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Prognostic implications of left ventricular hypertrophy by Vakili, Babak A., Okin, Peter M., Devereux, Richard B.

“…Background To date there has been no comprehensive review of the association between left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) at baseline and subsequent adverse…”
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Volume-outcome relation for physicians and hospitals performing angioplasty for acute myocardial infarction in New York state by Vakili, B A, Kaplan, R, Brown, D L

“…An inverse relation exists between the number of coronary angioplasty procedures performed by physicians or hospitals and short-term mortality. It is not…”
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Sex-based differences in early mortality of patients undergoing primary angioplasty for first acute myocardial infarction by VAKILI, Babak A, KAPLAN, Robert C, BROWN, David L

“…Morbidity and mortality after an acute myocardial infarction (AMI) has been reported to be higher in women than men. However, in some prior reports, women were…”
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Comparison of in-hospital outcomes after coronary angioplasty with or without stent placement for acute myocardial infarction by Vakili, Babak A, Brown, David L

“…This study compared the in-hospital outcomes of patients treated with or without stent placement during mechanical revascularization for acute myocardial…”
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Clinical and Biochemical Results of the Metalloproteinase Inhibition with Subantimicrobial Doses of Doxycycline to Prevent Acute Coronary Syndromes (MIDAS) Pilot Trial by Brown, David L, Desai, Kavita K, Vakili, Babak A, Nouneh, Chadi, Lee, Hsi-Ming, Golub, Lorne M

“…BACKGROUND—Vulnerable plaque demonstrates intense inflammation in which macrophages secrete matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) that degrade the fibrous cap,…”
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Effect of diabetes on long-term mortality Following contemporary percutaneous coronary intervention analysis of 4,284 cases by WILSON, Sean R, VAKILI, Babak A, SHRRMAN, Warren, SANBORN, Timothy A, BROWN, David L

“…Diabetic patients are known to have reduced long-term survival following percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty compared with nondiabetic patients…”
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Antioxidant vitamins and enzymatic and synthetic oxygen-derived free radical scavengers in the prevention and treatment of cardiovascular disease by Nayak, D U, Karmen, C, Frishman, W H, Vakili, B A

“…Oxygen-derived free radical formation can lead to cellular injury and death. Under normal situations, the human body has a free radical scavenger system…”
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Relation of total annual coronary angioplasty volume of physicians and hospitals on outcomes of primary angioplasty for acute myocardial infarction (data from the 1995 Coronary Angioplasty Reporting System of the New York State Department of Health) by Vakili, Babak A., Brown, David L.

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In-hospital outcomes of contemporary percutaneous coronary interventions in the very elderly by Dynina, Olga, Vakili, Babak A., Slater, James N., Sherman, Warren, Ravi, Kumar L., Green, Stephen J., Sanborn, Timothy A., Brown, David L.

“…Coronary heart disease is the leading cause of death among the elderly (> 65 years) and the very elderly (> 85 years). Little information is available…”
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A propensity analysis of the impact of platelet glycoprotein IIb/IIIa inhibitor therapy on in-hospital outcomes after percutaneous coronary intervention by Vakili, Babak A, Kaplan, Robert C, Slater, James N, Sherman, Warren, Ravi, Kumar L, Green, Stephen J, Sanborn, Timothy A, Brown, David L

“…It is unknown whether the benefits of parenteral platelet glycoprotein (GP) IIb/IIIa inhibitors as an adjunct to percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI)…”
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