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The electrocardiogram in the primary care officePranav M Patel
Brown Medical School, Providence, RI 02908, USA
Prim Care 32:901-30, vi. 2005..Following a specific routine and methodical analysis of the data will ensure an accurate interpretation result. In the worst-case scenario, they can always be faxed or transmitted for inter-consultation with a more experienced reader...- Multidisciplinary group behavioral and pharmacologic intervention for cardiac risk reduction in diabetes: a pilot studyOanh J Martin
Pharmacy Service, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Providence, RI, USA
Diabetes Educ 33:118-27. 2007..The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of a multidisciplinary team providing both education and medication management in a group setting for cardiac risk reduction in patients with diabetes mellitus... 
Pharmacist-led shared medical appointments for multiple cardiovascular risk reduction in patients with type 2 diabetesLisa B Cohen
Systems Outcomes and Quality in Chronic Disease andRehabilitation, Research Enhancement Award Program, Providence VA Medical Center, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
Diabetes Educ 37:801-12. 2011....- Association between hospital intraoperative blood transfusion practices for surgical blood loss and hospital surgical mortality ratesWen Chih Wu
Center on Systems, Outcomes and Quality in Chronic Disease and Rehabilitation, Research Enhancement Award Program, Providence Veterans Affairs Medical Center, and Department of Community Health, Brown University, Providence, RI, USA
Ann Surg 255:708-14. 2012..We determine the relationship between hospital-level rates of intraoperative blood transfusion and 30-day mortality among older patients with significant intraoperative blood loss... - Operative blood loss, blood transfusion, and 30-day mortality in older patients after major noncardiac surgeryWen Chih Wu
Department of Community Health, Brown University, Providence Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Providence, RI, USA
Ann Surg 252:11-7. 2010..Anemia and operative blood loss are common in the elderly, but evidence is lacking on whether intraoperative blood transfusions can reduce the risk of postoperative death... - Preoperative hematocrit levels and postoperative outcomes in older patients undergoing noncardiac surgeryWen Chih Wu
Target Research Enhancement Program, Providence Veterans Affairs Medical Center and Department of Community Health, Providence, RI, USA
JAMA 297:2481-8. 2007..Despite nearly universal screening of patients for abnormal preoperative hematocrit levels, limited evidence demonstrates the adverse effects of preoperative anemia or polycythemia... - Cataract surgery complications in nonagenariansVictoria L Tseng
Section of Ophthalmology, VA Medical Center, Providence, RI, USA
Ophthalmology 118:1229-35. 2011..To investigate whether nonagenarians relative to octogenarians are at increased risk of ocular complications from cataract surgery in the US Veterans Health Administration (VHA)... - Pharmacist-led group medical appointment model in type 2 diabetesTracey H Taveira
Systems Outcomes and Quality in Chronic disease and Rehabilitation, Research Enhancement Award ProgramProvidence VA Medical Center, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
Diabetes Educ 36:109-17. 2010.... - Prevalence and predictors of ocular complications associated with cataract surgery in United States veteransPaul B Greenberg
Section of Ophthalmology, VA Medical Center, Providence, Rhode Island 02908, USA
Ophthalmology 118:507-14. 2011..To investigate the prevalence and predictors of intraoperative and 90-day postoperative ocular complications associated with cataract surgery performed in the United States Veterans Health Administration (VHA) system... - Pharmacist-led cardiac risk reduction modelTracey H Taveira
University of Rhode Island, College of Pharmacy, Kingston, RI, USA
Prev Cardiol 9:202-8. 2006..The CRRC model reduces the risk of cardiovascular events as assessed by Framingham point score in patients with established coronary artery disease and/or diabetes... 
