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Postoperative Atrial Fibrillation Impacts on Costs and One-Year Clinical Outcomes: The Veterans Affairs Randomized On/Off Bypass Trial by Almassi, G. Hossein, MD, Wagner, Todd H., PhD, Carr, Brendan, MS, Hattler, Brack, MD, Collins, Joseph F., ScD, Quin, Jacquelyn A., MD, Ebrahimi, Ramin, MD, Grover, Frederick L., MD, Bishawi, Muath, MD, Shroyer, A. Laurie W., PhD

“…Background New-onset postoperative atrial fibrillation (POAF) after coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG) is associated with worse in-hospital morbidity…”
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Impact of endoscopic versus open saphenous vein harvest technique on late coronary artery bypass grafting patient outcomes in the ROOBY (Randomized On/Off Bypass) Trial by Zenati, Marco A., MD, Shroyer, A. Laurie, PhD, Collins, Joseph F., ScD, Hattler, Brack, MD, Ota, Takeyoshi, MD, PhD, Almassi, G. Hossein, MD, Amidi, Morteza, MD, Novitzky, Dimitri, MD, PhD, Grover, Frederick L., MD, Sonel, Ali F., MD

“…Objective In the Randomized On/Off Bypass (ROOBY) Trial, the efficacy of on-pump versus off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting was evaluated. This ROOBY…”
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Predictors and impact of postoperative atrial fibrillation on patients’ outcomes: A report from the Randomized On Versus Off Bypass trial by Almassi, G. Hossein, MD, Pecsi, Sharon A., RN, MSN, Collins, Joseph F., ScD, Shroyer, A. Laurie, PhD, Zenati, Marco A., MD, Grover, Frederick L., MD

“…Objective The study objective was to determine the predictors of postoperative atrial fibrillation (POAF) in patients randomized to conventional coronary…”
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Outcomes After Conversion in the Veterans Affairs Randomized On Versus Off Bypass Trial by Novitzky, Dimitri, MD, PhD, Baltz, Janet H., MSN, Hattler, Brack, MD, Collins, Joseph F., ScD, Kozora, Elizabeth, PhD, Shroyer, A. Laurie, PhD, Grover, Frederick L., MD

“…Background The Randomized On versus Off Bypass trial reported conversion of 12.4% (n = 137) off-pump coronary artery bypass (OPCAB) patients and 3.6% (n = 40)…”
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Effect of Clopidogrel Use Post Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery on Graft Patency by Ebrahimi, Ramin, MD, Bakaeen, Faisal G., MD, Uberoi, Abhimanyu, MD, MS, Ardehali, Abbas, MD, Baltz, Janet H., MSN, Hattler, Brack, MD, Almassi, G. Hossein, MD, Wagner, Todd H., PhD, Collins, Joseph F., ScD, Grover, Frederick L., MD, Shroyer, A. Laurie, PhD

“…Background Clopidogrel use post coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) has become more popular under the assumption that it improves graft patency. The purpose…”
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Comparing Off-Pump and On-Pump Clinical Outcomes and Costs for Diabetic Cardiac Surgery Patients by Shroyer, A. Laurie W., PhD, Hattler, Brack, MD, Wagner, Todd H., PhD, Baltz, Janet H., RN, Collins, Joseph F., ScD, Carr, Brendan M., MS, Almassi, G. Hossein, MD, Quin, Jacquelyn A., MD, Hawkins, Robert B., MD, Kozora, Elizabeth, PhD, Bishawi, Muath, MPH, Ebrahimi, Ramin, MD, Grover, Frederick L., MD

“…Background Observational studies have documented an off-pump over on-pump advantage for high-risk patients, including diabetic patients. Randomized trials have…”
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Difficulty in Identifying Factors Responsible for Pressure Ulcer Healing in Veterans With Spinal Cord Injury by Guihan, Marylou, PhD, Sohn, Min-Woong, PhD, Bauman, William A., MD, Spungen, Ann M., EdD, Powell-Cope, Gail M., PhD, ARNP, FAAN, Thomason, Susan S., DNP, RN DNP, RN, ACNS-BC, CWCN, CRRN, Collins, Joseph F., PhD, Bates-Jensen, Barbara M., PhD, RN

