2013
Comparative effectiveness of upstream glycoprotein IIb/IIIa inhibitors in patients with moderate- and high-risk acute coronary syndromes: An Acute Catheterization and Urgent Intervention Triage Strategy (ACUITY) substudy
Nazif T, Mehran R, Lee E, Fahy M, Parise H, Stone G, Kirtane A. Comparative effectiveness of upstream glycoprotein IIb/IIIa inhibitors in patients with moderate- and high-risk acute coronary syndromes: An Acute Catheterization and Urgent Intervention Triage Strategy (ACUITY) substudy. American Heart Journal 2013, 167: 43-50. PMID: 24332141, DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2013.10.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGlycoprotein IIb/IIIa receptor inhibitorsNet adverse clinical eventsMajor adverse cardiac eventsHigh-risk acute coronary syndromesAcute coronary syndromeMajor bleedingCoronary syndromeComposite major adverse cardiac eventsIIb/IIIa receptor inhibitorsGlycoprotein IIb/IIIa inhibitorsEarly invasive management strategyIIb/IIIa inhibitorsInvasive management strategySafety of tirofibanAdverse cardiac eventsSimilar clinical outcomesAdverse clinical eventsUse of tirofibanComparative effectiveness analysisSignificant differencesACUITY trialAcute CatheterizationUpstream tirofibanMultivariable adjustmentUpstream therapy
2012
Impact of major bleeding and blood transfusions after cardiac surgery: Analysis from the Acute Catheterization and Urgent Intervention Triage strategY (ACUITY) trial
Stone G, Clayton T, Mehran R, Dangas G, Parise H, Fahy M, Pocock S. Impact of major bleeding and blood transfusions after cardiac surgery: Analysis from the Acute Catheterization and Urgent Intervention Triage strategY (ACUITY) trial. American Heart Journal 2012, 163: 522-529. PMID: 22424026, DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2011.11.016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRed blood cell transfusionAcute coronary syndromeBlood cell transfusionMajor bleedingRBC transfusionCell transfusionCoronary syndromeCardiac surgerySubsequent mortalityUrgent Intervention Triage Strategy (ACUITY) trialAllogeneic blood product transfusionInternational prospective trialsCoronary artery bypassMajor hemorrhagic complicationsOne-year mortalityBlood product transfusionCovariate-adjusted Cox modelsPrior retrospective studiesFresh frozen plasmaAcute CatheterizationArtery bypassHemorrhagic complicationsProduct transfusionHospital dischargeProspective trial
2010
Response to Letter Regarding Article, “Prognostic Modeling of Individual Patient Risk and Mortality Impact of Ischemic and Hemorrhagic Complications: Assessment From the Acute Catheterization and Urgent Intervention Triage Strategy Trial”
Stone G, Mehran R, Nikolsky E, Parise H, Fahy M, Lansky A, Moses J, Pocock S, Clayton T, Bertrand M, Lincoff A, Ohman E, White H. Response to Letter Regarding Article, “Prognostic Modeling of Individual Patient Risk and Mortality Impact of Ischemic and Hemorrhagic Complications: Assessment From the Acute Catheterization and Urgent Intervention Triage Strategy Trial”. Circulation 2010, 122: e462-e463. DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.110.951897.Peer-Reviewed Original Research