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Race and renal impairment in heart failure: mortality in blacks versus whitesGrace L Smith
Section of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Conn 06520, USA
Circulation 111:1270-7. 2005..Distinct morbidity and mortality burdens in black versus white patients underscore the importance of improving patient risk-stratification, defining optimal therapies, and exploring physiological underpinnings of racial differences...
Factors influencing patient willingness to participate in genetic research after a myocardial infarctionDavid E Lanfear
Henry Ford Hospital, Heart and Vascular Institute, Detroit, Michigan, 48202, USA
Genome Med 3:39. 2011..We sought to identify characteristics associated with genetic consent in a myocardial infarction (MI) registry...- Socioeconomic status, treatment, and outcomes among elderly patients hospitalized with heart failure: findings from the National Heart Failure ProjectSaif S Rathore
Section of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520 8088, USA
Am Heart J 152:371-8. 2006..Prior studies have reported conflicting findings concerning the association of socioeconomic status (SES), treatment, and outcomes in patients hospitalized with heart failure (HF)... - Association of door-to-balloon time and mortality in patients admitted to hospital with ST elevation myocardial infarction: national cohort studySaif S Rathore
Yale University School of Medicine, 367 Cedar Street, 316 ESH, New Haven, Connecticut 06510, USA
BMJ 338:b1807. 2009.... - Influence of patient race on physician prescribing decisions: a randomized on-line experimentSaif S Rathore
Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520 8025, USA
J Gen Intern Med 24:1183-91. 2009..Prior research reports black patients have lower medication use for hypercholesterolemia, hypertension, and diabetes... - Race, quality of care, and outcomes of elderly patients hospitalized with heart failureSaif S Rathore
Section of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Conn 06520-8025, USA
JAMA 289:2517-24. 2003.... - Association of door-to-balloon time and mortality in patients > or =65 years with ST-elevation myocardial infarction undergoing primary percutaneous coronary interventionSaif S Rathore
Department of Internal Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Am J Cardiol 104:1198-203. 2009.... - Sex, quality of care, and outcomes of elderly patients hospitalized with heart failure: findings from the National Heart Failure ProjectSaif S Rathore
Section of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Conn, USA
Am Heart J 149:121-8. 2005..CONCLUSIONS: There were small sex differences in the quality of care provided to fee-for-service Medicare patients hospitalized with heart failure, although women had higher rates of survival than men up to 1 year after hospitalization... - Predictors of cardiologist care for older patients hospitalized for heart failureJoAnne Micale Foody
Section of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Conn 06520-8025, USA
Am Heart J 147:66-73. 2004..Several patient characteristics, including age and sex, were associated with the use of specialty care, suggesting that factors other than clinical presentation may independently influence the use of specialty care... - Impact of delay in door-to-needle time on mortality in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarctionRobert L McNamara
Department of Medicine, Section of Cardiovascular Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA
Am J Cardiol 100:1227-32. 2007..87, respectively; p for trend <0.001). In conclusion, timely administration of fibrinolytic therapy continues to significantly impact on mortality in the modern era, particularly in patients presenting early after symptom onset... - Body mass index and mortality in acute myocardial infarction patientsEmily M Bucholz
Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06510, USA
Am J Med 125:796-803. 2012..However, little is known about the impact of obesity on survival after acute myocardial infarction... - Effects of age on the quality of care provided to older patients with acute myocardial infarctionSaif S Rathore
Section of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Am J Med 114:307-15. 2003..0% vs. 73.6%, P = 0.05). CONCLUSION: Elderly patients are less likely to receive guideline-indicated therapies when hospitalized with myocardial infarction. The effects of age were largest for acute reperfusion and smallest for aspirin... - Physician specialty and mortality among elderly patients hospitalized with heart failureJoAnne Micale Foody
Section of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, New Haven, Conn 06520 8025, USA
Am J Med 118:1120-5. 2005..Whether specialty care improves survival among patients with heart failure remains controversial... - Differences in patient survival after acute myocardial infarction by hospital capability of performing percutaneous coronary intervention: implications for regionalizationJersey Chen
Department of Internal Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520 8017, USA
Arch Intern Med 170:433-9. 2010..Whether regionalization will improve outcomes depends in part on the magnitude of existing differences in outcomes between PCI and non-PCI hospitals within the same health care region... - Regional variations in racial differences in the treatment of elderly patients hospitalized with acute myocardial infarctionSaif S Rathore
Section of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Am J Med 117:811-22. 2004.... - Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA reductase inhibitors in older persons with acute myocardial infarction: evidence for an age-statin interactionJoAnne Micale Foody
Section of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut 06520, USA
J Am Geriatr Soc 54:421-30. 2006..To characterize the relationship between hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA reductase inhibitors (statins) and outcomes in older persons with acute myocardial infarction (AMI)... - The obesity paradox: body mass index and outcomes in patients with heart failureJeptha P Curtis
Department of Medicine, Section of Cardiovascular Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520-8088, USA
Arch Intern Med 165:55-61. 2005..Understanding the mechanisms and impact of the "obesity paradox" in patients with HF is necessary before recommendations are made concerning weight and weight control in this population... 
