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Longterm survival among patients with scleroderma-associated pulmonary arterial hypertension treated with intravenous epoprostenol.

Badesch DB, McGoon MD, Barst RJ, Tapson VF, Rubin LJ, Wigley FM, Kral KM, Raphiou IH, Crater GD.

J Rheumatol. 2009 Oct;36(10):2244-9. Epub 2009 Sep 1.PMID: 19723905 [PubMed - in process]Related articles

D-dimers and efficacy of clinical risk estimation algorithms: sensitivity in evaluation of acute pulmonary embolism.

Gupta RT, Kakarla RK, Kirshenbaum KJ, Tapson VF.

AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2009 Aug;193(2):425-30.PMID: 19620439 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

End points and clinical trial design in pulmonary arterial hypertension.

McLaughlin VV, Badesch DB, Delcroix M, Fleming TR, Gaine SP, Galiè N, Gibbs JS, Kim NH, Oudiz RJ, Peacock A, Provencher S, Sitbon O, Tapson VF, Seeger W.

J Am Coll Cardiol. 2009 Jun 30;54(1 Suppl):S97-107. Review.PMID: 19555863 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Updated evidence-based treatment algorithm in pulmonary arterial hypertension.

Barst RJ, Gibbs JS, Ghofrani HA, Hoeper MM, McLaughlin VV, Rubin LJ, Sitbon O, Tapson VF, Galiè N.

J Am Coll Cardiol. 2009 Jun 30;54(1 Suppl):S78-84. Review.PMID: 19555861 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Thrombolytic therapy for acute pulmonary embolism: a critical appraisal.

Todd JL, Tapson VF.

Chest. 2009 May;135(5):1321-9. Review.PMID: 19420199 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

ACCF/AHA 2009 expert consensus document on pulmonary hypertension a report of the American College of Cardiology Foundation Task Force on Expert Consensus Documents and the American Heart Association developed in collaboration with the American College of Chest Physicians; American Thoracic Society, Inc.; and the Pulmonary Hypertension Association.

McLaughlin VV, Archer SL, Badesch DB, Barst RJ, Farber HW, Lindner JR, Mathier MA, McGoon MD, Park MH, Rosenson RS, Rubin LJ, Tapson VF, Varga J; American College of Cardiology Foundation Task Force on Expert Consensus Documents; American Heart Association; American College of Chest Physicians; American Thoracic Society, Inc; Pulmonary Hypertension Association.

J Am Coll Cardiol. 2009 Apr 28;53(17):1573-619. No abstract available. PMID: 19389575 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Prevention of venous thromboembolism in medical patients and outpatients.

Stashenko GJ, Tapson VF.

Nat Rev Cardiol. 2009 May;6(5):356-63. Review.PMID: 19377498 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

ACCF/AHA 2009 expert consensus document on pulmonary hypertension: a report of the American College of Cardiology Foundation Task Force on Expert Consensus Documents and the American Heart Association: developed in collaboration with the American College of Chest Physicians, American Thoracic Society, Inc., and the Pulmonary Hypertension Association.

McLaughlin VV, Archer SL, Badesch DB, Barst RJ, Farber HW, Lindner JR, Mathier MA, McGoon MD, Park MH, Rosenson RS, Rubin LJ, Tapson VF, Varga J, Harrington RA, Anderson JL, Bates ER, Bridges CR, Eisenberg MJ, Ferrari VA, Grines CL, Hlatky MA, Jacobs AK, Kaul S, Lichtenberg RC, Lindner JR, Moliterno DJ, Mukherjee D, Pohost GM, Rosenson RS, Schofield RS, Shubrooks SJ, Stein JH, Tracy CM, Weitz HH, Wesley DJ; ACCF/AHA.

Circulation. 2009 Apr 28;119(16):2250-94. Epub 2009 Mar 30. Review. No abstract available. Erratum in: Circulation. 2009 Jul 14;120(2):e13. PMID: 19332472 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Evaluation and management of thrombocytopenia and suspected heparin-induced thrombocytopenia in hospitalized patients: The Complications After Thrombocytopenia Caused by Heparin (CATCH) registry.

Crespo EM, Oliveira GB, Honeycutt EF, Becker RC, Berger PB, Moliterno DJ, Anstrom KJ, Abrams CS, Kleiman NS, Moll S, Rice L, Rodgers JE, Steinhubl SR, Tapson VF, Granger CB, Ohman EM; CATCH Registry Investigators.

Am Heart J. 2009 Apr;157(4):651-7. Epub 2009 Mar 17.PMID: 19332191 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Methods of Prospective Investigation of Pulmonary Embolism Diagnosis III (PIOPED III).

