2014
Prospective chest pain evaluation in the emergency department with use of high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (PROCEED-CRP study).
Ionescu CN, Chrissoheris MP, Slim HB, Slade M, Oen-Hsiao J, Donohue TJ, Bekui A, Ghantous AE. Prospective chest pain evaluation in the emergency department with use of high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (PROCEED-CRP study). Connecticut Medicine 2014, 78: 133-8. PMID: 24772828.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigh-sensitivity C-reactive proteinC-reactive proteinAcute myocardial infarctionEmergency departmentCause rehospitalizationChest painMyocardial infarctionChest pain evaluationCoronary revascularizationHs-CRPConsecutive patientsFinal cohortPain evaluationMyocardial ischemiaClinical valuePatientsRehospitalizationPainInfarctionDepartmentDaysRevascularizationIschemiaCohortCRP
2010
Long-term Outcome of Tako-tsubo Cardiomyopathy
Ionescu CN, Aguilar-Lopez CA, Sakr AE, Ghantous AE, Donohue TJ. Long-term Outcome of Tako-tsubo Cardiomyopathy. Heart Lung And Circulation 2010, 19: 601-605. PMID: 20655278, DOI: 10.1016/j.hlc.2010.06.667.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTako-tsubo cardiomyopathyLong-term outcomesMyocardial Infarction (TIMI) myocardial perfusion gradeCombined end pointMyocardial perfusion gradeLeft heart catheterisationSudden cardiac deathCardiac reasonsCardiogenic shockHeart catheterisationCardiac deathPerfusion gradeMean agePrognostic implicationsExcellent outcomesRetrospective analysisCaucasian femalePatientsEnd pointOutcomesFive-year periodCardiomyopathyTMPGStressor eventsCurrent data