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Receipt of Cardiac Medications Upon Discharge Among Men and Women With Acute Coronary Syndrome and Nonobstructive Coronary Artery Disease
(Wiley Periodicals, Inc., 2010-01)
Background Management of acute coronary syndrome (ACS) patients with nonobstructive epicardial coronary artery disease (CAD) remains poorly understood. Hypothesis Acute coronary syndrome patients with nonobstructive CAD ...
A Restrictive Inflow Pattern Does Not Predict Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Therapy in Primary Prevention
(Wiley Periodicals, Inc., 2009-12)
Background Current guidelines for the use of implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs) are broad and significantly increase the cost of caring for patients with heart failure. In an effort to identify the specific ...
Potential Effect of an Apoprotein B-based Algorithm on Management of New Patients with Hypertriglyceridemia Referred to a Specialty Lipid Clinic
(Wiley Periodicals, Inc., 2009-05)
Background In patients with hypertriglyceridemia, non-high density lipoprotein cholesterol (nonHDL-C) is a targeted goal. However, apoprotein B100 (apoB) may be superior in predicting cardiovascular risk so we assessed ...
A Systematic Review of Gender Differences in Mortality after Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery and Percutaneous Coronary Interventions
(Wiley Periodicals, Inc., 2007-10)
Gender differences exist in outcomes, particularly early mortality, for percutaneous interventions (PCI) and coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG). Better understanding of this issue may target areas for improvement ...
Temporal Trends in the Use of Drug-eluting Stents for Approved and Off-label Indications: A Longitudinal Analysis of a Large Multicenter Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Registry
(Wiley Periodicals, Inc., 2010-02)
Background We sought to examine the temporal variations in the rate of both bare-metal stent (BMS) and drug-eluting stent (DES) use for off-label indications after the reports of an increased risk of very late stent ...
Improving Outcomes of Percutaneous Coronary Intervention through the Application of Guidelines and Benchmarking: Reduction of Major Bleeding and Blood Transfusion as a Model
(Wiley Periodicals, Inc., 2007-10)
Blood transfusions are a relatively common occurrence after performing any percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). Although guidelines for blood transfusion have been previously specified, retrospective analysis of ...
Antiplatelet Strategies: Evaluating Their Current Role in the Setting of Acute Coronary Syndromes
(Wiley Periodicals, Inc., 2008-03)
Numerous clinical trials have established the value of antiplatelet therapies for acute coronary syndromes (ACS). Aspirin (ASA), thienopyridines (i.e., clopidogrel and ticlopidine) and GP IIb/IIIa antagonists comprise the ...
The Problem of Persistent Platelet Activation in Acute Coronary Syndromes and Following Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
(Wiley Periodicals, Inc., 2008-03)
Platelets play a central role in the atherosclerotic inflammatory response, thrombotic vascular occlusion, microembolization, vasoconstriction, and plaque progression. Persistent platelet activation poses a serious problem ...
Perceived Quality of Care and Lifestyle Counseling Among Patients With Heart Disease
(Wiley Periodicals, Inc., 2010-12)
Background: To examine patients' perceived quality of care and reported receipt of information on diet and exercise related to cardiovascular disease prevention. Methods: Patients admitted with acute coronary syndromes ...
Interhospital Transfers Among Medicare Beneficiaries Admitted for Acute Myocardial Infarction at Nonrevascularization Hospitals
(American Heart Asociation, 2010-09)
Background—Patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) who are admitted to hospitals without coronary
revascularization are frequently transferred to hospitals with this capability, yet we know little about the basis ...