2000
Association of patients’ perception of health status and exercise electrocardiogram, myocardial perfusion imaging, and ventricular function measures
Mattera J, de Leon C, Wackers F, Williams C, Wang Y, Krumholz H. Association of patients’ perception of health status and exercise electrocardiogram, myocardial perfusion imaging, and ventricular function measures. American Heart Journal 2000, 140: 409-418. PMID: 10966538, DOI: 10.1067/mhj.2000.108518.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGeneral health perceptionHealth-related qualityPhysical functioningHealth perceptionMyocardial perfusion imagingHealth statusExercise testingPerfusion imagingMedical Outcomes Study Short Form SurveyPatients' health-related qualityShort Form SurveyAssociation of patientGeneral health statusImportant outcome measureSuccess of treatmentConsecutive patientsSF-36Metabolic equivalentsNoninvasive testingExercise testPatient outcomesIndividual patientsOutcome measuresForm SurveyPatient's viewpoint
1999
Failure to Improve Left Ventricular Function After Coronary Revascularization for Ischemic Cardiomyopathy Is Not Associated With Worse Outcome
Samady H, Elefteriades J, Abbott B, Mattera J, McPherson C, Wackers F. Failure to Improve Left Ventricular Function After Coronary Revascularization for Ischemic Cardiomyopathy Is Not Associated With Worse Outcome. Circulation 1999, 100: 1298-1304. PMID: 10491374, DOI: 10.1161/01.cir.100.12.1298.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVentricular functionIschemic cardiomyopathyGroup AHeart failure scoreLeft ventricular functionIschemic LV dysfunctionPoor patient outcomesB. Group ALack of improvementBaseline LVEFEffective revascularizationImproved LVEFCoronary revascularizationLV dysfunctionConsecutive patientsIntraoperative variablesPostoperative improvementCardiac deathLV functionPoor outcomeViable myocardiumLVEF assessmentIschemic myocardiumPatient outcomesWorse outcomes
1998
Trends in costs of percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty.
Heiat A, Mattera JA, Henry GA, Chen YT, Krumholz HM. Trends in costs of percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty. The American Journal Of Managed Care 1998, 4: 1667-74. PMID: 10339099.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPercutaneous transluminal coronary angioplastyTransluminal coronary angioplastyCoronary angioplastyClinical outcomesElective percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplastyYale-New Haven HospitalCatheterization laboratory costsMedical chart reviewGroup of patientsTotal hospital costsLength of stayHospital cost accounting systemChart reviewClinical characteristicsConsecutive patientsAngiographic featuresHospital recordsContrast volumeRetrospective studyPatient populationHospital costsLesion characteristicsStent useCatheterization laboratoryPatient profilesExercise testing with myocardial perfusion imaging in patients with normal baseline electrocardiograms: Cost savings with a stepwise diagnostic strategy
Mattera J, Arain S, Sinusas A, Finta L, Wackers F. Exercise testing with myocardial perfusion imaging in patients with normal baseline electrocardiograms: Cost savings with a stepwise diagnostic strategy. Journal Of Nuclear Cardiology 1998, 5: 498-506. PMID: 9796897, DOI: 10.1016/s1071-3581(98)90181-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExercise myocardial perfusion imagingCoronary artery diseaseNormal exercise electrocardiogramMyocardial perfusion imagingNormal myocardial perfusion imagingNormal resting electrocardiogramsExercise electrocardiogramExercise testingArtery diseaseIntermediate likelihoodResting electrocardiogramsAbnormal myocardial perfusion imagingDiagnostic strategiesAbnormal exercise electrocardiogramGroup 3 patientsHard cardiac eventsNonfatal myocardial infarctionNormal baseline electrocardiogramSubsequent coronary revascularizationIncremental diagnostic informationDiagnostic testing strategiesCoronary revascularizationCardiac eventsUnstable anginaConsecutive patients