2016
Women and Chest Pain: Recognizing the Different Faces of Angina in the Emergency Department.
Safdar B, D'Onofrio G. Women and Chest Pain: Recognizing the Different Faces of Angina in the Emergency Department. The Yale Journal Of Biology And Medicine 2016, 89: 227-38. PMID: 27354848, PMCID: PMC4918863.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcute Coronary SyndromeAdultAgedChest PainCoronary Artery DiseaseEmergency Service, HospitalFemaleHumansMiddle AgedQuality of LifeConceptsCoronary artery diseaseAcute coronary syndromeChest painEmergency departmentMicrovascular dysfunctionED patientsCoronary artery endothelial dysfunctionCause of anginaCoronary artery dissectionCoronary artery spasmPersistent chest painRecurrent chest painSex-specific causesQuality of lifeArtery spasmArtery dissectionCoronary syndromeEndothelial dysfunctionMyocardial bridgingArtery diseasePoor functionCardinal symptomsAnginaPainPatients
2014
Elevated CK-MB with a Normal Troponin Does Not Predict 30-Day Adverse Cardiac Events in Emergency Department Chest Pain Observation Unit Patients
Safdar B, Bezek SK, Sinusas AJ, Russell RR, Klein MR, Dziura JD, D’onofrio G. Elevated CK-MB with a Normal Troponin Does Not Predict 30-Day Adverse Cardiac Events in Emergency Department Chest Pain Observation Unit Patients. Critical Pathways In Cardiology A Journal Of Evidence-Based Medicine 2014, 13: 14-19. PMID: 24526146, DOI: 10.1097/hpc.0000000000000001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdverse cardiac eventsCPU patientsNormal troponinAdverse eventsCardiac eventsMultiple logistic regression modelComposite adverse eventsElevated creatinine kinaseObservation unit patientsSerial troponin testingStandardized chart reviewRetrospective cohort studyAcute coronary syndromeNational Death RegistryCoronary artery diseaseLogistic regression modelsPositive troponinPrior CADRenal insufficientCoronary syndromeHemodynamic instabilityChart reviewCohort studyDeath RegistryIschemic electrocardiogram
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
2011
Myeloperoxidase in the diagnosis of acute coronary syndromes: The importance of spectrum
Peacock WF, Nagurney J, Birkhahn R, Singer A, Shapiro N, Hollander J, Glynn T, Nowak R, Safdar B, Miller C, Peberdy M, Counselman F, Chandra A, Kosowsky J, Neuenschwander J, Schrock J, Plantholt S, Lewandrowski E, Wong V, Kupfer K, Diercks D. Myeloperoxidase in the diagnosis of acute coronary syndromes: The importance of spectrum. American Heart Journal 2011, 162: 893-899. PMID: 22093206, DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2011.08.017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute coronary syndromeNoncardiac chest painCoronary syndromeMyocardial infarctionPredictive valueTroponin ISerial cardiac markersEmergency department patientsNegative predictive valuePositive predictive valuePositive likelihood ratioNegative likelihood ratioChest painLikelihood ratioSymptom onsetUnstable anginaDepartment patientsProspective studyRisk stratificationMean agePerfusion testingC-statisticFinal diagnosisPatientsCardiac markers