Benefits of a primary care clinic co-located and integrated in a mental health setting for veterans with serious mental illnessPaul A Pirraglia
Systems Outcomes and Quality in Chronic disease and Rehabilitation, Providence VA Medical Center, 830 Chalkstone Ave, Bldg 32, Providence, RI 02908, USA
Prev Chronic Dis 9:E51. 2012..We tested whether implementation of such a program affected health service use and cardiovascular risk factor control among veterans with serious mental illness who had previously demonstrated limited primary care engagement...- Pharmacist-led group medical appointments for the management of type 2 diabetes with comorbid depression in older adultsTracey H Taveira
Systems Outcomes and Quality in Chronic disease and Rehabilitation, Research Enhancement Award Program, Providence Veterans Administration VA Medical Center, Providence, RI, USA
Ann Pharmacother 45:1346-55. 2011.... - The association between C-reactive protein levels and insulin therapy in obese vs nonobese veterans with type 2 diabetes mellitusSameed Ahmed M Khatana
Research Enhancement Award Program, Providence Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Providence, RI, USA
J Clin Hypertens (Greenwich) 12:462-8. 2010..Due to the association between insulin therapy and CRP in nonobese patients, these results may aid clinicians in deciding on the initiation of insulin therapy for nonobese diabetic patients when noninsulin alternatives are available... - Efficacy of a pharmacist-led cardiovascular risk reduction clinic for diabetic patients with and without mental health conditionsTracey H Taveira
Providence Veterans Affairs Medical Center, RI, USA
Prev Cardiol 11:195-200. 2008..10+/-0.13 vs 0.10+/-0.14; P=.82), but patients with MHCs had a longer CRRC enrollment (245+/-152 vs 205+/-161 days; P<.03). The efficacy of the CRRC model to reduce cardiovascular risk is not attenuated by a concomitant MHC... - Echocardiographic indices of diastolic function relate to functional capacity and quality of life in ambulatory men with atrial fibrillationShahnaz Punjani
Vascular Research Laboratory, Providence VA Medical Center, Providence, Rhode Island 02908, USA
J Am Soc Echocardiogr 24:533-540.e3. 2011.... - Miscellaneous use of exercise echocardiography in patients with chronic pulmonary disease or congenital heart defectAra Sadaniantz
Division of Cardiology, The Miriam Hospital, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
Echocardiography 21:477-84. 2004..Lastly, exercise echocardiography can also screen for residual narrowing in patients after repair of the coarctation of the aorta by detecting a significant diastolic gradient in the descending aorta during exercise provocation... - Maintenance of cardiovascular risk goals in veterans with diabetes after discharge from a cardiovascular risk reduction clinicPaul A Pirraglia
Systems, Outcomes, and Quality in Chronic Disease and Rehabilitation SOQCR Program, Providence VA Medical Center, 830 Chalkstone Avenue, Building T32, Providence, RI 02908 4799, USA
Prev Cardiol 12:3-8. 2009..Worse control at entry predicted failure after successful attainment of a cardiovascular goal. More sustained attention or booster interventions for patients with worse control at entry may be necessary... - Effectiveness of a multifactorial cardiovascular risk reduction clinic for diabetes patients with depressionPaul A Pirraglia
Program to Integrate Psychosocial and Health Services in Chronic Diseases and Disability, Providence Veterans Affairs Medical Center, 830 Chalkstone Ave, Bldg T32, Providence, RI 02908 4799, USA
Prev Chronic Dis 5:A127. 2008..We examined the relationship between depression diagnosis and responsiveness to the Cardiovascular Risk Reduction Clinic... - Predictors of mortality within 90 days of cataract surgeryPaul B Greenberg
Section of Ophthalmology, VA Medical Center, Providence, Rhode Island 02908, USA
Ophthalmology 117:1894-9, 1899.e1. 2010..To identify predictors of mortality within 90 days of cataract surgery... - Evaluation of aortic valve disorders using stress echocardiographyWen Chih Wu
Division of Cardiology, Providence VA Medical Center, and The Miriam Hospital, Brown Medical School, Providence, Rhode Island 02908, USA
Echocardiography 21:459-66. 2004.... - Interobserver reliability in the assessment of coronary stenoses by multidetector computed tomographyGaurav Choudhary
