Clinical presentation, management, and outcomes of angiographically documented early, late, and very late stent thrombosisEhrin J Armstrong
Division of Cardiology, University of California, Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, California 95817, USA
JACC Cardiovasc Interv 5:131-40. 2012
..The aim of this study was to describe differences in treatment and in-hospital mortality of early, late, and very late stent thrombosis (ST)...
- Lithium-associated Mobitz II block: case series and review of the literature
Ehrin J Armstrong
Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, University of California, San Francisco, California 94143 0124, USA
Pacing Clin Electrophysiol 34:e47-51. 2011
..Chronic lithium therapy may be associated with development of conduction block at or below the level of the atrioventricular node. Patients taking lithium should be monitored closely for development of cardiovascular complications...
Left ventricular rupture due to HIV-associated T-cell lymphomaEhrin J Armstrong
Division of Cardiology, University of California, San Francisco 94143, California, USA
Tex Heart Inst J 37:457-60. 2010
..We conclude that noncoronary causes of chest pain, including direct myocardial infiltration, should be considered in immunocompromised patients with lymphoma...
- Ventricular tachycardia storm terminated by intracoronary contrast injection
Ehrin J Armstrong
Division of Cardiology, San Francisco General Hospital, University of California, San Francisco, 505 Parnassus Avenue, Box 0124, San Francisco, CA 94143 0124, USA
J Electrocardiol 44:235-6. 2011
..During diagnostic coronary angiography, a single contrast injection into his right coronary artery abruptly terminated the ventricular tachycardia...
- Prevalence and factors associated with false-positive ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction diagnoses at primary percutaneous coronary intervention–capable centers: a report from the Activate-SF registry
James M McCabe
Division of Cardiology, Brigham and Women s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA
Arch Intern Med 172:864-71. 2012
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- Comparison of procedural success and long-term outcomes of stent thrombosis in coronary bypass grafts versus native coronary arteries
Stephen W Waldo
Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
Am J Cardiol 111:689-94. 2013
..1 to 6.9). In conclusion, ST in coronary bypass grafts is associated with reduced angiographic and procedural success as well as increased long-term major adverse cardiovascular events compared to ST in native coronary vessels...
- Contemporary clinical characteristics, treatment, and outcomes of angiographically confirmed coronary stent thrombosis: results from a multicenter California registry
Khung Keong Yeo
University of California, Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, California, USA
Catheter Cardiovasc Interv 79:550-6. 2012
..To describe the contemporary treatment and outcomes for patients with angiographically confirmed (definite) stent thrombosis (ST)...
- Electrocardiographic criteria for ST-elevation myocardial infarction in patients with left ventricular hypertrophy
Ehrin J Armstrong
Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of California Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, California, USA
Am J Cardiol 110:977-83. 2012
..In conclusion, application of an ST segment to R-S-wave magnitude ≥25% rule may augment current criteria for determining which patients with ECG LVH should undergo primary angioplasty...
- Angiographically confirmed stent thrombosis in contemporary practice: insights from intravascular ultrasound
Ehrin J Armstrong
Davis Medical Center, University of California, Sacramento, California, USA
Catheter Cardiovasc Interv 81:782-90. 2013
..We hypothesized that patients presenting with stent thrombosis (ST) have a high prevalence of stent underexpansion and malapposition when assessed by intravascular ultrasound (IVUS)...
- Delaying primary percutaneous coronary intervention for computed tomographic scans in the emergency department
Ehrin J Armstrong
Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA, USA
Am J Cardiol 110:345-9. 2012
..4, p = 0.5). In conclusion, CT scanning before primary PCI rarely changed management and was associated with significant delays in door-to-balloon times. More judicious use of CT scanning should be considered...
Hospital variation in readmission after coronary artery bypass surgery in CaliforniaZhongmin Li
University of California Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, CA 95817, USA
Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes 5:729-37. 2012
..Readmission rates also vary widely between hospitals, but the reasons for this variation have not been studied previously...
