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Psychiatric characteristics associated with long-term mortality among 361 patients having an acute coronary syndrome and major depression: seven-year follow-up of SADHART participants.

Glassman AH, Bigger JT Jr, Gaffney M.

Arch Gen Psychiatry. 2009 Sep;66(9):1022-9.PMID: 19736359 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Electronic screening improves efficiency in clinical trial recruitment.

Thadani SR, Weng C, Bigger JT, Ennever JF, Wajngurt D.

J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2009 Nov-Dec;16(6):869-73. Epub 2009 Aug 28.PMID: 19717797 [PubMed - in process]Related articles

Barriers, enablers, and incentives for research participation: a report from the Ambulatory Care Research Network (ACRN).

Bakken S, Lantigua RA, Busacca LV, Bigger JT.

J Am Board Fam Med. 2009 Jul-Aug;22(4):436-45.PMID: 19587259 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

AHA science advisory. Depression and coronary heart disease. Recommendations for screening, referral, and treatment. A science advisory from the American Heart Association Prevention Committee to the Council on Cardiovascular Nursing, Council on Clinical Cardiology, Council on Epidemiology and Prevention, and Interdisciplinary Council on Quality of Care Outcomes Research. Endorsed by the American Psychiatric Association.

Lichtman JH, Bigger JT Jr, Blumenthal JA, Frasure-Smith N, Kaufmann PG, Lespérance F, Mark DB, Sheps DS, Taylor CB, Froelicher ES.

Prog Cardiovasc Nurs. 2009 Mar;24(1):19-26.PMID: 19261139 [PubMed]Related articles

Re-engineering opportunities in clinical research using workflow analysis in community practice settings.

Khan SA, Kukafka R, Bigger JT, Johnson SB.

AMIA Annu Symp Proc. 2008 Nov 6:363-7.PMID: 18999299 [PubMed - in process]Related articlesFree article

Depression and coronary heart disease: recommendations for screening, referral, and treatment: a science advisory from the American Heart Association Prevention Committee of the Council on Cardiovascular Nursing, Council on Clinical Cardiology, Council on Epidemiology and Prevention, and Interdisciplinary Council on Quality of Care and Outcomes Research: endorsed by the American Psychiatric Association.

Lichtman JH, Bigger JT Jr, Blumenthal JA, Frasure-Smith N, Kaufmann PG, Lespérance F, Mark DB, Sheps DS, Taylor CB, Froelicher ES; American Heart Association Prevention Committee of the Council on Cardiovascular Nursing; American Heart Association Council on Clinical Cardiology; American Heart Association Council on Epidemiology and Prevention; American Heart Association Interdisciplinary Council on Quality of Care and Outcomes Research; American Psychiatric Association.

Circulation. 2008 Oct 21;118(17):1768-75. Epub 2008 Sep 29.PMID: 18824640 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Effects of intensive glucose lowering in type 2 diabetes.

Action to Control Cardiovascular Risk in Diabetes Study Group, Gerstein HC, Miller ME, Byington RP, Goff DC Jr, Bigger JT, Buse JB, Cushman WC, Genuth S, Ismail-Beigi F, Grimm RH Jr, Probstfield JL, Simons-Morton DG, Friedewald WT.

N Engl J Med. 2008 Jun 12;358(24):2545-59. Epub 2008 Jun 6.PMID: 18539917 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

A day in the life of a clinical research coordinator: observations from community practice settings.

Khan SA, Kukafka R, Payne PR, Bigger JT, Johnson SB.

Stud Health Technol Inform. 2007;129(Pt 1):247-51.PMID: 17911716 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Heart rate variability in acute coronary syndrome patients with major depression: influence of sertraline and mood improvement.

Glassman AH, Bigger JT, Gaffney M, Van Zyl LT.

Arch Gen Psychiatry. 2007 Sep;64(9):1025-31.PMID: 17768267 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Action to Control Cardiovascular Risk in Diabetes (ACCORD) trial: design and methods.

