Robert McNamara

• Andreas Coppi
• Bradley Kay
• David J. Hur, MD, FACC, FASE, FSCCT, FSCMR
• Edward J Miller
• Eric Velazquez
• Erica Spatz
• Evangelos K. Oikonomou
• Hamid Mojibian
• Harlan Krumholz
• James V. Freeman
• Jennifer Mattera
• Jeph Herrin
• Jeptha Curtis
• John K Forrest
• Joseph Akar
• Kamil Faridi
• Lavanya Bellumkonda
• Michael Nanna
• Rohan Khera
• Samuel Reinhardt
• Terrence E. Murphy
• Yongfei Wang

Atrial Fibrillation; Cardiology; Cardiovascular Diseases; Echocardiography; International Cooperation; Myocardial Infarction; Global Health; Electronic Health Records

• Variation in Reader-Reported Severity of Paradoxical Low-Flow Low-Gradient Aortic StenosisShah N, Sugeng L, Zhang Z, Wang K, McNamara R, Agarwal V, Hur D, Lombo B, Bellumkonda L, Mankbadi M, Basem Dajani A, Forrest J, Krumholz H, Reinhardt S, Velazquez E, Faridi K. Variation in Reader-Reported Severity of Paradoxical Low-Flow Low-Gradient Aortic Stenosis. Journal Of The American Society Of Echocardiography 2023 PMID: 37995937, DOI: 10.1016/j.echo.2023.11.014.
• Severe aortic stenosis detection by deep learning applied to echocardiographyHolste G, Oikonomou E, Mortazavi B, Coppi A, Faridi K, Miller E, Forrest J, McNamara R, Ohno-Machado L, Yuan N, Gupta A, Ouyang D, Krumholz H, Wang Z, Khera R. Severe aortic stenosis detection by deep learning applied to echocardiography. European Heart Journal 2023, 44: 4592-4604. PMID: 37611002, DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehad456.
• High- Versus Low-gradient Aortic Stenosis: Is Our Evaluation Limited By The Aorto-mitral Angle Identified On Cardiac Computed Tomography?Hur D, See C, Kim Y, Park J, Wang Y, Reinhardt S, Shkolnik E, Faridi K, Lombo B, Bellumkonda L, McNamara R, Sugeng L. High- Versus Low-gradient Aortic Stenosis: Is Our Evaluation Limited By The Aorto-mitral Angle Identified On Cardiac Computed Tomography? Journal Of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography 2023, 17: s85. DOI: 10.1016/j.jcct.2023.05.211.
• THE INCIDENCE OF CHAGAS CARDIOMYOPATHY IN A NORTHWESTERN COMMUNITY OF CÓRDOBA, ARGENTINAMartinez M, Amuchastegui M, Grima J, Amuchastegui T, Alvarellos T, McNamara K, Garimella S, Sánchez A, Mankbadi M, Sewanan L, Salomone O, McNamara R, Lombo B. THE INCIDENCE OF CHAGAS CARDIOMYOPATHY IN A NORTHWESTERN COMMUNITY OF CÓRDOBA, ARGENTINA. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2023, 81: 553. DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(23)00997-x.
• Abnormal left atrial body stiffness is predicted by appendage size: impact of appendage occlusion on left atrial mechanics assessed by pressure-volume analysisBregasi A, Freeman JV, Curtis JP, Akar JG, Ortiz-Leon XA, Maia JH, Higgins AY, Matthews RV, Sinusas AJ, McNamara RL, Sugeng L, Lin BA. Abnormal left atrial body stiffness is predicted by appendage size: impact of appendage occlusion on left atrial mechanics assessed by pressure-volume analysis. AJP Heart And Circulatory Physiology 2022, 323: h559-h568. PMID: 35960632, PMCID: PMC9576173, DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00083.2022.
• Abstract 11588: Variation in Reader-Reported Severity of Paradoxical Low-Flow Low Gradient Aortic Stenosis: Observations from AaLarge Academic Health SystemShah N, Sugeng L, Wang K, McNamara R, Agarwal V, Hur D, Lombo B, Bellumkonda L, Forrest J, Krumholz H, Velazquez E, Faridi K. Abstract 11588: Variation in Reader-Reported Severity of Paradoxical Low-Flow Low Gradient Aortic Stenosis: Observations from AaLarge Academic Health System. Circulation 2021, 144: a11588-a11588. DOI: 10.1161/circ.144.suppl_1.11588.
