2018
Association of the US Department of Justice Investigation of Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillators and Devices Not Meeting the Medicare National Coverage Determination, 2007-2015
Desai NR, Bourdillon PM, Parzynski CS, Brindis RG, Spatz ES, Masters C, Minges KE, Peterson P, Masoudi FA, Oetgen WJ, Buxton A, Zipes DP, Curtis JP. Association of the US Department of Justice Investigation of Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillators and Devices Not Meeting the Medicare National Coverage Determination, 2007-2015. JAMA 2018, 320: 63-71. PMID: 29971398, PMCID: PMC6583049, DOI: 10.1001/jama.2018.8151.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary prevention ICDsNon-Medicare beneficiariesAbsolute decreaseNational Cardiovascular Data Registry ICD RegistrySerial cross-sectional analysisStudy periodImplantable cardioverter defibrillatorRelative decreaseCross-sectional analysisProportion of devicesInitial ICDICD RegistryPrimary preventionCardioverter defibrillatorMAIN OUTCOMEMedicare beneficiariesUS hospitalsHospital groupHospitalICDMore rapid decreasesModest decreaseDepartmentMedicareUS Department
2011
Evaluation of a resistance training program for adults with or at risk of developing diabetes: an effectiveness study in a community setting
Minges KE, Cormick G, Unglik E, Dunstan DW. Evaluation of a resistance training program for adults with or at risk of developing diabetes: an effectiveness study in a community setting. International Journal Of Behavioral Nutrition And Physical Activity 2011, 8: 50. PMID: 21612648, PMCID: PMC3127967, DOI: 10.1186/1479-5868-8-50.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overAustraliaBody CompositionCross-Sectional StudiesData CollectionDiabetes Mellitus, Type 2Evidence-Based PracticeFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHealth PromotionHumansLongitudinal StudiesMaleMiddle AgedMotor ActivityObesityRegression AnalysisResistance TrainingRetrospective StudiesTime FactorsWaist CircumferenceConceptsResistance training programType 2 diabetesWaist circumferenceUpper body strengthFunctional measuresBody strengthLower bodyMean waist circumferenceSignificant time effectTraining programCentral obesityPhysical functionWeek assessmentFavorable health benefitsDiabetesEffectiveness studiesStudy designConclusionsThese findingsRetrospective assessmentBaselineHealth benefitsCircumferenceSignificant decreaseLongitudinal studyFitness facilities