2010
Focusing on Outcomes in Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes
Krumholz HM. Focusing on Outcomes in Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes. Circulation Cardiovascular Quality And Outcomes 2010, 3: 332-334. PMID: 20647573, DOI: 10.1161/circoutcomes.110.958017.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2006
Health Status Identifies Heart Failure Outpatients at Risk for Hospitalization or Death
Heidenreich PA, Spertus JA, Jones PG, Weintraub WS, Rumsfeld JS, Rathore SS, Peterson ED, Masoudi FA, Krumholz HM, Havranek EP, Conard MW, Williams RE, Consortium C. Health Status Identifies Heart Failure Outpatients at Risk for Hospitalization or Death. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2006, 47: 752-756. PMID: 16487840, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2005.11.021.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsKansas City Cardiomyopathy QuestionnaireB-type natriuretic peptideKCCQ summary scoreHeart failureKCCQ scoresHealth status measuresClinical conditionsNew York Heart Association functional class IVSummary scoresStatus measuresFunctional class IVIschemic HF etiologyLower KCCQ scoresSequential multivariable modelsBaseline patient characteristicsHeart failure outpatientsPatient's clinical conditionProportional hazards regressionBNP levelsHF etiologyHF hospitalizationHF admissionsHF patientsPatient characteristicsWalk distance
2004
Prognostic Value of Health Status in Patients With Heart Failure After Acute Myocardial Infarction
Soto GE, Jones P, Weintraub WS, Krumholz HM, Spertus JA. Prognostic Value of Health Status in Patients With Heart Failure After Acute Myocardial Infarction. Circulation 2004, 110: 546-551. PMID: 15262843, DOI: 10.1161/01.cir.0000136991.85540.a9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAmericasCardiovascular DiseasesCohort StudiesComorbidityDisease-Free SurvivalEplerenoneEuropeFemaleHealth Status IndicatorsHeart FailureHospitalizationHumansMaleMiddle AgedMineralocorticoid Receptor AntagonistsMyocardial InfarctionPrognosisProspective StudiesRisk FactorsSeverity of Illness IndexSpironolactoneConceptsKansas City Cardiomyopathy QuestionnaireAcute myocardial infarctionHeart failureKCCQ-OSMyocardial infarctionHealth statusKCCQ scoresCardiovascular mortalityPrognostic valueDisease-specific health status instrumentRecent acute myocardial infarctionSubsequent cardiovascular eventsEvent-free survivalOutpatient clinical practiceFirst outpatient visitHealth status instrumentsPatients' health statusQuality of lifeCardiovascular eventsClinical characteristicsOutpatient visitsMultivariable modelInternational cohortFunctional limitationsClinical practice