- Transradial and transfemoral coronary angiography and interventions: 1-year outcomes after initiating the transradial approach in a cardiology training program
Christopher R Balwanz
Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of California, Sacramento, CA, USA
Am Heart J 165:310-6. 2013
..Limited data are available regarding the safety and feasibility of initiating transradial (TR) diagnostic coronary angiography (CA) and percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in cardiology fellowship programs...
- Psoriasis and the risk of diabetes mellitus: a systematic review and meta-analysis
April W Armstrong
Department of Dermatology, University of California, Davis, Sacramento 95816, USA
JAMA Dermatol 149:84-91. 2013
..To compare the prevalence and incidence of type 2 diabetes mellitus between patients with psoriasis and those without psoriasis...
- Comparison of clinical characteristics and outcomes of cardiac arrest survivors having versus not having coronary angiography
Stephen W Waldo
Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California Electronic address
Am J Cardiol 111:1253-8. 2013
..Patients denied emergent angiography had increased mortality that persisted after adjustment for illness severity...
- Predictors of depressed left ventricular function in patients presenting with ST-elevation myocardial infarction
Prashant D Bhave
Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Am J Cardiol 109:327-31. 2012
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- Angiographic stent thrombosis at coronary bifurcations: short- and long-term prognosis
Ehrin J Armstrong
Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of California, Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, California 95817, USA
JACC Cardiovasc Interv 5:57-63. 2012
..This study sought to describe the presentation, management, and outcomes of patients presenting with angiographic definite stent thrombosis (ST) at coronary bifurcations...
- Coronary artery disease in patients with psoriasis referred for coronary angiography
April W Armstrong
Department of Dermatology, University of California Davis, Sacramento, USA
Am J Cardiol 109:976-80. 2012
..5, 95% confidence interval 1.3 to 9.6, p = 0.02). In conclusion, patients with psoriasis and especially those with psoriasis for >8 years have a higher prevalence of CAD than patients without psoriasis undergoing coronary angiography...
- Psoriasis and metabolic syndrome: a systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies
April W Armstrong
University of California Davis, Department of Dermatology, Sacramento, California
J Am Acad Dermatol 68:654-62. 2013
..Increasing population-based studies have suggested a relationship between psoriasis and metabolic syndrome...
- The association between psoriasis and hypertension: a systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies
April W Armstrong
Department of Dermatology, University of California Davis, Sacramento, CA 95816, USA
J Hypertens 31:433-42; discussion 442-3. 2013
..07, 95% CI 1.41-3.04). Psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis are associated with greater prevalence of hypertension. Patients with severe psoriasis have greater odds of hypertension than those with mild psoriasis...
- Psoriasis and major adverse cardiovascular events: a systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies
Ehrin J Armstrong
Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of California, DavisSacramento, CA 95816, USA
J Am Heart Assoc 2:e000062. 2013
..Psoriasis is a chronic inflammatory disease that may be associated with increased risk of cardiovascular events, including cardiovascular mortality, myocardial infarction, and stroke...
- Gender-related variation in the clinical presentation and outcomes of critical limb ischemia
Caroline E McCoach
Department of Internal Medicine, University of California, Davis, Sacramento, CA 95817, USA
Vasc Med 18:19-26. 2013
..Despite similar rates of limb salvage, women with CLI have an increased rate of subsequent major adverse cardiovascular events...
- Characteristics and long-term outcomes of percutaneous revascularization of unprotected left main coronary artery stenosis in the United States: a report from the National Cardiovascular Data Registry, 2004 to 2008
J Matthew Brennan
Department of Medicine, Duke Clinical Research Institute, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina 27705, USA
J Am Coll Cardiol 59:648-54. 2012
..This study sought to assess percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for unprotected left main coronary artery (ULMCA) stenosis in routine U.S. clinical practice...