Stein PD, Gottschalk A, Sostman HD, Chenevert TL, Fowler SE, Goodman LR, Hales CA, Hull RD, Kanal E, Leeper KV Jr, Nadich DP, Sak DJ, Tapson VF, Wakefield TW, Weg JG, Woodard PK.

Semin Nucl Med. 2008 Nov;38(6):462-70. Review.PMID: 19331840 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Diagnosis of pulmonary embolism in the coronary care unit.

Stein PD, Sostman HD, Hull RD, Goodman LR, Leeper KV Jr, Gottschalk A, Tapson VF, Woodard PK.

Am J Cardiol. 2009 Mar 15;103(6):881-6. Epub 2009 Jan 24. Review.PMID: 19268750 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Thrombolytic therapy for venous thromboembolism: current clinical practice.

Stashenko GJ, Hargett CW, Tapson VF.

J Hosp Med. 2009 May;4(5):313-6.PMID: 19266475 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Road ahead to respiratory health: experts chart future research directions.

Heffner JE, Holgate ST, Chung KF, Niederman MS, Daley CL, Jett JR, Stradling JR, Wells AU, Light RW, Tapson VF, Hansell DM, Provonost PJ, Lee YC.

Respirology. 2009 Jul;14(5):625-36. Epub 2009 Mar 11.PMID: 19207117 [PubMed - in process]Related articles

Acute pulmonary embolism.

Tapson VF.

N Engl J Med. 2008 Mar 6;358(10):1037-52. Review. No abstract available. PMID: 18322285 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Clinical probability and D-dimer testing: how should we use them in clinical practice?

Hargett CW, Tapson VF.

Semin Respir Crit Care Med. 2008 Feb;29(1):15-24. Review.PMID: 18302083 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Deep venous thrombosis and pulmonary thromboembolism: evolving concepts and controversies. Preface.

Tapson VF.

Semin Respir Crit Care Med. 2008 Feb;29(1):1-2. No abstract available. PMID: 18302081 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Venous thromboembolism risk and prophylaxis in the acute hospital care setting (ENDORSE study): a multinational cross-sectional study.

Cohen AT, Tapson VF, Bergmann JF, Goldhaber SZ, Kakkar AK, Deslandes B, Huang W, Zayaruzny M, Emery L, Anderson FA Jr; ENDORSE Investigators.

Lancet. 2008 Feb 2;371(9610):387-94. Erratum in: Lancet. 2008 Jun 7;371(9628):1914. PMID: 18242412 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Incidence and prognostic significance of thrombocytopenia in patients treated with prolonged heparin therapy.

Oliveira GB, Crespo EM, Becker RC, Honeycutt EF, Abrams CS, Anstrom KJ, Berger PB, Davidson-Ray LD, Eisenstein EL, Kleiman NS, Moliterno DJ, Moll S, Rice L, Rodgers JE, Steinhubl SR, Tapson VF, Ohman EM, Granger CB; Complications After Thrombocytopenia Caused by Heparin (CATCH) Registry Investigators.

Arch Intern Med. 2008 Jan 14;168(1):94-102.PMID: 18195201 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Home at last? Early discharge for acute pulmonary embolism.

Tapson VF, Huisman MV.

Eur Respir J. 2007 Oct;30(4):613-5. No abstract available. PMID: 17906083 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Clinical characteristics of patients with acute pulmonary embolism: data from PIOPED II.

Stein PD, Beemath A, Matta F, Weg JG, Yusen RD, Hales CA, Hull RD, Leeper KV Jr, Sostman HD, Tapson VF, Buckley JD, Gottschalk A, Goodman LR, Wakefied TW, Woodard PK.

Am J Med. 2007 Oct;120(10):871-9.PMID: 17904458 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Creation of a model comparing 6-minute walk test to metabolic equivalent in evaluating treatment effects in pulmonary arterial hypertension.

Gomberg-Maitland M, Huo D, Benza RL, McLaughlin VV, Tapson VF, Barst RJ.

J Heart Lung Transplant. 2007 Jul;26(7):732-8. Epub 2007 Jun 13.PMID: 17613405 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Venous thromboembolism prophylaxis in acutely ill hospitalized medical patients: findings from the International Medical Prevention Registry on Venous Thromboembolism.

Tapson VF, Decousus H, Pini M, Chong BH, Froehlich JB, Monreal M, Spyropoulos AC, Merli GJ, Zotz RB, Bergmann JF, Pavanello R, Turpie AG, Nakamura M, Piovella F, Kakkar AK, Spencer FA, Fitzgerald G, Anderson FA Jr; IMPROVE Investigators.

Chest. 2007 Sep;132(3):936-45. Epub 2007 Jun 15.PMID: 17573514 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Selective endothelin A receptor antagonism with sitaxsentan for pulmonary arterial hypertension associated with connective tissue disease.

