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Resource Use and Costs of Treatment With Anticoagulation and Antiplatelet Agents: Results of the WATCH Trial Economic Evaluation.

Patterson ME, Grant WC, Glickman SW, Massie BM, Ammon SE, Armstrong PW, Cleland JG, Collins JF, Teo KK, Schulman KA, Reed SD.

J Card Fail. 2009 Dec;15(10):819-27. Epub 2009 Aug 21.PMID: 19944357 [PubMed - in process]

Contribution of angiographic and electrocardiographic parameters of reperfusion to prediction of mortality and morbidity after acute ST-elevation myocardial infarction: Insights from the Assessment of Pexelizumab in Acute Myocardial Infarction trial.

Brener SJ, Westerhout CM, Fu Y, Todaro TG, Moliterno DJ, Wagner GS, Granger CB, Armstrong PW; APEX-AMI Investigators.

Am Heart J. 2009 Nov;158(5):755-60. Epub 2009 Oct 3.PMID: 19853693 [PubMed - in process]Related articles

The impact of place of enrollment and delay to reperfusion on 90-day post-infarction mortality in the ASSENT-4 PCI trial: assessment of the safety and efficacy of a new treatment strategy with percutaneous coronary intervention.

Ross AM, Huber K, Zeymer U, Armstrong PW, Granger CB, Goldstein P, Bogaerts K, Van de Werf F.

JACC Cardiovasc Interv. 2009 Oct;2(10):925-30.PMID: 19850250 [PubMed - in process]Related articles

Benefit of facilitated percutaneous coronary intervention in high-risk ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction patients presenting to nonpercutaneous coronary intervention hospitals.

Herrmann HC, Lu J, Brodie BR, Armstrong PW, Montalescot G, Betriu A, Neuman FJ, Effron MB, Barnathan ES, Topol EJ, Ellis SG; FINESSE Investigators.

JACC Cardiovasc Interv. 2009 Oct;2(10):917-24.PMID: 19850249 [PubMed - in process]Related articles

Sex differences in mortality following acute coronary syndromes.

Berger JS, Elliott L, Gallup D, Roe M, Granger CB, Armstrong PW, Simes RJ, White HD, Van de Werf F, Topol EJ, Hochman JS, Newby LK, Harrington RA, Califf RM, Becker RC, Douglas PS.

JAMA. 2009 Aug 26;302(8):874-82.PMID: 19706861 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Contemporary therapy of acute ST-elevation myocardial infarction.

Armstrong PW.

Tex Heart Inst J. 2009;36(4):273-81. Review. No abstract available. PMID: 19693298 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Time from first medical contact to reperfusion in ST elevation myocardial infarction: a Which Early ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction Therapy (WEST) substudy.

Bata I, Armstrong PW, Westerhout CM, Travers A, Sookram S, Caine E, Christenson J, Welsh RC; WEST Study Group.

Can J Cardiol. 2009 Aug;25(8):463-8.PMID: 19668780 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Transfusion and mortality in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction treated with primary percutaneous coronary intervention.

Jolicoeur EM, O'Neill WW, Hellkamp A, Hamm CW, Holmes DR Jr, Al-Khalidi HR, Patel MR, Van de Werf FJ, Pieper K, Armstrong PW, Granger CB; APEX-AMI Investigators.

Eur Heart J. 2009 Nov;30(21):2575-83. Epub 2009 Jul 11.PMID: 19596659 [PubMed - in process]Related articles

Reperfusion before percutaneous coronary intervention in ST-elevation myocardial infarction patients is associated with lower N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide levels during follow-up, irrespective of pre-treatment with full-dose fibrinolysis.

Sinnaeve PR, Ezekowitz JA, Bogaerts K, Droogne W, Jarai R, Huber K, Granger CB, Desmet WJ, Armstrong PW, Van de Werf FJ; ASSENT-4 PCI Investigators.

Eur Heart J. 2009 Sep;30(18):2213-9. Epub 2009 Jul 8.PMID: 19586960 [PubMed - in process]Related articles

Assessment of activity status and survival according to the Canadian Cardiovascular Society angina classification.

