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Association Between Hospital Cardiac Management and Outcomes for Acute Myocardial Infarction Patients.

Stukel TA, Alter DA, Schull MJ, Ko DT, Li P.

Med Care. 2009 Nov 18. [Epub ahead of print]PMID: 19927014 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]Related articles

Effectiveness of Public Report Cards for Improving the Quality of Cardiac Care: The EFFECT Study: A Randomized Trial.

Tu JV, Donovan LR, Lee DS, Wang JT, Austin PC, Alter DA, Ko DT.

JAMA. 2009 Nov 18. [Epub ahead of print]PMID: 19923205 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]Related articles

The application of disease management to clinical trial designs.

Puterman J, Alter DA.

Popul Health Manag. 2009 Aug;12(4):205-8.PMID: 19663623 [PubMed - in process]Related articles

Analysis methods for observational studies: effects of cardiac rehabilitation on mortality of coronary patients.

Stukel TA, Alter DA.

J Am Coll Cardiol. 2009 Jun 30;54(1):34-5. No abstract available. PMID: 19555837 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Relationship between cardiac rehabilitation and survival after acute cardiac hospitalization within a universal health care system.

Alter DA, Oh PI, Chong A.

Eur J Cardiovasc Prev Rehabil. 2009 Feb;16(1):102-13.PMID: 19165089 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

ICES report: five policy recommendations from Toronto's SARS outbreak to improve the safety and efficacy of restrictions on hospital admissions to manage infectious disease outbreaks.

Schull MJ, Stukel TA, Zwarenstein M, Guttmann A, Alter DA, Manuel DG.

Healthc Q. 2009;12(1):30-2. No abstract available. PMID: 19142061 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

"Dose-dependent" impact of recurrent cardiac events on mortality in patients with heart failure.

Lee DS, Austin PC, Stukel TA, Alter DA, Chong A, Parker JD, Tu JV.

Am J Med. 2009 Feb;122(2):162-169.e1. Epub 2008 Dec 26.PMID: 19100960 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Influence of socioeconomic status on lifestyle behavior modifications among survivors of acute myocardial infarction.

Chan RH, Gordon NF, Chong A, Alter DA; Socio-Economic and Acute Myocardial Infarction Investigators.

Am J Cardiol. 2008 Dec 15;102(12):1583-8. Epub 2008 Oct 9.PMID: 19064009 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Factors associated with the use of evidence-based therapies after discharge among elderly patients with myocardial infarction.

Austin PC, Tu JV, Ko DT, Alter DA.

CMAJ. 2008 Oct 21;179(9):901-8.PMID: 18936455 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Use of evidence-based therapies after discharge among elderly patients with acute myocardial infarction.

Austin PC, Tu JV, Ko DT, Alter DA.

CMAJ. 2008 Oct 21;179(9):895-900.PMID: 18936454 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Patient satisfaction and its relationship with quality and outcomes of care after acute myocardial infarction.

Lee DS, Tu JV, Chong A, Alter DA.

Circulation. 2008 Nov 4;118(19):1938-45. Epub 2008 Oct 20.PMID: 18936325 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Contribution of patient and physician factors to cardiac rehabilitation enrollment: a prospective multilevel study.

Grace SL, Gravely-Witte S, Brual J, Monette G, Suskin N, Higginson L, Alter DA, Stewart DE.

Eur J Cardiovasc Prev Rehabil. 2008 Oct;15(5):548-56.PMID: 18830085 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

The relationship between depressive symptoms, health service consumption, and prognosis after acute myocardial infarction: a prospective cohort study.

Kurdyak PA, Gnam WH, Goering P, Chong A, Alter DA.

BMC Health Serv Res. 2008 Sep 30;8:200.PMID: 18826611 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Design and implementation of a population-based registry of Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators (ICDs) in Ontario.

Lee DS, Birnie D, Cameron D, Crystal E, Dorian P, Gula LJ, Healey JS, Janmohammed A, Khaykin Y, Krahn AD, LeFeuvre C, Simpson CS, Yee R, Hardy J, Slaughter PM, Chen Z, Alter DA, Laupacis A, Tu JV; Population-Based Registry of Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators.

Heart Rhythm. 2008 Sep;5(9):1250-6. Epub 2008 May 24.PMID: 18774098 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Health impact of hospital restrictions on seriously ill hospitalized patients: lessons from the Toronto SARS outbreak.

Stukel TA, Schull MJ, Guttmann A, Alter DA, Li P, Vermeulen MJ, Manuel DG, Zwarenstein M.

Med Care. 2008 Sep;46(9):991-7.PMID: 18725855 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

The relationship between unprovoked venous thromboembolism, age, and acute myocardial infarction.

Spencer FA, Ginsberg JS, Chong A, Alter DA.

