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Risk of myocardial ischaemia and beta-adrenoceptor agonistsD H Au
Department of Veterans Affairs, VA Puget Sound Health Care System, Seattle, WA 98108, USA
Ann Med 33:287-90. 2001..Furthermore, careful consideration should be given to distinguish symptoms caused by cardiovascular versus respiratory aetiologies...
The validity of using ICD-9 codes and pharmacy records to identify patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseColin R Cooke
Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA
BMC Health Serv Res 11:37. 2011..We sought to develop a predictive model utilizing administrative data to accurately identify patients with COPD...- Lung cancer stage at diagnosis: Individual associations in the prospective VITamins and lifestyle (VITAL) cohortChristopher G Slatore
Portland VA Medical Center, Health Services Research and Development, Portland, OR, USA
BMC Cancer 11:228. 2011..We used data from a prospective cohort study to evaluate associations of demographic, health history, and health behaviors with early versus late stage at diagnosis of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC)... - The effects of smoking cessation on the risk of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease exacerbationsDavid H Au
Health Services Research and Development, VA Puget Sound Health Care System, 1660 S Columbian Way 152, Seattle, WA 98108, USA
J Gen Intern Med 24:457-63. 2009..There is a paucity of evidence about the effects of smoking cessation on the risk of COPD exacerbations... - Regional variations in health statusD H Au
Northwest Health Services Research and Development Center of Excellence, VA Puget Sound Health Care System, Seattle, Washington, USA
Med Care 39:879-88. 2001..Knowledge about variations in the health status of patients seeking primary care in different parts of the United States is limited... - Development of a quantifiable symptom assessment tool for patients with chronic bronchitis: the Chronic Bronchitis Symptoms Assessment ScaleDavid H Au
Health Services Research and Development, VA Puget Sound Health Care System, 1660 S Columbian Way, Seattle, Washington 98108, USA
COPD 2:209-16. 2005..67) and SOBQ (r = 0.50). The Chronic Bronchitis Symptoms Assessment Scale is an easy to administer, once daily or once weekly, valid and reliable outcome measure for assessing symptom severity among patients with chronic bronchitis... - Differences in health care utilization at the end of life among patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and patients with lung cancerDavid H Au
Health Services Research and Development, VA Puget Sound Health Care System, Seattle, Wash, USA
Arch Intern Med 166:326-31. 2006.... - Beta-blockers as single-agent therapy for hypertension and the risk of mortality among patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseDavid H Au
Health Services Research and Development Northwest Center of Excellence, Veterans Affairs Puget Sound Health Care System, Seattle, Washington 98108, USA
Am J Med 117:925-31. 2004..To assess the association between the type of antihypertensive medication and all-cause mortality among patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)... - Association between chronic heart failure and inhaled beta-2-adrenoceptor agonistsDavid H Au
Health Services Research and Development, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, VA Puget Sound Health Care System, Seattle, Wash 98108, USA
Am Heart J 148:915-20. 2004..Recent reports suggest an association between beta-agonists and the risk of incident chronic heart failure (CHF). We sought to examine the association between inhaled beta-agonists and risk of incident and nonincident heart failure... - Risk of mortality and heart failure exacerbations associated with inhaled beta-adrenoceptor agonists among patients with known left ventricular systolic dysfunctionDavid H Au
Health Services Research and Development, Northwest Center of Excellence, VA Puget Sound Health Care System, Department of Veterans Affairs, Seattle, WA 98108, USA
Chest 123:1964-9. 2003..We sought to determine if use of selective beta(2)-agonists was associated with hospitalization for heart failure and all-cause mortality... - Comparing methods to identify general internal medicine clinic patients with chronic heart failureE M Udris
Northwest Health Services Research and Development Center of Excellence, Veterans Affairs Puget Sound Health Care System, Seattle, WA 98108, USA
Am Heart J 142:1003-9. 2001..The purpose of this study was to develop and validate a computerized tool using clinical information that is commonly available to identify patients with left ventricular systolic dysfunction (LVSD)... - Inhaled corticosteroids and risk of lung cancer among patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseTanyalak Parimon
Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA
Am J Respir Crit Care Med 175:712-9. 2007..Lung cancer is a frequent cause of death among patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). We examined whether the use of inhaled corticosteroids among patients with COPD was associated with a decreased risk of lung cancer... 
