Cardiac surgeon report cards, referral for cardiac surgery, and the ethical responsibilities of cardiologistsDavid L Brown
Department of Medicine, Stony Brook University, New York, USA
J Am Coll Cardiol 59:2378-82. 2012
..We review the ethical principles that should obligate cardiologists to discuss and use outcomes data, when available, in selecting cardiac surgeons to whom they refer their patients...
- Initial coronary stent implantation with medical therapy vs medical therapy alone for stable coronary artery disease: meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials
Kathleen Stergiopoulos
Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, State University of New York Stony Brook School of Medicine, Health Sciences Center T16 080, Stony Brook, NY 11794
Arch Intern Med 172:312-9. 2012
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Gender-age interaction in early mortality following primary angioplasty for acute myocardial infarctionJeffrey S Berger
Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina, USA
Am J Cardiol 98:1140-3. 2006
..In conclusion, female gender was found to be an independent predictor of in-hospital mortality in patients <75 years of age after primary angioplasty for AMI...
- Impact of platelet glycoprotein IIb/IIIa inhibitor therapy on in-hospital outcomes and long-term survival following percutaneous coronary rotational atherectomy
Jeffrey S Berger
Beth Israel Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
J Thromb Thrombolysis 19:47-54. 2005
..These data do not indicate a significant association between GP IIb/IIIa inhibitor treatment during PCRA and MACE or survival...
- The impact of advanced chronic kidney disease on in-hospital mortality following percutaneous coronary intervention for acute myocardial infarction
Sujethra Vasu
Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, State University of New York, Stony Brook University Medical Center, Stony Brook, New York 11794, USA
Catheter Cardiovasc Interv 70:701-5. 2007
..We assessed the impact of CKD (stages 3-5) on the in-hospital outcomes of patients undergoing PCI for acute myocardial infarction (AMI) in a statewide registry...
- Impact of abciximab on mortality and reinfarction in patients with acute ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction treated with primary stenting
Allen Jeremias
Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, Stony Brook University Medical Center, Stony Brook, New York 11794 8171, USA
Catheter Cardiovasc Interv 75:895-902. 2010
..To combine data from all randomized trials of abciximab versus placebo or open-label control in patients with STEMI treated with primary stenting to assess the short-term and long-term mortality, reinfarction, and bleeding complications...
- Influence of sex on in-hospital outcomes and long-term survival after contemporary percutaneous coronary intervention
Jeffrey S Berger
Department of Medicine (Cardiovascular Medicine, SUNY Stony Brook School of Medicine, Stony Brook, NY 11794, USA
Am Heart J 151:1026-31. 2006
..78, 95% CI 0.620-0.969, P = .02). CONCLUSIONS: Despite more high-risk characteristics, female sex conferred a long-term survival advantage after PCI...
Aspirin use, dose, and clinical outcomes in postmenopausal women with stable cardiovascular disease: the Women's Health Initiative Observational StudyJeffrey S Berger
Department of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes 2:78-87. 2009
..We sought to evaluate the relationship between aspirin use, dose (81 or 325 mg), and clinical outcomes among postmenopausal women with stable cardiovascular disease (CVD)...
- Vascular disease burden and in-hospital outcomes among patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention in New York State
Jeffrey S Berger
Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA
Circ Cardiovasc Interv 2:317-22. 2009
..However, there is little data regarding the impact of the presence and extent of vascular disease on outcomes in patients with CAD undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention...
- Effect of peripheral arterial disease on in-hospital outcomes after primary percutaneous coronary intervention for acute myocardial infarction
Allen Jeremias
Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Stony Brook University Medical Center, Stony Brook, NY, USA
Am J Cardiol 105:1268-71. 2010
..7 to 3.0, p <0.001). In conclusion, PAD was independently associated with a doubling of the in-hospital mortality risk among patients undergoing primary percutaneous coronary intervention for acute myocardial infarction...
- Use of and inhospital outcomes after early clopidogrel therapy in patients not undergoing an early invasive strategy for treatment of non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction: results from Can Rapid risk stratification of Unstable angina patients Su
Deepu Alexander
Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, State University of New York, Stony Brook School of Medicine, Stony Brook, NY 11794, USA
Am Heart J 156:606-12. 2008
..We sought to determine patterns of early (<24 hours of arrival) clopidogrel use and its association with clinical outcomes in patients with NSTEMI not undergoing early percutaneous intervention (PCI)...
- Comparison of three-year outcomes in blacks versus whites with coronary heart disease following percutaneous coronary intervention
Jeffrey S Berger
Department of Medicine (Cardiology, Beth Israel Medical Center, New York, New York 10003, USA
Am J Cardiol 94:647-9. 2004
..The investigators analyzed the impact of race on 3-year survival in 3,783 consecutive patients who underwent PCI in 1998 and 1999...
- Effect of diabetes on long-term mortality following contemporary percutaneous coronary intervention: analysis of 4,284 cases
Sean R Wilson
Department of Medicine (Cardiology, Beth Israel Medical Center, New York, New York 10003, USA
Diabetes Care 27:1137-42. 2004
..462, 95% CI 1.169-1.828; P = 0.001). CONCLUSIONS: Following contemporary PCI, diabetic patients continue to have worse survival than nondiabetic patients...
- Effect of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease on survival of patients with coronary heart disease having percutaneous coronary intervention
Jeffrey S Berger
Department of Medicine (Cardiology, Beth Israel Medical Center, New York, New York 10003, USA
Am J Cardiol 94:649-51. 2004
..001). COPD was independently associated with a 2-fold increase in the hazard of long-term mortality (hazard ratio 2.146, 95% confidence interval 1.525 to 3.021, p < 0.001)...
