2017
Safety of coronary CT angiography and functional testing for stable chest pain in the PROMISE trial: A randomized comparison of test complications, incidental findings, and radiation dose
Lu MT, Douglas PS, Udelson JE, Adami E, Ghoshhajra BB, Picard MH, Roberts R, Lee KL, Einstein AJ, Mark DB, Velazquez EJ, Carter W, Ridner M, Al-Khalidi HR, Hoffmann U. Safety of coronary CT angiography and functional testing for stable chest pain in the PROMISE trial: A randomized comparison of test complications, incidental findings, and radiation dose. Journal Of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography 2017, 11: 373-382. PMID: 28838846, PMCID: PMC6201309, DOI: 10.1016/j.jcct.2017.08.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAngina PectorisComputed Tomography AngiographyCoronary AngiographyCoronary Artery DiseaseCoronary StenosisEchocardiography, StressFemaleHumansIncidental FindingsMaleMiddle AgedMultidetector Computed TomographyNorth AmericaPredictive Value of TestsProspective StudiesRadiation DosageRadiation ExposureRadionuclide ImagingRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsConceptsStable chest painMore incidental findingsIncidental findingLow radiation doseChest painPatient characteristicsRadiation doseNuclear stress testingCoronary CT angiographyRadiation dose variesCumulative radiation doseAdvanced CT scannersMinor complicationsPROMISE trialRandomized comparisonTomography angiographyFunctional testingTest choiceFunctional testing strategyCT angiographyNuclear stressPulmonary nodulesSimilar outcomesComplicationsDose
2015
Outcomes After Nonemergent Electrical Cardioversion for Atrial Arrhythmias
Steinberg BA, Schulte PJ, Hofmann P, Ersbøll M, Alexander JH, Broderick-Forsgren K, Anstrom KJ, Granger CB, Piccini JP, Velazquez EJ, Shah BR. Outcomes After Nonemergent Electrical Cardioversion for Atrial Arrhythmias. The American Journal Of Cardiology 2015, 115: 1407-1414. PMID: 25784514, PMCID: PMC4414802, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2015.02.030.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsElectrical cardioversionAtrial arrhythmiasTEE useTransesophageal Echocardiography UseTertiary care centerBetter clinical outcomesCHADS2 scoreRehospitalization ratesProcedural complicationsClinical outcomesAtrial fibrillationRhythm controlAtrial flutterSinus rhythmEchocardiography useCare centerProcedural characteristicsECV successPatient's conditionHeart ratePatientsMultivariate analysisRehospitalizationCardioversionComplications