ACCORD Study Group, Buse JB, Bigger JT, Byington RP, Cooper LS, Cushman WC, Friedewald WT, Genuth S, Gerstein HC, Ginsberg HN, Goff DC Jr, Grimm RH Jr, Margolis KL, Probstfield JL, Simons-Morton DG, Sullivan MD.

Am J Cardiol. 2007 Jun 18;99(12A):21i-33i. Epub 2007 Apr 16.PMID: 17599422 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Preventing tomorrow's sudden cardiac death today: part II: Translating sudden cardiac death risk assessment strategies into practice and policy.

Sanders GD, Al-Khatib SM, Berliner E, Bigger JT, Buxton AE, Califf RM, Carlson M, Curtis AB, Curtis JP, Domanski M, Fain E, Gersh BJ, Gold MR, Goldberger J, Haghighi-Mood A, Hammill SC, Harder J, Healey J, Hlatky MA, Hohnloser SH, Lee KL, Mark DB, Mitchell B, Phurrough S, Prystowsky E, Smith JM, Stockbridge N, Temple R; Expert panel participating in a Duke Center for the Prevention of Sudden Cardiac Death-sponsored conference.

Am Heart J. 2007 Jun;153(6):951-9.PMID: 17540195 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Preventing tomorrow's sudden cardiac death today: part I: Current data on risk stratification for sudden cardiac death.

Al-Khatib SM, Sanders GD, Bigger JT, Buxton AE, Califf RM, Carlson M, Curtis A, Curtis J, Fain E, Gersh BJ, Gold MR, Haghighi-Mood A, Hammill SC, Healey J, Hlatky M, Hohnloser S, Kim RJ, Lee K, Mark D, Mianulli M, Mitchell B, Prystowsky EN, Smith J, Steinhaus D, Zareba W; Expert panel participating in a Duke's Center for the Prevention of Sudden Cardiac Death conference.

Am Heart J. 2007 Jun;153(6):941-50.PMID: 17540194 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Microvolt T-wave alternans: an effective approach to risk stratification in ischemic cardiomyopathy?

Bigger JT, Bloomfield DM.

Nat Clin Pract Cardiovasc Med. 2007 Jun;4(6):300-1. No abstract available. PMID: 17471275 [PubMed]Related articles

Antidepressants in coronary heart disease: SSRIs reduce depression, but do they save lives?

Glassman AH, Bigger JT Jr.

JAMA. 2007 Jan 24;297(4):411-2. No abstract available. PMID: 17244839 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Modeling clinical trials workflow in community practice settings.

Khan SA, Payne PR, Johnson SB, Bigger JT, Kukafka R.

AMIA Annu Symp Proc. 2006:419-23.PMID: 17238375 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Individualizing decisions for patients with prophylactic implantable cardiac defibrillators subject to device advisories: a commentary.

Bigger JT, Kleiger RE.

Am J Cardiol. 2006 Nov 1;98(9):1291-3. Epub 2006 Sep 14. No abstract available. PMID: 17056349 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Assessment and treatment of depression in patients with cardiovascular disease: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Working Group Report.

Davidson KW, Kupfer DJ, Bigger JT, Califf RM, Carney RM, Coyne JC, Czajkowski SM, Frank E, Frasure-Smith N, Freedland KE, Froelicher ES, Glassman AH, Katon WJ, Kaufmann PG, Kessler RC, Kraemer HC, Krishnan KR, Lespérance F, Rieckmann N, Sheps DS, Suls JM; National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Working Group.

Psychosom Med. 2006 Sep-Oct;68(5):645-50.PMID: 17012516 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

"Indeterminate" microvolt T-wave alternans tests predict high risk of death or sustained ventricular arrhythmias in patients with left ventricular dysfunction.

Kaufman ES, Bloomfield DM, Steinman RC, Namerow PB, Costantini O, Cohen RJ, Bigger JT Jr.