Mortality and readmission for patients with heart failure among U.S. News & World Report's top heart hospitalsGregory K Mulvey
Section of Cardiovascular Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA
Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes 2:558-65. 2009..The rankings of "America's Best Hospitals" by U.S. News & World Report are influential, but the performance of ranked hospitals in caring for patients with routine cardiac conditions such as heart failure is not known...- Serum urea nitrogen, creatinine, and estimators of renal function: mortality in older patients with cardiovascular diseaseGrace L Smith
Section of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Conn 06520, USA
Arch Intern Med 166:1134-42. 2006..Only MDRD eGFR was less adequate in quantifying risks for patients with mild impairment. Novel estimators, such as the Mayo eGFR, may play an important role in outcomes' prognostication for these patients... - Patterns of secondary prevention in older patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting during hospitalization for acute myocardial infarctionJoAnne Micale Foody
Department of Internal Medicine, Section of Cardiovascular Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520 8025, USA
Circulation 108:II24-8. 2003..Little is known regarding the use of secondary prevention in older patients undergoing CABG during hospitalization for acute myocardial infarction (AMI)... - Regional variation in the treatment and outcomes of myocardial infarction: investigating New England's advantageHarlan M Krumholz
Section of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Conn 06520-8088, USA
Am Heart J 146:242-9. 2003..This pattern is independent of patient or provider characteristics, suggesting other factors likely contribute to better short-term outcomes in New England... - Who is missing from the measures? Trends in the proportion and treatment of patients potentially excluded from publicly reported quality measuresSusannah M Bernheim
Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA
Am Heart J 160:943-950.e1-5. 2010..We describe trends in the proportion of patients with AMI with contraindications that could lead to discretionary exclusion from public reporting... - Use and effectiveness of intra-aortic balloon pumps among patients undergoing high risk percutaneous coronary intervention: insights from the National Cardiovascular Data RegistryJeptha P Curtis
Section of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520 8017, USA
Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes 5:21-30. 2012..We examined hospital variation in IABP use among high risk PCI patients, and determined the association of IABP use on mortality in this population... - Association of serum digoxin concentration and outcomes in patients with heart failureSaif S Rathore
The Section of Cardiovascular Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Conn 06520, USA
JAMA 289:871-8. 2003..5 to 0.8 ng/ml... - Prior aspirin use and outcomes in elderly patients hospitalized with acute myocardial infarctionEdward L Portnay
Section of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut 06520, USA
J Am Coll Cardiol 46:967-74. 2005..Prior aspirin use tended to reduce all-cause or coronary artery disease readmissions at one month or six months. CONCLUSIONS: Prior aspirin use is not a marker of increased mortality in patients > or =65 years old hospitalized with MI... - Hospital coronary artery bypass graft surgery volume and patient mortality, 1998-2000Saif S Rathore
Department of Internal Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA
Ann Surg 239:110-7. 2004..However, the small size of the volume-associated mortality difference and the heterogeneity in outcomes within all CABG volume groups suggest individual hospital CABG volume is not a reliable marker of hospital CABG quality... - Sex differences in use of coronary revascularization in elderly patients after acute myocardial infarction: a tale of two therapiesSaif S Rathore
Section of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520, USA
Chest 124:2079-86. 2003.... - US cardiologist workforce from 1995 to 2007: modest growth, lasting geographic maldistribution especially in rural areasSanjay Aneja
Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Health Aff (Millwood) 30:2301-9. 2011..This maldistribution could be addressed through a variety of strategies, including the use of telemedicine and economic incentives... - Performance of the Thrombolysis in Myocardial Infarction (TIMI) ST-elevation myocardial infarction risk score in a national cohort of elderly patientsSaif S Rathore
Department of Internal Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520-8088, USA
Am Heart J 150:402-10. 2005..Our findings highlight the difficulties in applying risk scores developed in randomized controlled trial cohorts to elderly patients... - Admission glucose and mortality in elderly patients hospitalized with acute myocardial infarction: implications for patients with and without recognized diabetesMikhail Kosiborod
Section of Cardiovascular Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, 333 Cedar St, PO Box 208088, New Haven, CT 06520-8088, USA