- Association of health insurance status with presentation and outcomes of coronary artery disease among nonelderly adults undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention
Puja B Parikh
Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, State University of New York, Stony Brook University Medical Center, Stony Brook, NY, USA
Am Heart J 162:512-7. 2011
..The aim of this study was to determine if insurance status is associated with adverse outcomes in patients with coronary artery disease...
- Comparison of outcomes in acute myocardial infarction treated with coronary angioplasty alone versus coronary stent implantation
Jeffrey S Berger
The Department of Medicine (Cardiovascular Medicine, State University of New York-Stony Brook School of Medicine, Stony Brook, New York
Am J Cardiol 97:977-80. 2006
..474, 95% confidence interval 0.311 to 0.723, p = 0.001)...
- Competency in electrocardiogram interpretation among internal medicine and emergency medicine residents
Jeffrey S Berger
Department of Internal Medicine, Beth Israel Medical Center, New York, New York 10003, USA
Am J Med 118:873-80. 2005
..Our study evaluated the ability of internal medicine residents and emergency medicine residents to interpret a variety of electrocardiograms...
- Effects of antibiotic therapy on outcomes of patients with coronary artery disease: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials
Richard Andraws
Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, Beth Israel Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
JAMA 293:2641-7. 2005
..2% vs 9.6%; OR, 0.91; 95% CI, 0.76-1.07; P = .25). CONCLUSION: Evidence available to date does not demonstrate an overall benefit of antibiotic therapy in reducing mortality or cardiovascular events in patients with CAD...
- Relation of total annual coronary angioplasty volume of physicians and hospitals on outcomes of primary angioplasty for acute myocardial infarction (data from the 1995 Coronary Angioplasty Reporting System of the New York State Department of Health)
Babak A Vakili
Division of Cardiovascular Interventions, Beth Israel Medical Center, New York, New York, USA
Am J Cardiol 91:726-8. 2003
- Effect of inhibition of the renin-angiotensin system on development of type 2 diabetes mellitus (meta-analysis of randomized trials)
Richard Andraws
Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, SUNY Downstate School of Medicine, Brooklyn, New York, USA
Am J Cardiol 99:1006-12. 2007
..73, 95% CI 0.64 to 0.84, p<0.001) in the odds. In conclusion, evidence accumulated to date indicates that inhibition of the renin-angiotensin system may contribute to the prevention of DM...
- Analysis of the institutional volume-outcome relations for balloon angioplasty and stenting in the stent era in California
David L Brown
Division of Cardiovascular Interventions, Department of Medicine, Beth Israel Medical Center, New York, NY 10003, USA
Am Heart J 146:1071-6. 2003
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- The impact of revascularization on mortality in patients with nonacute coronary artery disease
Allen Jeremias
Department of Medicine Cardiovascular Medicine, Stony Brook University Medical Center, Stony Brook, NY, USA
Am J Med 122:152-61. 2009
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- Comparison of in-hospital outcomes following early or delayed angioplasty for acute myocardial infarction
V S Srinivas
Hochman Division of Cardiovascular Interventions, Beth Israel Medical Center, New York, New York 10461, USA
J Invasive Cardiol 14:746-50. 2002
..CONCLUSION: Delayed reperfusion does not influence in-hospital clinical outcomes following PTCA for acute myocardial infarction...
- Transcatheter aortic-valve implantation for aortic stenosis in patients who cannot undergo surgery
Martin B Leon
Columbia University Medical Center NewYork Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY 10032, USA
N Engl J Med 363:1597-607. 2010
..Recently, transcatheter aortic-valve implantation (TAVI) has been suggested as a less invasive treatment for high-risk patients with aortic stenosis...
- A propensity analysis of the impact of platelet glycoprotein IIb/IIIa inhibitor therapy on in-hospital outcomes after percutaneous coronary intervention
Babak A Vakili
Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York, USA
Am J Cardiol 91:946-50. 2003
..22 to 2.03; p = 0.0004). In a data set consisting of patients with a high degree of acuity predominantly treated with stent placement, GP IIb/IIIa inhibitor treatment is associated with an increase in thrombotic complications of PCI...
- Cardiovascular effects of ephedra alkaloids: a comprehensive review
Richard Andraws
Department of Medicine, Beth Israel Medical Center and the Division of Cardiology, New York, NY, USA
Prog Cardiovasc Dis 47:217-25. 2005
..More stringent oversight by regulatory authorities is required to minimize the incidence of adverse events...
- Impact of spores on the comparative efficacies of five antibiotics for treatment of Bacillus anthracis in an in vitro hollow fiber pharmacodynamic model
Arnold Louie
Ordway Research Institute, Center for Biodefense and Emerging Infections, Albany, New York, USA
Antimicrob Agents Chemother 56:1229-39. 2012
..anthracis produces the toxins that may kill the infected host, the rate and mechanism of killing of an antibiotic may determine its overall in vivo efficacy. Further studies are needed to examine this important observation...
- Matrix metalloproteinase inhibition with tetracyclines for the treatment of coronary artery disease
Travis J Bench
Department of Medicine Cardiovascular Medicine, Stony Brook University, Health Sciences Center T 16 080, Stony Brook, NY 11794 8171, USA
Pharmacol Res 64:561-6. 2011
..Further investigation is warranted to assess the potential clinical risks and benefits of MMP inhibition with tetracyclines or other agents in the treatment of coronary artery disease...
- Impact of gender on mortality following primary angioplasty for acute myocardial infarction
Jeffrey S Berger
Department of Medicine (Cardiology, Beth Israel Medical Center, New York, NY 10003, USA
Prog Cardiovasc Dis 46:297-304. 2004