J Am Coll Cardiol. 2006 Oct 3;48(7):1399-404. Epub 2006 Sep 12.PMID: 17010802 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Assessment and treatment of depression in patients with cardiovascular disease: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute working group report.

Davidson KW, Kupfer DJ, Bigger JT, Califf RM, Carney RM, Coyne JC, Czajkowski SM, Frank E, Frasure-Smith N, Freedland KE, Froelicher ES, Glassman AH, Katon WJ, Kaufmann PG, Kessler RC, Kraemer HC, Krishnan KR, Lespérance F, Rieckmann N, Sheps DS, Suls JM.

Ann Behav Med. 2006 Oct;32(2):121-6. No abstract available. PMID: 16972809 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Cost-effectiveness of a microvolt T-wave alternans screening strategy for implantable cardioverter-defibrillator placement in the MADIT-II-eligible population.

Chan PS, Stein K, Chow T, Fendrick M, Bigger JT, Vijan S.

J Am Coll Cardiol. 2006 Jul 4;48(1):112-21. Epub 2006 Jun 9.PMID: 16814657 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Onset of major depression associated with acute coronary syndromes: relationship of onset, major depressive disorder history, and episode severity to sertraline benefit.

Glassman AH, Bigger JT, Gaffney M, Shapiro PA, Swenson JR.

Arch Gen Psychiatry. 2006 Mar;63(3):283-8.PMID: 16520433 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Microvolt T-wave alternans and the risk of death or sustained ventricular arrhythmias in patients with left ventricular dysfunction.

Bloomfield DM, Bigger JT, Steinman RC, Namerow PB, Parides MK, Curtis AB, Kaufman ES, Davidenko JM, Shinn TS, Fontaine JM.

J Am Coll Cardiol. 2006 Jan 17;47(2):456-63. Epub 2005 Dec 15.PMID: 16412877 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Cardiovascular health and depression.

Glassman A, Shapiro PA, Ford DE, Culpepper L, Finkel MS, Swenson JR, Bigger JT, Rollman BL, Wise TN.

J Psychiatr Pract. 2003 Nov;9(6):409-21.PMID: 15985964 [PubMed]Related articles

Implantable cardioverter defibrillators and cardiac resynchronization therapy in patients with left ventricular dysfunction: randomized trial evidence through 2004.

Al-Khatib SM, Sanders GD, Mark DB, Lee KL, Bardy GH, Bigger JT, Buxton AE, Connolly S, Kadish A, Moss A, Feldman AM, Ellenbogen KA, Singh S, Califf RM; Expert panel participating in a Duke Clinical Research Institute-sponsored conference.

Am Heart J. 2005 Jun;149(6):1020-34. Review.PMID: 15976783 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Seasonal variation of mortality in the Antiarrhythmics Versus Implantable Defibrillators (AVID) study registry.

Page RL, Zipes DP, Powell JL, Luceri RM, Gold MR, Peters R, Russo AM, Bigger JT Jr, Sung RJ, McBurnie MA; AVID Investigators.

Heart Rhythm. 2004 Oct;1(4):435-40.PMID: 15851196 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Heart rate variability: measurement and clinical utility.

Kleiger RE, Stein PK, Bigger JT Jr.

Ann Noninvasive Electrocardiol. 2005 Jan;10(1):88-101. Review.PMID: 15649244 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Microvolt T-wave alternans distinguishes between patients likely and patients not likely to benefit from implanted cardiac defibrillator therapy: a solution to the Multicenter Automatic Defibrillator Implantation Trial (MADIT) II conundrum.

Bloomfield DM, Steinman RC, Namerow PB, Parides M, Davidenko J, Kaufman ES, Shinn T, Curtis A, Fontaine J, Holmes D, Russo A, Tang C, Bigger JT Jr.

Circulation. 2004 Oct 5;110(14):1885-9. Epub 2004 Sep 27.PMID: 15451804 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Physical health monitoring of patients with schizophrenia.

