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Clopidogrel use and hospital quality in medically managed patients with non-ST-segment-elevation myocardial infarctionThomas M Maddox
VA Eastern Colorado Health Care System, Denver, CO, USA
Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes 5:523-31. 2012..However, clopidogrel has historically been underused in this population. We evaluated contemporary rates of its use and evaluated associated factors, with a particular focus on hospital quality of myocardial infarction (MI) care...
Recent hospitalization for non-coronary events and use of preventive medications for coronary artery disease: an observational cohort studySteven M Bradley
Health Services Research and Development Northwest Center of Excellence, Veterans Affairs Puget Sound Health Care System, and University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
BMC Cardiovasc Disord 11:42. 2011....
Blood pressure trajectories and associations with treatment intensification, medication adherence, and outcomes among newly diagnosed coronary artery disease patientsThomas M Maddox
Cardiology Section, Denver VAMC University of Colorado Denver, Denver, CO 80220, USA
Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes 3:347-57. 2010..However, longitudinal studies evaluating these relationships and outcomes are limited...
Medication adherence and the patient with coronary artery disease: challenges for the practitionerThomas M Maddox
Denver VAMC, USA bUniversity of Colorado, Denver, CO 80220, USA
Curr Opin Cardiol 24:468-72. 2009..Despite its importance, nonadherence remains a significant problem among this population, and a variety of studies have sought to determine its prevalence, contributing factors, and interventions for improvement...
Impaired heart rate recovery is associated with new-onset atrial fibrillation: a prospective cohort studyThomas M Maddox
Cardiology Section, Denver VAMC, Denver, CO, USA
BMC Cardiovasc Disord 9:11. 2009..However, whether impaired HRR is associated with incident AF is unknown. We studied the association of impaired HRR with the development of incident AF, after controlling for demographic and clinical confounders...
Health-related quality-of-life outcomes among coronary artery bypass graft surgery patientsThomas M Maddox
Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, University of Colorado Health Science Center Staff Cardiologist, Section of Cardiology, Denver VAMC, Denver, CO, USA
Expert Rev Pharmacoecon Outcomes Res 7:365-72. 2007..We will also offer our view on the current state and future directions of HRQL assessment and use...
The prognostic importance of abnormal heart rate recovery and chronotropic response among exercise treadmill test patientsThomas M Maddox
Denver VAMC University of Colorado Denver, Denver, CO 80209, USA
Am Heart J 156:736-44. 2008..However, little is known about their prognostic use in combination and in addition to the Duke Treadmill Score (DTS)...
Angina at 1 year after myocardial infarction: prevalence and associated findingsThomas M Maddox
Cardiology Section 111B, Denver Veterans Affairs MedicalCenter, 1055 Clermont St, Denver, CO 80209, USA
Arch Intern Med 168:1310-6. 2008..Eradication of angina is a primary goal of care after myocardial infarction (MI). However, the prevalence of angina 1 year after MI and factors associated with it are unknown...
Utilization of secondary prevention therapies in patients with nonobstructive coronary artery disease identified during cardiac catheterization: insights from the National Cardiovascular Data Registry Cath-PCI RegistryThomas M Maddox
Denver VAMC University of Colorado Denver, USA
Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes 3:632-41. 2010..Therefore, we compared rates of secondary prevention medication prescription between patients with nonobstructive and obstructive CAD...
One-year health status outcomes of unstable angina versus myocardial infarction: a prospective, observational cohort study of ACS survivorsThomas M Maddox
Denver VAMC University of Colorado Health Science Center, Denver, CO, USA
BMC Cardiovasc Disord 7:28. 2007..Little is known, however, about the health status outcomes (angina, physical function, and quality of life) of UA versus MI patients among survivors of an ACS hospitalization...
Delays in filling clopidogrel prescription after hospital discharge and adverse outcomes after drug-eluting stent implantation: implications for transitions of careP Michael Ho
Institute for Health Research, Kaiser Permanente of Colorado, Denver, USA
Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes 3:261-6. 2010..The frequency with which patients delay filling a clopidogrel prescription after DES implantation and the association of this delay with adverse outcomes is unknown...
