acute Myocardial Infarction Within 1 Year After Acute Myocardial Infarction
Wang Y, Leifheit E, Normand S, Krumholz HM. Association Between Subsequent Hospitalizations and Recurrent Acute Myocardial Infarction Within 1 Year After Acute Myocardial Infarction. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2020, 9: e014907. PMID: 32172654, PMCID: PMC7335517, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.119.014907.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRecurrent acute myocardial infarctionAcute myocardial infarctionIndex acute myocardial infarctionClinical Classification SoftwareMyocardial infarctionDisease categoriesRisk of deathCox regression modelPost-acute careAcute care hospitalsOccurrence of hospitalizationLow recurrence riskUnplanned rehospitalizationSubsequent hospitalizationBackground PatientsHazard ratioPatient characteristicsSecondary preventionMedian timeService patientsChronic diseasesPatient riskOutcome measuresRehospitalizationHigh risk
2018
Sex Differences in the Presentation and Perception of Symptoms Among Young Patients With Myocardial Infarction
Lichtman JH, Leifheit EC, Safdar B, Bao H, Krumholz HM, Lorenze NP, Daneshvar M, Spertus JA, D'Onofrio G. Sex Differences in the Presentation and Perception of Symptoms Among Young Patients With Myocardial Infarction. Circulation 2018, 137: 781-790. PMID: 29459463, PMCID: PMC5822747, DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.117.031650.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionPerception of symptomsChest painCare-seeking behaviorSymptom presentationYounger patientsMyocardial infarctionST-segment elevation acute myocardial infarctionMultivariable hierarchical logistic regressionIndex AMI hospitalizationMajority of womenHierarchical logistic regressionStress/anxietyVIRGO StudyMuscle painPatient characteristicsPredominant symptomAMI symptomsPerceive symptomsProdromal symptomsPatient interviewsHeart diseasePainAMI hospitalizationUS hospitals