J Thromb Haemost. 2008 Sep;6(9):1507-13. Epub 2008 Jul 4.PMID: 18624983 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Cardiologists' charting varied by risk factor, and was often discordant with patient report.

Gravely-Witte S, Stewart DE, Suskin N, Higginson L, Alter DA, Grace SL.

J Clin Epidemiol. 2008 Oct;61(10):1073-9. Epub 2008 Apr 14.PMID: 18411042 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

The relationship between physician supply, cardiovascular health service use and cardiac disease burden in Ontario: supply-need mismatch.

Alter DA, Stukel TA, Newman A.

Can J Cardiol. 2008 Mar;24(3):187-93.PMID: 18340387 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Regional variation in cardiac catheterization appropriateness and baseline risk after acute myocardial infarction.

Ko DT, Wang Y, Alter DA, Curtis JP, Rathore SS, Stukel TA, Masoudi FA, Ross JS, Foody JM, Krumholz HM.

J Am Coll Cardiol. 2008 Feb 19;51(7):716-23.PMID: 18279735 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Life expectancy after an index hospitalization for patients with heart failure: a population-based study.

Ko DT, Alter DA, Austin PC, You JJ, Lee DS, Qiu F, Stukel TA, Tu JV.

Am Heart J. 2008 Feb;155(2):324-31.PMID: 18215604 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Thiazolidinediones and cardiovascular outcomes in older patients with diabetes.

Lipscombe LL, Gomes T, Lévesque LE, Hux JE, Juurlink DN, Alter DA.

JAMA. 2007 Dec 12;298(22):2634-43.PMID: 18073359 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

High-dose statins are cost-effective compared with conventional-dose statins in patients with acute coronary syndromes.

Alter DA.

ACP J Club. 2007 Nov-Dec;147(3):80. No abstract available. PMID: 17975882 [PubMed]Related articles

Therapeutic lifestyle and disease-management interventions: pushing the scientific envelope.

Alter DA.

CMAJ. 2007 Oct 9;177(8):887-9. No abstract available. PMID: 17923656 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Triage for coronary artery bypass graft surgery in Canada: do patients agree on who should come first?

Shufelt K, Chong A, Alter DA.

BMC Health Serv Res. 2007 Jul 25;7:118.PMID: 17651503 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Effect of cardiac and noncardiac conditions on survival after defibrillator implantation.

Lee DS, Tu JV, Austin PC, Dorian P, Yee R, Chong A, Alter DA, Laupacis A.

J Am Coll Cardiol. 2007 Jun 26;49(25):2408-15. Epub 2007 Jun 11.PMID: 17599603 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Effect of widespread restrictions on the use of hospital services during an outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome.

Schull MJ, Stukel TA, Vermeulen MJ, Zwarenstein M, Alter DA, Manuel DG, Guttmann A, Laupacis A, Schwartz B.

CMAJ. 2007 Jun 19;176(13):1827-32.PMID: 17576979 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Age-social stratification designs had a negligible impact on income-mortality associations.

Wijeysundera HC, Austin PC, Mustard CA, Chong A, Alter DA; SESAMI study group.

J Clin Epidemiol. 2007 Jun;60(6):579-84. Epub 2007 Mar 26.PMID: 17493513 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Coronary angiography following acute myocardial infarction in Ontario, Canada.

Singh SM, Austin PC, Chong A, Alter DA.

Arch Intern Med. 2007 Apr 23;167(8):808-13.PMID: 17452544 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Relation between cardiac troponin I and mortality in acute decompensated heart failure.

You JJ, Austin PC, Alter DA, Ko DT, Tu JV.

Am Heart J. 2007 Apr;153(4):462-70.PMID: 17383280 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Analysis of observational studies in the presence of treatment selection bias: effects of invasive cardiac management on AMI survival using propensity score and instrumental variable methods.

Stukel TA, Fisher ES, Wennberg DE, Alter DA, Gottlieb DJ, Vermeulen MJ.

JAMA. 2007 Jan 17;297(3):278-85.PMID: 17227979 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Relationship between adherence to evidence-based pharmacotherapy and long-term mortality after acute myocardial infarction.

Rasmussen JN, Chong A, Alter DA.

JAMA. 2007 Jan 10;297(2):177-86.PMID: 17213401 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Regional differences in process of care and outcomes for older acute myocardial infarction patients in the United States and Ontario, Canada.

Ko DT, Krumholz HM, Wang Y, Foody JM, Masoudi FA, Havranek EP, You JJ, Alter DA, Stukel TA, Newman AM, Tu JV.

Circulation. 2007 Jan 16;115(2):196-203. Epub 2006 Dec 26.PMID: 17190861 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Factors explaining the under-use of reperfusion therapy among ideal patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction.

Alter DA, Ko DT, Newman A, Tu JV.

