Primary angioplasty versus intravenous thrombolytic therapy for acute myocardial infarction: a quantitative review of 23 randomised trialsEllen C Keeley
Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Cardiology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
Lancet 361:13-20. 2003
..Our aim was to look at the combined results of these trials and to ascertain which reperfusion therapy is most effective...
- Effect of glucose-insulin-potassium (GIK) infusion on biomarkers of cardiovascular risk in ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI): insight into the failure of GIK
Shailja V Parikh
Department of Internal Medicine, the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, Texas 75235 9047, USA
Diab Vasc Dis Res 4:222-5. 2007
..In conclusion, GIK had no discernible effect on biomarkers associated with inflammation, neurohormonal activation or myonecrosis, three pathways associated with adverse outcomes in STEMI...
- Predictors of coronary artery disease in patients with left bundle branch block undergoing coronary angiography
Rajjit Abrol
Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Cardiology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA
Am J Cardiol 98:1307-10. 2006
..50. In contrast, patients with heart failure were less likely to have CAD...
Treatment delay in patients undergoing primary percutaneous coronary intervention for ST-elevation myocardial infarction: a key process analysis of patient and program factorsShailja V Parikh
Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Cardiology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
Am Heart J 155:290-7. 2008
..There is heightened interest in identifying and eliminating factors that introduce delay...
Myocardial ischemia induced by rapid atrial pacing causes troponin T release detectable by a highly sensitive assay: insights from a coronary sinus sampling studyAslan T Turer
Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas 75230 9047, USA
J Am Coll Cardiol 57:2398-405. 2011
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- Infarct-related coronary artery patency and medication use prior to ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction
Christina R Robinson
The Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Cardiology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA
Am J Cardiol 97:7-9. 2006
..Further, our data demonstrate a graded association according to the number of such medications being administered: the likelihood of a patent infarct-related artery increased to >50% as the number of these medications increased...
- Plasma CXCL12 levels as a predictor of future stroke
Robert C Schutt
Department of Medicine, University of Virginia, Division of Cardiology, PO Box 800158, Charlottesville, VA 22908 0158, USA
Stroke 43:3382-6. 2012
..The aim of this study was to test the hypothesis that elevated circulating baseline CXCL12 levels are associated with subsequent stroke...
- Frequency of coronary artery disease in patients undergoing peripheral artery disease surgery
David J Hur
Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Cardiology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
Am J Cardiol 110:736-40. 2012
..Thus, the decision to perform coronary angiography should be based on indications independent of the planned PAD surgery...
- Purulent pericarditis: report of 2 cases and review of the literature
Shailja V Parikh
Departments of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, USA
Medicine (Baltimore) 88:52-65. 2009
..Thus, a high index of clinical suspicion is crucial. We present 2 cases of purulent pericarditis, and provide an updated review of other case series published over the past 60 years...
- Systems-based improvement in door-to-balloon times at a large urban teaching hospital: a follow-up study from Parkland Health and Hospital System
Shailja V Parikh
Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Tex, USA
Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes 2:116-22. 2009
..Timely reperfusion in ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) patients improves clinical outcomes. Implementing strategies to target institutional-specific delays are crucial for improved patient care...
- Comparison of primary and facilitated percutaneous coronary interventions for ST-elevation myocardial infarction: quantitative review of randomised trials
Ellen C Keeley
Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Cardiology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75390 9047, USA
Lancet 367:579-88. 2006
..We undertook a meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials (published and unpublished) to compare facilitated and primary percutaneous coronary intervention...
- Coronary revascularization in patients with coronary artery disease and chronic kidney disease
Ellen C Keeley
Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Cardiology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas 75390 8837, USA
Adv Chronic Kidney Dis 11:254-60. 2004
..This article discusses the available data on coronary revascularization outcomes in CKD patients...
- Primary percutaneous coronary intervention for every patient with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction: what stands in the way?
Ellen C Keeley
Division of Cardiology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas 75390 8837, USA
Ann Intern Med 141:298-304. 2004
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- Racial disparity in clinical outcomes following primary percutaneous coronary intervention for ST elevation myocardial infarction: influence of process of care
Joshua A Jacobi
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
J Interv Cardiol 20:182-7. 2007
..This suggests that the previously observed differences in mortality rates may be, at least in part, attributable to differences in the process of care, and not solely to differences in patient factors or differential therapeutic effects...
