2018
Comparison of Physician Visual Assessment With Quantitative Coronary Angiography in Assessment of Stenosis Severity in China
Zhang H, Mu L, Hu S, Nallamothu BK, Lansky AJ, Xu B, Bouras G, Cohen DJ, Spertus JA, Masoudi FA, Curtis JP, Gao R, Ge J, Yang Y, Li J, Li X, Zheng X, Li Y, Krumholz HM, Jiang L. Comparison of Physician Visual Assessment With Quantitative Coronary Angiography in Assessment of Stenosis Severity in China. JAMA Internal Medicine 2018, 178: 239-247. PMID: 29340571, PMCID: PMC5838612, DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2017.7821.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overChinaCoronary AngiographyCoronary StenosisCoronary VesselsCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansIncidenceMaleMiddle AgedPercutaneous Coronary InterventionPractice Patterns, Physicians'Predictive Value of TestsProspective StudiesRisk AssessmentSeverity of Illness IndexTime FactorsConceptsPhysician visual assessmentPercutaneous coronary interventionAcute myocardial infarctionQuantitative coronary angiographyStenosis severityCoronary angiographyMean agePCI studiesMean percent diameter stenosisIndependent core laboratoryPercent diameter stenosisCross-sectional studyNon-AMI patientsStandard clinical practiceFractional flow reserveSubset of participantsQCA assessmentCoronary revascularizationMore stenosisCoronary interventionCoronary lesionsChina PatientCoronary angiogramDiameter stenosisMyocardial infarction
2017
Use of Fractional Flow Reserve in Elderly Patients Undergoing Elective Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Does Prior Stress Testing Matter?
Joseph TA, Lehrich J, Chan PS, Curtis JP, Desai NR, Murthy VL, Curzen N, Nallamothu BK. Use of Fractional Flow Reserve in Elderly Patients Undergoing Elective Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Does Prior Stress Testing Matter? JACC Cardiovascular Interventions 2017, 10: 419-420. PMID: 28231913, DOI: 10.1016/j.jcin.2016.12.021.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAge FactorsAgedAged, 80 and overCardiac CatheterizationClinical Decision-MakingCoronary Artery DiseaseElective Surgical ProceduresFemaleFractional Flow Reserve, MyocardialHeart Function TestsHumansMaleMedicarePatient SelectionPercutaneous Coronary InterventionPredictive Value of TestsRisk FactorsTreatment OutcomeUnited States