Search Results - "Stafford, Judith A."

Patient-focused intervention to improve long-term adherence to evidence-based medications: A randomized trial by Calvert, Sara Bristol, PharmD, Kramer, Judith M., MD, MS, Anstrom, Kevin J., PhD, Kaltenbach, Lisa A., MS, Stafford, Judith A., MS, Allen LaPointe, Nancy M., PharmD

“…Background Nonadherence to cardiovascular medications is a significant public health problem. This randomized study evaluated the effect on medication…”
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Accuracy and validation of an automated electronic algorithm to identify patients with atrial fibrillation at risk for stroke by Navar-Boggan, Ann Marie, MD, PhD, Rymer, Jennifer A., MD, MBA, Piccini, Jonathan P., MD, MHS, Shatila, Wassim, MD, Ring, Lauren, BS, Stafford, Judith A., MS, Al-Khatib, Sana M., MD, MHS, Peterson, Eric D., MD, MPH

“…Background There is no universally accepted algorithm for identifying atrial fibrillation (AF) patients and stroke risk using electronic data for use in…”
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Association between patient beliefs and medication adherence following hospitalization for acute coronary syndrome by Allen LaPointe, Nancy M., PharmD, Ou, Fang-Shu, MS, Calvert, Sara B., PharmD, Melloni, Chiara, MD, MHS, Stafford, Judith A., MS, Harding, Tina, BSN, Peterson, Eric D., MD, MPH, Alexander, Karen P., MD

“…Background Patient adherence to medications is crucial for reducing risks following acute coronary syndrome (ACS). We assessed the degree to which medication…”
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Staphylococcus aureus Native Valve Infective Endocarditis: Report of 566 Episodes from the International Collaboration on Endocarditis Merged Database by Miro, Josù M., Anguera, Ignasi, Cabell, Christopher H., Chen, Anita Y., Stafford, Judith A., Corey, G. Ralph, Olaison, Lars, Eykyn, Susannah, Hoen, Bruno, Abrutyn, Elias, Raoult, Didier, Bayer, Arnold, Fowler, Vance G.

“…Background. Staphylococcus aureus native valve infective endocarditis (SA-NVIE) is not completely understood. The objective of this investigation was to…”
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Variability in performance measures for assessment of hypertension control by Navar-Boggan, Ann Marie, MD, PhD, Shah, Bimal R., MD, MBA, Boggan, Joel C., MD, MPH, Stafford, Judith A., MS, Peterson, Eric D., MD, MPH

“…Background Definitions of multiple performance measures exist for the assessment of blood pressure control; however, limited data on how these technical…”
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Do Income Level and Race Influence Survival in Patients Receiving Hemodialysis? by Eisenstein, Eric L., DBA, Sun, Jie L., MS, Anstrom, Kevin J., PhD, Stafford, Judith A., MS, Szczech, Lynda A., MD, MSce, Muhlbaier, Lawrence H., PhD, Mark, Daniel B., MD, MPH

“…Abstract Background Residence in a lower-income area has been associated with higher mortality among patients receiving dialysis. We sought to determine…”
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Changes in beliefs about medications during long-term care for ischemic heart disease by Allen LaPointe, Nancy M., PharmD, Ou, Fang-Shu, MS, Calvert, Sara B., PharmD, Melloni, Chiara, MD, MHS, Stafford, Judith A., MS, Harding, Tina, BSN, Alexander, Karen P., MD, Peterson, Eric D., MD, MPH

“…Background Beliefs such as self-reported low necessity for medications and high concerns about medications are associated with nonadherence. Changes in these…”
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Association Between Mortality and Persistent Use of Beta Blockers and Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors in Patients With Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction and Coronary Artery Disease by Allen LaPointe, Nancy M., PharmD, Zhou, Yi, MS, Stafford, Judith A., MS, Hernandez, Adrian F., MD, Kramer, Judith M., MD, MS, Anstrom, Kevin J., PhD

“…Beta blockers and angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors/angiotensin receptor blockers (ACEIs/ARBs) are evidence-based medications for chronic heart failure,…”
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Is Early Too Early? Effect of Shorter Stays After Bypass Surgery by Cowper, Patricia A., PhD, DeLong, Elizabeth R., PhD, Hannan, Edward L., PhD, Muhlbaier, Lawrence H., PhD, Lytle, Barbara L., MS, Jones, Robert H., MD, Holman, William L., MD, Pokorny, Janel J., MS, Stafford, Judith A., MS, Mark, Daniel B., MD, Peterson, Eric D., MD, MPH