Girgis RE, Frost AE, Hill NS, Horn EM, Langleben D, McLaughlin VV, Oudiz RJ, Robbins IM, Seibold JR, Shapiro S, Tapson VF, Barst RJ.

Ann Rheum Dis. 2007 Nov;66(11):1467-72. Epub 2007 May 1.PMID: 17472992 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Diagnostic pathways in acute pulmonary embolism: recommendations of the PIOPED II Investigators.

Stein PD, Woodard PK, Weg JG, Wakefield TW, Tapson VF, Sostman HD, Sos TA, Quinn DA, Leeper KV Jr, Hull RD, Hales CA, Gottschalk A, Goodman LR, Fowler SE, Buckley JD; PIOPED II Investigators.

Radiology. 2007 Jan;242(1):15-21. No abstract available. PMID: 17185658 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension.

Piovella F, D'Armini AM, Barone M, Tapson VF.

Semin Thromb Hemost. 2006 Nov;32(8):848-55. Review.PMID: 17171599 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Diagnostic pathways in acute pulmonary embolism: recommendations of the PIOPED II investigators.

Stein PD, Woodard PK, Weg JG, Wakefield TW, Tapson VF, Sostman HD, Sos TA, Quinn DA, Leeper KV Jr, Hull RD, Hales CA, Gottschalk A, Goodman LR, Fowler SE, Buckley JD; PIOPED II investigators.

Am J Med. 2006 Dec;119(12):1048-55.PMID: 17145249 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Delivery of intravenous treprostinil at low infusion rates using a miniaturized infusion pump in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension.

Tapson VF, McLaughlin VV, Gomberg-Maitland M, Widlitz AC, Krichman AD, Laliberte KJ, Zaccardelli DS, Barst RJ.

J Vasc Access. 2006 Jul-Sep;7(3):112-7.PMID: 17019662 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Incidence and prevalence of chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension: from acute to chronic pulmonary embolism.

Tapson VF, Humbert M.

Proc Am Thorac Soc. 2006 Sep;3(7):564-7. Review.PMID: 16963534 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Randomized study of adding inhaled iloprost to existing bosentan in pulmonary arterial hypertension.

McLaughlin VV, Oudiz RJ, Frost A, Tapson VF, Murali S, Channick RN, Badesch DB, Barst RJ, Hsu HH, Rubin LJ.

Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2006 Dec 1;174(11):1257-63. Epub 2006 Aug 31.PMID: 16946127 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Extended-duration thromboprophylaxis in acutely ill medical patients with recent reduced mobility: methodology for the EXCLAIM study.

Hull RD, Schellong SM, Tapson VF, Monreal M, Samama MM, Turpie AG, Wildgoose P, Yusen RD.

J Thromb Thrombolysis. 2006 Aug;22(1):31-8.PMID: 16786230 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Multidetector computed tomography for acute pulmonary embolism.

Stein PD, Fowler SE, Goodman LR, Gottschalk A, Hales CA, Hull RD, Leeper KV Jr, Popovich J Jr, Quinn DA, Sos TA, Sostman HD, Tapson VF, Wakefield TW, Weg JG, Woodard PK; PIOPED II Investigators.

N Engl J Med. 2006 Jun 1;354(22):2317-27.PMID: 16738268 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Safety and efficacy of IV treprostinil for pulmonary arterial hypertension: a prospective, multicenter, open-label, 12-week trial.

Tapson VF, Gomberg-Maitland M, McLaughlin VV, Benza RL, Widlitz AC, Krichman A, Barst RJ.

Chest. 2006 Mar;129(3):683-8.PMID: 16537868 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Development of a research agenda for endovascular treatment of venous thromboembolism: proceedings from a multidisciplinary consensus panel.

Vedantham S, Rundback JH, Comerota AJ, Hunter DW, Meissner MH, Hofmann LV, Horne M 3rd, Gloviczki P, Andrews RT, Fan CM, Hume KM, Goldhaber SK, Tapson VF, Razavi MK, Min RJ.

J Vasc Interv Radiol. 2005 Dec;16(12):1567-73. No abstract available. PMID: 16371519 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Few predictors of massive deep vein thrombosis.

Joffe HV, Kucher N, Tapson VF, Goldhaber SZ.

Thromb Haemost. 2005 Nov;94(5):986-90.PMID: 16363241 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Assessment of venous thromboembolism risk and the benefits of thromboprophylaxis in medical patients.

Cohen AT, Alikhan R, Arcelus JI, Bergmann JF, Haas S, Merli GJ, Spyropoulos AC, Tapson VF, Turpie AG.

Thromb Haemost. 2005 Oct;94(4):750-9. Review.PMID: 16270626 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Hospitalized patients with atrial fibrillation and a high risk of stroke are not being provided with adequate anticoagulation.

Waldo AL, Becker RC, Tapson VF, Colgan KJ; NABOR Steering Committee.

