Coronary Artery Disease

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Literacy Skills and Calculated 10-Year Risk of Coronary Heart Disease — Dec 31, 2009

Skills in reading, listing and numeracy may affect the risk of coronary heart disease.

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General Cardiovascular Risk Profile Identifies Advanced Coronary Artery Calcium and Is Improved By Family History: The Multiethnic Study of Atherosclerosis — Dec 31, 2009

The research goal was to assess the ability of the General Cardiovascular Risk Profile to identify individuals with advanced coronary artery calcification, and determine whether identification is improved with family history.

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Ambient Particulate Matter Air Pollution and Venous Thromboembolism in the Women's Health Initiative Hormone Therapy Trials — Dec 31, 2009

There is little evidence of an association between short- or long-term exposure to particulate matter air pollution and venous thromboembolism; and no evidence that hormone therapy is modifing such a link.

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Appropriateness Criteria for Coronary Angiography in Angina: Reliability and Validity — Dec 31, 2007

Evaluated criteria for tailoring the decision to perform coronary angiography in specific clinical scenarios are lacking. Appropriateness scores offer prognostically valid criteria for judging which specific patients might benefit from coronary angiography. Patient-specific appropriateness scores help pinpoint areas where judgments diverge and are a promising tool for making guidelines more effective.

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Are High-Quality Cardiac Surgeons Less Likely to Operate on High-Risk Patients Compared to Low-Quality Surgeons? Evidence from New York State — Dec 31, 2007

Finds that high-risk coronary artery bypass graft patients are significantly more likely to receive care from high-quality surgeons compared with lower-risk patients.

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Relation of Familial Patterns of Coronary Heart Disease, Stroke, and Diabetes to Subclinical Atherosclerosis: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis — Dec 31, 2007

Investigate the possibility that family history beyond early-onset coronary heart disease might contribute to coronary heart disease susceptibility, the authors studied associations between additional family history and the coronary artery calcium score.

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Haplotypes in the Lipoprotein Lipase Gene Influence High-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol Response to Statin Therapy and Progression of Atherosclerosis in Coronary Artery Bypass Grafts — Jan 31, 2007

Lipoprotein lipase (LPL) hydrolyzes circulating triglycerides (TGs). We previously showed that 3'-end haplotypes in the LPL gene influence atherosclerosis and insulin resistance. This study asked whether these LPL haplotypes influence response to lipid-lowering therapy among 829 subjects from the Post-Coronary Artery Bypass Graft trial. Lipid profiles were obtained at baseline and 4-5 years after treatment with lovastatin.

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Family History of Premature Coronary Heart Disease and Coronary Artery Calcification: Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA) — Dec 31, 2006

A family history of premature coronary heart disease (CHD) is a known risk factor for CHD events.

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Familial Risk Assessment for Early-Onset Coronary Heart Disease — Dec 31, 2005

Familial risk assessment can stratify risk for early-onset coronary heart disease.

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Effect of Specialty and Nationality on Panel Judgments of the Appropriateness of Coronary Revascularization: A Pilot Study — Dec 31, 2000

These findings support the use of physicians from multiple specialties on appropriateness panels because they represent more divergent views than physicians from a single specialty.

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Quality of Life of Chronic Stable Angina Patients 4 Years After Coronary Angioplasty or Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery — Dec 31, 2000

Both bypass surgery and angioplasty lead to improved quality of life for patients with chronic stable angina and one- or two-vessel coronary artery disease.

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Racial Differences in Cardiac Revascularization Rates: Does Overuse Explain Higher Rates Among White Patients? — Dec 31, 2000

Among a large and diverse sample of Medicare beneficiaries in five U.S. states, overuse of PTCA was greater among white men than among other groups, but this difference did not fully account for racial disparities in revascularization. Overuse of cardiac revascularization varied significantly by geographic region.

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Effect of Physician Specialty on Treatment Recommendation to Patients with Coronary Artery Disease — Dec 31, 1999

These findings have important implications for clinical decision making for patients with cardiovascular disease.

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Race and Sex Differences in the Management of Coronary Artery Disease — Dec 31, 1999

Summarizes prior estimates of race and sex disparities in use of standard tests and therapies for coronary artery disease, and evaluates studies of factors that may contribute to gaps in care.

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Gender-specific Effects of Modifiable Health Risk Factors on Coronary Heart Disease and Related Expenditures — Dec 31, 1999

There is a general lack of health-related research focusing on gender-specific differences within a working population.

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Development of Review Criteria for Assessing the Quality of Management of Stable Angina, Adult Asthma, and Non-Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus in General Practice — Dec 31, 1998

The objective of this study was to develop review criteria to assess the quality of care for three major chronic diseases: adult asthma, stable angina, and non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus.

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Appropriateness of Referral of Coronary Angiography Patients in Sweden — Dec 31, 1998

To evaluate the appropriateness of referral following coronary angiography in Sweden.

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Underuse and Overuse of Diagnostic Testing for Coronary Artery Disease in Patients Presenting with New-Onset Chest Pain — Dec 31, 1998

The purpose of this study was to determine the extent of overuse and underuse of diagnostic testing for coronary artery disease and to determine whether the socioeconomic status, health insurance, gender, and race/ethnicity of a patient influence the use of diagnostic tests.

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Health Maintenance Organizations and Hospital Quality for Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery — Dec 31, 1998

This study uses hospital discharge data for 1992-1994 to assess differences between HMO and insured non-HMO patients in California and Florida with regard to the quality of the hospitals used for coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery.

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The Appropriateness of Intention to Treat Decisions for Invasive Therapy in Coronary Artery Disease in the Netherlands — Dec 31, 1996

Examines the appropriateness of intention-to-treat decisions concerning coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) and percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) for patients with coronary artery disease in the Netherlands.

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