Kaul P, Naylor CD, Armstrong PW, Mark DB, Theroux P, Dagenais GR.

Can J Cardiol. 2009 Jul;25(7):e225-31.PMID: 19584977 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Antithrombotic therapy and outcomes of patients with atrial fibrillation following primary percutaneous coronary intervention: results from the APEX-AMI trial.

Lopes RD, Elliott LE, White HD, Hochman JS, Van de Werf F, Ardissino D, Nielsen TT, Weaver WD, Widimsky P, Armstrong PW, Granger CB.

Eur Heart J. 2009 Aug;30(16):2019-28. Epub 2009 Jun 6.PMID: 19502623 [PubMed - in process]Related articles

Nebivolol in older adults with heart failure: reduced rates for seniors?

Armstrong PW, Alexander KP.

J Am Coll Cardiol. 2009 Jun 9;53(23):2159-61. No abstract available. PMID: 19497442 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Meta-analysis: beta-blocker dose, heart rate reduction, and death in patients with heart failure.

McAlister FA, Wiebe N, Ezekowitz JA, Leung AA, Armstrong PW.

Ann Intern Med. 2009 Jun 2;150(11):784-94.PMID: 19487713 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Benefit of angiographic spontaneous reperfusion in STEMI: does it extend to diabetic patients?

Bainey KR, Fu Y, Granger CB, Hamm CW, Holmes DR Jr, O'Neill WW, Seabra-Gomes R, Pfisterer ME, Van de Werf F, Armstrong PW; APEX AMI Investigators.

Heart. 2009 Aug;95(16):1331-6. Epub 2009 May 15.PMID: 19447835 [PubMed - in process]Related articles

Incidence of and outcomes associated with ventricular tachycardia or fibrillation in patients undergoing primary percutaneous coronary intervention.

Mehta RH, Starr AZ, Lopes RD, Hochman JS, Widimsky P, Pieper KS, Armstrong PW, Granger CB; APEX AMI Investigators.

JAMA. 2009 May 6;301(17):1779-89.PMID: 19417195 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Patient and informal caregivers' knowledge of heart failure: necessary but insufficient for effective self-care.

Clark AM, Freydberg CN, McAlister FA, Tsuyuki RT, Armstrong PW, Strain LA.

Eur J Heart Fail. 2009 Jun;11(6):617-21. Epub 2009 May 4.PMID: 19414477 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Baseline Q-wave surpasses time from symptom onset as a prognostic marker in ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction patients treated with primary percutaneous coronary intervention.

Armstrong PW, Fu Y, Westerhout CM, Hudson MP, Mahaffey KW, White HD, Todaro TG, Adams PX, Aylward PE, Granger CB.

J Am Coll Cardiol. 2009 Apr 28;53(17):1503-9.PMID: 19389560 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Early versus delayed, provisional eptifibatide in acute coronary syndromes.

Giugliano RP, White JA, Bode C, Armstrong PW, Montalescot G, Lewis BS, van 't Hof A, Berdan LG, Lee KL, Strony JT, Hildemann S, Veltri E, Van de Werf F, Braunwald E, Harrington RA, Califf RM, Newby LK; EARLY ACS Investigators.

N Engl J Med. 2009 May 21;360(21):2176-90. Epub 2009 Mar 30.PMID: 19332455 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Incidence, distribution, and prognostic impact of occluded culprit arteries among patients with non-ST-elevation acute coronary syndromes undergoing diagnostic angiography.

Wang TY, Zhang M, Fu Y, Armstrong PW, Newby LK, Gibson CM, Moliterno DJ, Van de Werf F, White HD, Harrington RA, Roe MT.

Am Heart J. 2009 Apr;157(4):716-23.PMID: 19332201 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Randomized trial of warfarin, aspirin, and clopidogrel in patients with chronic heart failure: the Warfarin and Antiplatelet Therapy in Chronic Heart Failure (WATCH) trial.

Massie BM, Collins JF, Ammon SE, Armstrong PW, Cleland JG, Ezekowitz M, Jafri SM, Krol WF, O'Connor CM, Schulman KA, Teo K, Warren SR; WATCH Trial Investigators.

