2003
Hyperglycaemia in patients with acute ischaemic stroke: how often do we screen for undiagnosed diabetes?
Bravata D, Kim N, Concato J, Brass L. Hyperglycaemia in patients with acute ischaemic stroke: how often do we screen for undiagnosed diabetes? QJM 2003, 96: 491-497. PMID: 12881591, DOI: 10.1093/qjmed/hcg087.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute ischemic strokeStroke patientsIschemic strokeUndiagnosed diabetesAcute ischemic stroke patientsOral glucose tolerance testingRetrospective medical record reviewPrevalence of hyperglycaemiaAcute stroke patientsAssociation of diabetesIschemic stroke patientsAcute stroke eventsGlucose tolerance testingMedical record reviewModifiable conditionsDiabetes mellitusHemoglobin A1cHyperglycaemic patientsStroke eventsPrior diagnosisRecord reviewPrevious diagnosisClinicians screenConnecticut hospitalsTolerance testing
2001
Injury related infant death: the impact of race and birth weight
Jain A, Khoshnood B, Lee K, Concato J. Injury related infant death: the impact of race and birth weight. Injury Prevention 2001, 7: 135. PMID: 11428561, PMCID: PMC1730711, DOI: 10.1136/ip.7.2.135.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLow birthweight babiesBirth weightUnintentional injuriesRisk factorsOdds ratioSociodemographic factorsBirthweight babiesRisk of homicideInfant deathHigh riskImportant independent risk factorEffect of raceAfrican AmericansIndependent risk factorPreventable risk factorsAdjusted odds ratioRisk of deathMexican-American infantsLast pregnancyAlcohol intakePrenatal careMaternal ageMaternal raceInfant injuriesInfant's birth
1996
Importance of cerebrovascular disease in studies of myocardial infarction.
Brass L, Hartigan P, Page W, Concato J. Importance of cerebrovascular disease in studies of myocardial infarction. Stroke 1996, 27: 1173-6. PMID: 8685923.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRate of strokeIschemic heart diseaseMyocardial infarctionHeart diseaseMonozygotic twinsManifestations of atherosclerosisWhite male veteransTwin pairsComplete responseTherapeutic trialsCerebrovascular diseaseHigh riskPrognostic studiesClinical investigationInfarctionMale veteransStrokeTwin RegistryStrong associationDiseaseOverall rateAtherosclerosisPatientsRegistryEnvironmental factorsFactors associated with successful implantation of nonthoracotomy defibrillation lead systems
Schwartzman D, Concato J, Ren J, Callans D, Gottlieb C, Preminger M, Marchlinski F. Factors associated with successful implantation of nonthoracotomy defibrillation lead systems. American Heart Journal 1996, 131: 1127-1136. PMID: 8644591, DOI: 10.1016/s0002-8703(96)90087-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNonthoracotomy defibrillation lead systemsDefibrillation lead systemsClinical factorsDefibrillation thresholdImplantation failureBiphasic shock waveformLead-related factorsShock waveformHigh defibrillation thresholdMonophasic shock waveformsLower defibrillation thresholdLead systemMonophasic groupConsecutive patientsBiphasic groupIncidence of successEndovascular SystemPatientsSuccessful implantationIncidenceImplantationFailureFactorsGroup
1995
Importance of events per independent variable in proportional hazards regression analysis II. Accuracy and precision of regression estimates
Peduzzi P, Concato J, Feinstein A, Holford T. Importance of events per independent variable in proportional hazards regression analysis II. Accuracy and precision of regression estimates. Journal Of Clinical Epidemiology 1995, 48: 1503-1510. PMID: 8543964, DOI: 10.1016/0895-4356(95)00048-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchImportance of events per independent variable in proportional hazards analysis I. Background, goals, and general strategy
Concato J, Peduzzi P, Holford T, Feinstein A. Importance of events per independent variable in proportional hazards analysis I. Background, goals, and general strategy. Journal Of Clinical Epidemiology 1995, 48: 1495-1501. PMID: 8543963, DOI: 10.1016/0895-4356(95)00510-2.Peer-Reviewed Original Research