Marder SR, Essock SM, Miller AL, Buchanan RW, Casey DE, Davis JM, Kane JM, Lieberman JA, Schooler NR, Covell N, Stroup S, Weissman EM, Wirshing DA, Hall CS, Pogach L, Pi-Sunyer X, Bigger JT Jr, Friedman A, Kleinberg D, Yevich SJ, Davis B, Shon S.

Am J Psychiatry. 2004 Aug;161(8):1334-49. Review.PMID: 15285957 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Sudden cardiac death in patients with diabetes.

El-Atat FA, McFarlane SI, Sowers JR, Bigger JT.

Curr Diab Rep. 2004 Jun;4(3):187-93. Review.PMID: 15132883 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Issues in subgroup analyses and meta-analyses of clinical trials.

Bigger JT.

J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol. 2003 Sep;14(9 Suppl):S6-8.PMID: 12950510 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Ambulatory electrocardiogram-based tracking of T wave alternans in postmyocardial infarction patients to assess risk of cardiac arrest or arrhythmic death.

Verrier RL, Nearing BD, La Rovere MT, Pinna GD, Mittleman MA, Bigger JT Jr, Schwartz PJ; ATRAMI Investigators.

J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol. 2003 Jul;14(7):705-11.PMID: 12930249 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Comparison of the prognostic value of RR-interval variability after acute myocardial infarction in patients with versus those without diabetes mellitus.

Whang W, Bigger JT Jr.

Am J Cardiol. 2003 Aug 1;92(3):247-51.PMID: 12888125 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Prevention of type 2 diabetes.

McFarlane SI, Shin JJ, Rundek T, Bigger JT.

Curr Diab Rep. 2003 Jun;3(3):235-41. Review.PMID: 12762972 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Sertraline treatment of major depression in patients with acute MI or unstable angina.

Glassman AH, O'Connor CM, Califf RM, Swedberg K, Schwartz P, Bigger JT Jr, Krishnan KR, van Zyl LT, Swenson JR, Finkel MS, Landau C, Shapiro PA, Pepine CJ, Mardekian J, Harrison WM, Barton D, Mclvor M; Sertraline Antidepressant Heart Attack Randomized Trial (SADHEART) Group.

JAMA. 2002 Aug 14;288(6):701-9. Erratum in: JAMA 2002 Oct 9;288(14):1720. PMID: 12169073 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

The multicenter research group.

Moss AJ, Goldstein RE, Greenberg H, Dwyer EM Jr, Bigger JT Jr, Case RB; Multicenter Research Group.

Ann Noninvasive Electrocardiol. 2002 Jul;7(3):271-7. No abstract available. PMID: 12167190 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Effect of surgical revascularization in patients with coronary artery disease and ventricular tachycardia or fibrillation in the Antiarrhythmics Versus Implantable Defibrillators (AVID) Registry.

Cook JR, Rizo-Patron C, Curtis AB, Gillis AM, Bigger JT Jr, Kutalek SP, Coromilas J, Hofer BI, Powell J, Hallstrom AP; AVD Investigators.

Am Heart J. 2002 May;143(5):821-6.PMID: 12040343 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Expanding indications for implantable cardiac defibrillators.

Bigger JT.

N Engl J Med. 2002 Mar 21;346(12):931-3. Epub 2002 Mar 19. No abstract available. PMID: 11907294 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Heart rate turbulence-based predictors of fatal and nonfatal cardiac arrest (The Autonomic Tone and Reflexes After Myocardial Infarction substudy).

Ghuran A, Reid F, La Rovere MT, Schmidt G, Bigger JT Jr, Camm AJ, Schwartz PJ, Malik M; ATRAMI Investigators.

Am J Cardiol. 2002 Jan 15;89(2):184-90.PMID: 11792340 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Influence of wall motion score on mortality after coronary bypass surgery in the CABG-patch trial.

Jung F, Herre JM, Wood MA, O'Donoghue S, Cannom DS, Windle JR, Hilbel T, Talreja DR, Parides MK, Bigger JT Jr, DiMarco JP; CABG Patch Investigators. Coronary artery bypass graft.