Circulation. 2009 Mar 31;119(12):1616-24. Epub 2009 Mar 16.PMID: 19289640 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Duration of symptoms is the key modulator of the choice of reperfusion for ST-elevation myocardial infarction.

Armstrong PW, Westerhout CM, Welsh RC.

Circulation. 2009 Mar 10;119(9):1293-303. Review. No abstract available. PMID: 19273730 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Rationale and design of the Acute Study of Clinical Effectiveness of Nesiritide in Decompensated Heart Failure Trial (ASCEND-HF).

Hernandez AF, O'Connor CM, Starling RC, Reist CJ, Armstrong PW, Dickstein K, Lorenz TJ, Gibler WB, Hasselblad V, Komajda M, Massie B, McMurray JJ, Nieminen M, Rouleau JL, Swedberg K, Califf RM.

Am Heart J. 2009 Feb;157(2):271-7. Epub 2008 Dec 19.PMID: 19185633 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

What do we know? Limitations of the two methods most commonly used to estimate the length of the prospective wait.

Armstrong PW.

Health Serv Manage Res. 2009 Feb;22(1):8-16.PMID: 19182093 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Comparison of six-month outcomes for primary percutaneous revascularization for acute myocardial infarction with drug-eluting versus bare metal stents (from the APEX-AMI study).

Patel MR, Pfisterer ME, Betriu A, Widmisky P, Holmes DR Jr, O'Neill WW, Stebbins A, Van de Werf F, Armstrong PW, Granger CB; APEX-AMI Investigators.

Am J Cardiol. 2009 Jan 15;103(2):181-6. Epub 2008 Nov 7.PMID: 19121433 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

ST resolution 1 hour after fibrinolysis for prediction of myocardial infarct size: insights from ASSENT 3.

Johanson P, Fu Y, Wagner GS, Goodman SG, Granger CB, Wallentin L, Van de Werf F, Armstrong PW; ASSENT 3 Investigators.

Am J Cardiol. 2009 Jan 15;103(2):154-8. Epub 2008 Oct 23.PMID: 19121428 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Declining in-hospital mortality and increasing heart failure incidence in elderly patients with first myocardial infarction.

Ezekowitz JA, Kaul P, Bakal JA, Armstrong PW, Welsh RC, McAlister FA.

J Am Coll Cardiol. 2009 Jan 6;53(1):13-20.PMID: 19118718 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Sex differences in patients seeking medical attention for prodromal symptoms before an acute coronary event.

Graham MM, Westerhout CM, Kaul P, Norris CM, Armstrong PW.

Am Heart J. 2008 Dec;156(6):1210-1216.e1. Epub 2008 Oct 1.PMID: 19033022 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

ST-segment recovery and outcome after primary percutaneous coronary intervention for ST-elevation myocardial infarction: insights from the Assessment of Pexelizumab in Acute Myocardial Infarction (APEX-AMI) trial.

Buller CE, Fu Y, Mahaffey KW, Todaro TG, Adams P, Westerhout CM, White HD, van 't Hof AW, Van de Werf FJ, Wagner GS, Granger CB, Armstrong PW.

Circulation. 2008 Sep 23;118(13):1335-46. Epub 2008 Sep 8.PMID: 18779444 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Spontaneous reperfusion in ST-elevation myocardial infarction: comparison of angiographic and electrocardiographic assessments.

Bainey KR, Fu Y, Wagner GS, Goodman SG, Ross A, Granger CB, Van de Werf F, Armstrong PW; ASSENT 4 PCI Investigators.

Am Heart J. 2008 Aug;156(2):248-55. Epub 2008 Jun 11.PMID: 18657653 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Integrating ancillary studies in a large clinical trial: the design and rationale of the APEX library.

Mahaffey KW, Reist CJ, Fu Y, Brener SJ, Theroux P, Patel MR, Stebbins A, Westerhout CM, Todaro TG, Adams PX, Granger CB, Armstrong PW; APEX Library Study Investigators.

