Search Results - "Fortier, Jacqueline"

Impact of preoperative fractional flow reserve on arterial bypass graft anastomotic function: the IMPAG trial by Glineur, David, Grau, Juan B, Etienne, Pierre-Yves, Benedetto, Umberto, Fortier, Jacqueline H, Papadatos, Spiridon, Laruelle, Christophe, Pieters, Denis, El Khoury, Elie, Blouard, Philippe, Timmermans, Patrick, Ruel, Marc, Chong, Aun-Yeong, So, Derek, Chan, Vincent, Rubens, Fraser, Gaudino, Mario Fl

“…Visual estimation is the most commonly used method to evaluate the degree of coronary artery stenosis prior to coronary artery bypass grafting. In…”
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Patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy deserve heart teams, and those heart teams need surgeons by Grau, Juan B, Fortier, Jacqueline H

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Lessons Learned From a Retrospective Analysis of Medicolegal Risks for Physicians Treated Adolescents and Young Adults With Medical Complexity by Aslanova, Rana, Payant, Laura, Liu, Richard, Pacheco, Karen, Fortier, Jacqueline H., Garber, Gary E.

“…Adolescent and young adult patients occupy a clinically transitional space between pediatric and adult care. Youth with chronic conditions and special…”
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Beyond medical errors: exploring the interpersonal dynamics in physician-patient relationships linked to medico-legal complaints by Mostafapour, Mehrnaz, Smith, Jeffrey D, Fortier, Jacqueline H, Garber, Gary E

“…Previous research suggests that medico-legal complaints often arise from various factors influencing patient dissatisfaction, including medical errors,…”
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Invasive Management of Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy With Clinically Important Obstruction: Surgical Myectomy Is Superior, but Only When Accessible by Fortier, Jacqueline H, Thapa, Yashaswi, Crean, Andrew M, Gupta, Himanshu, Grau, Juan B

“…For patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM), a thickened intraventricular septum and systolic anterior motion of the mitral valve (SAM) can contribute…”
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Serotonin and catecholamines in the development and progression of heart valve diseases by Goldberg, Elliott, Grau, Juan B, Fortier, Jacqueline H, Salvati, Elisa, Levy, Robert J, Ferrari, Giovanni

“…Heart valve diseases (HVDs) arise from a number of different processes that affect both the structure and function of the valve apparatus. Despite diverse…”
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Exploring the dynamics of physician‐patient relationships: Factors affecting patient satisfaction and complaints by Mostafapour, Mehrnaz, Fortier, Jacqueline H., Garber, Gary

“…This review identifes the factors influencing the relationship between physicians and patients that can lead to patients' dissatisfaction and medical…”
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Medico-legal risk of infectious disease physicians in Canada: A retrospective review by Pacheco, Karen, Ji, Jun, Barbosa, Kate, Lemay, Karen, Fortier, Jacqueline H, Garber, Gary E

“…There is little known about the medico-legal risk for infectious disease specialists in Canada. The objective of this study was to identify the causes of these…”
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Defining healthcare never events to effect system change: A protocol for systematic review by Zaslow, Joanna, Fortier, Jacqueline, Bowman, Cara, de Gorter, Ria, Tsai, Ellen, Desai, Dennis, O'Neill, Peter, Mimeault, Richard, Garber, Gary

“…A never event is the most egregious of patient safety incidents. It refers to events that should theoretically never happen, such amputating the wrong limb…”
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Identifying a list of healthcare 'never events' to effect system change: a systematic review and narrative synthesis by Bowman, Cara L, De Gorter, Ria, Zaslow, Joanna, Fortier, Jacqueline H, Garber, Gary

“…Never events (NEs) are patient safety incidents that are preventable and so serious they should never happen. To reduce NEs, several frameworks have been…”
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A rare case of IgG4-related aortitis in the thoracic aorta mimicking an intramural hematoma: navigating the diagnostic labyrinth by Alemany, Victor S, Fortier, Jacqueline, Gupta, Himanshu, Zaider, Arik, Grau, Juan, Burns, Paul, Jabagi, Habib

