2009
Are Screening Guidelines for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms Being Implemented within a Large VA Primary Health Care System?
Federman DG, Carbone VG, Kravetz JD, Kancir S, Kirsner RS, Bravata DM. Are Screening Guidelines for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms Being Implemented within a Large VA Primary Health Care System? Postgraduate Medicine 2009, 121: 132-135. PMID: 19179821, DOI: 10.3810/pgm.2009.01.1962.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAbdominal aortic aneurysmVA health care systemPrimary health care systemHealth care systemCare systemAortic aneurysmPrimary careCare settingsVA Connecticut Healthcare SystemPrimary health care settingsAAA-related mortalityRetrospective cohort studyPrimary care settingEvidence-based recommendationsRecent imagingHealth care settingsMagnetic resonance imagingAbdominal ultrasoundCohort studyScreening ratesUltrasonographic screeningImaging evaluationAAA screeningScreening practicesPatients
2008
Psoriasis: an opportunity to identify cardiovascular risk
Federman DG, Shelling M, Prodanovich S, Gunderson CG, Kirsner RS. Psoriasis: an opportunity to identify cardiovascular risk. British Journal Of Dermatology 2008, 160: 1-7. PMID: 19016698, DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2008.08874.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCardiovascular risk factorsCardiovascular riskRisk factorsTreatable cardiovascular risk factorsPatients' cardiovascular riskMyocardial infarctionSevere diseaseHealth professionalsPsoriasisPatientsRiskLow qualityAssociationArthritisInfarctionAtherosclerosisInflammationMortalityFactorsPrevalenceDermatologistsDiseaseComplaints