2012
A Consolidated Biovigilance System for Blood, Tissue and Organs: One Size Does Not Fit All
Pruett TL, Blumberg EA, Cohen DJ, Crippin JS, Freeman RB, Hanto DW, Mulligan DC, Green MD. A Consolidated Biovigilance System for Blood, Tissue and Organs: One Size Does Not Fit All. American Journal Of Transplantation 2012, 12: 1099-1101. PMID: 22487495, DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-6143.2011.03907.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOrgan transplant recipientsLimited organ availabilityPublic health servicesTransplant recipientsDonor testingOrgan availabilityWaiting listClinical practiceHealth servicesFormal recommendationsTransfer of organsDisease transmissionBloodOrgansOverall benefitTissueTransplantationSupport effortsRecipients
1996
Can treatment that is helpful on average be harmful to some patients? A study of the conflicting information needs of clinical inquiry and drug regulation
Horwitz R, Singer B, Makuch R, Viscoli C. Can treatment that is helpful on average be harmful to some patients? A study of the conflicting information needs of clinical inquiry and drug regulation. Journal Of Clinical Epidemiology 1996, 49: 395-400. PMID: 8621989, DOI: 10.1016/0895-4356(95)00058-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsClinical inquiryBeta-Blocker Heart Attack TrialCoronary artery surgeryHeart Attack TrialSubgroup of patientsArtery surgeryAspirin useCoronary surgeryMulticenter RCTClinical featuresAttack TrialClinical centersClinical conditionsTreatment groupsPatientsBenefit of propranololClinical decisionTrial resultsHeterogeneous groupPropranololRCTsSurgeryTreatmentTrialsOverall benefit
1990
Evolving patterns in the surgical treatment of malignant ventricular tachyarrhythmias
Elefteriades J, Biblo L, Batsford W, Rosenfeld L, Henthorn R, Carlson M, Waldo A, Hsu J, Geha A. Evolving patterns in the surgical treatment of malignant ventricular tachyarrhythmias. The Annals Of Thoracic Surgery 1990, 49: 94-100. PMID: 2297279, DOI: 10.1016/0003-4975(90)90362-a.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAutomatic implantable cardioverter defibrillatorResection groupThirty-day mortalityCoronary artery bypassMalignant ventricular tachyarrhythmiasIntractable ventricular arrhythmiasImplantable cardioverter defibrillatorAICD placementArtery bypassSurgical treatmentEndocardial resectionVentricular arrhythmiasVentricular tachyarrhythmiasAntiarrhythmic agentsSudden deathCardioverter defibrillatorResectionMortality figuresPatientsEffective interventionsGreatest overall benefitSurvivalGroupOverall benefitValuable alternative
1987
Controlled-release levodopa/carbidopa. II. Sinemet CR4 treatment of response fluctuations in Parkinson's disease.
Cedarbaum J, Breck L, Kutt H, McDowell F. Controlled-release levodopa/carbidopa. II. Sinemet CR4 treatment of response fluctuations in Parkinson's disease. Neurology 1987, 37: 1607-12. PMID: 3658164, DOI: 10.1212/wnl.37.10.1607-a.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSinemet CR4Interdose intervalParkinson's diseaseResponse fluctuationsTherapeutic response fluctuationsOpen-label trialPlasma levodopa levelsSlow-release preparationAntiparkinsonian effectsStandard levodopaLevodopa dosesLevodopa preparationsLevodopa levelsDaily dosesRelease preparationDiseaseLevodopaDosesProlongationTreatmentOverall benefitSinemetPatientsSlight reductionControlled-release levodopa/carbidopa. I. Sinemet CR3 treatment of response fluctuations in Parkinson's disease.
Cedarbaum J, Breck L, Kutt H, McDowell F. Controlled-release levodopa/carbidopa. I. Sinemet CR3 treatment of response fluctuations in Parkinson's disease. Neurology 1987, 37: 233-41. PMID: 3808304, DOI: 10.1212/wnl.37.2.233.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPlasma levodopa levelsLevodopa levelsResponse fluctuationsParkinson's diseaseControlled-release carbidopa/levodopaCarbidopa/levodopaOpen-label trialBioavailability of levodopaStandard SinemetDisability scoresLevodopa preparationsInterdose intervalDaily dosesParkinson's patientsControlled-release formulationClinical performanceDiseaseLevodopaDay consistencyOverall benefitSinemetPatientsDosesTrialsWeeks
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