2011
Postlobectomy Chest Radiographic Changes: A Quantitative Analysis
Kim C, Godelman A, Jain V, Merav A, Haramati L. Postlobectomy Chest Radiographic Changes: A Quantitative Analysis. Canadian Association Of Radiologists Journal 2011, 62: 280-287. PMID: 21958743, DOI: 10.1016/j.carj.2010.12.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAir leak durationPrior sternotomyMediastinal shiftRadiographic changesChest radiographsRetrospective case-control seriesDuration of hospitalizationPostoperative chest radiographsChest radiographic changesPresence of pneumothoraxCase-control seriesRatio of postSubsequent lobectomyHospital staySurgical complicationsComplication rateConsecutive patientsRadiographic findingsHemidiaphragm elevationPreoperative measurementsPatient outcomesAir leakLobectomy siteLobectomySternotomy
2009
Rationale and design of a randomized controlled trial comparing stress myocardial perfusion imaging with coronary CT angiography as the initial imaging study for intermediate-risk patients admitted with chest pain
Levsky J, Travin M, Spevack D, Menegus M, Huang P, Goldberg Y, Clark E, Banoth P, Freeman K, Tobin J, Haramati L. Rationale and design of a randomized controlled trial comparing stress myocardial perfusion imaging with coronary CT angiography as the initial imaging study for intermediate-risk patients admitted with chest pain. Journal Of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography 2009, 3: 264-271. PMID: 19577217, DOI: 10.1016/j.jcct.2009.05.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCoronary artery diseaseMyocardial perfusion imagingIntermediate-risk patientsChest painMajor adverse cardiovascular eventsRadionuclide myocardial perfusion imagingIntermediate-risk characteristicsSubsequent coronary revascularizationAdverse cardiovascular eventsEvaluation of patientsStress myocardial perfusionAcute myocardial infarctionClinical outcome endpointsInitial imaging studyNoninvasive cardiac imagingCoronary CT angiographyEvidence-based medicineTerms of outcomesCardiovascular eventsCoronary revascularizationHospital stayRenal dysfunctionSubsequent hospitalizationSecondary outcomesArtery disease