Sidney C Smith

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Affiliation: University of North Carolina
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi Multiple risk factors for cardiovascular disease and diabetes mellitus
    Sidney C Smith
    UNC Center for Cardiovascular Science and Medicine, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, USA
    Am J Med 120:S3-S11. 2007
  2. ncbi Principles for national and regional guidelines on cardiovascular disease prevention: a scientific statement from the World Heart and Stroke Forum
    Sidney C Smith
    Center for Cardiovascular Science and Medicine, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill 27599-7075, USA
    Circulation 109:3112-21. 2004
  3. ncbi Abdominal obesity, waist circumference and cardio-metabolic risk: awareness among primary care physicians, the general population and patients at risk--the Shape of the Nations survey
    Sidney C Smith
    Center for Cardiovascular Science and Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599 7075, USA
    Curr Med Res Opin 23:29-47. 2007
  4. ncbi Current and future directions of cardiovascular risk prediction
    Sidney C Smith
    Center for Cardiovascular Science and Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599 7075, USA
    Am J Cardiol 97:28A-32A. 2006
  5. ncbi Care of non-ST-segment elevation patients: insights from the CRUSADE national quality improvement initiative
    E Magnus Ohman
    Division of Cardiology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
    Am Heart J 148:S34-9. 2004
  6. ncbi Measuring and treating serum lipids in patients in a chest pain observation unit
    Michael J Gillespie
    Division of Cardiology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, and The Cleveland Clinic, OH, USA
    Am J Cardiol 99:1718-20. 2007
  7. ncbi Clinical characteristics, process of care, and outcomes of Hispanic patients presenting with non-ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndromes: results from Can Rapid risk stratification of Unstable angina patients Suppress ADverse outcomes with Early imp
    Mauricio G Cohen
    Division of Cardiology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599 7075, USA
    Am Heart J 152:110-7. 2006
  8. ncbi Putting prevention into daily practice
    Jeff P Steinhoff
    Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, 130 Mason Farm, Road Suite 4128, CB# 7075, Bioinformatics Building, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
    Cardiol Clin 21:471-82. 2003
  9. ncbi ACC/AHA 2005 Practice Guidelines for the management of patients with peripheral arterial disease (lower extremity, renal, mesenteric, and abdominal aortic): a collaborative report from the American Association for Vascular Surgery/Society for Vascular Sur
    Alan T Hirsch
    Circulation 113:e463-654. 2006
  10. ncbi Insurance coverage and care of patients with non-ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndromes
    James E Calvin
    Section of Cardiology, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois 60612, USA
    Ann Intern Med 145:739-48. 2006

Detail Information

Publications63

  1. ncbi Multiple risk factors for cardiovascular disease and diabetes mellitus
    Sidney C Smith
    UNC Center for Cardiovascular Science and Medicine, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, USA
    Am J Med 120:S3-S11. 2007
    ....
  2. ncbi Principles for national and regional guidelines on cardiovascular disease prevention: a scientific statement from the World Heart and Stroke Forum
    Sidney C Smith
    Center for Cardiovascular Science and Medicine, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill 27599-7075, USA
    Circulation 109:3112-21. 2004
  3. ncbi Abdominal obesity, waist circumference and cardio-metabolic risk: awareness among primary care physicians, the general population and patients at risk--the Shape of the Nations survey
    Sidney C Smith
    Center for Cardiovascular Science and Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599 7075, USA
    Curr Med Res Opin 23:29-47. 2007
    ..The 'Shape of the Nations' survey was performed to assess knowledge and understanding of the increased risk associated with abdominal obesity...
  4. ncbi Current and future directions of cardiovascular risk prediction
    Sidney C Smith
    Center for Cardiovascular Science and Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599 7075, USA
    Am J Cardiol 97:28A-32A. 2006
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  5. ncbi Care of non-ST-segment elevation patients: insights from the CRUSADE national quality improvement initiative
    E Magnus Ohman
    Division of Cardiology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
    Am Heart J 148:S34-9. 2004
    ..These ACC/AHA guidelines are intended to help physicians make appropriate decisions when diagnosing and treating patients with NSTE ACS...
