Evaluation of narrative text for case finding: the need for accuracy measurementP A McCullough
Center for Clinical Effectiveness, Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, MI 48202, USA or
Am J Ind Med 34:133-6. 1998
..This analysis highlights the need for investigators to apply decision statistics to narrative text searching techniques when they are used essentially as diagnostic test procedures on insurance claims datasets...
A prospective randomized trial of triage angiography in acute coronary syndromes ineligible for thrombolytic therapy. Results of the medicine versus angiography in thrombolytic exclusion (MATE) trialP A McCullough
Henry Ford Health System, Henry Ford Heart and Vascular Institute, Detroit, Michigan 48202, USA
J Am Coll Cardiol 32:596-605. 1998
..The purpose of this study was to determine if early triage angiography with revascularization, if indicated, favorably affects clinical outcomes in patients with suspected acute myocardial infarction who are ineligible for thrombolysis...
Early use of coronary angiography and interventionP A McCullough
Cardiovascular Division, Henry Ford Hospital, Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, Michigan, USA
Cardiol Clin 17:373-86. 1999
..This vision is not far off on the horizon. We anticipate additional clinical trial results will help form the decision points in this optimal treatment scenario, which for a large proportion of patients will involve invasive management...
Impaired culprit vessel flow in acute coronary syndromes ineligible for thrombolysisP A McCullough
Henry Ford Health System, Henry Ford Heart and Vascular Institute, Detroit, MI 48202, USA
J Thromb Thrombolysis 10:247-53. 2000
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Risks associated with renal dysfunction in patients in the coronary care unitP A McCullough
Henry Ford Health System, Department of Internal Medicine and the Henry Ford Heart and Vascular Institute, Detroit, Michigan 48202, USA
J Am Coll Cardiol 36:679-84. 2000
..The purpose of this study was to quantify the impact of baseline renal dysfunction on morbidity and mortality in patients in the coronary care unit (CCU)...
Ninety-minute exclusion of acute myocardial infarction by use of quantitative point-of-care testing of myoglobin and troponin IJ McCord
Henry Ford Hospital Center, 2799 W Grand Blvd, Detroit, MI 48202, USA
Circulation 104:1483-8. 2001
..The present study evaluated whether a multimarker strategy that used point-of-care measurement of myoglobin, creatine kinase (CK)-MB, and troponin I could exclude acute myocardial infarction in </=3 hours...