• Abstract 11543: Assessing Reporting of Low-Gradient Severe Aortic Stenosis Based on Race and Ethnicity: Observations from a Large Academic Health SystemShah N, Sugeng L, Wang K, McNamara R, Agarwal V, Hur D, Lombo B, Bellumkonda L, Forrest J, Krumholz H, Velazquez E, Faridi K. Abstract 11543: Assessing Reporting of Low-Gradient Severe Aortic Stenosis Based on Race and Ethnicity: Observations from a Large Academic Health System. Circulation 2021, 144: a11543-a11543. DOI: 10.1161/circ.144.suppl_1.11543.
• IN-HOSPITAL MORTALITY RISK PREDICTION FOR PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTIONS: AN UPDATED MODEL FROM THE NCDR CATHPCI REGISTRYDominguez Y, Minges K, Wang Y, McNamara R, Spertus J, Dehmer G, Messenger J, Mercado N, Lavin K, Pierre D, Anderson C, Blankinship K, Clary J, Osborne A, Curtis J, Cavender M. IN-HOSPITAL MORTALITY RISK PREDICTION FOR PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTIONS: AN UPDATED MODEL FROM THE NCDR CATHPCI REGISTRY. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2021, 77: 1217. DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(21)02576-6.
• 2020 Update to the 2016 ACC/AHA Clinical Performance and Quality Measures for Adults With Atrial Fibrillation or Atrial Flutter: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Performance MeasuresMembers W, Heidenreich P, Estes N, Fonarow G, Jurgens C, Kittleson M, Marine J, McManus D, McNamara R. 2020 Update to the 2016 ACC/AHA Clinical Performance and Quality Measures for Adults With Atrial Fibrillation or Atrial Flutter: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Performance Measures. Circulation Cardiovascular Quality And Outcomes 2020, 14: e000100. PMID: 33284642, DOI: 10.1161/hcq.0000000000000100.
• Abstract 14823: Comparison of a Novel Computed Tomography-Based Assessment of Mitral Annular Calcification to Transthoracic EchocardiogramPark J, Higgins A, Kim Y, Kay B, Faridi K, McNamara R, Agarwal V, MOJIBIAN H, Sugeng L, Hur D. Abstract 14823: Comparison of a Novel Computed Tomography-Based Assessment of Mitral Annular Calcification to Transthoracic Echocardiogram. Circulation 2020, 142 DOI: 10.1161/circ.142.suppl_3.14823.
• CHANGES OF LEFT ATRIAL APPENDAGE ORIFICE FOLLOWING PERCUTANEOUS LEFT ATRIAL APPENDAGE CLOSURE USING THREE-DIMENSIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHYOrtiz-Leon X, Posada E, Chen W, Bregasi A, Crandall I, Pereira J, Miranda J, Akar J, Lin B, McNamara R, Freeman J, Curtis J, Arias-Godínez J, Sugeng L. CHANGES OF LEFT ATRIAL APPENDAGE ORIFICE FOLLOWING PERCUTANEOUS LEFT ATRIAL APPENDAGE CLOSURE USING THREE-DIMENSIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2020, 75: 1708. DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(20)32335-4.
• TRICUSPID AND MITRAL REMODELING IN ATRIAL FIBRILLATION: A THREE-DIMENSIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHIC STUDYOrtiz-Leon X, Posada E, Trejo M, Miranda J, Pereira J, Crandall I, DaSilva P, Bouman E, Brooks A, Gerardi C, Houle H, Akar J, Lin B, McNamara R, Lombo B, Arias-Godínez J, Sugeng L. TRICUSPID AND MITRAL REMODELING IN ATRIAL FIBRILLATION: A THREE-DIMENSIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHIC STUDY. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2020, 75: 1706. DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(20)32333-0.