  6. ncbi Measuring and treating serum lipids in patients in a chest pain observation unit
    Michael J Gillespie
    Division of Cardiology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, and The Cleveland Clinic, OH, USA
    Am J Cardiol 99:1718-20. 2007
    ..In addition to their primary role, CPOUs should focus on primary prevention and reduction of long-term risk...
  7. ncbi Clinical characteristics, process of care, and outcomes of Hispanic patients presenting with non-ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndromes: results from Can Rapid risk stratification of Unstable angina patients Suppress ADverse outcomes with Early imp
    Mauricio G Cohen
    Division of Cardiology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599 7075, USA
    Am Heart J 152:110-7. 2006
    ..Data regarding the management of non-ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndromes (NSTE ACS) in Hispanic patients, the largest and fastest-growing minority in the United States, are scarce...
  8. ncbi Putting prevention into daily practice
    Jeff P Steinhoff
    Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, 130 Mason Farm, Road Suite 4128, CB# 7075, Bioinformatics Building, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
    Cardiol Clin 21:471-82. 2003
    ....
  9. ncbi ACC/AHA 2005 Practice Guidelines for the management of patients with peripheral arterial disease (lower extremity, renal, mesenteric, and abdominal aortic): a collaborative report from the American Association for Vascular Surgery/Society for Vascular Sur
    Alan T Hirsch
    Circulation 113:e463-654. 2006
  10. ncbi Insurance coverage and care of patients with non-ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndromes
    James 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...
  11. ncbi Evolution in cardiovascular care for elderly patients with non-ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndromes: results from the CRUSADE National Quality Improvement Initiative
    Karen P Alexander
    Duke Clinical Research Institute and Division of Cardiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina 27715, USA
    J Am Coll Cardiol 46:1479-87. 2005
    ..This study evaluated the impact of age on care and outcomes for non-ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndromes (NSTE ACS)...
  12. ncbi Recent trends in the care of patients with non-ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndromes: insights from the CRUSADE initiative
    Rajendra H Mehta
    Duke Clinical Research Institute, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27715, USA
    Arch Intern Med 166:2027-34. 2006
    ..We sought to determine recent trends in adherence to guideline-based therapies for NSTE ACS...
  13. ncbi Acute clopidogrel use and outcomes in patients with non-ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndromes undergoing coronary artery bypass surgery
    Rajendra H Mehta
    Division of Cardiology and the Duke Clinical Research Institute, Durham, North Carolina 27715, USA
    J Am Coll Cardiol 48:281-6. 2006
    ....
  14. ncbi Regional outcomes after admission for high-risk non-ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndromes
    Venu Menon
    Department of Cardiology, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio 44195, USA
    Am J Med 119:584-90. 2006
    ..An analysis of reginal variation across the United States in the treatment and outcomes of patients with non-ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndromes (NSTE ACS) has not been previously performed...
  15. ncbi The influence of risk status on guideline adherence for patients with non-ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndromes
    Matthew T Roe
    Duke Clinical Research Institute, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27705, USA
    Am Heart J 151:1205-13. 2006
    ..We characterized guideline adherence for NSTE ACS by risk status...
  16. ncbi Association between hospital process performance and outcomes among patients with acute coronary syndromes
    Eric D Peterson
    Duke Clinical Research Institute, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27705, USA
    JAMA 295:1912-20. 2006
    ..Selected care processes are increasingly being used to measure hospital quality; however, data regarding the association between hospital process performance and outcomes are limited...
  17. ncbi Clopidogrel to treat patients with non-ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndromes after hospital discharge
    Pierluigi Tricoci
    Division of Cardiology, Duke University School of Medicine, and Duke Clinical Research Institute, Durham, NC, USA
    Arch Intern Med 166:806-11. 2006
    ....
  18. ncbi The obesity paradox in non-ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndromes: results from the Can Rapid risk stratification of Unstable angina patients Suppress ADverse outcomes with Early implementation of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart A
    Deborah B Diercks
    Department of Emergency Medicine, University of California, Davis, School of Medicine, Sacramento, CA, USA
    Am Heart J 152:140-8. 2006
    ..Although obesity is a known risk factor for coronary artery disease, its impact on the presentation, treatment, and outcome of patients with acute coronary syndromes (ACS) has not been well studied...
  19. ncbi Obesity and age of first non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction
    Mohan C Madala
    Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, William Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, Michigan 48073, USA
    J Am Coll Cardiol 52:979-85. 2008
    ..Because excess adiposity is one of the most important determinants of adipokines and inflammatory factors associated with coronary plaque rupture, we hypothesized that obesity was associated with myocardial infarction at earlier ages...
  20. ncbi Patterns of transfer for patients with non-ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndrome from community to tertiary care hospitals
    Matthew T Roe
    Duke Clinical Research Institute, Durham, NC 27705, USA
    Am Heart J 156:185-92. 2008
    ....
  21. ncbi Updated Strategies and Therapies for Reducing Ischemic and Vascular Events (STRIVE) unstable angina/non-ST elevation myocardial infarction critical pathway toolkit
    Christopher P Cannon
    TIMI Study Group, Brigham and Women s Hospital, Boston, MA 02115, USA
    Crit Pathw Cardiol 7:43-81. 2008
    ..These materials are being made available online to help physicians, nurses, and hospitals implement the new guidelines and thus improve the quality of care and outcomes for patients with ACS...
  22. ncbi 2007 focused update of the ACC/AHA/SCAI 2005 guideline update for percutaneous coronary intervention: a report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice guidelines
    Spencer B King
    J Am Coll Cardiol 51:172-209. 2008
  23. ncbi Late medical versus interventional therapy for stable ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction
    Sammy Elmariah
    Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
    Nat Clin Pract Cardiovasc Med 5:42-52. 2008
    ....
  24. ncbi What aspects of hospital culture influence quality?
    Barbara L Lytle
    Division of Cardiology, Duke Clinical Research Institute, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina 27705, USA
    Crit Pathw Cardiol 6:145-9. 2007
  25. ncbi 2007 Focused Update of the ACC/AHA/SCAI 2005 Guideline Update for Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: a report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines: 2007 Writing Group to Review New Evidence an
    Spencer B King
    Circulation 117:261-95. 2008
  26. ncbi Low priority of cardiovascular and chronic diseases on the global health agenda: a cause for concern
    Valentin Fuster
    The Zena and Michael A. Wiener Cardiovascular Institute/Marie-Josee and Henry R. Kravis Center for Cardiovascular Health, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, 1 Gustave L. Levy Pl, Box 1030, New York, NY 10029-6574, USA
    Circulation 116:1966-70. 2007
  27. ncbi International Day for the Evaluation of Abdominal Obesity (IDEA): a study of waist circumference, cardiovascular disease, and diabetes mellitus in 168,000 primary care patients in 63 countries
    Beverley Balkau
    INSERM U780 IFR69, Research in Epidemiology and Biostatistics, 16 Ave Paul Vaillant Couturier, 94807 Villejuif, France
    Circulation 116:1942-51. 2007
    ....
  28. ncbi ACC/AHA 2007 guidelines for the management of patients with unstable angina/non-ST-Elevation myocardial infarction: a report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines (Writing Committee to Revise th
    Jeffrey L Anderson
    J Am Coll Cardiol 50:e1-e157. 2007
  29. ncbi Comparison of baseline characteristics, treatment patterns, and in-hospital outcomes of Asian versus non-Asian white Americans with non-ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndromes from the CRUSADE quality improvement initiative
    Tracy Y Wang
    Duke Clinical Research Institute, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, USA
    Am J Cardiol 100:391-6. 2007
    ..Further investigation is needed to explore the potential for ethnic variability in antithrombotic susceptibility...
  30. ncbi Prolonged emergency department stays of non-ST-segment-elevation myocardial infarction patients are associated with worse adherence to the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association guidelines for management and increased adverse events
    Deborah B Diercks
    University of California, Davis, School of Medicine, Sacramento, CA, USA
    Ann Emerg Med 50:489-96. 2007
    ..We hypothesized that patients with non-ST-segment-elevation myocardial infarction who have ED stays of greater than 8 hours may have lower quality of care and worse outcomes...
  31. ncbi Ten-year risk of cardiovascular incidence related to diabetes, prediabetes, and the metabolic syndrome
    Jing Liu
    Capital Medical University attached Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Beijing, China
    Am Heart J 153:552-8. 2007
    ..We aimed to compare MetS with dysglycemia in their association with the 10-year incidence risk of CVD...
