Search Results - "Fortier, Jacqueline H."

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Real-world approach to comprehensive artificial intelligence-aided CT evaluation of coronary artery disease in 530 patients: A retrospective study by Gupta, Himanshu, Spanopoulous, Basil, Lubat, Edward, Krinsky, Glenn, Rutledge, John, Fortier, Jacqueline H., Grau, Juan, Tayal, Rajiv

“…Recent guidelines provide broader support for the use of less invasive imaging modalities for the evaluation of patients with stable chest pain. Coronary CT…”
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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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Percutaneous coronary intervention versus coronary artery bypass grafting: where are we after NOBLE and EXCEL? by Fortier, Jacqueline H, Shaw, Richard E, Glineur, David, Grau, Juan B

“…The publication of the NOBLE and EXCEL trials, with seemingly conflicting results, brought into question whether percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) or…”
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Porphyrin‐Based SOD Mimic MnTnBuOE‐2‐PyP5+ Inhibits Mechanisms of Aortic Valve Remodeling in Human and Murine Models of Aortic Valve Sclerosis by Anselmo, Wanda, Branchetti, Emanuela, Grau, Juan B., Li, Gen, Ayoub, Salma, Lai, Eric K., Rioux, Nancy, Tovmasyan, Artak, Fortier, Jacqueline H., Sacks, Michael S., Batinic‐Haberle, Ines, Hazen, Stanley L., Levy, Robert J., Ferrari, Giovanni

“…Background Aortic valve sclerosis (AVSc), the early asymptomatic presentation of calcific aortic valve (AV) disease, affects 25% to 30% of patients aged…”
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Bilateral internal thoracic artery grafting: in situ or composite? by Kawajiri, Hidetake, Grau, Juan B., Fortier, Jacqueline H., Glineur, David

“…Bilateral internal thoracic artery (BITA) grafting is considered a superior choice for coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). While the 10-year outcomes of…”
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The mitral valve and its contribution to the generation of left ventricular outflow tract obstruction in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: Considerations for surgeons by Grau, Juan B., Fortier, Jacqueline H.

“…Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is increasingly understood to be a disease that presents not only with septal hypertrophy but also with diverse anomalies of the…”
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