The association between alcohol consumption and risk of COPD exacerbation in a veteran populationCourtney C Greene
Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Campus Box 356522, 1959 NE Pacific St, Seattle, WA 98195, USA
Chest 134:761-7. 2008..Our objective was to evaluate the association between alcohol consumption and the subsequent risk of COPD exacerbation...- Alcohol screening scores and medication nonadherenceChris L Bryson
Health Services Research and Development Northwest Center of Excellence, Veterans Affairs Puget Sound Health Care System, and University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98101, USA
Ann Intern Med 149:795-804. 2008..Medication nonadherence is common and is associated with adverse outcomes. Alcohol misuse may be a risk factor for nonadherence; however, evidence is limited... - Cardiovascular risk factor control among veterans with diabetes: the ambulatory care quality improvement projectNicholas L Smith
Seattle Epidemiologic Research and Information Center, VA Puget Sound Health Care System, Seattle, Washington, USA
Diabetes Care 27:B33-8. 2004..To describe the extent to which hyperglycemia, hypertension, and dyslipidemia are currently detected, treated, and controlled in U.S. veterans with diabetes with and without ischemic heart disease (IHD)... - Cost-effectiveness of a smoking cessation program implemented at the time of surgery for lung cancerChristopher G Slatore
Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA
J Thorac Oncol 4:499-504. 2009..Perioperative smoking cessation is associated with improved survival, but the cost-effectiveness of a smoking cessation program initiated immediately before surgery is unknown... - Association of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs with lung cancer: results from a large cohort studyChristopher G Slatore
Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195 6522, USA
Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 18:1203-7. 2009..Lung cancer is the most common cause of cancer-related mortality. Smoking cessation is crucial to decrease risk, but additional prevention modalities are needed. The use of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAID) may be promising... - The association of inhaled corticosteroid use with serum glucose concentration in a large cohortChristopher G Slatore
Health Services Research and Development, VA Puget Sound Health Care System, Seattle, Wash 98101, USA
Am J Med 122:472-8. 2009..Inhaled corticosteroids (ICSs) are widely used in the treatment of obstructive lung disease. ICSs have been shown to be systemically absorbed. The association between ICS and serum glucose concentration is unknown... - The association of depression and preferences for life-sustaining treatments in veterans with chronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseLynn F Reinke
Health Services Research and Development, Seattle, Washington, USA
J Pain Symptom Manage 41:402-11. 2011..Examining the relationship between patient preferences for life-sustaining treatments and depressive symptoms is important for clinicians engaging in end-of-life care discussions... - A refill adherence algorithm for multiple short intervals to estimate refill compliance (ReComp)Chris L Bryson
Health Services Research and Development Northwest Center of Excellence, Seattle, Washington 98101, USA
Med Care 45:497-504. 2007..There are many measures of refill adherence available, but few have been designed or validated for use with repeated measures designs and short observation periods... - Drifting in a shrinking future: living with advanced heart failureCynthia M Dougherty
Biobehavioral Nursing and Health Systems, University of Washington School of Nursing, Seattle, WA 98195, USA
J Cardiovasc Nurs 22:480-7. 2007..Patients with advanced heart failure (HF) have an uncertain prognosis and low rates of advance care planning and hospice use. The purpose of this study was to describe how patients view and plan for their future... - Communication about palliative care for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseJ Randall Curtis
Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, USA
J Palliat Care 21:157-64. 2005..Further research is needed to develop and test interventions that can enhance patient-physician communication about palliative and EOL care for patients with COPD, and we describe our perspective on a research agenda in each area... - Long-term use of supplemental multivitamins, vitamin C, vitamin E, and folate does not reduce the risk of lung cancerChristopher G Slatore