“…Background Postoperative stays after coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG) decreased substantially in the 1990s. Although shorter stays offer clinical…”
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Relationship between physician and hospital coronary angioplasty volume and outcome in elderly patients by JOLLIS, J. G, PETERSON, E. D, NELSON, C. L, STAFFORD, J. A, DELONG, E. R, MUHLBAIER, L. H, MARK, D. B

“…With the expectation that physicians who perform larger numbers of coronary angioplasty procedures will have better outcomes, the American College of…”
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In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Resuscitation Practices and Outcomes in Maintenance Dialysis Patients by Starks, Monique Anderson, Wu, Jingjing, Peterson, Eric D, Stafford, Judith A, Matsouaka, Roland A, Boulware, L Ebony, Svetkey, Laura P, Chan, Paul S, Pun, Patrick H

“…Patients on maintenance dialysis with in-hospital cardiac arrest have been reported to have worse outcomes relative to those not on dialysis; however, it is…”
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The use and effect of surgical therapy for prosthetic valve infective endocarditis: A propensity analysis of a multicenter, international cohort by Wang, Andrew, Pappas, Paul, Anstrom, Kevin J., Abrutyn, Elias, Fowler, Vance G., Hoen, Bruno, Miro, Jose M., Corey, G. Ralph, Olaison, Lars, Stafford, Judith A., Mestres, Carlos A., Cabell, Christopher H.

“…Although surgical intervention is often used in the treatment of prosthetic valve infective endocarditis (PVIE), an understanding of its effect on survival has…”
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Use of surgery in patients with native valve infective endocarditis: Results from the International Collaboration on Endocarditis Merged Database by Cabell, Christopher H., Abrutyn, Elias, Fowler, Vance G., Hoen, Bruno, Miro, Jose M., Corey, G. Ralph, Olaison, Lars, Pappas, Paul, Anstrom, Kevin J., Stafford, Judith A., Eykyn, Susannah, Habib, Gilbert, Mestres, Carlos A., Wang, Andrew

“…Early surgery has been shown to be beneficial for patients with infective endocarditis (IE), yet surgery is not used in most patients. Evidence of the…”
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Hypertension Control Among Patients Followed by Cardiologists by NAVAR-BOGGAN, Ann Marie, BOGGAN, Joel C, STAFFORD, Judith A, MUHLBAIER, Lawrence H, MCCARVER, Catherine, PETERSON, Eric D

“…Hypertension control is an important and modifiable risk factor for cardiovascular disease. The overall rate of hypertension control among patients followed in…”
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Trends in postoperative length of stay after bypass surgery by Cowper, Patricia A., DeLong, Elizabeth R., Hannan, Edward L., Muhlbaier, Lawrence H., Lytle, Barbara L., Jones, Robert H., Holman, William L., Pokorny, Janel J., Stafford, Judith A., Mark, Daniel B., Peterson, Eric D.

“…Although single-site studies have reported reductions in coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery length of stay (LOS) over the last 15 years, less…”
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Impact of Managed Care on the Treatment, Costs, and Outcomes of Fee-for-Service Medicare Patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction by Kate Bundorf, M., Schulman, Kevin A., Stafford, Judith A., Gaskin, Darrell, Jollis, James G., Escarce, José J.

“…Objective. To examine the effects of market‐level managed care activity on the treatment, cost, and outcomes of care for Medicare fee‐for‐service acute…”
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Use of β-Blockers in Patients with an Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator by LaPointe, Nancy M Allen, Stafford, Judith A, Pappas, Paul A, Al-Khatib, Sana M, Anstrom, Kevin J

“…Background: Implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs) are indicated for both primary and secondary prevention of sudden cardiac arrest, β-Blockers are…”
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Re-evaluating the volume–outcome relationship in hemodialysis patients by Eisenstein, Eric L, Sun, Jie L, Anstrom, Kevin J, Stafford, Judith A, Szczech, Lynda A, Muhlbaier, Lawrence H, Mark, Daniel B

“…Abstract Objectives We sought to determine whether dialysis patient mortality rates are associated with differences in dialysis facility size, and whether this…”
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Post–myocardial infarction risk stratification in elderly patients by Alexander, Karen P., Galanos, Anthony N., Jollis, James G., Stafford, Judith A., Peterson, Eric D.

“…Background The purpose of this study was to examine the use of post–myocardial infarction (MI) risk stratification in the elderly. Although expert panels have…”
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Surgeons' economic profiles: can we get the "right" answers? by Eisenstein, Eric L, Bethea, Charles F, Muhlbaier, Lawrence H, Davidian, Marie, Peterson, Eric D, Stafford, Judith A, Mark, Daniel B

“…Hospitals and payers use economic profiling to evaluate physician and surgeon performance. However, there is significant variation in the data sources and…”
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