2019
Variation and Disparities in Awareness of Myocardial Infarction Symptoms Among Adults in the United States
Mahajan S, Valero-Elizondo J, Khera R, Desai NR, Blankstein R, Blaha MJ, Virani SS, Kash BA, Zoghbi WA, Krumholz HM, Nasir K. Variation and Disparities in Awareness of Myocardial Infarction Symptoms Among Adults in the United States. JAMA Network Open 2019, 2: e1917885. PMID: 31851350, PMCID: PMC6991230, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2019.17885.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMyocardial infarction symptomsShortness of breathMyocardial infarctionInfarction symptomsLow education levelEmergency medical servicesChest painSociodemographic subgroupsNational Health Interview SurveyEmergency cardiac careCross-sectional studyMedical servicesHealth Interview SurveyPublic health initiativesEducation levelLow-income subgroupsPrompt recognitionBack painCommon symptomsMale sexCardiac careHigher oddsHispanic ethnicityMAIN OUTCOMEHigh risk
2007
Socioeconomic disparities in outcomes after acute myocardial infarction
Bernheim SM, Spertus JA, Reid KJ, Bradley EH, Desai RA, Peterson ED, Rathore SS, Normand SL, Jones PG, Rahimi A, Krumholz HM. Socioeconomic disparities in outcomes after acute myocardial infarction. American Heart Journal 2007, 153: 313-319. PMID: 17239695, DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2006.10.037.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionBaseline clinical statusClinical factorsQuality of careLow socioeconomic statusSocioeconomic statusClinical statusMyocardial infarctionMultivariable modelingWorse clinical statusEducation levelSelf-reported household incomeCause mortalityCause rehospitalizationHazard ratioCare measuresObservational studyHousehold incomeRehospitalizationHigh riskUS hospitalsHigh mortalityPatientsMortalitySocioeconomic disparities