  32. ncbi Risk factors for myocardial infarction in Latin America: sobrepeso y obesidad
    Sidney C Smith
    Circulation 115:1061-3. 2007
  33. ncbi The lady aspirin for cardiovascular disease
    Freek W A Verheugt
    Department of Cardiology, Heartcentre, University Medical Centre, Nijmegen, Netherlands
    Lancet 366:1148-50. 2005
  34. ncbi Influence of timing of troponin elevation on clinical outcomes and use of evidence-based therapies for patients with non-ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndromes
    Matthew T Roe
    Duke Clinical Research Institute, Durham, NC 27705, USA
    Ann Emerg Med 45:355-62. 2005
    ....
  35. ncbi Clinical management of metabolic syndrome: report of the American Heart Association/National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute/American Diabetes Association conference on scientific issues related to management
    Scott M Grundy
    Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol 24:e19-24. 2004
  36. ncbi Clinical management of metabolic syndrome: report of the American Heart Association/National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute/American Diabetes Association conference on scientific issues related to management
    Scott M Grundy
    Circulation 109:551-6. 2004
  37. ncbi Definition of metabolic syndrome: Report of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute/American Heart Association conference on scientific issues related to definition
    Scott M Grundy
    Circulation 109:433-8. 2004
  38. ncbi Changing the model of care for patients with acute coronary syndromes
    Matthew T Roe
    Duke Clinical Research Institute, Durham, NC 27715, USA
    Am Heart J 146:605-12. 2003
    ..The shifting model of care for ACS therefore suggests that quality improvement and monitoring of adherence to practice guidelines should be considered components of optimal clinical practice...
  39. ncbi ACC/AHA/ASE 2003 guideline update for the clinical application of echocardiography: summary article: a report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines (ACC/AHA/ASE Committee to Update the 1997 Guid
    Melvin D Cheitlin
    Circulation 108:1146-62. 2003
  40. ncbi ACC/AHA 2002 guideline update for the management of patients with chronic stable angina--summary article: a report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines (Committee on the Management of Patients
    Raymond J Gibbons
    Circulation 107:149-58. 2003
  41. ncbi Improving the care of patients with non-ST-elevation acute coronary syndromes in the emergency department: the CRUSADE initiative
    James W Hoekstra
    Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
    Acad Emerg Med 9:1146-55. 2002
    ..It is the intent of CRUSADE to improve patient care in the ED by tracking and encouraging compliance with evidence-based guidelines for the evaluation and management of NSTE ACS...
  42. ncbi ACC/AHA 2002 guideline update for exercise testing: summary article. A report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines (Committee to Update the 1997 Exercise Testing Guidelines)
    Raymond J Gibbons
    J Am Coll Cardiol 40:1531-40. 2002
  43. ncbi ACC/AHA 2002 guideline update for the management of patients with unstable angina and non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction--summary article: a report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association task force on practice guideli
    Eugene Braunwald
    J Am Coll Cardiol 40:1366-74. 2002
  44. ncbi ACC/AHA guideline update for the management of patients with unstable angina and non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction--2002: summary article: a report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidel
    Eugene Braunwald
    Circulation 106:1893-900. 2002
  45. ncbi ACC/AHA 2002 guideline update for exercise testing: summary article: a report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines (Committee to Update the 1997 Exercise Testing Guidelines)
    Raymond J Gibbons
    Circulation 106:1883-92. 2002
  46. ncbi World Heart Day 2002: the international burden of cardiovascular disease: responding to the emerging global epidemic
    Robert O Bonow
    American Heart Association, Dallas, TX 75231, USA
    Circulation 106:1602-5. 2002
  47. ncbi Cardiovascular manpower: the looming crisis
    Robert O Bonow
    Division of Cardiology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago Ill 60611, USA
    Circulation 109:817-20. 2004
  48. ncbi Evidence-based guidelines for cardiovascular disease prevention in women. American Heart Association scientific statement
    Lori Mosca
    Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol 24:e29-50. 2004
  49. ncbi Racial variations in treatment and outcomes of black and white patients with high-risk non-ST-elevation acute coronary syndromes: insights from CRUSADE (Can Rapid Risk Stratification of Unstable Angina Patients Suppress Adverse Outcomes With Early Impleme
    Ali F Sonel
    Center for Health Equity Research and Promotion, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
    Circulation 111:1225-32. 2005
    ..It is unknown whether racial disparities exist for other treatments for non-ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndromes (NSTE ACS) and how different treatments affect outcomes...
