Slow Gait Speed and Risk of Mortality or Hospital Readmission After Myocardial Infarction in the Translational Research Investigating Underlying Disparities in Recovery from Acute Myocardial Infarction: Patients' Health Status Registry

• Published in: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (JAGS) 2016-03, Vol.64 (3), p.596-601
• Main Authors: Dodson, John A., Arnold, Suzanne V., Gosch, Kensey L., Gill, Thomas M., Spertus, John A., Krumholz, Harlan M., Rich, Michael W., Chaudhry, Sarwat I., Forman, Daniel E., Masoudi, Frederick A., Alexander, Karen P.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Aged; Aged, 80 and over; coronary artery disease; Female; Follow-Up Studies; frailty; Gait; Health Status Disparities; Heart attacks; Hospitalization; Humans; Longitudinal Studies; Male; Mortality; Myocardial Infarction - mortality; Myocardial Infarction - physiopathology; older adults; Older people; outcomes; Patient Readmission - statistics & numerical data; Prognosis; Proportional Hazards Models; Recovery of Function; Registries; Risk Factors; Translational Medical Research; United States; Walking
• ISSN: 0002-8614; 1532-5415
• DOI: 10.1111/jgs.14016

Objectives To determine the prognostic value of slow gait in predicting outcomes 1 year after acute myocardial infarction (AMI). Design Observational cohort with longitudinal follow‐up. Setting Twenty‐four U.S. hospitals participating in the Translational Research Investigating Underlying disparities in recovery from acute Myocardial infarction: Patients' Health status Registry. Participants Older adults (≥65) with in‐home gait assessment 1 month after AMI (N = 338). Measurements Baseline characteristics and 1‐year mortality or hospital readmission adjusted using Cox proportional hazards regression in older adults with slow (