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Adherence to evidence-based guidelines for heart failure in physicians and their patients: lessons from the Heart Failure Adherence Retention Trial (HART)James E Calvin
Section of Cardiology, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL 60612 3833, USA
Congest Heart Fail 18:73-8. 2012..Adherence to evidence-based therapy is less than optimal in HF patients based on a combination of both physician and patient nonadherence...
Overcoming a perfect storm: an academic cardiology section's story of survivalJames E Calvin
Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Acad Med 82:245-51. 2007..These principles can be used to stabilize the financial position of clinical practices in academic settings that are facing financial challenges...- Insurance coverage and care of patients with non-ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndromesJames E Calvin
Section of Cardiology, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois 60612, USA
Ann Intern Med 145:739-48. 2006..The impact of insurance coverage on the care of patients with non-ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndromes (NSTE ACS) is unclear... - Self-management counseling in patients with heart failure: the heart failure adherence and retention randomized behavioral trialLynda H Powell
Department of Preventive Medicine, Rush University Medical Center, 1700 W Van Buren St, Chicago, IL 60612, USA
JAMA 304:1331-8. 2010..Motivating patients with heart failure to adhere to medical advice has not translated into clinical benefit, but past trials have had methodological limitations... 
The Heart Failure Adherence and Retention Trial (HART): design and rationaleLynda H Powell
Department of Preventive Medicine, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL 60612, USA
Am Heart J 156:452-60. 2008..Drug therapies and lifestyle changes can reduce hospitalizations, but nonadherence is high, ranging from 30% to 80%. There is an urgent need to identify cost-effective ways to improve adherence and reduce hospitalizations...- Achieving high quality in ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction care: one urban academic medical center experienceYanina A Purim-Shem-Tov
Department of Emergency Medicine, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL 60612, USA
Crit Pathw Cardiol 11:32-9. 2012..Door-to-balloon time in less than 90 minutes became a new phase in our quality improvement process, and we achieved 100% compliance in the last 2 years... - Depression predicts repeated heart failure hospitalizationsTricia J Johnson
Department of Health Systems Management, Rush University Rush University Medical Center, 1700 West Van Buren Street, TOB Suite 126B, Chicago, IL 60612, USA
J Card Fail 18:246-52. 2012.... - Increasing self-management skills in heart failure patients: a pilot studyKristin J Flynn
Department of Preventive Medicine, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL 60612, USA
Congest Heart Fail 11:297-302. 2005..001) and in several psychosocial outcomes. The success of this pilot study suggests the need for a randomized clinical trial to test the efficacy of group-based self-management training on medical outcomes... - Understanding African-American participation in a behavioral intervention: results from focus groupsCheryl Rucker-Whitaker
Rush University Medical Center, USA
Contemp Clin Trials 27:274-86. 2006..While a number of perceived benefits exist to group participation, there are significant and logistical barriers to retention. Ongoing attention to cultural sensitivity is a likely factor in successful retention of study participants... - Elements of nonpharmacologic interventions that prevent progression of heart failure: a meta-analysisAndrea T Kozak
Department of Preventive Medicine Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA
Congest Heart Fail 13:280-7. 2007..Nonpharmacologic treatment featuring face-to-face contact is particularly effective in reducing HF hospitalization and all-cause mortality rates... - Coronary angiographic morphology in unstable angina: comparative observations of culprit lesions in saphenous vein grafts versus native coronary arteriesLynn M Preston
Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke s Medical Center, 1653 W. Congress Parkway, 1035 Jelke Pavilion, Chicago, IL 60612, USA
J Invasive Cardiol 14:81-6. 2002..Angiographically-evident active thrombotic and ulcerated lesions underlie acute ischemic syndromes more frequently in SVGs than in native vessels... - Improved in-hospital outcomes in acute coronary syndromes (unstable angina/non-ST segment elevation myocardial infarction) despite similar TIMI risk scoresFrancis Q Almeda
Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center, Rush Heart Institute, Chicago, IL, USA
J Invasive Cardiol 15:502-6. 2003..This temporal change is associated with the greater use of newer antiplatelet and antithrombotic therapies and increased utilization of intracoronary stenting... - Women tolerate drug therapy for coronary artery disease as well as men do, but are treated less frequently with aspirin, beta-blockers, or statinsJonathan R Enriquez
Department of Internal Medicine, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL 60612, USA
Gend Med 5:53-61. 2008..No studies have sought to describe the relationship of gender with adverse reactions to drug therapy (ADRs) for CAD in clinical practice... - Gender differences in the value of ST-segment depression during adenosine stress testingMartha Gulati
Department of Medicine, Section of Cardiology, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois 60612, USA
Am J Cardiol 94:997-1002. 2004..In conclusion, ST-segment depression during adenosine MPI is an important marker of angiographically significant CAD in men and women. The presence of ST-segment depression is associated with left main disease and 3-vessel CAD... - Frequency of abrupt vessel closure and side branch occlusion after percutaneous coronary intervention in a 6.5-year period (1994 to 2000) at a single medical centerFrancis Q Almeda
