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Diagnosis of coronary microvascular dysfunction in the clinic
Ong P, Safdar B, Seitz A, Hubert A, Beltrame J, Prescott E. Diagnosis of coronary microvascular dysfunction in the clinic. Cardiovascular Research 2020, 116: 841-855. PMID: 31904824, DOI: 10.1093/cvr/cvz339.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInterventional diagnostic proceduresCoronary microvascular dysfunctionCoronary microcirculationMicrovascular dysfunctionIntracoronary acetylcholine testingCoronary microvascular functionCoronary blood flowIndividual patient characteristicsChronic pathologic conditionsAcetylcholine testingCoronary spasmRecurrent symptomsCoronary vasoconstrictorPatient characteristicsCoronary thrombosisMicrovascular functionInvasive assessmentClinical conditionsEffective treatmentRespective patientsBlood flowCardiac metabolismClinical importancePathologic conditionsInvasive method
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National Trends in Emergency Department Care Processes for Acute Myocardial Infarction in the United States, 2005 to 2015
Pendyal A, Rothenberg C, Scofi JE, Krumholz HM, Safdar B, Dreyer RP, Venkatesh AK. National Trends in Emergency Department Care Processes for Acute Myocardial Infarction in the United States, 2005 to 2015. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2020, 9: e017208. PMID: 33047624, PMCID: PMC7763391, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.120.017208.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsST-segment elevation myocardial infarctionAcute myocardial infarctionMedian ED lengthUS emergency departmentsEmergency departmentED visitsMyocardial infarctionED administrationED lengthAMI careNational Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care SurveyCare processesAmbulatory Medical Care SurveyEvidence-based medicationsNonaspirin antiplatelet agentsEarly invasive strategyAnnual ED visitsRegionalization of careED care processesReal-world trendsAntiplatelet therapyAnnual incidenceAntiplatelet agentsYearly incidenceCare Survey