Coronary Artery Disease

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Dec 1, 2013

Mortality Among High-Risk Patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction Admitted to U.S. Teaching-Intensive Hospitals in July: A Retrospective Observational Study

High-risk acute myocardial infarction patients experience similar mortality in teaching- and non–teaching-intensive hospitals in July, but lower mortality in teaching-intensive hospitals in May.
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Oct 1, 2013

Substantial Health and Economic Returns from Delayed Aging May Warrant a New Focus for Medical Research

Greater investment in research to delay aging appears to be a highly efficient way to forestall disease, extend healthy life, and improve public health.
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Jul 9, 2013

Growth of Cardiac Services Tied to Competition, Not Improving Patient Care

New interventional cardiac catheterization services offered by U.S. hospitals generally duplicate existing programs and do not help patients gain access to timely emergency cardiac care. Instead, the focus has been on competing with other hospitals.
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Mar 1, 2013

The Relationship Between Urban Sprawl and Coronary Heart Disease in Women

Studies have reported relationships between urban sprawl, physical activity, and obesity, but – to date – no studies have considered the relationship between sprawl and coronary heart disease (CHD) endpoints.
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Mar 1, 2013

Patient Sharing Among Physicians and Costs of Care: A Network Analytic Approach to Care Coordination Using Claims Data

Patients treated by sets of physicians who share high numbers of patients tend to have lower costs.
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Jan 1, 2013

Evidence of Systematic Duplication by New Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Programs

New PCI programs were systematically duplicative of existing programs and did not help patients gain access to timely PCI.
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Jan 1, 2013

Quantifying the Value of Personalized Medicines: Evidence from COX-2 Inhibitors

We develop a conceptual framework for estimating the value of personalized medicines.
Research

Oct 1, 2012

Neighborhood Socioeconomic Status and Coronary Heart Disease Risk Prediction in a Nationally Representative Sample

NSES is significantly associated with CHD risk, and the relationship varies by gender and race/ethnicity.
Research

Mar 2, 2011

Ambient Particulate Matter Air Pollution and Venous Thromboembolism in the Women's Health Initiative Hormone Therapy Trials

There is little evidence of an association between short- or long-term exposure to particulate matter air pollution and venous thromboembolism; and no evidence that hormone therapy is modifing such a link.
Research

Jan 1, 2010

Literacy Skills and Calculated 10-Year Risk of Coronary Heart Disease

Skills in reading, listing and numeracy may affect the risk of coronary heart disease.
Research

Jan 1, 2010

General Cardiovascular Risk Profile Identifies Advanced Coronary Artery Calcium and Is Improved by Family History: The Multiethnic Study of Atherosclerosis

The research goal was to assess the ability of the General Cardiovascular Risk Profile to identify individuals with advanced coronary artery calcification, and determine whether identification is improved with family history.
Research

Jan 1, 2008

Are High-Quality Cardiac Surgeons Less Likely to Operate on High-Risk Patients Compared to Low-Quality Surgeons? Evidence from New York State

Finds that high-risk coronary artery bypass graft patients are significantly more likely to receive care from high-quality surgeons compared with lower-risk patients.

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Mortality Among High-Risk Patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction Admitted to U.S. Teaching-Intensive Hospitals in July: A Retrospective Observational Study

Substantial Health and Economic Returns from Delayed Aging May Warrant a New Focus for Medical Research

Growth of Cardiac Services Tied to Competition, Not Improving Patient Care

The Relationship Between Urban Sprawl and Coronary Heart Disease in Women

Patient Sharing Among Physicians and Costs of Care: A Network Analytic Approach to Care Coordination Using Claims Data

Evidence of Systematic Duplication by New Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Programs

Quantifying the Value of Personalized Medicines: Evidence from COX-2 Inhibitors

Neighborhood Socioeconomic Status and Coronary Heart Disease Risk Prediction in a Nationally Representative Sample

Ambient Particulate Matter Air Pollution and Venous Thromboembolism in the Women's Health Initiative Hormone Therapy Trials

Literacy Skills and Calculated 10-Year Risk of Coronary Heart Disease

General Cardiovascular Risk Profile Identifies Advanced Coronary Artery Calcium and Is Improved by Family History: The Multiethnic Study of Atherosclerosis

Are High-Quality Cardiac Surgeons Less Likely to Operate on High-Risk Patients Compared to Low-Quality Surgeons? Evidence from New York State

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Mortality Among High-Risk Patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction Admitted to U.S. Teaching-Intensive Hospitals in July: A Retrospective Observational Study

Substantial Health and Economic Returns from Delayed Aging May Warrant a New Focus for Medical Research

Growth of Cardiac Services Tied to Competition, Not Improving Patient Care

The Relationship Between Urban Sprawl and Coronary Heart Disease in Women

Patient Sharing Among Physicians and Costs of Care: A Network Analytic Approach to Care Coordination Using Claims Data

Evidence of Systematic Duplication by New Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Programs

Quantifying the Value of Personalized Medicines: Evidence from COX-2 Inhibitors

Neighborhood Socioeconomic Status and Coronary Heart Disease Risk Prediction in a Nationally Representative Sample

Ambient Particulate Matter Air Pollution and Venous Thromboembolism in the Women's Health Initiative Hormone Therapy Trials

Literacy Skills and Calculated 10-Year Risk of Coronary Heart Disease

General Cardiovascular Risk Profile Identifies Advanced Coronary Artery Calcium and Is Improved by Family History: The Multiethnic Study of Atherosclerosis

Are High-Quality Cardiac Surgeons Less Likely to Operate on High-Risk Patients Compared to Low-Quality Surgeons? Evidence from New York State

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