• ACUTE STRUCTURAL CHANGES IN TRICUSPID ANNULUS FOLLOWING TAVRPosada E, Bregasi A, Ortiz X, Ivey-Miranda J, Paredes M, Lin B, McNamara R, Hur D, Lombo B, Arias A, Crandall I, Pereira J, Sugeng L. ACUTE STRUCTURAL CHANGES IN TRICUSPID ANNULUS FOLLOWING TAVR. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2020, 75: 1749. DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(20)32376-7.
• DETECTION OF PROSTHETIC AORTIC VALVE ENDOCARDITIS WITH ROOT ABSCESS USING FDG-PET IMAGINGUpadhyaya K, Pawar S, Shah N, Dillon C, Meoli E, McNamara R, Miller E, Sugeng L. DETECTION OF PROSTHETIC AORTIC VALVE ENDOCARDITIS WITH ROOT ABSCESS USING FDG-PET IMAGING. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2020, 75: 3148. DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(20)33775-x.
• Abstract 103: Clinical Process and Outcome Improvements Based on Within Site Communication: Insights from the Patient Navigator Acute Myocardial Infarction and Heart Failure ProgramAlbert N, Gluckman T, McNamara R, Fonarow G, Malik A, Brindis R, Lu D, Negi S, Rogers S, Mobayed J. Abstract 103: Clinical Process and Outcome Improvements Based on Within Site Communication: Insights from the Patient Navigator Acute Myocardial Infarction and Heart Failure Program. Circulation Cardiovascular Quality And Outcomes 2019, 12 DOI: 10.1161/hcq.12.suppl_1.103.
• Abstract 102: The Association of Patient Navigator Program Features and Hospital Strategies with Processes and Outcome Metrics in Acute Myocardial Infarction and Heart FailureAlbert N, Gluckman T, McNamara R, Fonarow G, Malik A, Brindis R, Lu D, Negi S, Rogers S, Mobayed J. Abstract 102: The Association of Patient Navigator Program Features and Hospital Strategies with Processes and Outcome Metrics in Acute Myocardial Infarction and Heart Failure. Circulation Cardiovascular Quality And Outcomes 2019, 12 DOI: 10.1161/hcq.12.suppl_1.102.
• Three-Dimensional Ultrasound Imaging of Inferior Vena Cava Outperforms Standard Two-Dimensional Imaging as a Diagnostic Tool in Heart FailureStruyk G, Essa M, Flueckiger P, Bregasi A, McNamara R, Sugeng L, Testani J, Lin B. Three-Dimensional Ultrasound Imaging of Inferior Vena Cava Outperforms Standard Two-Dimensional Imaging as a Diagnostic Tool in Heart Failure. Journal Of Cardiac Failure 2018, 24: s41. DOI: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2018.07.119.
• Abstract 186: Improving Identification and Assessment of Readmission Risk for Acute Myocardial Infarction and Heart Failure Patients Following Implementation of a National Quality Improvement ProgramGluckman T, Albert N, McNamara R, Fonarow G, Malik A, Brindis R, Lu D, Roe M, Tingley J, Negi S, Goldberg L, Rogers S, Mobayed J, Patel S, Pruski B, Hewitt K, Fanari Z, Lucas J. Abstract 186: Improving Identification and Assessment of Readmission Risk for Acute Myocardial Infarction and Heart Failure Patients Following Implementation of a National Quality Improvement Program. Circulation Cardiovascular Quality And Outcomes 2018, 11 DOI: 10.1161/circoutcomes.11.suppl_1.186.
• CHANGES IN HOSPITAL PERFORMANCE AND TRANSITION-CARE MEASURES 1-YEAR AFTER INITIATION OF THE PATIENT NAVIGATOR PROGRAMAlbert N, Gluckman T, McNamara R, Fonarow G, Malik A, Brindis R, Lu D, Roe M, Tingley J, Negi S, Goldberg L, Rogers S, Mobayed J, Patel S, Pruski B, Hewitt K, Fanari Z, Lucas J. CHANGES IN HOSPITAL PERFORMANCE AND TRANSITION-CARE MEASURES 1-YEAR AFTER INITIATION OF THE PATIENT NAVIGATOR PROGRAM. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2018, 71: a655. DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(18)31196-3.
