2017
Contemporary risk model for inhospital major bleeding for patients with acute myocardial infarction: The acute coronary treatment and intervention outcomes network (ACTION) registry®–Get With The Guidelines (GWTG)®
Desai NR, Kennedy KF, Cohen DJ, Connolly T, Diercks DB, Moscucci M, Ramee S, Spertus J, Wang TY, McNamara RL. Contemporary risk model for inhospital major bleeding for patients with acute myocardial infarction: The acute coronary treatment and intervention outcomes network (ACTION) registry®–Get With The Guidelines (GWTG)®. American Heart Journal 2017, 194: 16-24. PMID: 29223432, DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2017.08.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionIntervention Outcomes Network RegistryAcute Coronary TreatmentInhospital major bleedingMajor bleedingRisk scoreCoronary TreatmentValidation cohortMyocardial infarctionHigh riskLower riskContemporary risk modelsProspective risk stratificationSimplified risk scoreHospital quality assessmentRisk adjustment methodsBaseline hemoglobinCardiogenic shockCreatinine clearanceFrequent complicationDerivation cohortHeart failureRisk stratificationSignificant morbidityCardiac arrest
2015
Standardized Outcome Measurement for Patients With Coronary Artery Disease: Consensus From the International Consortium for Health Outcomes Measurement (ICHOM)
McNamara RL, Spatz ES, Kelley TA, Stowell CJ, Beltrame J, Heidenreich P, Tresserras R, Jernberg T, Chua T, Morgan L, Panigrahi B, Rosas Ruiz A, Rumsfeld JS, Sadwin L, Schoeberl M, Shahian D, Weston C, Yeh R, Lewin J. Standardized Outcome Measurement for Patients With Coronary Artery Disease: Consensus From the International Consortium for Health Outcomes Measurement (ICHOM). Journal Of The American Heart Association 2015, 4: e001767. PMID: 25991011, PMCID: PMC4599409, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.115.001767.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionHealth Outcomes MeasurementOutcome measurementsMyocardial infarctionCoronary artery disease outcomesPatient-reported health statusCoronary artery bypassPercutaneous coronary interventionCoronary artery diseasePatient-centered outcomesStandardized outcome measurementsLongitudinal outcomesCardiovascular hospital admissionsAsymptomatic CADAcute complicationsArtery bypassCoronary interventionRenal failureArtery diseaseHospital admissionInternational Working GroupRisk factorsCardiovascular diseaseDisease outcomeOutcome measures
2000
Management of new onset atrial fibrillation.
McNamara R, Bass E, Miller M, Segal J, Goodman S, Kim N, Robinson K, Powe N. Management of new onset atrial fibrillation. Evidence Report Technology Assessment 2000, 1-7. PMID: 11471248, PMCID: PMC4781222.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAdultAge DistributionAgedAged, 80 and overAmbulatory CareAnti-Arrhythmia AgentsAnticoagulantsAspirinAtrial FibrillationClinical Trials as TopicComorbidityDecision Support TechniquesEchocardiographyElectric CountershockEvidence-Based MedicineFemaleHumansIncidenceMaleMiddle AgedPrognosisRisk FactorsSex DistributionSurvival RateThromboembolismTreatment OutcomeDistribution, Severity and Risk Factors for Aortic Atherosclerosis in Cerebral Ischemia
Sen S, Wu K, McNamara R, Lima J, Piantadosi S, Oppenheimer S. Distribution, Severity and Risk Factors for Aortic Atherosclerosis in Cerebral Ischemia. Cerebrovascular Diseases 2000, 10: 102-109. PMID: 10686448, DOI: 10.1159/000016038.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisk factorsAortic atheromaAortic plaquesCarotid stenosisStroke/TIA patientsSymptomatic coronary artery diseaseAortic plaque thicknessThoracic aortic plaqueTransesophageal echocardiography assessmentIndependent risk factorCoronary artery diseaseIschemic heart diseaseExtracranial carotid stenosisTIA patientsAortic atherosclerosisAsymptomatic patientsIschemic strokeArtery diseaseCerebral ischemiaConsecutive patientsEchocardiography assessmentMultivariable analysisProximal aortaCardiac screeningHeart disease