Division of Cardiology, Providence Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Providence, RI 02908, USA
J Comput Assist Tomogr 35:126-34. 2011..To determine the interobserver reliability for grading coronary stenosis severity with coronary computed tomographic angiography (CCTA)... - An overview of stress echocardiography in the study of patients with dilated or hypertrophic cardiomyopathyWen Chih Wu
Division of Cardiology, Providence VA Medical Center, and The Miriam Hospital, Brown Medical School, Providence, Rhode Island 02908, USA
Echocardiography 21:467-75. 2004..Finally, stress echocardiography has also been used in the identification of the predilated phase of cardiomyopathy in individuals with high clinical suspicion of the disease... - In vitro coagulation effects of ophthalmic doses of bevacizumabEmily Li
Program in Liberal Medical Education, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
J Ocul Pharmacol Ther 28:219-21. 2012..The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of bevacizumab, including the common ophthalmic dose of 1.25 mg, on the coagulation cascade... - Age-, race-, and gender-specific prevalence of diabetes among smokersMatthew Jankowich
Department of Medicine at the Providence Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI 02908, USA
Diabetes Res Clin Pract 93:e101-5. 2011..Diabetes prevalence was significantly increased in white or Hispanic ever smokers after age 25, and in black ever smokers after age 35... - Fasting serum C-peptide levels predict cardiovascular and overall death in nondiabetic adultsNileshkumar Patel
Research Enhancement Award Program, Providence Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Providence, RI 02908, USA
J Am Heart Assoc 1:e003152. 2012.... - Change in hemoglobin A(1c) and C-reactive protein levels in patients with diabetes mellitusSameed Ahmed M Khatana
Target Research Enhancement Program at the Providence Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Providence, RI 02908, USA
J Cardiometab Syndr 4:76-80. 2009..2). These results suggest that CRP effects may not be adequate to predict changes in cardiovascular risk among diabetic patients and should not be a surrogate for achieving evidence-based goals in traditional cardiovascular risk factors... - Six-month mortality and cardiac catheterization in non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction patients with anemiaWen Chih Wu
Research Enhancement Award Program, Providence, Massachusetts, USA
Coron Artery Dis 22:317-23. 2011..We investigated whether receipt of cardiac catheterization relates to 6-month death rates among patients with different severity of anemia... - The role of calcium score and CT angiography in the medical management of patients with normal myocardial perfusion imagingGaurav Choudhary
Vascular Research Laboratory, Providence VA Medical Center, 830 Chalkstone Ave, Providence, RI 02908, USA
J Nucl Cardiol 17:45-51. 2010..The role of coronary artery calcium-score (CAC) and/or coronary CT Angiography (CTA) to identify additional treatment candidates in this population is unknown... - Outcomes of Patients with Chronic Heart Failure and Iron Deficiency Treated with Intravenous Iron: A Meta-analysisMahim Kapoor
Department of Medicine, Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Rhode Island Hospital, 593 Eddy Street, Providence, Rhode Island 02904, USA
Cardiovasc Hematol Disord Drug Targets 13:35-44. 2013..66, 95% CI 0.30-1.44). Conclusion: Treatment of iron deficiency in patients with CHF reduces the risk of hospitalizations without increased adverse events, suggesting its role as a potential therapeutic target in this group of patients... - Decreased lung function is associated with increased arterial stiffness as measured by peripheral pulse pressure: data from NHANES IIIMatthew D Jankowich
Vascular Research Laboratory, Providence VA Medical Center, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
Am J Hypertens 23:614-9. 2010.... - The use of stress echocardiography in the assessment of mitral valvular diseaseWen Chih Wu
Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, Providence VA Medical Center, and The Miriam Hospital, Brown Medical School, Providence, Rhode Island 02908, USA
Echocardiography 21:451-8. 2004..Finally, it evaluates the proper functioning of prosthetic mitral valves and helps on the monitoring of transmitral gradients and PAPs after mitral valve surgery...