• PROGNOSTIC VALUE OF INFERIOR VENA CAVA SIZE BY ULTRASOUND IN PATIENTS WITH HEART FAILURETrejo M, Cabezas F, Hersey D, Moore C, Lin B, McNamara R. PROGNOSTIC VALUE OF INFERIOR VENA CAVA SIZE BY ULTRASOUND IN PATIENTS WITH HEART FAILURE. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2018, 71: a1529. DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(18)32070-9.
• RIGHT ATRIAL PRESSURE ESTIMATES BY 2D AND 3D INFERIOR VENA CAVA MEASUREMENTS ARE DISCORDANTEssa M, Flueckiger P, McNamara R, Sugeng L, Testani J, Lin B. RIGHT ATRIAL PRESSURE ESTIMATES BY 2D AND 3D INFERIOR VENA CAVA MEASUREMENTS ARE DISCORDANT. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2018, 71: a1617. DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(18)32158-2.
• Contemporary risk model for inhospital major bleeding for patients with acute myocardial infarction: The acute coronary treatment and intervention outcomes network (ACTION) registry®–Get With The Guidelines (GWTG)®Desai NR, Kennedy KF, Cohen DJ, Connolly T, Diercks DB, Moscucci M, Ramee S, Spertus J, Wang TY, McNamara RL. Contemporary risk model for inhospital major bleeding for patients with acute myocardial infarction: The acute coronary treatment and intervention outcomes network (ACTION) registry®–Get With The Guidelines (GWTG)®. American Heart Journal 2017, 194: 16-24. PMID: 29223432, DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2017.08.004.
• 2016 ACC/AHA Clinical Performance and Quality Measures for Adults With Atrial Fibrillation or Atrial Flutter A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Performance MeasuresHeidenreich PA, Solis P, Estes NA, Fonarow GC, Jurgens CY, Marine JE, McManus DD, McNamara RL. 2016 ACC/AHA Clinical Performance and Quality Measures for Adults With Atrial Fibrillation or Atrial Flutter A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Performance Measures. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2016, 68: 525-568. PMID: 27364541, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2016.03.521.
• RISK OF LEFT VENTRICULAR THROMBUS AFTER STEMI IN THE PRIMARY PCI ERA: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW AND META-ANALYSISRobinson A, Jain A, Gentry M, McNamara R. RISK OF LEFT VENTRICULAR THROMBUS AFTER STEMI IN THE PRIMARY PCI ERA: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW AND META-ANALYSIS. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2016, 67: 489. DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(16)30490-9.
• Abstract 13975: Association of In-Hospital Acute Kidney Injury With Long-term Outcomes in Survivors of Acute Myocardial Infarction: Insight From the NCDRMody P, Wang T, McNamara R, Das S, Kumbhani D, Roe M, Wiviott S, Tsai T, De Lemos J. Abstract 13975: Association of In-Hospital Acute Kidney Injury With Long-term Outcomes in Survivors of Acute Myocardial Infarction: Insight From the NCDR. Circulation 2015, 132 DOI: 10.1161/circ.132.suppl_3.13975.
• Development of a Hospital Outcome Measure Intended for Use With Electronic Health RecordsMcNamara RL, Wang Y, Partovian C, Montague J, Mody P, Eddy E, Krumholz HM, Bernheim SM. Development of a Hospital Outcome Measure Intended for Use With Electronic Health Records. Medical Care 2015, 53: 818-826. PMID: 26225445, DOI: 10.1097/mlr.0000000000000402.
• Standardized Outcome Measurement for Patients With Coronary Artery Disease: Consensus From the International Consortium for Health Outcomes Measurement (ICHOM)McNamara RL, Spatz ES, Kelley TA, Stowell CJ, Beltrame J, Heidenreich P, Tresserras R, Jernberg T, Chua T, Morgan L, Panigrahi B, Rosas Ruiz A, Rumsfeld JS, Sadwin L, Schoeberl M, Shahian D, Weston C, Yeh R, Lewin J. Standardized Outcome Measurement for Patients With Coronary Artery Disease: Consensus From the International Consortium for Health Outcomes Measurement (ICHOM). Journal Of The American Heart Association 2015, 4: e001767. PMID: 25991011, PMCID: PMC4599409, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.115.001767.