Circulation 111:3078-86. 2005..CONCLUSIONS: Elevated glucose is common, rarely treated, and associated with increased mortality risk in elderly acute myocardial infarction patients, particularly those without recognized diabetes... - Mental disorders, quality of care, and outcomes among older patients hospitalized with heart failure: an analysis of the national heart failure projectSaif S Rathore
Section of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, Rm IE 61 Sterling Hall of Medicine, 333 Cedar St, PO Box 208025, New Haven, CT 06520 8025, USA
Arch Gen Psychiatry 65:1402-8. 2008..To evaluate the effect of a mental illness diagnosis on quality of care and outcomes among patients with heart failure... - Association of physician certification and outcomes among patients receiving an implantable cardioverter-defibrillatorJeptha P Curtis
Section of Cardiovascular Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520 8017, USA
JAMA 301:1661-70. 2009..Allowing nonelectrophysiologists to perform implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) procedures is controversial. However, it is not known whether outcomes of ICD implantation vary by physician specialty... - Sex-based differences in the effect of digoxin for the treatment of heart failureSaif S Rathore
Section of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Yale-New Haven Hospital, New Haven, Conn, USA
N Engl J Med 347:1403-11. 2002..Digoxin therapy is associated with an increased risk of death from any cause among women, but not men, with heart failure and depressed left ventricular systolic function... - Race and sex differences in the refusal of cardiac catheterization among elderly patients hospitalized with acute myocardial infarctionSaif S Rathore
Section of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Conn 06520-8025, USA
Am Heart J 144:1052-6. 2002.... - Quality of care of Medicare beneficiaries with acute myocardial infarction: who is included in quality improvement measurement?Saif S Rathore
Section of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut 06520, USA
J Am Geriatr Soc 51:466-75. 2003..To determine the proportion of older patients hospitalized with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) incorporated in a commonly used set of AMI quality indicators... - Volume-based referral for cardiovascular procedures in the United States: a cross-sectional regression analysisAndrew J Epstein
Division of Health Policy and Administration, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
BMC Health Serv Res 5:42. 2005..In addition to hospital risk-adjusted mortality standards, the Leapfrog Group recommends annual hospital procedure minimums of 450 for CABG and 400 for PCI to reduce procedure-associated mortality... - The association of left ventricular ejection fraction, mortality, and cause of death in stable outpatients with heart failureJeptha P Curtis
Section of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut 06520-8025, USA
J Am Coll Cardiol 42:736-42. 2003..CONCLUSIONS: Among HF patients in sinus rhythm, higher LVEFs were associated with a linear decrease in mortality up to an LVEF of 45%. However, increases above 45% were not associated with further reductions in mortality... - JCAHO accreditation and quality of care for acute myocardial infarctionJersey Chen
Yale University School of Medicine, USA
Health Aff (Millwood) 22:243-54. 2003..These findings support current efforts to incorporate quality of care in accreditation decisions... - Regionalization of ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndromes care: putting a national policy in proper perspectiveSaif S Rathore
Section of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut 06520, USA
J Am Coll Cardiol 47:1346-9. 2006..Clearer evidence of the benefits and discussion of potential harms are needed before adopting a national STEMI regionalization policy... - Evaluation of a consumer-oriented internet health care report card: the risk of quality ratings based on mortality dataHarlan M Krumholz
Yale University School of Medicine, 333 Cedar St, PO Box 208025, New Haven, CT 06520-8025, USA
JAMA 287:1277-87. 2002..Limitations in discrimination may undermine the value of health care quality ratings for patients or payers and may lead to misperceptions of hospitals' performance... - Validity of a simple ST-elevation acute myocardial infarction risk index: are randomized trial prognostic estimates generalizable to elderly patients?Saif S Rathore
Section of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Conn, USA
Circulation 107:811-6. 2003..A simple risk-stratification index for patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction derived from an RCT population was recently proposed, but it has not been validated in a community-based cohort... - Effect of living alone on patient outcomes after hospitalization for acute myocardial infarctionEmily M Bucholz
Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Am J Cardiol 108:943-8. 2011.... - The association of 6-minute walk performance and outcomes in stable outpatients with heart failureJeptha P Curtis
Section of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, 333 Cedar Street, New Haven, CT 06520-8088, USA
