2012
Refining the Role of Antiplatelet Therapy in Medically Managed Patients With Acute Coronary Syndrome
Boden WE, Lansky A, Angiolillo DJ. Refining the Role of Antiplatelet Therapy in Medically Managed Patients With Acute Coronary Syndrome. The American Journal Of Cardiology 2012, 111: 439-444. PMID: 23168289, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2012.10.018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute coronary syndromeDual antiplatelet therapyAntiplatelet therapyCoronary syndromeHigh-risk percutaneous coronary interventionUnmet needPotent platelet inhibitionChronic kidney diseaseComplex coronary anatomyFirst-line therapyHigh-risk patientsLow-risk patientsPercutaneous coronary interventionSubgroup of patientsPrevious revascularizationPharmacologic managementCoronary interventionRisk patientsDiabetes mellitusPlatelet inhibitionSuch patientsCoronary anatomyKidney diseaseTherapeutic optionsTreatment options
2010
Multicenter validation of the diagnostic accuracy of a blood-based gene expression test for assessing obstructive coronary artery disease in nondiabetic patients.
Rosenberg S, Elashoff MR, Beineke P, Daniels SE, Wingrove JA, Tingley WG, Sager PT, Sehnert AJ, Yau M, Kraus WE, Newby LK, Schwartz RS, Voros S, Ellis SG, Tahirkheli N, Waksman R, McPherson J, Lansky A, Winn ME, Schork NJ, Topol EJ. Multicenter validation of the diagnostic accuracy of a blood-based gene expression test for assessing obstructive coronary artery disease in nondiabetic patients. Annals Of Internal Medicine 2010, 153: 425-34. PMID: 20921541, PMCID: PMC3786733, DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-153-7-201010050-00005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAge FactorsAgedAged, 80 and overAlgorithmsArea Under CurveChest PainCoronary AngiographyCoronary Artery DiseaseDiabetes MellitusFemaleGene ExpressionHumansMaleMiddle AgedProspective StudiesReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionRisk AssessmentROC CurveSensitivity and SpecificitySex FactorsYoung AdultConceptsObstructive coronary artery diseaseCoronary artery diseaseCoronary angiographyNondiabetic patientsQuantitative coronary angiographyArtery diseasePresence of CADClinical modelMore major coronary arteriesPeripheral blood gene expressionBlood-based gene expression testDiamond-Forrester methodMulticenter prospective trialMajor coronary arteriesChronic inflammatory disordersIndependent validation cohortReceiver-operating characteristic analysisBlood gene expressionReal-time polymerase chain reactionWhole blood testCardiac protein markersGene expression testNoninvasive imaging methodProspective trialRisk patients