2022
The association of marital/partner status with patient-reported health outcomes following acute myocardial infarction or stroke: Protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis
Zhu C, Tran P, Leifheit E, Spatz E, Dreyer R, Nyhan K, Wang S, Goldstein L, Lichtman J. The association of marital/partner status with patient-reported health outcomes following acute myocardial infarction or stroke: Protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis. PLOS ONE 2022, 17: e0267771. PMID: 36378664, PMCID: PMC9665376, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0267771.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPatient-reported outcome measuresAcute myocardial infarctionMarital/partner statusPartner statusMyocardial infarctionHealth outcomesPatient-reported health outcomesPROSPERO registration numberRisk of biasPatient-centered factorsPeer-reviewed journalsPrimary outcomeSubgroup analysisThird reviewerOutcome measuresRegistration numberLower mortalitySystematic reviewEthics approvalStrokePartner supportMale participantsInfarctionFull textOutcomes
2014
Sex-Specific Mortality Risk by QRS Morphology and Duration in Patients Receiving CRT Results From the NCDR
Zusterzeel R, Curtis JP, Caños DA, Sanders WE, Selzman KA, Piña IL, Spatz ES, Bao H, Ponirakis A, Varosy PD, Masoudi FA, Strauss DG. Sex-Specific Mortality Risk by QRS Morphology and Duration in Patients Receiving CRT Results From the NCDR. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2014, 64: 887-894. PMID: 25169173, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2014.06.1162.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLeft bundle branch blockNational Cardiovascular Data RegistryLonger QRS durationQRS durationQRS morphologyHazard ratioMortality riskBetter survivalCardiac resynchronization therapy defibrillator implantationImplantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator RegistrySex-specific mortality risksCRT-D implantationCRT-D patientsBundle branch blockLower mortality riskSex differencesComparator groupBranch blockData registryBetter outcomesPatientsLower mortalitySurvival curvesMortalityWomen