Patients with unstable angina do not have better 1-year health status or rehospitalization outcomes than heart attack patients, despite better 2-year survival

2008 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Health Status ◽  
Unstable Angina ◽  
Heart Attack

Gender-role identity after heart attack: Links with sex and subjective health status

2000 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 123-133 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alan Radley ◽  
Alyson Grove ◽  
Stephen Wright ◽  
Herbert Thurston
Keyword(s):  
Health Status ◽  
Gender Role ◽  
Heart Attack ◽  
Subjective Health ◽  
Role Identity ◽  
Gender Role Identity ◽  
Subjective Health Status

Abstract 283: Health Status Outcomes in Acute Myocardial Infarction Patients Following Rehospitalization for Unplanned Revascularization or Unstable Angina

2014 ◽  
Vol 7 (suppl_1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Supriya Shore ◽  
Yan Li ◽  
Kim Smolderen ◽  
Philip G Jones ◽  
Suzanne V Arnold ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Myocardial Infarction ◽  
Health Status ◽  
Unstable Angina ◽  
Repeated Measures ◽  
Coronary Revascularization ◽  
Artery Bypass ◽  
Coronary Artery Bypass Grafts ◽  
Angina Frequency ◽  
Euroqol 5D ◽  
One Year

Background: Rehospitalizations for unplanned coronary revascularization and unstable angina (UA) among patients after myocardial infarction (MI) are common. The association of these events with health status is unknown. Methods: Patients with MI were enrolled between 2005 and 2008 in the TRIUMPH registry-a prospective, 24 center U.S. study. Follow-up was attempted on all survivors at 1, 6 and 12 months after index MI admission. Data on all reported re-hospitalizations were adjudicated. Staged revascularizations and elective coronary artery bypass grafts performed within the first month after the index MI were excluded. Health status was assessed using the Seattle Angina Questionnaire (SAQ) and Euroqol-5D Visual Analog Scale (EQ-5D VAS). One-year health status was compared between those who did and did not experience a rehospitalization due to a coronary revascularization or UA using hierarchical, repeated measures analyses in 2 propensity-matched cohorts created for each of these events. Results: A total of 3,283 MI patients were analyzed; mean age was 59 years, 33% were female and 70% were Caucasian. In the year following the MI there were 144 (4.4%) re-hospitalizations for unplanned coronary revascularization and 140 (4.3%) for UA. Baseline health status was comparable between patients with and without re-hospitalizations. In contrast, SAQ summary scores at 1 year post-MI were lower in patients with re-hospitalizations for unplanned revascularization (-10.1; 95% CI -12.4, -7.9) and UA readmissions (mean difference -6.9; 95% CI -9.1, -4.7) vs. those without. Similarly, EQ-5D VAS scores were lower among patients with readmissions for unplanned revascularization and UA readmissions (Table). Individual domains of the SAQ score indicated higher angina frequency, worse quality of life, and more physical limitations over the year following the index MI among patients re-hospitalized for UA and revascularization. Conclusions: Rehospitalizations within the first year following a MI for unplanned coronary revascularization and UA are associated with more angina and worse health status. Whether more aggressive treatment of patients’ health status can prevent these events, or if preventing these events can improve patients’ health status, requires further study.

Use of Health Care System-Supplied Aspirin by Veterans With Postoperative Heart Attack or Unstable Angina

2015 ◽  
Vol 350 (4) ◽  
pp. 263-267 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cathleen M. Rivera ◽  
Laurel A. Copeland ◽  
Catherine J. McNeal ◽  
Eric M. Mortensen ◽  
Mary J. Pugh ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Unstable Angina ◽  
Health Care System ◽  
Heart Attack ◽  
Use Of Health Care ◽  
Care System
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