2013
Incremental Value of Objective Cardiac Testing in Addition to Physician Impression and Serial Contemporary Troponin Measurements in Women
Diercks DB, Mumma BE, Peacock W, Hollander JE, Safdar B, Mahler SA, Miller CD, Counselman FL, Birkhahn R, Schrock J, Singer AJ, Nagurney JT. Incremental Value of Objective Cardiac Testing in Addition to Physician Impression and Serial Contemporary Troponin Measurements in Women. Academic Emergency Medicine 2013, 20: 265-270. PMID: 23517258, PMCID: PMC3725334, DOI: 10.1111/acem.12092.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsObjective cardiac testingPhysician risk assessmentAcute myocardial infarctionAcute coronary syndromeCardiac testingNon-high riskNet reclassification indexChest painTroponin IEmergency departmentReclassification indexPresence of ACSAcute coronary syndrome studyMedian age 58 yearsNegative troponin ISerial cardiac markersSerial troponin IAge 58 yearsIncremental valueReceiver operator characteristic curveContemporary troponin assaysClinician risk assessmentOperator characteristic curveReclassified patientsCoronary syndrome
2012
Sex and the CT: An Evolving Story of the Heart
Safdar B, Lichtman JH, D'Onofrio G. Sex and the CT: An Evolving Story of the Heart. Academic Emergency Medicine 2012, 19: 197-200. PMID: 22320371, DOI: 10.1111/j.1553-2712.2011.01288.x.Peer-Reviewed Original Research