• Abstract 383: Quality of Weight Measurement Practices Among Heart Failure InpatientsNanna M, Murphy T, Wong R, Bazylevska V, Bellumkonda L, McNamara R. Abstract 383: Quality of Weight Measurement Practices Among Heart Failure Inpatients. Circulation Cardiovascular Quality And Outcomes 2015, 8 DOI: 10.1161/circoutcomes.8.suppl_2.383.
• IN HOSPITAL WEIGHT CHANGE IS NOT ASSOCIATED WITH READMISSION RISK IN PATIENTS WITH HEART FAILURENanna M, Bazylevska V, Wong R, Murphy T, Bellumkonda L, McNamara R. IN HOSPITAL WEIGHT CHANGE IS NOT ASSOCIATED WITH READMISSION RISK IN PATIENTS WITH HEART FAILURE. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2015, 65: a812. DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(15)60812-9.
• International comparisons of the management of patients with non-ST segment elevation acute myocardial infarction in the United Kingdom, Sweden, and the United States: The MINAP/NICOR, SWEDEHEART/RIKS-HIA, and ACTION Registry-GWTG/NCDR registriesMcNamara RL, Chung SC, Jernberg T, Holmes D, Roe M, Timmis A, James S, Deanfield J, Fonarow GC, Peterson ED, Jeppsson A, Hemingway H. International comparisons of the management of patients with non-ST segment elevation acute myocardial infarction in the United Kingdom, Sweden, and the United States: The MINAP/NICOR, SWEDEHEART/RIKS-HIA, and ACTION Registry-GWTG/NCDR registries. International Journal Of Cardiology 2014, 175: 240-247. PMID: 24882696, PMCID: PMC4112832, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2014.04.270.
• MANAGEMENT OF PATIENTS WITH NON-ST SEGMENT ELEVATION ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION IN THE UNITED KINGDOM, SWEDEN AND THE UNITED STATES: A COMPARISON OF MINAP/NICOR, SWEDEHEART/RIKS-HIA AND ACTION REGISTRY-GWTGMcNamara R, Chung S, Jernberg T, Holmes D, Roe M, Timmis A, James S, Deanfield J, Fonarow G, Peterson E, Jeppsson A, Hemingway H. MANAGEMENT OF PATIENTS WITH NON-ST SEGMENT ELEVATION ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION IN THE UNITED KINGDOM, SWEDEN AND THE UNITED STATES: A COMPARISON OF MINAP/NICOR, SWEDEHEART/RIKS-HIA AND ACTION REGISTRY-GWTG. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2013, 61: e1593. DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(13)61593-4.
• Abstract P82: Identification of Potential Candidates for Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillators (ICDs) for Primary Prevention via Echocardiography ScreeningRajeswaran Y, McNamara R, Curtis J, Lampert R. Abstract P82: Identification of Potential Candidates for Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillators (ICDs) for Primary Prevention via Echocardiography Screening. Circulation Cardiovascular Quality And Outcomes 2011, 4 DOI: 10.1161/circoutcomes.4.suppl_2.ap82.
• Cardiovascular registry research comes of ageMcNamara RL. Cardiovascular registry research comes of age. Heart 2010, 96: 908. PMID: 20538664, DOI: 10.1136/hrt.2010.198069.
• Systolic Function as a Predictor of Mortality and Quality of Life in Long‐term Survivors with Heart FailureMcNamara R, Austin B, Wang Y, Smith G, Vaccarine V, Krumholz H. Systolic Function as a Predictor of Mortality and Quality of Life in Long‐term Survivors with Heart Failure. Clinical Cardiology 2008, 31: 119-124. PMID: 18383045, PMCID: PMC6653267, DOI: 10.1002/clc.20118.
• ACC/AHA/Physician Consortium 2008 Clinical Performance Measures for Adults With Nonvalvular Atrial Fibrillation or Atrial Flutter A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Performance Measures and the Physician Consortium for Performance Improvement (Writing Committee to Develop Clinical Performance Measures for Atrial Fibrillation) Developed in Collaboration With the Heart Rhythm SocietyEstes NA, Halperin JL, Calkins H, Ezekowitz MD, Gitman P, Go AS, McNamara RL, Messer JV, Ritchie JL, Romeo SJ, Waldo AL, Wyse DG, Bonow RO, DeLong E, Goff DC, Grady K, Green LA, Hiniker A, Linderbaum JA, Masoudi FA, Piña IL, Pressler S, Radford MJ, Rumsfeld JS. ACC/AHA/Physician Consortium 2008 Clinical Performance Measures for Adults With Nonvalvular Atrial Fibrillation or Atrial Flutter A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Performance Measures and the Physician Consortium for Performance Improvement (Writing Committee to Develop Clinical Performance Measures for Atrial Fibrillation) Developed in Collaboration With the Heart Rhythm Society. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2008, 51: 865-884. PMID: 18294574, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2008.01.006.