  50. ncbi Discovering the full spectrum of cardiovascular disease: Minority Health Summit 2003: report of the Obesity, Metabolic Syndrome, and Hypertension Writing Group
    Sidney C Smith
    Circulation 111:e134-9. 2005
  51. ncbi Lipid management in patients with unstable angina pectoris and non-ST-segment elevation acute myocardial infarction (from CRUSADE)
    JoAnne M Foody
    Section of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
    Am J Cardiol 95:483-5. 2005
    ....
  52. ncbi Overcoming the challenges facing quality-improvement strategies for non-ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndromes
    Matthew T Roe
    Am Fam Physician 70:1868, 1874, 1876. 2004
  53. ncbi Utilization of early invasive management strategies for high-risk patients with non-ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndromes: results from the CRUSADE Quality Improvement Initiative
    Deepak L Bhatt
    Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine Desk F25, Cleveland, Ohio 44195, USA
    JAMA 292:2096-104. 2004
    ..This strategy appears to be reserved for patients without significant comorbidities and those cared for by cardiologists and is associated with a lower risk of in-hospital mortality...
  54. ncbi Prevention Conference VII: Obesity, a worldwide epidemic related to heart disease and stroke: Group III: worldwide comorbidities of obesity
    Ian D Caterson
    Circulation 110:e476-83. 2004
  55. ncbi Implications of recent clinical trials for the National Cholesterol Education Program Adult Treatment Panel III Guidelines
    Scott M Grundy
    J Am Coll Cardiol 44:720-32. 2004
    ..Finally, for people in lower-risk categories, recent clinical trials do not modify the goals and cutpoints of therapy...
  56. ncbi ACC/AHA guidelines for the management of patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction--executive summary: a report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines (Writing Committee to Revise the 1999
    Elliott M Antman
    Can J Cardiol 20:977-1025. 2004
  57. ncbi Implications of recent clinical trials for the National Cholesterol Education Program Adult Treatment Panel III guidelines
    Scott M Grundy
    Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol 24:e149-61. 2004
    ..Finally, for people in lower-risk categories, recent clinical trials do not modify the goals and cutpoints of therapy...
  58. ncbi ACC/AHA guidelines for the management of patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction--executive summary: a report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines (Writing Committee to Revise the 1999
    Elliott M Antman
    Circulation 110:588-636. 2004
  59. ncbi Implications of recent clinical trials for the National Cholesterol Education Program Adult Treatment Panel III guidelines
    Scott M Grundy
    Circulation 110:227-39. 2004
    ..Finally, for people in lower-risk categories, recent clinical trials do not modify the goals and cutpoints of therapy...
  60. ncbi Periodontal disease in patients with acute myocardial infarction: prevalence and contribution to elevated C-reactive protein levels
    Efthymios N Deliargyris
    Cardiology Section, Athens Medical Center, Athens, Greece
    Am Heart J 147:1005-9. 2004
    ..We hypothesized that PD is common in patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) and, when present, may result in an enhanced systemic inflammatory response with higher C-reactive protein (CRP) levels...
  61. ncbi AHA Guidelines for Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease and Stroke: 2002 Update: Consensus Panel Guide to Comprehensive Risk Reduction for Adult Patients Without Coronary or Other Atherosclerotic Vascular Diseases. American Heart Association Scien
    Thomas A Pearson
    Circulation 106:388-91. 2002
  62. ncbi Definition of metabolic syndrome: report of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute/American Heart Association conference on scientific issues related to definition
    Scott M Grundy
    Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol 24:e13-8. 2004
  63. ncbi Task force #1--magnitude of the prevention problem: opportunities and challenges. 33rd Bethesda Conference
    Emelia J Benjamin
    Boston University School of Medicine, The Framingham Heart Study, MA 01702-5827, USA
    J Am Coll Cardiol 40:588-603. 2002