2019
Improving Outcomes in INTERMACS 1 Category 1 Patients with Pre-LVAD, Awake Venous-Arterial Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Support
Mori M, McCloskey G, Geirsson A, Mangi AA, Yun JJ, Jacoby D, Ahmad T, Bellumkonda L, Lee F, Chen ME, Bonde P. Improving Outcomes in INTERMACS 1 Category 1 Patients with Pre-LVAD, Awake Venous-Arterial Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Support. ASAIO Journal 2019, Publish Ahead of Print: &na;. PMID: 30664019, DOI: 10.1097/mat.0000000000000908.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCategory 1 patientsECMO supportDurable LVADECMO groupDurable left ventricular assist device implantationVenous-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenationLeft ventricular assist device implantationVentricular assist device implantationCox proportional hazards analysisExtracorporeal membrane oxygenation supportECMO-supported patientsPost-LVAD survivalVenous-arterial ECMOOutcomes of patientsAssist device implantationEnd-organ functionMembrane oxygenation supportProportional hazards analysisExtracorporeal membrane oxygenationRisk of deathINTERMACS scaleInteragency RegistryOxygenation supportECMO patientsUnadjusted survival
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
1995
Optimal timing and indications for cholecystectomy in cardiac transplant patients
Begos D, Franco K, Baldwin J, Lee F, Revkin J, Modlin I. Optimal timing and indications for cholecystectomy in cardiac transplant patients. World Journal Of Surgery 1995, 19: 661-667. PMID: 7676717, DOI: 10.1007/bf00294752.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultCholecystectomyCholelithiasisFemaleHeart DiseasesHeart TransplantationHumansMaleMiddle AgedRetrospective StudiesTime FactorsConceptsCardiac transplantSeptic complicationsTransplant patientsEnd-stage cardiac diseaseCases of cholecystectomyPostcardiac transplant patientsCardiac transplant patientsStandard management approachType of procedureAsymptomatic calculiElective cholecystectomyPosttransplant groupsPosttransplant surveillancePretransplant groupPretransplant screeningUncontrollable arrhythmiaUrgent cholecystectomyAcute cholecystitisCardiac transplantationPosttransplant patientsPretransplant patientsHeart transplantSuch patientsTransplant centersCardiac risk