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An echocardiographic study of the limitations of the Tei index in aortic stenosis.

Sud S, Massel D.

Echocardiography. 2009 Sep;26(8):891-9. Epub 2009 May 26.PMID: 19486114 [PubMed - in process]Related articles

ACP Journal Club. Review: Transfer for PCI reduces 30-day mortality more than on-site thrombolysis in STEMI.

Massel D, Teefy PJ.

Ann Intern Med. 2009 Apr 21;150(8):JC4-4. No abstract available. PMID: 19391209 [PubMed]Related articlesFree article

Does familiarity with technology predict successful use of an external loop recorder? The loop recorder technology cognition study (LOCO).

Gula LJ, Klein GJ, Zurawska U, Massel D, Yee R, Skanes AC, Krahn AD.

Pacing Clin Electrophysiol. 2009 Apr;32(4):466-72.PMID: 19335855 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Ejection fraction assessment and survival: an analysis of the Sudden Cardiac Death in Heart Failure Trial (SCD-HeFT).

Gula LJ, Klein GJ, Hellkamp AS, Massel D, Krahn AD, Skanes AC, Yee R, Anderson J, Johnson GW, Poole JE, Mark DB, Lee KL, Bardy GH.

Am Heart J. 2008 Dec;156(6):1196-200. Epub 2008 Nov 6.PMID: 19033019 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Is defibrillation testing still necessary? A decision analysis and Markov model.

Gula LJ, Massel D, Krahn AD, Yee R, Skanes AC, Klein GJ.

J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol. 2008 Apr;19(4):400-5. Epub 2008 Feb 21.PMID: 18298512 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Review: sirolimus-eluting stents do not differ from bare-metal stents for long-term survival in CAD.

Massel D, Sridhar K.

ACP J Club. 2007 Jul-Aug;147(1):13-4. No abstract available. PMID: 17608379 [PubMed]Related articles

Review: drug-eluting stents are more effective than bare-metal stents for reducing acute MI at 6 to 12 months after implantation.

Massel D, Sridhar K.

ACP J Club. 2007 Jul-Aug;147(1):13-4. No abstract available. PMID: 17608378 [PubMed]Related articles

Pergolide and cabergoline increased risk for valvular heart disease in Parkinson disease.

Massel D, Suskin N.

ACP J Club. 2007 May-Jun;146(3):75-6. No abstract available. PMID: 17474685 [PubMed]Related articles

Pergolide and cabergoline were associated with increased risk for newly diagnosed cardiac valve regurgitation.

Massel D, Suskin N.

ACP J Club. 2007 May-Jun;146(3):75-6. No abstract available. PMID: 17474684 [PubMed]Related articles

Survival rates as a guide to implanted cardioverter-defibrillator replacement strategies for device recalls--adding statistical insight to clinical intuition.

Gula LJ, Massel D, Krahn AD, Skanes AC, Yee R, Klein GJ.

Am Heart J. 2007 Feb;153(2):253-9.PMID: 17239686 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Addition of clopidogrel to aspirin, but not early use of metoprolol, improved overall outcome in acute myocardial infarction.

Massel D.

Evid Based Med. 2006 Jun;11(3):82-3. No abstract available. PMID: 17213104 [PubMed]Related articles

The expectation effect and cardiac pacing for refractory vasovagal syncope.

Sud S, Massel D, Klein GJ, Leong-Sit P, Yee R, Skanes AC, Gula LJ, Krahn AD.

Am J Med. 2007 Jan;120(1):54-62.PMID: 17208080 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Fondaparinux was noninferior to enoxaparin for death, MI, and refractory ischemia but reduced bleeding in angina and non-STEMI.

Massel D.

ACP J Club. 2006 Sep-Oct;145(2):30-1. No abstract available. PMID: 16944851 [PubMed]Related articles

Enoxaparin for 7 days was better than unfractionated heparin for 2 days for reducing death and MI but not bleeding in STEMI.

Massel D.

