2025
Preoperative submaximal cardiopulmonary exercise testing and its association with early postoperative complications
Carr Z, Charchaflieh J, Brenes-Bastos A, He H, Lin H, Jankelovits A, Gu E, Zafar J, Ghali F, Tan W, Heerdt P. Preoperative submaximal cardiopulmonary exercise testing and its association with early postoperative complications. BJA Open 2025, 14: 100407. PMID: 40421445, PMCID: PMC12105740, DOI: 10.1016/j.bjao.2025.100407.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLength of staySubmaximal cardiopulmonary exercise testingInstitutional review board approvalPostoperative complication riskReview board approvalDuke Activity Status IndexCardiopulmonary exercise testingIncreased length of stayAdjusted multivariable regression modelsPostoperative complications predictionPulmonary capacitanceOpen-labelPeak oxygen uptakePerioperative surveillancePrimary endpointNoncardiac surgeryPostoperative complicationsSecondary endpointsSingle-centreComplication riskMET assessmentPeak VOBoard approvalMultivariate regression modelMetabolic equivalentsImplementation of Brief Submaximal Cardiopulmonary Testing in a High-Volume Presurgical Evaluation Clinic: Feasibility Cohort Study
Carr Z, Agarkov D, Li J, Charchaflieh J, Brenes-Bastos A, Freund J, Zafar J, Schonberger R, Heerdt P. Implementation of Brief Submaximal Cardiopulmonary Testing in a High-Volume Presurgical Evaluation Clinic: Feasibility Cohort Study. JMIR Perioperative Medicine 2025, 8: e65805. PMID: 39773953, PMCID: PMC11888076, DOI: 10.2196/65805.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDuke Activity Status IndexPeak oxygen uptakePeak METsEvaluation clinicParticipant satisfactionOxygen uptakeSubmaximal cardiopulmonary exercise testingFunctional capacity assessmentLow functional capacityCardiopulmonary exercise testingPerceived ExertionMET assessmentStructured surveyCapacity SurveyMedian patient satisfactionProvider-drivenExercise testMean session timePearson correlation coefficientSurvey scoresCardiopulmonary testFunctional capacityPatient satisfactionCohort studyInclusion criteria
2024
Quality of Life in Older Adults With Stable Ischemic Heart Disease and Diabetes Mellitus: A Post Hoc Analysis of the BARI 2D Trial
Park D, Jamil Y, Moumneh M, Batchelor B W, Nanna M, Damluji A. Quality of Life in Older Adults With Stable Ischemic Heart Disease and Diabetes Mellitus: A Post Hoc Analysis of the BARI 2D Trial. The American Journal Of Cardiology 2024, 223: 58-69. PMID: 38797195, PMCID: PMC11214881, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2024.05.016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDuke Activity Status IndexOlder adultsYears of follow-upStable ischemic heart diseaseIntensive medical therapyQOL measuresStatus indexIschemic heart diseaseDistress ratingsOlder adult populationOlder adult patientsBARI 2D trialDiabetes mellitusQuality of lifeQuality-of-lifeHeart diseaseMultivariate linear regressionFollow-upMedical therapyAdult populationQoLCognitive impairmentOlder patientsPost Hoc AnalysisChronic total occlusion
2015
Effects of chemotherapy on quality of life in breast cancer survivors.
Wandell K, Lustberg M, Reinbolt R, Orchard T, Andridge R, Wandell H, Schade C, Moran T, Yang N, Conlan T. Effects of chemotherapy on quality of life in breast cancer survivors. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2015, 33: 112-112. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2015.33.28_suppl.112.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBody mass indexDuke Activity Status IndexQuality of lifeInitiation of treatmentBreast cancer survivorsNutrition-related symptomsFunctional statusCancer survivorsFunctional capacityFirst cycle chemotherapyPG-SGA scoreSubjective Global AssessmentPatients' functional statusDuration of chemotherapyEffect of chemotherapyPeak oxygen uptakeCycle chemotherapyPG-SGAAdjuvant therapySymptom burdenMedian ageMass indexPoor outcomeSignificant changesBreast cancer
1997
Health after coronary stenting or balloon angioplasty: Results from the Stent Restenosis Study
Krumholz H, Cohen D, Williams C, Baim D, Brinker J, Cabin H, Heuser R, Hirshfeld J, Leon M, Moses J, Savage M, Cleman M. Health after coronary stenting or balloon angioplasty: Results from the Stent Restenosis Study. American Heart Journal 1997, 134: 337-344. PMID: 9327686, DOI: 10.1016/s0002-8703(97)70065-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStent Restenosis StudyCoronary stentingBalloon angioplastyRestenosis StudyDuke Activity Status IndexPalmaz-Schatz coronary stentingCanadian Cardiovascular Society classificationPalmaz-Schatz coronary stent implantationPercutaneous transluminal coronary angioplastyU.S. clinical sitesLong-term HRQoLForm Health SurveyHealth-related qualityMedical Outcomes StudyTransluminal coronary angioplastyCoronary stent implantationConventional balloon angioplastyDisease-specific measuresAngiographic restenosisConventional angioplastyIschemic eventsBodily painConsecutive patientsCoronary angioplastyCardiovascular perspective
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