Eur Heart J. 2006 Jul;27(13):1539-49. Epub 2006 Jun 7.PMID: 16760203 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Effectiveness and efficiency of different guidelines on statin treatment for preventing deaths from coronary heart disease: modelling study.

Manuel DG, Kwong K, Tanuseputro P, Lim J, Mustard CA, Anderson GM, Ardal S, Alter DA, Laupacis A.

BMJ. 2006 Jun 17;332(7555):1419. Epub 2006 May 31.PMID: 16737980 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

The Smoking Regulatory Index: a new way to measure public health performance.

Rosenfield D, Manuel DG, Alter DA.

CMAJ. 2006 May 9;174(10):1403-4. No abstract available. PMID: 16682704 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Missed opportunities in the secondary prevention of myocardial infarction: an assessment of the effects of statin underprescribing on mortality.

Austin PC, Mamdani MM, Juurlink DN, Alter DA, Tu JV.

Am Heart J. 2006 May;151(5):969-75.PMID: 16644313 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

The impact of implantable cardiac defibrillators for primary prophylaxis in the community: baseline risk and clinically meaningful benefits.

Jolly S, Dorian P, Alter DA.

J Eval Clin Pract. 2006 Apr;12(2):190-5.PMID: 16579828 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Revisiting Rose: strategies for reducing coronary heart disease.

Manuel DG, Lim J, Tanuseputro P, Anderson GM, Alter DA, Laupacis A, Mustard CA.

BMJ. 2006 Mar 18;332(7542):659-62. Review. No abstract available. PMID: 16543339 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

The importance of echocardiography in physicians' support of endocarditis prophylaxis.

Singh SM, Joyner CD, Alter DA.

Arch Intern Med. 2006 Mar 13;166(5):549-53.PMID: 16534042 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Clinical prognosis, pre-existing conditions and the use of reperfusion therapy for patients with ST segment elevation acute myocardial infarction.

Parker AB, Naylor CD, Chong A, Alter DA; Socio-Ecomomic Status and Acute Myocardial Infarction Study Group.

Can J Cardiol. 2006 Feb;22(2):131-9.PMID: 16485048 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Socioeconomic status influences care of patients with acne in Ontario, Canada.

Haider A, Mamdani M, Shaw JC, Alter DA, Shear NH.

J Am Acad Dermatol. 2006 Feb;54(2):331-5.PMID: 16443069 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Evaluating the performance of the Global Registry of Acute Coronary Events risk-adjustment index across socioeconomic strata among patients discharged from the hospital after acute myocardial infarction.

Alter DA, Venkatesh V, Chong A; SESAMI Study Group.

Am Heart J. 2006 Feb;151(2):323-31.PMID: 16442894 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Proliferation of cardiac technology in Canada: a challenge to the sustainability of Medicare.

Alter DA, Stukel TA, Newman A.

Circulation. 2006 Jan 24;113(3):380-7.PMID: 16432069 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Do case-generic measures of queue performance for bypass surgery accurately reflect the waiting-list experiences of those most urgent?

Burstein J, Lee DS, Alter DA.

J Eval Clin Pract. 2006 Feb;12(1):87-93.PMID: 16422783 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Socioeconomic status and mortality after acute myocardial infarction.

Alter DA, Chong A, Austin PC, Mustard C, Iron K, Williams JI, Morgan CD, Tu JV, Irvine J, Naylor CD; SESAMI Study Group.

Ann Intern Med. 2006 Jan 17;144(2):82-93.PMID: 16418407 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Where does the waiting list begin? A short review of the dynamics and organization of modern waiting lists.

Rotstein DL, Alter DA.

Soc Sci Med. 2006 Jun;62(12):3157-60. Epub 2005 Dec 22.PMID: 16377045 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

The evaluation of a formalized queue management system for coronary angiography waiting lists.

Alter DA, Newman AM, Cohen EA, Sykora K, Tu JV.

Can J Cardiol. 2005 Nov;21(13):1203-9.PMID: 16308597 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Association between lipid testing and statin therapy in acute myocardial infarction patients.

Ko DT, Alter DA, Newman AM, Donovan LR, Tu JV.

Am Heart J. 2005 Sep;150(3):419-25.PMID: 16169318 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Risk-treatment mismatch in the pharmacotherapy of heart failure.

Lee DS, Tu JV, Juurlink DN, Alter DA, Ko DT, Austin PC, Chong A, Stukel TA, Levy D, Laupacis A.

JAMA. 2005 Sep 14;294(10):1240-7.PMID: 16160132 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

The impact of under coding of cardiac severity and comorbid diseases on the accuracy of hospital report cards.

Austin PC, Tu JV, Alter DA, Naylor CD.

Med Care. 2005 Aug;43(8):801-9.PMID: 16034294 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles