Pamela N Peterson

..Our objective was to determine the prognostic importance of exercise capacity for nonfatal cardiac events in a clinical population...

..Our objectives were to characterize patterns of change in Hb over time in patients with HF and to evaluate the relationship between longitudinal measures of Hb and adverse outcomes...

..Our objective was to compare rates of in-hospital adverse events in men and women receiving implantable cardioverter- defibrillator (ICD) therapy in community practice...

..The objective of this study was to examine the association between diabetes and patients' health status outcomes one year after an acute coronary syndrome (ACS)...

..We assessed the degree to which differences in guideline-based medical therapy for acute myocardial infarction (AMI) contribute to the higher mortality associated with kidney disease...

..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...

..However, patterns and safety of β-blocker intensification in routine practice are poorly described...

..We hypothesized that women who undergo primary prevention ICD implantation more often meet strict trial enrollment criteria for this therapy...

..Controversy remains regarding whether gender differences exist in clinical management after exercise treadmill testing (ETT)...

..The extent to which this reflects higher rates of contraindications in patients with higher risk or larger gaps in care quality has not been explored...

..Preoperative patient self-report of health status may be particularly useful in refining risk stratification and informing decision-making before and following cardiac surgery in older patients...

..The current use of dual-chamber ICDs is not well characterized...

..Older age is a risk factor for higher mortality after acute myocardial infarction (AMI), but the association with health status outcomes is largely unexplored...

..Limited literature exists on the association between medication adherence and outcomes among patients with heart failure...

..Our goal was to assess the prevalence of the failure to identify high-risk ECG findings in ED patients with AMI and to determine whether this failure is associated with lower-quality care...

..This association appears to be explained, in part, by coexistent depression. Future studies should evaluate interventions such as depression treatment to improve medication adherence and health status...

..Our objective was to derive and validate a risk score for in-hospital mortality in patients hospitalized with heart failure using American Heart Association Get With the Guidelines-Heart Failure (GWTG-HF) program data...

..Mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists (MRAs) may attenuate this risk. The objective of this meta-analysis was to assess the impact of MRAs on SCD in patients with left ventricular systolic dysfunction...

..Little is known about the effects of low health literacy among patients with heart failure, a condition that requires self-management and frequent interactions with the health care system...

..Despite the importance of blood pressure (BP) control in secondary prevention, a significant proportion of patients with coronary disease have uncontrolled BP...

..This study is being conducted to address these questions...

..In particular, those who are foreign-born and who do not speak English as their primary language may have greater challenges interacting with the health care system and thus be at greater risk for adverse outcomes...

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..The objective of this study was to determine the importance of chest pain during ETT in predicting future nonfatal cardiac hospitalizations...

..Little is known about symptoms and their burden in outpatients with chronic heart failure. Diverse symptoms may be associated with poor heart failure-related quality of life, and depression may be related to increased symptoms...

..Our objective was to examine whether an association exists between cardiologists' tendencies to discuss palliative care for patients with advanced heart failure and the regional use of health care in the last 6 months of life...

..Although it is known that reperfusion therapy for ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) is underused, the reasons for the failure to provide this potentially life-saving treatment are not well described...

..Weight loss is recommended among overweight survivors of myocardial infarction (MI). This study describes patterns of weight change among overweight patients with MI and identifies factors associated with weight change...