“…Abstract Objective To identify characteristics associated with pressure ulcer (PrU) healing for individuals with spinal cord injury (SCI). Design Secondary…”
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Cognitive Outcomes After On- Versus Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery by Kozora, Elizabeth, PhD, Kongs, Susan, BS, Collins, Joseph F., ScD, Hattler, Brack, MD, Baltz, Janet, RN, Hampton, Michael, BA, Grover, Frederick L., MD, Novitzky, Dimitri, MD, Shroyer, A. Laurie, PhD

“…Background The Randomized On versus Off Bypass trial found no difference for a global cognitive outcome measure for patients receiving on-pump versus off-pump…”
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Resident versus attending surgeon graft patency and clinical outcomes in on- versus off-pump coronary artery bypass surgery by Almassi, G. Hossein, MD, Carr, Brendan M., MD, Bishawi, Muath, MD, MPH, Shroyer, A. Laurie, PhD, Quin, Jacquelyn A., MD, Hattler, Brack, MD, Wagner, Todd H., PhD, Collins, Joseph F., ScD, Ravichandran, Pasala, MB, Cleveland, Joseph C., MD, Grover, Frederick L., MD, Bakaeen, Faisal G., MD

“…Abstract Objective Controversy exists regarding ideal approaches in teaching residents complex and/or new surgical techniques in part because consequences on…”
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On-Pump versus Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery: Cost-Effectiveness Analysis Alongside a Multisite Trial by Wagner, Todd H., PhD, Hattler, Brack, MD, Bishawi, Muath, BS, Baltz, Janet H., RN, Collins, Joseph F., ScD, Quin, Jacquelyn A., MD, Grover, Frederick L., MD, Shroyer, A. Laurie W., PhD

“…Background Questions have been raised about the costs and outcomes for patients receiving on-pump and off-pump coronary artery bypass graft surgery. As part…”
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A Comparison of Four Treatments for Generalized Convulsive Status Epilepticus by Treiman, David M, Meyers, Patti D, Walton, Nancy Y, Collins, Joseph F, Colling, Cindy, Rowan, A. James, Handforth, Adrian, Faught, Edward, Calabrese, Vincent P, Uthman, Basim M, Ramsay, R. Eugene, Mamdani, Meenal B, Yagnik, Pratap, Jones, John C, Barry, Elizabeth, Boggs, Jane G, Kanner, Andres M

“…Status epilepticus is a life-threatening emergency that affects 65,000 1 to 150,000 2 people in the United States each year. Generalized convulsive status…”
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Increased Procurement of Thoracic Donor Organs After Thyroid Hormone Therapy by Novitzky, Dimitri, MD, PhD, FCS(SA), Mi, Zhibao, MD, PhD, Collins, Joseph F., D.Sc, Cooper, David K.C., MD, PhD, FRCS

“…Hormonal therapy to the brain-dead organ donor can include thyroid hormone (triiodothyronine [T3 ] or levothyroxine [T4 ]), antidiuretic hormone,…”
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Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Impact Upon Outcomes: The Veterans Affairs Randomized On/Off Bypass Trial by Almassi, G. Hossein, MD, Shroyer, A. Laurie, PhD, Collins, Joseph F., DSc, Hattler, Brack, MD, Bishawi, Muath, BS, Baltz, Janet H., RN, Ebrahimi, Ramin, MD, Grover, Frederick L., MD

