2005
Patients With Depressive Symptoms Have Lower Health Status Benefits After Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery
Mallik S, Krumholz HM, Lin ZQ, Kasl SV, Mattera JA, Roumains SA, Vaccarino V. Patients With Depressive Symptoms Have Lower Health Status Benefits After Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery. Circulation 2005, 111: 271-277. PMID: 15655132, DOI: 10.1161/01.cir.0000152102.29293.d7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPhysical component scalePhysical functionGeriatric Depression ScaleGDS scoresDepressive symptomsPCS scoresRisk factorsFunctional improvementShort-Form 36 physical component scaleCoronary artery bypass surgeryHealth status benefitsInverse risk factorTime of CABGPatients' physical functionArtery bypass surgeryHistory of diabetesVentricular ejection fractionWorse physical functionCoronary artery diseaseIndependent prognostic factorPrevious myocardial infarctionStrong risk factorBaseline PCS scoresHigher GDS scoresSignificant independent predictors
1988
Oral Terbutaline Augments Cardiac Performance in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Chan C, Loke J, Snyder P, Wackers F, Mattera J, Matthay R. Oral Terbutaline Augments Cardiac Performance in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. The American Journal Of The Medical Sciences 1988, 296: 33-38. PMID: 3044105, DOI: 10.1097/00000441-198807000-00007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseObstructive pulmonary diseaseVentricular ejection fractionSubmaximal steady-state exerciseOral terbutalineSteady-state exerciseEjection fractionPulmonary diseaseSevere chronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseLeft ventricular ejection fractionFirst-pass radionuclide angiographySystolic pump performancePlacebo-controlled trialState exerciseExpiratory volumeBlood pressureCardiopulmonary effectsPlacebo dayHemodynamic measurementsVital capacityRadionuclide angiographyCardiac functionSubmaximal exerciseCardiac performanceHeart rate