J Card Fail 10:9-14. 2004..Changing the 6-minute walk test to a time- and distance-based standard would improve the efficiency of the test while retaining the bulk of the prognostic information... - Racial differences in reperfusion therapy use in patients hospitalized with myocardial infarction: a regional phenomenonSaif S Rathore
Section of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA
Am Heart J 149:1074-81. 2005..CONCLUSIONS: Lower rates of reperfusion therapy use among black patients with MI do not reflect a national pattern of racial differences in treatment, but a practice pattern predominantly attributable to the South... - Regionalization of care for acute coronary syndromes: more evidence is neededSaif S Rathore
Section of Cardiovascular Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Conn 06520, USA
JAMA 293:1383-7. 2005 - Primary care physicians' views of Medicare Part DAndrew J Epstein
School of Public Health, Yale University, 60 College St, Rm 301, New Haven, CT 06520 8034, USA
Am J Manag Care 14:SP5-13. 2008..To examine physicians' attitudes about the impact of Medicare Part D and how it varied among seniors, particularly Medicare-Medicaid dual-eligible enrollees... - Characterization of incident stroke signs and symptoms: findings from the atherosclerosis risk in communities studySaif S Rathore
Section of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Conn, USA
Stroke 33:2718-21. 2002..Although minor differences by race, sex, and stroke subtype were observed, data from additional follow-up are required to confirm observed variations... - Sex differences in cardiac catheterization after acute myocardial infarction: the role of procedure appropriatenessSaif S Rathore
Department of Internal Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, 333 Cedar Street, Room I-456 SHM, PO Box 208025, New Haven, CT 06520-8025, USA
Ann Intern Med 137:487-93. 2002..We found no sex variations in procedure use among patients who had strong indications for cardiac catheterization... - Socioeconomic disparities in outcomes after acute myocardial infarctionSusannah M Bernheim
Department of Medicine, Section of Geriatrics, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520 8088, USA
Am Heart J 153:313-9. 2007..Patients of low socioeconomic status (SES) have higher mortality after acute myocardial infarction (AMI). Little is known about the underlying mechanisms or the relationship between SES and rehospitalization after AMI... - Variations in the use of an innovative technology by payer: the case of drug-eluting stentsAndrew J Epstein
Department of Veterans Affairs Center for Health Equity Research and Promotion, Philadelphia Veterans Affairs Medical Center, USA
Med Care 50:1-9. 2012..Payer-related factors that differ between hospitals and/or differential treatment inside hospitals might explain any overall differences by payer type... - Differences, disparities, and biases: clarifying racial variations in health care useSaif S Rathore
Section of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine and the Yale-New Haven Hospital Center for Outcomes Research and Evaluation, New Haven, Connecticut 06520-8088, USA
Ann Intern Med 141:635-8. 2004..We discuss the use of such a framework in directing policy interventions for alleviating inappropriate racial variations in health care use... - Adoption of spironolactone therapy for older patients with heart failure and left ventricular systolic dysfunction in the United States, 1998-2001Frederick A Masoudi
Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Denver Health Medical Center, Denver, CO 80204, USA
Circulation 112:39-47. 2005..We studied the adoption of spironolactone therapy after publication of the Randomized Aldactone Evaluation Study (RALES) in national cohorts of older patients hospitalized for heart failure... - Sex and racial differences in the management of acute myocardial infarction, 1994 through 2002Viola Vaccarino
Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30306, USA
N Engl J Med 353:671-82. 2005..Although increased attention has been paid to sex and racial differences in the management of myocardial infarction, it is unknown whether these differences have narrowed over time... - National patterns of use and effectiveness of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors in older patients with heart failure and left ventricular systolic dysfunctionFrederick A Masoudi
Department of Medicine, Denver Health Medical Center, Denver, Colo 80204, USA
Circulation 110:724-31. 2004..Our objectives were to assess the correlates of ACE inhibitor use and the relationship between ACE inhibitor prescription and mortality in older patients with heart failure... - Regional variation in cardiac catheterization appropriateness and baseline risk after acute myocardial infarctionDennis T Ko
Division of Cardiology, Schulich Heart Centre, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
J Am Coll Cardiol 51:716-23. 2008.... - Most hospitalized older persons do not meet the enrollment criteria for clinical trials in heart failureFrederick A Masoudi
Division of Cardiology, Denver Health Medical Center, Denver, Colo 80204, USA
