2010
Cardiovascular registry research comes of age
McNamara RL. Cardiovascular registry research comes of age. Heart 2010, 96: 908. PMID: 20538664, DOI: 10.1136/hrt.2010.198069.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAcute Coronary SyndromeBiomedical ResearchCardiovascular DiseasesEvidence-Based MedicineHumansRegistries
2006
Achieving Quality in Cardiovascular Imaging Proceedings From the American College of Cardiology–Duke University Medical Center Think Tank on Quality in Cardiovascular Imaging
Douglas 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.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1997
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.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAnticoagulantsCardiovascular DiseasesCerebrovascular DisordersCohort StudiesCost-Benefit AnalysisDecision Support TechniquesEchocardiographyEchocardiography, TransesophagealHealth Care CostsHumansMarkov ChainsQuality-Adjusted Life YearsRecurrenceSensitivity and SpecificityThromboembolismConceptsTransesophageal echocardiographyAtrial thrombusRecurrent strokeTransthoracic echocardiographyCardiovascular sourcesNew-onset strokePotential cardiovascular sourcesRisks of anticoagulationEfficacy of anticoagulationNormal sinus rhythmQuality of lifeCost-effectiveness analysisIntracranial bleedingEchocardiographic identificationSinus rhythmAnticoagulation effectClinical managementCardiac problemsEchocardiographyAnticoagulationMedicare dataMortality ratePatientsHypothetical patientsClinical practice