• Impact of Delay in Door-to-Needle Time on Mortality in Patients With ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial InfarctionMcNamara RL, Herrin J, Wang Y, Curtis JP, Bradley EH, Magid DJ, Rathore SS, Nallamothu BK, Peterson ED, Blaney ME, Frederick P, Krumholz HM. Impact of Delay in Door-to-Needle Time on Mortality in Patients With ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction. The American Journal Of Cardiology 2007, 100: 1227-1232. PMID: 17920362, PMCID: PMC2715362, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2007.05.043.
• ReplyMcNamara R, Wang Y, Herrin J, Bradley E, Krumholz H. Reply. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2006, 48: 2601. DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2006.09.022.
• Strategies for Reducing the Door-to-Balloon Time in Acute Myocardial InfarctionBradley EH, Herrin J, Wang Y, Barton BA, Webster TR, Mattera JA, Roumanis SA, Curtis JP, Nallamothu BK, Magid DJ, McNamara RL, Parkosewich J, Loeb JM, Krumholz HM. Strategies for Reducing the Door-to-Balloon Time in Acute Myocardial Infarction. New England Journal Of Medicine 2006, 355: 2308-2320. PMID: 17101617, DOI: 10.1056/nejmsa063117.
• Achieving Quality in Cardiovascular Imaging Proceedings From the American College of Cardiology–Duke University Medical Center Think Tank on Quality in Cardiovascular ImagingDouglas P, Iskandrian AE, Krumholz HM, Gillam L, Hendel R, Jollis J, Peterson E, Douglas P, Chen J, Gillam L, Hendel R, Jollis J, Iskandrian A, Krumholz H, Masoudi F, Mohler E, McNamara R, Patel M, Peterson E, Spertus J. Achieving Quality in Cardiovascular Imaging Proceedings From the American College of Cardiology–Duke University Medical Center Think Tank on Quality in Cardiovascular Imaging. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2006, 48: 2141-2151. PMID: 17113004, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2006.06.076.
• Anticoagulants or antiplatelet therapy for non‐rheumatic atrial fibrillation and flutterSegal J, McNamara R, Miller M, Powe N, Goodman S, Robinson K, Bass E. Anticoagulants or antiplatelet therapy for non‐rheumatic atrial fibrillation and flutter. Cochrane Database Of Systematic Reviews 2006, 2010: cd001938. PMID: 17636690, PMCID: PMC10759270, DOI: 10.1002/14651858.cd001938.pub2.
• Hospital Improvement in Time to Reperfusion in Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction, 1999 to 2002McNamara RL, Herrin J, Bradley EH, Portnay EL, Curtis JP, Wang Y, Magid DJ, Blaney M, Krumholz HM, Investigators N. Hospital Improvement in Time to Reperfusion in Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction, 1999 to 2002. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2005, 47: 45-51. PMID: 16386663, PMCID: PMC1475926, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2005.04.071.
• Predictors of cause‐specific hospital readmission in patients with heart failureBabayan 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.
• Evidence-based Practice Centers: Production of Evidence Report on Management of Atrial FibrillationRobinson K, McNamara R, Bass E, Powe N. Evidence-based Practice Centers: Production of Evidence Report on Management of Atrial Fibrillation. AACN Advanced Critical Care 2001, 12: 618-627. PMID: 11759433, DOI: 10.1097/00044067-200111000-00018.
