2002
Racial Differences in the Use of Cardiac Procedures in Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction
Funk M, Ostfeld AM, Chang VM, Lee FA. Racial Differences in the Use of Cardiac Procedures in Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction. Nursing Research 2002, 51: 148-157. PMID: 12063413, DOI: 10.1097/00006199-200205000-00003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAttitude of Health PersonnelBlack or African AmericanBlack PeopleChi-Square DistributionCohort StudiesConnecticutCoronary AngiographyFemaleHealth Services AccessibilityHumansLogistic ModelsMaleMiddle AgedMyocardial InfarctionMyocardial RevascularizationPatient TransferPrejudiceRetrospective StudiesWhite PeopleConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionUse of angiographyRevascularization proceduresMyocardial infarctionWhite patientsCardiac proceduresRacial differencesRegional cardiac referral centerCardiac referral centerRetrospective cohort studySubstantial racial differencesDemographic factorsObserved racial differencesConsecutive blacksCohort studyReferral centerCoronary angiographyBlack patientsClinical variablesMedical recordsOutlying hospitalsPatientsInfarctionAngiographyHospital
1996
Prognostic value of noninvasive testing one year after orthotopic cardiac transplantation
Verhoeven P, Lee F, Ramahi T, Franco K, de Leon C, Amatruda J, Gorham N, Mattera J, Wackers F. Prognostic value of noninvasive testing one year after orthotopic cardiac transplantation. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 1996, 28: 183-189. PMID: 8752812, DOI: 10.1016/0735-1097(96)00094-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCoronary artery vasculopathyOrthotopic cardiac transplantationCardiac transplantationEquilibrium radionuclide angiographyPrognostic valueRadionuclide angiographyClinical variablesNoninvasive testingHuman leukocyte antigen mismatchesStress thallium-201 imagingThallium-201 myocardial perfusion imagingConsecutive transplant recipientsRoutine noninvasive testingStress myocardial imagingCold ischemic timeStress myocardial perfusionThallium-201 imagingTwo-dimensional echocardiographyNoninvasive diagnostic testingMyocardial perfusion imagingOnly significant predictorAntigen mismatchesLate deathsTransplant recipientsIschemic time