2010
Variation in Recovery
Lichtman JH, Lorenze NP, D'Onofrio G, Spertus JA, Lindau ST, Morgan TM, Herrin J, Bueno H, Mattera JA, Ridker PM, Krumholz HM. Variation in Recovery. Circulation Cardiovascular Quality And Outcomes 2010, 3: 684-693. PMID: 21081748, PMCID: PMC3064946, DOI: 10.1161/circoutcomes.109.928713.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionYoung AMI patientsAMI patientsYoung womenHeart diseaseSex differencesExcess mortality riskIschemic heart diseaseRisk stratification modelPsychosocial risk factorsYears of ageQuality of careComparison cohortPrognostic factorsPrognostic importanceAMI populationMyocardial infarctionRisk factorsObservational studyMortality riskHigh riskAMI eventsPatientsAge accountWomen
2006
Effect of Door-to-Balloon Time on Mortality in Patients With ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction
McNamara RL, Wang Y, Herrin J, Curtis JP, Bradley EH, Magid DJ, Peterson ED, Blaney M, Frederick PD, Krumholz HM, Investigators N. Effect of Door-to-Balloon Time on Mortality in Patients With ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2006, 47: 2180-2186. PMID: 16750682, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2005.12.072.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary percutaneous coronary interventionST-segment elevation myocardial infarctionBalloon timeElevation myocardial infarctionSymptom onsetMyocardial infarctionHospital mortalityPatient characteristicsDoor timeEffect of doorPrimary PCIBaseline risk statusPercutaneous coronary interventionHigh-risk factorsSTEMI patientsCohort studyCoronary interventionLonger doorEntire cohortSubgroup analysisNational registryBaseline riskMortality riskPatientsMortality