2023
Clinical and cost implications of deferred testing in low-risk patients with stable chest pain: a simulation using the PROMISE trial
Nanna M, Yow E, Vemulapalli S, Mark D, Kelsey M, Patel M, Al-Khalidi H, Rogers C, Udelson J, Douglas P. Clinical and cost implications of deferred testing in low-risk patients with stable chest pain: a simulation using the PROMISE trial. American Heart Journal 2023, 261: 124-126. PMID: 36828202, PMCID: PMC10903188, DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2023.02.010.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2020
Age-Related Differences in the Noninvasive Evaluation for Possible Coronary Artery Disease
Lowenstern A, Alexander KP, Hill CL, Alhanti B, Pellikka PA, Nanna MG, Mehta RH, Cooper LS, Bullock-Palmer RP, Hoffmann U, Douglas PS. Age-Related Differences in the Noninvasive Evaluation for Possible Coronary Artery Disease. JAMA Cardiology 2020, 5: 193-201. PMID: 31738382, PMCID: PMC6865842, DOI: 10.1001/jamacardio.2019.4973.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCoronary artery diseaseOlder patientsMyocardial infarctionCV deathNoninvasive testsArtery diseaseNoninvasive evaluationElevated coronary artery calcium scoresDeath/myocardial infarctionPositive noninvasive test resultsPossible coronary artery diseaseProspective Multicenter Imaging StudyCoronary artery calcium scoreNonwhite race/ethnicityComparative effectiveness designArtery calcium scoreCoronary artery calciumMinority of patientsCause of morbidityNoninvasive test resultsFunctional test resultsAge-specific approachesBest noninvasive testPositive test resultsOlder age groups