1995
Variation in the Use of Cardiac Procedures after Acute Myocardial Infarction
Guadagnoli E, Hauptman P, Ayanian J, Pashos C, McNeil B, Cleary P. Variation in the Use of Cardiac Procedures after Acute Myocardial Infarction. New England Journal Of Medicine 1995, 333: 573-578. PMID: 7623908, DOI: 10.1056/nejm199508313330908.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth-related qualityPatterns of treatmentAcute myocardial infarctionCardiac proceduresRate of useCoronary angiographyMyocardial infarctionMore metabolic equivalentsLikelihood of deathYears of ageLarge geographic differencesMetabolic equivalentsClinical subgroupsMortality ratePatientsCase mixGreater riskInfarctionAngiographyEnergy expenditureTwo-year periodFrequency of useHigh rateTreatmentPhysicians
1991
Health-Related Quality of Life Among Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty
Cleary P, Epstein A, Oster G, Morrissey G, Stason W, Debussey S, Plachetka J, Zimmerman M. Health-Related Quality of Life Among Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty. Medical Care 1991, 29: 939-950. PMID: 1921527, DOI: 10.1097/00005650-199110000-00001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsActivities of Daily LivingAdultAgedAngioplasty, Balloon, CoronaryBiphenyl CompoundsCoronary DiseaseEvaluation Studies as TopicHealth Status IndicatorsHeptanoic AcidsHumansInterviews as TopicMiddle AgedOutcome Assessment, Health CarePsychometricsQuality of LifeRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicSurveys and QuestionnairesTelephoneUnited StatesConceptsPercutaneous transluminal coronary artery angioplastyPercutaneous transluminal coronary angioplastyCoronary artery angioplastyHealth-related qualityTransluminal coronary angioplastyNew antiplatelet agentsRandomized clinical trialsQuality of lifeArtery angioplastyAntiplatelet agentsCoronary angioplastyPatient questionnaireStudy entryPatient populationSeparate clinical sitesClinical trialsPatientsClinical sitesSexual functioningTelephone administrationHome managementPhysical wellAngioplastyPsychometric propertiesTrials