Increased risk of bleeding in patients on clopidogrel therapy after drug-eluting stents implantation: insights from the HMO Research Network-Stent Registry (HMORN-stent)Thomas T Tsai
Denver VA Medical Center, Denver, CO 80220, USA
Circ Cardiovasc Interv 3:230-5. 2010..Little is known about the competing risk of bleeding from clopidogrel in "real world" clinical practice...
Contraindicated medication use in dialysis patients undergoing percutaneous coronary interventionThomas T Tsai
Denver VA Medical Center, Cardiology Section 111B, 1055 Clermont St, Denver, CO 80220, USA
JAMA 302:2458-64. 2009..Little is known about the use of such medications and their effects on outcomes in clinical practice...
Impaired chronotropic response to exercise stress testing in patients with diabetes predicts future cardiovascular eventsP Michael Ho
1Denver VA Medical Center, Denver, Colorado, USA
Diabetes Care 31:1531-3. 2008..To assess the association between impaired chronotropic response (CR) and adverse events among patients with diabetes referred for exercise treadmill testing (ETT)...
Medication nonadherence is associated with a broad range of adverse outcomes in patients with coronary artery diseaseP Michael Ho
Cardiology Section, Denver VA Medical Center, Denver, CO, USA
Am Heart J 155:772-9. 2008..Little is known about the effect of nonadherence among patients with coronary artery disease (CAD) on a broad spectrum of outcomes including cardiovascular mortality, cardiovascular hospitalizations, and revascularization procedures...
Risk of adverse outcomes associated with concomitant use of clopidogrel and proton pump inhibitors following acute coronary syndromeP Michael Ho
Denver VA Medical Center, Denver, Colorado, USA
JAMA 301:937-44. 2009..Prior mechanistic studies reported that omeprazole decreases the platelet inhibitory effects of clopidogrel, yet the clinical significance of these findings is not clear...
Impact of medication nonadherence on hospitalizations and mortality in heart failureAshley A Fitzgerald
Division of Cardiology, Denver VA Medical Center, Denver, Colorado, USA
J Card Fail 17:664-9. 2011..Limited literature exists on the association between medication adherence and outcomes among patients with heart failure...
Modifiable factors associated with failure to attain low-density lipoprotein cholesterol goal at 6 months after acute myocardial infarctionSeth S Martin
Department of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA
Am Heart J 165:26-33.e3. 2013..We sought to illuminate patient and provider characteristics associated with LDL-C goal nonattainment after AMI...
Feasibility of proactive medical device surveillance: the VA Clinical Assessment Reporting and Tracking (CART) programThomas T Tsai
VA Eastern Colorado Health Care System, Department of Medicine, CART Coordinating Center, University of Colorado Denver, Denver, CO 80220, USA
Med Care 51:S57-61. 2013..Cardiac catheterization laboratories are high-device utilization areas well suited for device surveillance...
Aging of the United States population: impact on heart failureRebecca Vigen
Division of Cardiology, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO 80045, USA
Curr Heart Fail Rep 9:369-74. 2012....
Update on diabetic cardiomyopathy: inches forward, miles to goMaggie N Tillquist
University of Colorado School of Medicine, Denver, CO, USA
Curr Diab Rep 12:305-13. 2012..These recent insights provide important additions to our knowledge about diabetic cardiomyopathy, but much remains unknown...
Preoperative cardiovascular evaluation for noncardiac surgeryThomas M Maddox
Zena and Michael A Wiener Cardiovascular Institute, Box 1030, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, One East 100th Street, New York, NY 10029 6574, USA
Mt Sinai J Med 72:185-92. 2005..The best risk reduction strategy for these patients is perioperative beta blockade use. The role of coronary revascularization specifically to reduce perioperative cardiac complications remains unproven...