University of Washington, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, 1959 NE Pacific Street, Box 356522, Seattle, WA 98195 6522, USA
Am J Respir Crit Care Med 177:524-30. 2008..Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related mortality in the United States. Although supplements are used by half the population, limited information is available about their specific effect on lung cancer risk... - Intraindividual change in SF-36 in ambulatory clinic primary care patients predicted mortality and hospitalizationsVincent S Fan
Health Services Research and Development 152, Center of Excellence, VA Puget Sound Health Care System, 1600 South Columbian Way, Seattle, WA 98108 1597, USA
J Clin Epidemiol 57:277-83. 2004..We sought to determine whether change in SF-36 scores over time is associated with the risk of adverse outcomes... - Inhaled corticosteroids in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and risk of death and hospitalization: time-dependent analysisVincent S Fan
Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98108
Am J Respir Crit Care Med 168:1488-94. 2003..64-1.13) or COPD exacerbations (HR, 1.13; 95% CI, 0.94-1.36). In a time-dependent study of outpatients with COPD, adherence to inhaled corticosteroid use was not associated with a decreased risk of mortality or exacerbations... - Effects of sustained audit/feedback on self-reported health status of primary care patientsStephan D Fihn
Northwest VA Health Services Research and Development Center of Excellence, Seattle, Washington 98108, USA
Am J Med 116:241-8. 2004..Because limited audit/feedback of health status information has yielded mixed results, we evaluated the effects of a sustained program of audit/feedback on patient health and satisfaction... - Patient-physician communication about end-of-life care for patients with severe COPDJ R Curtis
Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Dept of Medicine, School of Medicine, Seattle, WA 98104, USA
Eur Respir J 24:200-5. 2004..Future studies should determine the responsiveness of these items to interventions, and the effect such interventions have on patient satisfaction and quality of care... - Patient-clinician communication: associations with important health outcomes among veterans with COPDChristopher G Slatore
Health Services Research and Development, Portland Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Portland, OR 97239, USA
Chest 138:628-34. 2010..High quality patient-clinician communication is widely advocated, but little is known about which health outcomes are associated with communication for patients with COPD... - Cardiovascular events associated with ipratropium bromide in COPDSarika S Ogale
Pharmaceutical Outcomes Research and Policy Program, Department of Pharmacy, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
Chest 137:13-9. 2010..We sought to examine the association between ipratropium bromide use and the risk of cardiovascular events (CVEs)... - Spirometry, rapid FEV1 decline, and lung cancer among asbestos exposed heavy smokersJason W Chien
Clinical Research Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA 98109, USA
COPD 4:339-46. 2007..These data indicate an FEV(1)/FVC<0.7 among smokers is significantly associated with faster airflow loss, and an increased risk for developing lung cancer, even among those individuals with a normal FEV(1)... - Alcohol screening scores and risk of hospitalizations for GI conditions in menDavid H Au
Health Services Research and Development, Seattle, Washington, USA
Alcohol Clin Exp Res 31:443-51. 2007.... - Association between inhaled beta-agonists and the risk of unstable angina and myocardial infarctionDavid H Au
Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle 98108, USA
Chest 121:846-51. 2002..CONCLUSIONS: A prescription for inhaled beta-agonists may increase the risk of myocardial infarction and unstable angina in patients with COPD... - Risk for death associated with medications for recently diagnosed chronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseTodd A Lee
Hines Veterans Affairs Hospital, Hines, Illinois 60141, USA
Ann Intern Med 149:380-90. 2008..Concerns exist regarding increased risk for mortality associated with some chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) medications... - Use of beta blockers in patients with COPDDavid H Au
Thorax 63:296-8. 2008