ACP J Club. 2006 Sep-Oct;145(2):30-1. No abstract available. PMID: 16944850 [PubMed]Related articles

Addition of clopidogrel to aspirin, but not early use of metoprolol, improved overall outcome in acute myocardial infarction.

Massel D.

ACP J Club. 2006 May-Jun;144(3):58-9. No abstract available. PMID: 16646603 [PubMed]Related articles

P >0.05 not equal equivalent or noninferior.

Massel D.

Am J Cardiol. 2005 Oct 1;96(7):1035. No abstract available. PMID: 16188541 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Patient reperfusion preferences in acute myocardial infarction: mortality versus stroke, benefits versus costs, high technology versus drugs.

Tsui W, Pierre K, Massel D.

Can J Cardiol. 2005 Apr;21(5):423-31.PMID: 15861260 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Ejection fraction velocity ratio as an indicator of aortic stenosis severity.

Al-Ghamdi AM, Melendez LJ, Massel D.

Echocardiography. 2005 Mar;22(3):195-202.PMID: 15725153 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Primary angioplasty in acute myocardial infarction: Hypothetical estimate of superiority over aspirin or untreated controls.

Massel D.

Am J Med. 2005 Feb;118(2):113-22.PMID: 15694893 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Model study of AREDS antioxidant supplementation of AMD compared to Visudyne: a dominant strategy?

Trevithick J, Massel D, Robertson JM, Tomany S, Wall R.

Ophthalmic Epidemiol. 2004 Dec;11(5):337-46.PMID: 15590581 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Predictors of intracranial hemorrhage with fibrinolytic therapy in unselected community patients: a report from the FASTRAK II project.

Huynh T, Cox JL, Massel D, Davies C, Hilbe J, Warnica W, Daly PA; FASTRAK II Network.

Am Heart J. 2004 Jul;148(1):86-91.PMID: 15215796 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Composite confusion.

Massel D.

J Am Coll Cardiol. 2004 May 19;43(10):1926-7; author reply 1927. No abstract available. PMID: 15145125 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

External loop recorders: determinants of diagnostic yield in patients with syncope.

Gula LJ, Krahn AD, Massel D, Skanes A, Yee R, Klein GJ.

Am Heart J. 2004 Apr;147(4):644-8.PMID: 15077079 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Precision and accuracy of the bedside examination in detecting an ejection fraction of less than 40% following acute myocardial infarction.

Massel D, Marchiori G.

Can J Cardiol. 2004 Mar 15;20(4):411-6.PMID: 15057317 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Anticoagulation.

Massel D.

CMAJ. 2004 Feb 17;170(4):447; author reply 451. No abstract available. PMID: 14970078 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

The number needed to harm: is it too optimistic?

Massel D.

Can J Cardiol. 2003 Dec;19(13):1490-2.PMID: 14760438 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Observer variability in ECG interpretation for thrombolysis eligibility: experience and context matter.

Massel D.

J Thromb Thrombolysis. 2003 Jun;15(3):131-40.PMID: 14739622 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Evidence for use of coronary stents.

Massel D.

Ann Intern Med. 2004 Jan 20;140(2):W4. No abstract available. PMID: 14734359 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Instruments to measure acceptability of information and acquisition of knowledge in patients with heart failure.

Gwadry-Sridhar F, Guyatt GH, Arnold JM, Massel D, Brown J, Nadeau L, Lawrence S.

Eur J Heart Fail. 2003 Dec;5(6):783-91.PMID: 14675857 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Antiplatelet and anticoagulation for patients with prosthetic heart valves.

Little SH, Massel DR.

Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2003;(4):CD003464. Review.PMID: 14583979 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Adjunctive treatment with eplerenone reduced morbidity and mortality in acute myocardial infarction.

Prabhakar M, Massel D.

ACP J Club. 2003 Sep-Oct;139(2):32. No abstract available. PMID: 12954024 [PubMed]Related articles

Diagnosing acute myocardial infarction in the setting of left bundle branch block: prevalence and observer variability from a large community study.

Gula LJ, Dick A, Massel D.

