published online Nov 7, 2011; J. Am. Coll. Cardiol. Mukherjee, Brahmajee K. Nallamothu, and Henry H. Ting Richard A. Lange, Laura Mauri, Roxana Mehran, Issam D. Moussa, Debabrata Stephen G. Ellis,… (More)
BACKGROUND
The growing use of imaging procedures in the United States has raised concerns about exposure to low-dose ionizing radiation in the general population.
METHODS
We identified 952,420… (More)
CONTEXT
Symptoms suggestive of acute urinary tract infection (UTI) constitute one of the most common reasons for women to visit clinicians. Although the clinical encounter typically involves taking a… (More)
BACKGROUND
Prompt reperfusion treatment is essential for patients who have myocardial infarction with ST-segment elevation. Guidelines recommend that the interval between arrival at the hospital and… (More)
CONTEXT
Despite the widespread use of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), the appropriateness of these procedures in contemporary practice is unknown.
OBJECTIVE
To assess the appropriateness… (More)
BACKGROUND
During in-hospital cardiac arrests, how long resuscitation attempts should be continued before termination of efforts is unknown. We investigated whether duration of resuscitation attempts… (More)
OBJECTIVE
To evaluate the association between door-to-balloon time and mortality in hospital in patients undergoing primary percutaneous coronary intervention for ST elevation myocardial infarction… (More)
BACKGROUND
Expert guidelines advocate defibrillation within 2 minutes after an in-hospital cardiac arrest caused by ventricular arrhythmia. However, empirical data on the prevalence of delayed… (More)
Catheterization and cardiovascular interventions…
2012
2011;58;2550-2583; originally published online Nov 7, 2011; J. Am. Coll. Cardiol. Henry H. Ting Mehran, Issam D. Moussa, Debabrata Mukherjee, Brahmajee K. Nallamothu, and Steven M. Hollenberg, Umesh… (More)
BACKGROUND
Although remote intensive care unit (ICU) coverage is rapidly being adopted to enhance access to intensivists, its effect on patient outcomes is unclear. We conducted a meta-analysis to… (More)