“…Background Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are at inherent risk for higher rates of adverse events after coronary artery bypass…”
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Changes in Health-Related Quality of Life in Off-Pump Versus On-Pump Cardiac Surgery: Veterans Affairs Randomized On/Off Bypass Trial by Bishawi, Muath, BS, Shroyer, A. Laurie, PhD, Rumsfeld, John S., MD, PhD, Spertus, John A., MD, MPH, Baltz, Janet H., RN, Collins, Joseph F., ScD, Quin, Jacquelyn A., MD, Almassi, G. Hossein, MD, Grover, Frederick L., MD, Hattler, Brack, MD

“…Background The relative benefits of performing coronary artery bypass graft surgery off-pump versus on-pump continue to be debated. A critical,…”
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Population Pharmacokinetics of Carbamazepine in Elderly Patients by PUNYAWUDHO, Baralee, RAMSAY, Eugene R, BRUNDAGE, Richard C, MACIAS, Flavia M, COLLINS, Joseph F, BIRNBAUM, Angela K

“…Carbamazepine is a commonly used antiepileptic drug in elderly patients. This study analyzed prospective data collected as part of a randomized, double-blinded…”
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Five-Year Outcomes after On-Pump and Off-Pump Coronary-Artery Bypass by Shroyer, A. Laurie, Hattler, Brack, Wagner, Todd H, Collins, Joseph F, Baltz, Janet H, Quin, Jacquelyn A, Almassi, G. Hossein, Kozora, Elizabeth, Bakaeen, Faisal, Cleveland, Joseph C, Bishawi, Muath, Grover, Frederick L

“…A total of 2203 patients at 18 medical centers were randomly assigned to undergo on-pump or off-pump CABG. Mortality at 5 years was significantly lower with…”
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A Randomized Controlled Trial of TELEmedicine for Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease (TELE-IBD) by Cross, Raymond K, Langenberg, Patricia, Regueiro, Miguel, Schwartz, David A, Tracy, J Kathleen, Collins, Joseph F, Katz, Jonathan, Ghazi, Leyla, Patil, Seema A, Quezada, Sandra M, Beaulieu, Dawn, Horst, Sara N, Russman, Katharine, Riaz, Mahrukh, Jambaulikar, Guruprasad, Sivasailam, Barathi, Quinn, Charlene C

“…Telemedicine has shown promise in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). The objective of this study was to compare disease activity and quality of life (QoL) in a…”
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On-Pump versus Off-Pump Coronary-Artery Bypass Surgery by Shroyer, A. Laurie, Grover, Frederick L, Hattler, Brack, Collins, Joseph F, McDonald, Gerald O, Kozora, Elizabeth, Lucke, John C, Baltz, Janet H, Novitzky, Dimitri

“…This comparative-effectiveness trial showed that clinical outcomes at 1 year were better with on-pump than with off-pump coronary-artery bypass grafting…”
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Impact of Lipid-Lowering Medications and Low-Density Lipoprotein Levels on 1-Year Clinical Outcomes after Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting by Quin, Jacquelyn A., MD, FACS, Hattler, Brack, MD, Bishawi, Muath, BS, Baltz, Janet, RN, Gupta, Sandeep, MD, Collins, Joseph F., ScD, Grover, Frederick L., MD, FACS, McDonald, Gerald, MD, FACS, Shroyer, A. Laurie W., PhD

“…Background Studies investigating lipid-lowering medication (LLM) use and LDL levels in coronary artery bypass grafting patients are limited. Study design The…”
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Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery Is Associated With Worse Arterial and Saphenous Vein Graft Patency and Less Effective Revascularization: Results From the Veterans Affairs Randomized On/Off Bypass (ROOBY) Trial by HATTLER, Brack, MESSENGER, John C, LAURIE SHROYER, A, COLLINS, Joseph F, HAUGEN, Scott J, GARCIA, Joel A, BALTZ, Janet H, CLEVELAND, Joseph C, NOVITZKY, Dimitri, GROVER, Frederick L

“…The Department of Veterans Affairs Randomized On/Off Bypass (ROOBY) trial compared clinical and angiographic outcomes in off-pump versus on-pump coronary…”
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