- Multiple culprit arteries in patients with ST segment elevation myocardial infarction referred for primary percutaneous coronary intervention
Peter M Pollak
Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Cardiology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
Am J Cardiol 104:619-23. 2009
..In conclusion, patients with multiple culprit arteries in the setting of ST-segment elevation myocardial infarctions represent a unique population with high rates of cardiogenic shock and no clear cause...
- Dose-dependent Effect of Statin Therapy on Circulating CXCL12 Levels in Patients with Hyperlipidemia
Will Camnitz
From the Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, University of Virginia, PO Box 800158, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
Clin Transl Med 1:23. 2012
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- The snow-shoveler's ST elevation myocardial infarction
Rajesh Janardhanan
Department of Internal Medicine, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA
Am J Cardiol 106:596-600. 2010
..This may be most critical in patients with histories of coronary stent placement, considering that these findings suggest that snow shoveling may precipitate subacute stent thrombosis...
- Selecting the optimal antithrombotic regimen for patients with acute coronary syndromes undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention
Shailja V Parikh
Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Cardiology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA
Vasc Health Risk Manag 5:677-91. 2009
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- Hyperthyroidism-associated coronary vasospasm with myocardial infarction and subsequent euthyroid angina
Rupa Patel
Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas 75390 9066, USA
Thyroid 18:273-6. 2008
..We present an atypical case of an African-American woman presenting with a myocardial infarction who developed recurrent angina while euthyroid...
- Effect of glucose-insulin-potassium infusion on plasma free fatty acid concentrations in patients undergoing primary percutaneous coronary intervention for ST-elevation myocardial infarction
Tayo A Addo
Department of Internal Medicine, Donald W. Reynolds Cardiovascular Clinical Research Center, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas 75390-9047, USA
Am J Cardiol 94:1288-9. 2004
..Treatment with glucose-insulin-potassium was associated with significantly lower levels of free fatty acid after 24 hours compared with standard care...
- Primary coronary intervention for acute myocardial infarction
Ellen C Keeley
Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas 75390-8837, USA
JAMA 291:736-9. 2004
- Presence and extent of angiographic coronary narrowing in patients with left bundle branch block
Keith Nguyen
Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Cardiology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, 5323 Harry Hines Boulevard, Dallas, TX 75390-8837, USA
Am J Cardiol 93:1426-7, A10. 2004
..Of the 65 patients with normal LV function, only 5 (8%) had left main or 3-vessel disease, and of the 135 patients with depressed LV function, only 21 (16%) had left main or 3-vessel disease...
- Should patients with acute myocardial infraction be transferred to a tertiary center for primary angioplasty or receive it at qualified hospitals in the community? The case for emergency transfer for primary percutaneous coronary intervention
Ellen C Keeley
Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75390 8837, USA
Circulation 112:3520-32; discussion 3533. 2005
- Elevated circulating fibrocyte levels in patients with hypertensive heart disease
Ellen C Keeley
Division of Cardiology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia 22908 0158, USA
J Hypertens 30:1856-61. 2012
..Our objective was to determine whether fibrocyte levels are elevated in individuals with hypertensive heart disease...
- Analysis of long-term survival after revascularization in patients with chronic kidney disease presenting with acute coronary syndromes
Ellen C Keeley
Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Cardiology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas 75390, USA
Am J Cardiol 92:509-14. 2003
..Percutaneous coronary revascularization was associated with superior long-term survival. In conclusion, patients with severe CKD and ACS had improved long-term survival when treated with percutaneous coronary revascularization...
- Coronary revascularization in patients with end-stage renal disease: risks, benefits, and optimal strategies
Ellen C Keeley
Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Cardiology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA
Rev Cardiovasc Med 4:125-30. 2003
..Data from large, prospective, randomized controlled trials are desperately needed to appropriately address the optimal application of coronary revascularization in patients with ESRD...
- Facilitated primary percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty for acute ST segment elevation myocardial infarction: rationale for reuniting pharmacologic and mechanical revascularization strategies
Ellen C Keeley
Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Cardiology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, 5323 Harry Hines Boulevard, Dallas, TX 75390-9047, USA
Cardiol Rev 11:13-20. 2003
..While the preliminary data presented is promising, we must await the results of ongoing large, randomized trials that have been specifically designed to address this question...
- Free wall rupture in the elderly: deleterious effect of fibrinolytic therapy on the ageing heart
Ellen C Keeley
Eur Heart J 26:1693-4. 2005
- Primary PCI for myocardial infarction with ST-segment elevation
Ellen C Keeley
Department of Internal Medicine (Cardiology Division, University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, USA
N Engl J Med 356:47-54. 2007
