Comprehensive care of the lung transplant patient

A Adegunsoye, ME Strek, E Garrity, R Guzy, R Bag - Chest, 2017 - Elsevier
Lung transplantation has evolved into a life-saving treatment with improved quality of life for
patients with end-stage respiratory failure unresponsive to other medical or surgical …

Metaanalysis and review of heart failure disease management randomized controlled clinical trials

DJ Whellan, V Hasselblad, E Peterson… - American heart …, 2005 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: The medical community has turned to disease management (DM) to bridge
the gap between proven therapies and clinical practice for patients with heart failure (HF) …

The paradox of primary care

KC Stange, RL Ferrer - The Annals of Family Medicine, 2009 - Annals Family Med
Despite rising costs, health care often is of poor quality. 1-4 Current solutions to improving
quality may do more harm than good if they focus more on diseases than on people. 2, 5-9 …

Care and outcomes of patients newly hospitalized for heart failure in the community treated by cardiologists compared with other specialists

P Jong, Y Gong, PP Liu, PC Austin, DS Lee, JV Tu - Circulation, 2003 - Am Heart Assoc
Background—It is not known whether subspecialty care by cardiologists improves outcomes
in heart failure patients from the community over care by other physicians. Methods and …

Left ventricular dysfunction in patients receiving cardiotoxic cancer therapies: are clinicians responding optimally?

GJ Yoon, ML Telli, DP Kao, KY Matsuda… - Journal of the American …, 2010 - jacc.org
Objectives: The purpose of this study was to examine treatment practices for cancer therapy-
associated decreased left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) detected on echocardiography …

Long-term prospective, randomized, controlled study using repetitive education at six-month intervals and monitoring for adherence in heart failure outpatients: the …

EA Bocchi, F Cruz, G Guimarães… - Circulation: Heart …, 2008 - Am Heart Assoc
Background—The effectiveness of heart failure disease management programs in patients
under cardiologists' care over long-term follow-up is not established. Methods and Results …

Vulnerabilities of patients recovering from an exacerbation of chronic heart failure

DK Moser, LV Doering, ML Chung - American heart journal, 2005 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Many rehospitalizations for heart failure (HF) are preventable as they are
precipitated by modifiable factors. High early readmission rates suggest that patients …

Impact of specialist follow-up in outpatients with congestive heart failure

JA Ezekowitz, C Van Walraven, FA McAlister… - Cmaj, 2005 - Can Med Assoc
Background: There is uncertainty about whether physician specialty influences the
outcomes of outpatients with congestive heart failure after adjustment for differences in case …

From knowledge to practice in chronic cardiovascular disease: a long and winding road

SR Majumdar, FA McAlister, CD Furberg - Journal of the American College …, 2004 - jacc.org
Although clinical practices evolve over time, the translation of specific research evidence
into clinical practice is unpredictable, inconsistent, and complex. In this paper, we use …

Acute coronary syndrome: what do patients know?

K Dracup, S McKinley, LV Doering… - Archives of internal …, 2008 - jamanetwork.com
Background The effectiveness of therapy for an acute coronary syndrome (ACS) is
dependent on patients' quick decision to seek treatment. We surveyed patients' level of …