• Guidelines for the management of patients with atrial fibrillation. A report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines and the European Society of Cardiology Committee for Practice Guidelines and Policy Conferences (Committee to develop guidelines for the management of patients with atrial fibrillation) developed in collaboration with the North American Society of Pacing and ElectrophysiologyFuster V, Rydén L, Asinger R, Cannom D, Crijns H, Frye R, Halperin J, Kay G, Klein W, Lévy S, McNamara R, Prystowsky E, Wann L, Wyse D. Guidelines for the management of patients with atrial fibrillation. A report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines and the European Society of Cardiology Committee for Practice Guidelines and Policy Conferences (Committee to develop guidelines for the management of patients with atrial fibrillation) developed in collaboration with the North American Society of Pacing and Electrophysiology. European Heart Journal 2001, 22: 1852-1923. PMID: 11601835, DOI: 10.1053/euhj.2001.2983.
• Specialty of principal care physician and Medicare expenditures in patients with coronary artery disease: impact of comorbidity and severity.McNamara R, Powe N, Thiemann D, Shaffer T, Weller W, Anderson G. Specialty of principal care physician and Medicare expenditures in patients with coronary artery disease: impact of comorbidity and severity. The American Journal Of Managed Care 2001, 7: 261-6. PMID: 11258143.
• Anticoagulants or antiplatelet therapy for non‐rheumatic atrial fibrillation and flutterSegal J, McNamara R, Miller M, Powe N, Goodman S, Robinson K, Bass E. Anticoagulants or antiplatelet therapy for non‐rheumatic atrial fibrillation and flutter. 2001, cd001938. PMID: 11279741, DOI: 10.1002/14651858.cd001938.
• Efficacy of agents for pharmacologic conversion of atrial fibrillation and subsequent maintenance of sinus rhythm: a meta-analysis of clinical trials.Miller M, McNamara R, Segal J, Kim N, Robinson K, Goodman S, Powe N, Bass E. Efficacy of agents for pharmacologic conversion of atrial fibrillation and subsequent maintenance of sinus rhythm: a meta-analysis of clinical trials. The Journal Of Family Practice 2000, 49: 1033-46. PMID: 11093570.
• Distribution, Severity and Risk Factors for Aortic Atherosclerosis in Cerebral IschemiaSen S, Wu K, McNamara R, Lima J, Piantadosi S, Oppenheimer S. Distribution, Severity and Risk Factors for Aortic Atherosclerosis in Cerebral Ischemia. Cerebrovascular Diseases 2000, 10: 102-109. PMID: 10686448, DOI: 10.1159/000016038.
• The evidence regarding the drugs used for ventricular rate control.Segal J, McNamara R, Miller M, Kim N, Goodman S, Powe N, Robinson K, Yu D, Bass E. The evidence regarding the drugs used for ventricular rate control. The Journal Of Family Practice 2000, 49: 47-59. PMID: 10678340.
• Prevention of Thromboembolism in Atrial FibrillationSegal J, McNamara R, Miller M, Kim N, Goodman S, Powe N, Robinson K, Bass E, Center F. Prevention of Thromboembolism in Atrial Fibrillation. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2000, 15: 56-67. PMID: 10632835, PMCID: PMC1495320, DOI: 10.1046/j.1525-1497.2000.04329.x.
• Capitation for cardiologists: Accepting risk for coronary artery disease under managed careMcNamara R, Powe N, Shaffer T, Thiemann D, Weller W, Anderson G. Capitation for cardiologists: Accepting risk for coronary artery disease under managed care. The American Journal Of Cardiology 1998, 82: 1178-1182. PMID: 9832090, DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9149(98)00602-x.
• 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.
• Echocardiographic identification of cardiovascular sources of emboli to guide clinical management of stroke: a cost-effectiveness analysis.McNamara R, Lima J, Whelton P, Powe N. Echocardiographic identification of cardiovascular sources of emboli to guide clinical management of stroke: a cost-effectiveness analysis. Annals Of Internal Medicine 1997, 127: 775-87. PMID: 9382398, DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-127-9-199711010-00001.
• 4-07-34 Transesophageal echocardiographic (TEE) findings in patients with lacunar infarction according to clinical presentationLavados P, McNamara R, Lima J, Oppenheimer S. 4-07-34 Transesophageal echocardiographic (TEE) findings in patients with lacunar infarction according to clinical presentation. Journal Of The Neurological Sciences 1997, 150: s220-s221. DOI: 10.1016/s0022-510x(97)85944-8.
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