Contemp Clin Trials. 2008 Nov;29(6):887-95. Epub 2008 Jul 1.PMID: 18644468 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

A Canadian context for the Acute Study of Clinical Effectiveness of Nesiritide and Decompensated Heart Failure (ASCEND-HF) trial.

Armstrong PW, Rouleau JL.

Can J Cardiol. 2008 Jul;24 Suppl B:30B-2B.PMID: 18629387 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Defining myocardial infarction: a work in progress: Ischaemic heart disease.

Armstrong PW.

Heart. 2008 Aug;94(8):1076-9. Review. No abstract available. PMID: 18625798 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Requiem for the sounds of silence.

Armstrong PW.

CMAJ. 2008 Apr 8;178(8):1104. No abstract available. PMID: 18390953 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

The Canadian Academy of Health Sciences: coming of age at the right time.

Schechter MT, Armstrong PW.

CMAJ. 2008 Apr 8;178(8):1029-31. No abstract available. PMID: 18390948 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Reperfusion after primary angioplasty for ST-elevation myocardial infarction: predictors of success and relationship to clinical outcomes in the APEX-AMI angiographic study.

Brener SJ, Moliterno DJ, Aylward PE, van't Hof AW, Ruźyllo W, O'Neill WW, Hamm CW, Westerhout CM, Granger CB, Armstrong PW; APEX-AMI Investigators.

Eur Heart J. 2008 May;29(9):1127-35. Epub 2008 Mar 27.PMID: 18375399 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Better outcomes for patients treated at hospitals that participate in clinical trials.

Majumdar SR, Roe MT, Peterson ED, Chen AY, Gibler WB, Armstrong PW.

Arch Intern Med. 2008 Mar 24;168(6):657-62.PMID: 18362259 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Variation in the use of stress testing and outcomes in patients with non-ST-elevation acute coronary syndromes: insights from GUSTO IIb.

Mehta RH, Rao SV, Ohman EM, Bates ER, Marcucci G, Zhang M, Pieper KS, Armstrong PW, White HD, Van de Werf F, Califf RM, Granger CB.

Eur Heart J. 2008 Apr;29(7):880-7. Epub 2008 Mar 10.PMID: 18334473 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Short- and long-term outcomes following atrial fibrillation in patients with acute coronary syndromes with or without ST-segment elevation.

Lopes RD, Pieper KS, Horton JR, Al-Khatib SM, Newby LK, Mehta RH, Van de Werf F, Armstrong PW, Mahaffey KW, Harrington RA, Ohman EM, White HD, Wallentin L, Granger CB.

Heart. 2008 Jul;94(7):867-73. Epub 2008 Mar 10.PMID: 18332062 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Adverse outcomes in fibrinolytic-based facilitated percutaneous coronary intervention: insights from the ASSENT-4 PCI electrocardiographic substudy.

McDonald MA, Fu Y, Zeymer U, Wagner G, Goodman SG, Ross A, Granger CB, Van de Werf F, Armstrong PW; ASSENT-4 PCI Investigators.

Eur Heart J. 2008 Apr;29(7):871-9. Epub 2008 Mar 4.PMID: 18319519 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Noninvasive, medical management for non-ST-elevation acute coronary syndromes.

Chan MY, Becker RC, Harrington RA, Peterson ED, Armstrong PW, White H, Fox KA, Ohman EM, Roe MT.

Am Heart J. 2008 Mar;155(3):397-407. Review.PMID: 18294472 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Acute heart failure in the emergency department: short and long-term outcomes of elderly patients with heart failure.

Ezekowitz JA, Bakal JA, Kaul P, Westerhout CM, Armstrong PW.

Eur J Heart Fail. 2008 Mar;10(3):308-14. Epub 2008 Feb 15.PMID: 18280788 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

PCI at non-PCI centres: immediate or rescue?

Danchin N, Armstrong PW.

Lancet. 2008 Feb 16;371(9612):534-6. No abstract available. PMID: 18280311 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Association between bleeding, blood transfusion, and costs among patients with non-ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndromes.

Rao SV, Kaul PR, Liao L, Armstrong PW, Ohman EM, Granger CB, Califf RM, Harrington RA, Eisenstein EL, Mark DB.

Am Heart J. 2008 Feb;155(2):369-74. Epub 2007 Dec 19.PMID: 18215610 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

2007 focused update of the ACC/AHA 2004 guidelines for the management of patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction: a report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines.

Canadian Cardiovascular Society; American Academy of Family Physicians; American College of Cardiology; American Heart Association, Antman EM, Hand M, Armstrong PW, Bates ER, Green LA, Halasyamani LK, Hochman JS, Krumholz HM, Lamas GA, Mullany CJ, Pearle DL, Sloan MA, Smith SC Jr, Anbe DT, Kushner FG, Ornato JP, Pearle DL, Sloan MA, Jacobs AK, Adams CD, Anderson JL, Buller CE, Creager MA, Ettinger SM, Halperin JL, Hunt SA, Lytle BW, Nishimura R, Page RL, Riegel B, Tarkington LG, Yancy CW.

J Am Coll Cardiol. 2008 Jan 15;51(2):210-47. Review. No abstract available. Erratum in: J Am Coll Cardiol. 2008 Mar 4;51(9):977. PMID: 18191746 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Initial aspirin dose and outcome among ST-elevation myocardial infarction patients treated with fibrinolytic therapy.

Berger JS, Stebbins A, Granger CB, Ohman EM, Armstrong PW, Van de Werf F, White HD, Simes RJ, Harrington RA, Califf RM, Peterson ED.

Circulation. 2008 Jan 15;117(2):192-9. Epub 2007 Dec 17.PMID: 18086929 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Guideline adjudicated fibrinolytic failure: incidence, findings, and management in a contemporary clinical trial.

Buller CE, Welsh RC, Westerhout CM, Webb JG, O'Neill B, Gallo R, Armstrong PW.

Am Heart J. 2008 Jan;155(1):121-7. Epub 2007 Oct 17.PMID: 18082502 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

2007 Focused Update of the ACC/AHA 2004 Guidelines for the Management of Patients With ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction: a report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines: developed in collaboration With the Canadian Cardiovascular Society endorsed by the American Academy of Family Physicians: 2007 Writing Group to Review New Evidence and Update the ACC/AHA 2004 Guidelines for the Management of Patients With ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction, Writing on Behalf of the 2004 Writing Committee.

Antman EM, Hand M, Armstrong PW, Bates ER, Green LA, Halasyamani LK, Hochman JS, Krumholz HM, Lamas GA, Mullany CJ, Pearle DL, Sloan MA, Smith SC Jr; 2004 Writing Committee Members, Anbe DT, Kushner FG, Ornato JP, Jacobs AK, Adams CD, Anderson JL, Buller CE, Creager MA, Ettinger SM, Halperin JL, Hunt SA, Lytle BW, Nishimura R, Page RL, Riegel B, Tarkington LG, Yancy CW.

Circulation. 2008 Jan 15;117(2):296-329. Epub 2007 Dec 10. No abstract available. Erratum in: Circulation. 2008 Feb 12;117(6):e162. PMID: 18071078 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Physiologic straws in the wind: in which direction do they bend?

Lewanczuk R, Armstrong PW.

J Am Coll Cardiol. 2007 Nov 20;50(21):2059-60. Epub 2007 Nov 5. No abstract available. PMID: 18021873 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Differences in admission rates and outcomes between men and women presenting to emergency departments with coronary syndromes.

Kaul P, Chang WC, Westerhout CM, Graham MM, Armstrong PW.

CMAJ. 2007 Nov 6;177(10):1193-9.PMID: 17984470 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Failure of investigator adherence to electrocardiographic entry criteria is frequent and influences clinical outcomes: lessons from APEX-AMI.

Tjandrawidjaja MC, Fu Y, Al-Khalidi H, Todaro TG, Adams P, Van de Werf F, Granger CB, Armstrong PW; APEX-AMI Investigators.

Eur Heart J. 2007 Dec;28(23):2850-7. Epub 2007 Oct 29.PMID: 17967823 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article