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Cardiovascular Disorders

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Appropriateness of Coronary Revascularization for Patients with Chronic Stable Angina or Following and Acute Myocardial Infarction: Multinational Versus Dutch Criteria

The authors convened a multinational panel to develop appropriateness criteria for PTCA and coronary artery bypass graft (CABG).

Dec 31, 2001
Journal Article

Effect of Specialty and Nationality on Panel Judgments of the Appropriateness of Coronary Revascularization: A Pilot Study

These findings support the use of physicians from multiple specialties on appropriateness panels.

Dec 31, 2000
Journal Article

Racial Differences in Cardiac Revascularization Rates: Does Overuse Explain Higher Rates Among White Patients?

CABG surgery and percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) are well-established treatments for symptomatic coronary artery disease.

Dec 31, 2000
Journal Article

Quality of Life of Chronic Stable Angina Patients 4 Years After Coronary Angioplasty or Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery

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

Dec 31, 2000
Journal Article

A New Approach for Measuring Quality of Care for Women with Hypertension

Existing systems have not always linked process measures to blood pressure outcomes.

Dec 31, 2000
Report

Quality Indicators for the Management of Heart Failure in Vulnerable Elders

This project investigated the relationship between processes and outcomes of care and aimed to develop explicit criteria to evaluate the quality of care of elderly patients with heart failure.

Dec 31, 2000
Journal Article

Patient-Centered Processes of Care and Long-Term Outcomes of Myocardial Infarction

Patients' experiences with nontechnical processes of AMI hospital care are associated with long-term outcomes.

Dec 31, 2000
Journal Article

Peripheral Arterial Disease

The authors agree that Peripheral artery disease (PAD) merits increased attention not only to prevent and mitigate PAD morbidity and mortality

Dec 31, 2000
Journal Article

A Review of Health-Related Quality-of-Life Measures in Stroke

The objective of this review was to evaluate health-related quality of life (HR-QOL) measures for use with patients with stroke.

Dec 31, 2000
Report

De mogelijkheden van gebruik van systeemmodellen binnen de gezondheidszorg: Possibilities for using system models within health care

This RAND Europe project was aimed at understanding how to assess the likely consequences of the development and implementation of guidelines for clinical practice, with particular reference to coronary artery disease and clinical depression.

Feb 27, 2000
Journal Article

The Last Six Months of Life for Patients with Congestive Heart Failure

To characterize the experiences of patients with congestive heart failure (CHF) during their last 6 months of life.

Dec 31, 1999
Journal Article

Patient Characteristics Associated with Care by a Cardiologist Among Adults Hospitalized with Severe Congestive Heart Failure

Determine factors associated with receiving cardiologist care among patients with an acute exacerbation of congestive heart failure.

Dec 31, 1999
Journal Article

Race and Sex Differences in the Management of Coronary Artery Disease

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.

Dec 31, 1999
Journal Article

Effect of Physician Specialty on Treatment Recommendation to Patients with Coronary Artery Disease

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

Dec 31, 1999
Journal Article

European Criteria for the Appropriateness and Necessity of Coronary Revascularization Procedures

The criteria produced provide a common tool that can be used to measure the overuse and underuse of medical procedures and to guide decision-making.

Dec 31, 1999
Report

Effect of Variability in the Interpretation of Coronary Angiograms on the Appropriateness of use of Coronary Revascularization Procedures

These findings indicate the need for increased attention to the technical quality of studies and an independent second reading for angiograms before recommending revascularization.

Dec 31, 1999
Journal Article

The Relationship Between Modifiable Health Risks and Group-Level Health Care Expenditures

To assess the relationship between modifiable health risks and total health care expenditures for a large employee group.

Dec 31, 1999
Journal Article

Gender-specific Effects of Modifiable Health Risk Factors on Coronary Heart Disease and Related Expenditures

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

Dec 31, 1999
Journal Article

The Effect of Race and Sex on Physicians' Recommendations for Cardiac Catheterization

The findings suggest that the race and sex of a patient independently influence how physicians manage chest pain.

Dec 31, 1998
Journal Article

Health Maintenance Organizations and Hospital Quality for Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery

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.

Dec 31, 1998

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