Am Heart J 146:250-7. 2003..Our objective was to determine the proportion of older persons meeting enrollment criteria of randomized controlled trials of agents that prolong life in heart failure... - Aspirin use in older patients with heart failure and coronary artery disease: national prescription patterns and relationship with outcomesFrederick A Masoudi
Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Denver Health Medical Center, Denver, Colorado 80204, USA
J Am Coll Cardiol 46:955-62. 2005..We sought to determine patterns of aspirin use and the relationship between aspirin prescription and outcomes in patients with coronary artery disease (CAD) and heart failure (HF)... - Quality of care and outcomes of older patients with heart failure hospitalized in the United States and CanadaDennis T Ko
Department of Cardiology, Schulich Heart Centre, Toronto, Ontario
Arch Intern Med 165:2486-92. 2005..3%, P = .98). CONCLUSION: Patients with heart failure who are hospitalized in the United States had lower short-term mortality at 30 days, but 1-year mortality rates were not significantly different between the United States and Canada... - Health status identifies heart failure outpatients at risk for hospitalization or deathPaul A Heidenreich
VA Palo Alto Health Care System, Palo Alto, California 94304, USA
J Am Coll Cardiol 47:752-6. 2006..We tested the hypothesis that one health status measure, the Kansas City Cardiomyopathy Questionnaire (KCCQ), provides prognostic information independent of other clinical data in outpatients with heart failure (HF)... - Physician board certification and the care and outcomes of elderly patients with acute myocardial infarctionJersey Chen
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA
J Gen Intern Med 21:238-44. 2006..Regardless of board certification, all physicians had opportunities to improve quality of care for AMI... - Provider and hospital characteristics associated with geographic variation in the evaluation and management of elderly patients with heart failureEdward P Havranek
Denver Health Medical Center, Denver, CO 80204, USA
Arch Intern Med 164:1186-91. 2004..We therefore sought to determine the extent to which provider and hospital characteristics contribute to small-area geographic variation in heart failure care after controlling for patient factors... - Standards for statistical models used for public reporting of health outcomes: an American Heart Association Scientific Statement from the Quality of Care and Outcomes Research Interdisciplinary Writing Group: cosponsored by the Council on Epidemiology anHarlan M Krumholz
Circulation 113:456-62. 2006.... - Renal function, digoxin therapy, and heart failure outcomes: evidence from the digoxin intervention group trialMichael G Shlipak
General Internal Medicine Section, San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center, San Francisco, CA 94121, USA
J Am Soc Nephrol 15:2195-203. 2004..Renal dysfunction is strongly associated with mortality in stable outpatients with heart failure, notably in patients with estimated GFR <50 ml/min per 1.73 m(2). The effect of digoxin did not differ by level of renal function... - Hospital percutaneous coronary intervention volume and patient mortality, 1998 to 2000: does the evidence support current procedure volume minimums?Andrew J Epstein
Department of Health Care Systems, Wharton School of Business, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
J Am Coll Cardiol 43:1755-62. 2004..The aim of this study was to evaluate current American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association (ACC/AHA) hospital percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) volume minimum recommendations... - Amiodarone and mortality among elderly patients with acute myocardial infarction with atrial fibrillationMichael J Kilborn
Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, DC 20007, USA
Am Heart J 144:1095-101. 2002..Although our data suggest that amiodarone may be safe to use in this population, randomized controlled trial data are needed to confirm this finding... - Screening adults for type 2 diabetes: a review of the evidence for the U.S. Preventive Services Task ForceRussell Harris
Sheps Center for Health Services Research, 725 Airport Road, CB # 7590, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-2949, USA
Ann Intern Med 138:215-29. 2003..The magnitude of additional benefit of initiating tight glycemic control during the preclinical phase is uncertain but probably small... - The relationship between B-type natriuretic peptide and health status in patients with heart failureStacie A Luther
Department of Medicine, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, USA
J Card Fail 11:414-21. 2005..This suggests that these measures may assess different aspects of heart failure severity, and that physiologic measures do not reflect patients' perceptions of the impact of heart failure on their health status... - Risk factors and secondary prevention in women with heart diseaseSaif S Rathore
Ann Intern Med 139:954; author reply 954-5. 2003 - Digoxin therapy for heart failure: safe for women?Saif S Rathore
Ital Heart J 4:148-51. 2003 - Coronary artery bypass surgery, hospital volume, and riskAndrew J Epstein
Circulation 108:e6-7; author reply e6-7. 2003