Int J Cardiol. 2002 Jan;82(1):41-7.PMID: 11786156 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Antipsychotic drugs: prolonged QTc interval, torsade de pointes, and sudden death.

Glassman AH, Bigger JT Jr.

Am J Psychiatry. 2001 Nov;158(11):1774-82. Review.PMID: 11691681 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Baroreflex sensitivity and heart rate variability in the identification of patients at risk for life-threatening arrhythmias: implications for clinical trials.

La Rovere MT, Pinna GD, Hohnloser SH, Marcus FI, Mortara A, Nohara R, Bigger JT Jr, Camm AJ, Schwartz PJ; ATRAMI Investigators. Autonomic Tone and Reflexes After Myocardial Infarcton.

Circulation. 2001 Apr 24;103(16):2072-7.PMID: 11319197 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Comparison of spontaneous vs. metronome-guided breathing on assessment of vagal modulation using RR variability.

Bloomfield DM, Magnano A, Bigger JT Jr, Rivadeneira H, Parides M, Steinman RC.

Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol. 2001 Mar;280(3):H1145-50.PMID: 11179058 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Polyunsaturated fatty acids and cardiovascular events: a fish tale.

Bigger JT Jr, El-Sherif T.

Circulation. 2001 Feb 6;103(5):623-5. No abstract available. PMID: 11156869 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Diabetes and outcomes of coronary artery bypass graft surgery in patients with severe left ventricular dysfunction: results from The CABG Patch Trial database. The CABG Patch Trial Investigators and Coordinators.

Whang W, Bigger JT Jr.

J Am Coll Cardiol. 2000 Oct;36(4):1166-72. Erratum in: J Am Coll Cardiol 2001 Jun 1;37(7):2012. PMID: 11028466 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Comparison between invasive and non-invasive measurements of baroreflex sensitivity; implications for studies on risk stratification after a myocardial infarction.

Pinna GD, La Rovere MT, Maestri R, Mortara A, Bigger JT, Schwartz PJ.

Eur Heart J. 2000 Sep;21(18):1522-9.PMID: 10973766 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Predictive value of preoperative left ventricular ejection fraction and functional class for mortality and morbidity after high-risk coronary artery bypass grafting.

Olshansky B, Telfer EA, Curtis AB, Bigger JT Jr.

Am J Cardiol. 2000 Jun 15;85(12):1489-91; A7. No abstract available. PMID: 10856399 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Cost-effectiveness of catheter ablation in patients with ventricular tachycardia.

Calkins H, Bigger JT Jr, Ackerman SJ, Duff SB, Wilber D, Kerr RA, Bar-Din M, Beusterien KM, Strauss MJ.

Circulation. 2000 Jan 25;101(3):280-8.PMID: 10645924 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Evaluation of antiarrhythmic drug efficacy in patients with an ICD: unlimited potential or replete with complexity and problems?

Pratt CM, Camm AJ, Bigger JT Jr, Breithardt G, Campbell RW, Epstein AE, Kappenberger LJ, Kuck KH, Pocock S, Saksena S, Waldo AL.

J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol. 1999 Nov;10(11):1534-49. Review.PMID: 10571373 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Risk stratification for coronary bypass surgery in patients with left ventricular dysfunction: analysis of the coronary artery bypass grafting patch trial database.

Argenziano M, Spotnitz HM, Whang W, Bigger JT Jr, Parides M, Rose EA.

Circulation. 1999 Nov 9;100(19 Suppl):II119-24.PMID: 10567289 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Evaluation of antiarrhythmic drug efficacy in patients with an ICD. Unlimited potential or replete with complexity and problems?

Pratt CM, Camm AJ, Bigger JT Jr, Breithardt G, Campbell RW, Epstein AE, Kappenberger LJ, Kuck K, Pocock S, Saksena S, Waldo AL.

Eur Heart J. 1999 Nov;20(21):1538-52. Review.PMID: 10529322 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article