2001
Specialty of principal care physician and Medicare expenditures in patients with coronary artery disease: impact of comorbidity and severity.
McNamara R, Powe N, Thiemann D, Shaffer T, Weller W, Anderson G. Specialty of principal care physician and Medicare expenditures in patients with coronary artery disease: impact of comorbidity and severity. The American Journal Of Managed Care 2001, 7: 261-6. PMID: 11258143.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrincipal care physicianCoronary artery diseaseAcute myocardial infarctionArtery diseaseCare physiciansUnstable anginaMean expenditureMyocardial infarctionChronic coronary artery diseaseMedicare expendituresProportion of patientsImpact of comorbiditiesLevel of comorbiditySeverity of diagnosisCharlson indexElderly patientsLow comorbidityPhysician typeAcute diagnosisChronic conditionsAcute diseaseChronic diseasesRetrospective analysisComorbiditiesPatients
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 Outcome