2003
Predictors of cause‐specific hospital readmission in patients with heart failure
Babayan Z, McNamara R, Nagajothi N, Kasper E, Armenian H, Powe N, Baughman K, Lima J. Predictors of cause‐specific hospital readmission in patients with heart failure. Clinical Cardiology 2003, 26: 411-418. PMID: 14524597, PMCID: PMC6654034, DOI: 10.1002/clc.4960260906.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAngioplasty, Balloon, CoronaryCohort StudiesCoronary Artery BypassFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHeart FailureHumansLength of StayMaleMarylandMiddle AgedMyocardial IschemiaPatient ReadmissionPredictive Value of TestsPrevalenceRecurrenceRegression AnalysisSex FactorsStroke VolumeTime FactorsVentricular Dysfunction, LeftConceptsCause-specific readmissionsCoronary artery bypass graftPercutaneous transluminal coronary angioplastyIschemic etiologyRecurrent heart failureHeart failureCardiovascular diseaseHospital readmissionLV dysfunctionVentricular functionMyocardial infarctionAnnual readmission ratesTotal hospital readmissionsArtery bypass graftRisk of readmissionTransluminal coronary angioplastyLeft ventricular functionCox hazard ratiosAvailable clinical dataCause readmissionHF etiologyHazard ratioReadmission ratesRetrospective cohortConsecutive patients
1998
Usefulness of Transesophageal Echocardiography in Predicting Mortality and Morbidity in Stroke Patients Without Clinically Known Cardiac Sources of Embolus 11The views expressed in this article are those of the authors and do not reflect the official policy of the United States Navy, Department of Defense, or the United States Government.
O’Brien P, Thiemann D, McNamara R, Roberts J, Raska K, Oppenheimer S, Lima J. Usefulness of Transesophageal Echocardiography in Predicting Mortality and Morbidity in Stroke Patients Without Clinically Known Cardiac Sources of Embolus 11The views expressed in this article are those of the authors and do not reflect the official policy of the United States Navy, Department of Defense, or the United States Government. The American Journal Of Cardiology 1998, 81: 1144-1151. PMID: 9605057, DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9149(98)00132-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overCerebrovascular DisordersEchocardiography, TransesophagealFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedMorbidityPredictive Value of TestsRisk AssessmentSurvival AnalysisConceptsSpontaneous echo contrastRecurrent strokeTransesophageal echocardiographyMyocardial infarctionEcho contrastAtrial spontaneous echo contrastMitral valve strandsNonfatal myocardial infarctionTransient ischemic attackIschemic stroke patientsMitral annular calcificationMitral valve thickeningRecent myocardial infarctionAtrial septal defectMultiplane transesophageal echocardiographyAscending aorticCardiovascular survivalHeart thrombusIschemic attackPeripheral embolismAortic atherosclerosisCardiac causesFatal strokeVascular causesAnnular calcification