Rush University Medical Center, Rush Heart Institute, and Rush Medical College, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Am J Cardiol 89:1151-5. 2002..015). Thus, the incidence of AVC steadily decreased over the 6.5-year time period, and was associated with the increased use of stents and GPIs; conversely, SBO accounted for an increasing percentage of AVC over this time period... - Part II: risk stratification in patients with unstable angina and non-ST segment elevation myocardial infarction: evidence-based reviewRami Doukky
Division of Adult Cardiology, Cook County Hospital, Chicago, IL, USA
J Invasive Cardiol 14:254-62. 2002 - Clinical and angiographic profile of patients with markedly elevated coronary calcium scores (>or=1000) detected by electron beam computed tomographyFrancis Q Almeda
Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USA
Cardiovasc Radiat Med 5:109-12. 2004..The objective of this study was to determine the clinical and angiographic profile of patients with extremely high coronary artery calcium scores (CACS; >or=1000) by electron beam computed tomography (EBCT)... - Impact of contemporary guideline compliance on risk stratification models for acute coronary syndromes in The Registry of Acute Coronary SyndromesMartha Gulati
Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Am J Cardiol 94:873-8. 2004..The use of established risk scores may overestimate event rates in unselected populations... - Effective obesity treatmentsLynda H Powell
Department of Preventive Medicine, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL 60612 3244, USA
Am Psychol 62:234-46. 2007..Combinations of lifestyle, drug, and, where appropriate, surgical interventions may be the most efficacious approach to achieving sustained weight loss for the widest diversity of patients... - Utility of history, physical examination, electrocardiogram, and chest radiograph for differentiating normal from decreased systolic function in patients with heart failureJames T Thomas
Division of Cardiology, Cook County Hospital, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Am J Med 112:437-45. 2002.... - Supplemental value of troponin I combined with a clinical risk model to predict in-hospital events in intermediate and high risk patients with acute coronary syndromesBarry Merrill
Rush Heart Institute, Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke s Medical Center, 1653 West Congress Parkway, Suite 1035, Jelke, Chicago, IL, 60612, USA
J Invasive Cardiol 14:603-8. 2002.... - Attenuation of the side effect profile of regadenoson: a randomized double-blinded placebo-controlled study with aminophylline in patients undergoing myocardial perfusion imaging. "The ASSUAGE trial"Rami Doukky
Section of Cardiology, Rush University Medical Center, 1653 W Congress Pkwy, Chicago, IL 60612, USA
J Nucl Cardiol 19:448-57. 2012..It is unknown whether the standardized intravenous aminophylline administration following regadenoson-stress can prevent the gastrointestinal and other adverse effects associated with regadenoson... - Depression and heart failure in patients with a new myocardial infarctionLynda H Powell
Department of Preventive Medicine, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Ill 60614, USA
Am Heart J 149:851-5. 2005..This investigation compared the prevalence of depression in patients with and without HF who were hospitalized with myocardial infarction (MI) and also at high psychosocial risk... - Risk stratification in patients with unstable angina and non-ST segment elevation myocardial infarction: evidence-based reviewRami Doukky
Division of Adult Cardiology, Cook County Hospital, Chicago, IL, USA
J Invasive Cardiol 14:215-20. 2002 - Impact of a clinical decision rule on hospital triage of patients with suspected acute cardiac ischemia in the emergency departmentBrendan M Reilly
Department of Medicine, Room 2129, 1835 W Harrison St, Cook County Hospital, Chicago, IL 60612, USA
JAMA 288:342-50. 2002..Emergency department (ED) physicians often are uncertain about where in the hospital to triage patients with suspected acute cardiac ischemia. Many patients are triaged unnecessarily to intensive or intermediate cardiac care units... - Patterns of transfer for patients with non-ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndrome from community to tertiary care hospitalsMatthew T Roe
Duke Clinical Research Institute, Durham, NC 27705, USA
Am Heart J 156:185-92. 2008.... - Troponin T in acute coronary syndromes: mechanisms and management issuesFrancis Q Almeda
J Am Coll Cardiol 39:1404-5; author reply 1405. 2002 - A comparison of acute coronary syndrome care at academic and nonacademic hospitalsManesh R Patel
Duke Clinical Research Institute, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27705, USA
Am J Med 120:40-6. 2007..We sought to identify hospital characteristics associated with high levels of adherence in order to gain insight into successful processes of care... - Prediction of medical morbidity and mortality after acute myocardial infarction in patients at increased psychosocial risk in the Enhancing Recovery in Coronary Heart Disease Patients (ENRICHD) studyAllan S Jaffe
Cardiovascular Division, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905, USA
Am Heart J 152:126-35. 2006.... - The dark side of platelet glycoprotein IIb/IIIa receptor inhibitors during percutaneous coronary interventionsLloyd W Klein
Am J Cardiol 91:1199-202. 2003 - Impedance cardiography: a comparison of cardiac output vs waveform analysis for assessing left ventricular systolic dysfunctionArthur P DeMarzo
Dermed Diagnostics Inc, Wheaton, IL, USA
Prog Cardiovasc Nurs 22:145-51. 2007..ICG waveform analysis has potential as a simple point-of-care test for detecting LVSD in asymptomatic patients at high risk for developing heart failure and for monitoring LVSD in patients being treated for heart failure... - Improving outpatient care in chronic cardiac diseases: no easy solutionsJames E Calvin
Am Heart J 153:1-3. 2007 - Coexistent coronary artery disease and Kawasaki's disease of the coronary vessels: demonstration by intravascular ultrasoundDavid S Bromet
Cardiology 99:113-4. 2003 - Using impedance cardiography to assess left ventricular systolic function via postural change in patients with heart failureArthur P DeMarzo
Dermed Diagnostics Inc, 2 S 558 White Birch Lane, Wheaton, IL 60187, USA
Prog Cardiovasc Nurs 20:163-7. 2005..ICG potentially could be used to detect worsening LVSF and provide a means of measurement for adjusting treatment...