J Am Coll Cardiol. 2005 Nov 1;46(9):1729-36. Epub 2005 Oct 10.PMID: 16256877 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Treatment of venous thromboembolism: adherence to guidelines and impact of physician knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs.

Caprini JA, Tapson VF, Hyers TM, Waldo AL, Wittkowsky AK, Friedman R, Colgan KJ, Shillington AC; NABOR Steering Committee.

J Vasc Surg. 2005 Oct;42(4):726-33.PMID: 16242561 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

The response to inhaled nitric oxide in patients with pulmonary artery hypertension is not masked by baseline vasodilator use.

Krasuski RA, Wang A, Harrison JK, Tapson VF, Bashore TM.

Am Heart J. 2005 Oct;150(4):725-8.PMID: 16209974 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

A nitric oxide processing defect of red blood cells created by hypoxia: deficiency of S-nitrosohemoglobin in pulmonary hypertension.

McMahon TJ, Ahearn GS, Moya MP, Gow AJ, Huang YC, Luchsinger BP, Nudelman R, Yan Y, Krichman AD, Bashore TM, Califf RM, Singel DJ, Piantadosi CA, Tapson VF, Stamler JS.

Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2005 Oct 11;102(41):14801-6. Epub 2005 Oct 3.PMID: 16203976 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Transition from intravenous epoprostenol to intravenous treprostinil in pulmonary hypertension.

Gomberg-Maitland M, Tapson VF, Benza RL, McLaughlin VV, Krichman A, Widlitz AC, Barst RJ.

Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2005 Dec 15;172(12):1586-9. Epub 2005 Sep 8.PMID: 16151039 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Brain natriuretic peptide: diagnostic and therapeutic implications in pulmonary arterial hypertension.

Hargett CW, Tapson VF.

Semin Respir Crit Care Med. 2005 Aug;26(4):385-93. Review.PMID: 16121315 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

The role of smoking in coagulation and thromboembolism in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Tapson VF.

Proc Am Thorac Soc. 2005;2(1):71-7. Review.PMID: 16113472 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Treatment of acute deep venous thrombosis and pulmonary embolism: use of low molecular weight heparin.

Tapson VF.

Semin Respir Crit Care Med. 2000;21(6):547-53.PMID: 16088763 [PubMed]Related articles

Thrombosis during pregnancy and the postpartum period.

James AH, Tapson VF, Goldhaber SZ.

Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2005 Jul;193(1):216-9.PMID: 16021082 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Antithrombotic therapy practices in US hospitals in an era of practice guidelines.

Tapson VF, Hyers TM, Waldo AL, Ballard DJ, Becker RC, Caprini JA, Khetan R, Wittkowsky AK, Colgan KJ, Shillington AC; NABOR (National Anticoagulation Benchmark and Outcomes Report) Steering Committee.

Arch Intern Med. 2005 Jul 11;165(13):1458-64.PMID: 16009860 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Identification, diagnosis and treatment of heparin-induced thrombocytopenia and thrombosis: a registry of prolonged heparin use and thrombocytopenia among hospitalized patients with and without cardiovascular disease. The Complication After Thrombocytopenia Caused by Heparin (CATCH) Registry steering committee.

Ohman EM, Granger CB, Rice L, Abrams CS, Becker RC, Berger PB, Kleiman NS, Moliterno D, Moll S, Rodgers JE, Steinhubl SS, Tapson VF, Sinnaeve P, Anstrom KJ; Complication After Thrombocytopenia Caused by Heparin (CATCH) Registry.

J Thromb Thrombolysis. 2005 Feb;19(1):11-9.PMID: 15976962 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

High utilization rate of vena cava filters in deep vein thrombosis.

Jaff MR, Goldhaber SZ, Tapson VF.

Thromb Haemost. 2005 Jun;93(6):1117-9.PMID: 15968397 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

The diagnosis of acute venous thromboembolism.

Tapson VF.

Dis Mon. 2005 Feb-Mar;51(2-3):86-93. No abstract available. PMID: 15900259 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

The 6-min walk test (6MW) as an efficacy endpoint in pulmonary arterial hypertension clinical trials: demonstration of a ceiling effect.

Frost AE, Langleben D, Oudiz R, Hill N, Horn E, McLaughlin V, Robbins IM, Shapiro S, Tapson VF, Zwicke D, DeMarco T, Schilz R, Rubenfire M, Barst RJ.

Vascul Pharmacol. 2005 Jun;43(1):36-9.PMID: 15890561 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Risk factors associated with symptomatic pulmonary embolism in a large cohort of deep vein thrombosis patients.

Kucher N, Tapson VF, Goldhaber SZ; DVT FREE Steering Committee.

Thromb Haemost. 2005 Mar;93(3):494-8.PMID: 15735800 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles