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
2015
Sex Differences in Cardiac Risk Factors, Perceived Risk, and Health Care Provider Discussion of Risk and Risk Modification Among Young Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction The VIRGO Study
Leifheit-Limson EC, D’Onofrio G, Daneshvar M, Geda M, Bueno H, Spertus JA, Krumholz HM, Lichtman JH. Sex Differences in Cardiac Risk Factors, Perceived Risk, and Health Care Provider Discussion of Risk and Risk Modification Among Young Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction The VIRGO Study. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2015, 66: 1949-1957. PMID: 26515996, PMCID: PMC4628727, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2015.08.859.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCardiac risk factorsAcute myocardial infarctionHealth care provider discussionsRisk modificationRisk factorsHeart diseaseHealth care providersProvider discussionsVIRGO StudyYounger patientsMyocardial infarctionCare providersSignificant cardiac risk factorsYoung AMI patientsPatients age 18Heart disease riskRisk factor prevalenceSelf-perceived riskModified Poisson regressionSex differencesFactor prevalenceAMI patientsCardiac riskSpanish hospitalsProvider feedbackSymptom Recognition and Healthcare Experiences of Young Women With Acute Myocardial Infarction
Lichtman JH, Leifheit-Limson EC, Watanabe E, Allen NB, Garavalia B, Garavalia LS, Spertus JA, Krumholz HM, Curry LA. Symptom Recognition and Healthcare Experiences of Young Women With Acute Myocardial Infarction. Circulation Cardiovascular Quality And Outcomes 2015, 8: s31-s38. PMID: 25714826, PMCID: PMC4801001, DOI: 10.1161/circoutcomes.114.001612.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAge FactorsConflict, PsychologicalFemaleHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeHealth Status DisparitiesHealthcare DisparitiesHospitalizationHumansInterviews as TopicMiddle AgedMyocardial InfarctionPatient Acceptance of Health CarePreventive Health ServicesQualitative ResearchRecognition, PsychologyRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsSex FactorsTime FactorsTime-to-TreatmentConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionCare-seeking behaviorAcute careMyocardial infarctionProdromal symptomsHeart diseaseSymptom recognitionAcute myocardial infarction symptomsAcute myocardial infarction mortalityHealthcare systemMyocardial infarction symptomsPreventive health careCare-seeking experiencesMyocardial infarction mortalityAcute medical therapyPreventive health behaviorsCardiovascular riskMedical therapyPrompt recognitionPreventive carePrimary careInfarction symptomsAged menMortality riskHealth behaviors
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