2017
Cardiac Outcomes After Ischemic Stroke or Transient Ischemic Attack
Young LH, Viscoli CM, Curtis JP, Inzucchi SE, Schwartz GG, Lovejoy AM, Furie KL, Gorman MJ, Conwit R, Abbott JD, Jacoby DL, Kolansky DM, Pfau SE, Ling FS, Kernan WN. Cardiac Outcomes After Ischemic Stroke or Transient Ischemic Attack. Circulation 2017, 135: 1882-1893. PMID: 28246237, PMCID: PMC5511545, DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.116.024863.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute coronary syndromeType 1 myocardial infarctionTransient ischemic attackMyocardial infarctionCoronary syndromeInsulin resistanceIschemic attackIschemic strokeDiabetes mellitusSerum troponinAcute coronary syndrome episodeMean age 63 yearsAcute coronary syndrome eventIndependent clinical events committeeType 2 myocardial infarctionIRIS participantsImpact of pioglitazoneRecent cerebrovascular eventsRecent ischemic strokeClinical events committeeAge 63 yearsEffect of pioglitazoneSmall myocardial infarctionCoronary artery diseaseST-segment elevation
2006
Strategies for Reducing the Door-to-Balloon Time in Acute Myocardial Infarction
Bradley 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.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsST-segment elevationBalloon timeCatheterization laboratoryMyocardial infarctionFaster doorEmergency departmentPrimary percutaneous coronary interventionHospital strategiesIntracoronary balloon inflationPercutaneous coronary interventionAcute myocardial infarctionMinority of hospitalsEmergency medicine physiciansReperfusion treatmentCoronary interventionBalloon inflationMedicine physiciansMultivariate analysisHospitalInfarctionPatientsMedicaid ServicesSignificant reductionReal-time data feedbackData feedback