“…A 54-year-old female presented with recurrent abdominal pain and new onset chest pain. Chest computed-tomography angiogram detected a thoracic aortic aneurysm…”
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FFR Cutoff by Arterial Graft Configuration and Location: IMPAG Trial Insights by Glineur, David, Rahouma, Mohamed, Grau, Juan B., Etienne, Pierre-Yves, Fortier, Jacqueline H., Papadatos, Spiridon, Laruelle, Christophe, Pieters, Denis, El Khoury, Elie, Gaudino, Mario

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Eight-year follow-up of the Clopidogrel After Surgery for Coronary Artery Disease (CASCADE) trial by Hage, Ali, Voisine, Pierre, Erthal, Fernanda, Larose, Éric, Glineur, David, Chow, Benjamin, Tremblay, Hugo, Fortier, Jacqueline, Ko, Gifferd, Une, Dai, Farkouh, Michael, Mesana, Thierry G., LeMay, Michel, Kulik, Alexander, Ruel, Marc

“…In this 8 years' follow-up study, we evaluated the long-term outcomes of the addition of clopidogrel to aspirin during the first year after coronary artery…”
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Family physicians’ questions about the COVID-19 pandemic: a content analysis of 2,272 helpline calls by McDougall, Allan, Fortier, Jacqueline H., Zhang, Cathy, Ehrat, Caroline, Best, Kerri, Blois, Heather, Garber, Gary

“…Abstract Background During the COVID-19 pandemic, family physicians faced challenges including travel restrictions for patients, lockdowns, diagnostic testing…”
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Implications of coronary artery bypass grafting and percutaneous coronary intervention on disease progression and the resulting changes to the physiology and pathology of the native coronary arteries by Fortier, Jacqueline H, Ferrari, Giovanni, Glineur, David, Gaudino, Mario, Shaw, Richard E, Ruel, Marc, Grau, Juan B

“…Myocardial revascularization can be achieved through 2 different methods: coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) and percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI)…”
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Assessing Adverse Outcomes and Learning Needs in Canadian Psychiatric Independent Medical Examinations by Booth, Brad D, Waldman, Jeffrey C, Fortier, Jacqueline H, Garber, Gary, Hardy, Katie, Lemay, Karen, Liu, Richard, Tomita, Todd M, Ramshaw, Lisa A L

“…Despite the importance of independent medical examinations (IMEs), there is virtually no literature on the risks to the IME assessor nor the learning needs of…”
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Minimally Invasive coronary surgery compared to STernotomy coronary artery bypass grafting: The MIST trial by Guo, Ming Hao, Wells, George A., Glineur, David, Fortier, Jacqueline, Davierwala, Piroze M., Kikuchi, Keita, Lemma, Massimo G., Mishra, Yugal K., McGinn, Joseph, Ramchandani, Mahesh, Rabindra, Prem, Nambala, Sathyaki, Chiu, Kuan Ming, Kiaii, Bob, Gibson, Sarah, Ruel, Marc

“…Minimally invasive cardiac surgery has emerged as a safe alternative to standard cardiac surgery. Minimally invasive coronary surgery (MICS CABG) was developed…”
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Implementing a protocol to optimize blood use in a cardiac surgery service: results of a pre‐post analysis and the impact of high‐volume blood users by Grau, Juan B., Fortier, Jacqueline H., Kuschner, Cyrus, Ferrari, Giovanni, Brizzio, Mariano E., Zapolanski, Alex, Shaw, Richard E.

“…BACKGROUND Blood transfusions are a common and costly intervention for cardiac surgery patients. Evidence suggests that a more restrictive transfusion strategy…”
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Protocol for a randomised controlled trial for Treatment in Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm: Surgery versus Surveillance (TITAN: SvS) by Guo, Ming Hao, Appoo, Jehangir J, Wells, George A, Chu, Michael, Ouzounian, Maral, Fortier, Jacqueline, Boodhwani, Munir

“…IntroductionAscending thoracic aortic aneurysm (ATAA) is an asymptomatic condition that can lead to catastrophic events of rupture or dissection. Current…”
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Diagnostic Delays in Sepsis: Lessons Learned From a Retrospective Study of Canadian Medico-Legal Claims by Neilson, Heather K, Fortier, Jacqueline H, Finestone, P J, Ogilby, Catherine M, Liu, Richard, Bridges, Eileen J, Garber, Gary E

“…Although rapid treatment improves outcomes for patients presenting with sepsis, early detection can be difficult, especially in otherwise healthy adults. Using…”
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