Coron Artery Dis. 2003 Aug;14(5):387-93. Review.PMID: 12878904 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Primary angioplasty or thrombolysis for acute myocardial infarction?

Massel D.

Lancet. 2003 Mar 15;361(9361):967; author reply 967-8. No abstract available. PMID: 12648991 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Research of the holiday kind. Stableford: equitable golf-scoring system or quality-of-life measure?

Massel D, McCormack D, Lewis J, Mahon J.

CMAJ. 2002 Dec 10;167(12):1337-40. No abstract available. PMID: 12473620 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Planned angiography after percutaneous coronary intervention increased reinterventions but did not affect mortality or MI.

Massel D.

ACP J Club. 2002 Sep-Oct;137(2):45. No abstract available. PMID: 12207423 [PubMed]Related articles

Enoxaparin in acute coronary syndromes: evidence for superiority over placebo or untreated control.

Massel D, Cruickshank MK.

Am Heart J. 2002 May;143(5):748-52.PMID: 12040333 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

The number remaining at risk: an adjunct to the number needed to treat.

Massel D, Cruickshank MK.

Can J Cardiol. 2002 Mar;18(3):254-8.PMID: 11907613 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Combining electrocardiography and necrosis biomarkers improved detection of acute myocardial infarction in patients with LBBB.

Gula LJ, Massel D.

ACP J Club. 2002 Jan-Feb;136(1):29. No abstract available. PMID: 11829570 [PubMed]Related articles

Review: Some new bolus tPA-derived fibrinolytics are comparable to tPA in acute MI, but others increase bleeding.

Prabhakar M, Massel D.

ACP J Club. 2002 Jan-Feb;136(1):6. No abstract available. PMID: 11829547 [PubMed]Related articles

A prospective randomized trial of endoscopic versus conventional harvesting of the saphenous vein in coronary artery bypass surgery.

Kiaii B, Moon BC, Massel D, Langlois Y, Austin TW, Willoughby A, Guiraudon C, Howard CR, Guo LR.

J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2002 Feb;123(2):204-12. Erratum in: J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2002 Jun;123(6):1224. PMID: 11828277 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Reducing bedrest following arterial puncture for coronary interventional procedures--impact on vascular complications: the BAC Trial.

Vlasic W, Almond D, Massel D.

J Invasive Cardiol. 2001 Dec;13(12):788-92.PMID: 11731689 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Risks and benefits of adding anti-platelet therapy to warfarin among patients with prosthetic heart valves: a meta-analysis.

Massel D, Little SH.

J Am Coll Cardiol. 2001 Feb;37(2):569-78.PMID: 11216981 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Greater expectations in a cancer trial: absolute more than relative survival increases, community more than academic clinicians.

Massel D, Cruickshank M.

Cancer Invest. 2000;18(8):798-803.PMID: 11107451 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Cost effectiveness of early discharge after uncomplicated acute myocardial infarction.

Massel D.

N Engl J Med. 2000 Aug 31;343(9):658. No abstract available. PMID: 10979800 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Strict reliance on a computer algorithm or measurable ST segment criteria may lead to errors in thrombolytic therapy eligibility.

Massel D, Dawdy JA, Melendez LJ.

Am Heart J. 2000 Aug;140(2):221-6.PMID: 10925334 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Management of unstable coronary-artery disease.

Massel D.

Lancet. 2000 Feb 12;355(9203):573; author reply 573-4. No abstract available. PMID: 10683024 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Evidence-based medicine and reteplase: inductive arguments over deductive reasoning.

Massel D.

Can J Cardiol. 1999 Sep;15(9):999-1005. English, French. PMID: 10504181 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Access to an outpatient cardiology consultation in southwestern Ontario.

Massel D.

Can J Cardiol. 1999 Aug;15(8):879-83. English, French. PMID: 10446435 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Blood money.

Massel D.

CMAJ. 1999 Jul 27;161(2):129. No abstract available. PMID: 10439819 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Evidence based budgeting is now necessary.

Massel D.

BMJ. 1999 Aug 7;319(7206):384. No abstract available. PMID: 10435976 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article