Peer Reviewed Journal Publications Our latest publications: 154- Lee DS, Schull MJ, Alter DA, Austin PC, Laupacis A, Chong A, Tu JV, Stukel TA. Early deaths in patients with heart failure discharged from the emergency department: a population-based analysis. Circulation: Heart Failure 2010; 3(2):228-35. 153- Wijeysundera HC, Stukel TA, Chong A, Natarajan MK, Alter DA. Impact of clinical urgency, physician supply and procedural capacity on regional variations in wait times for coronary angiography. BMC Health Services Research 2010; 10(1):5. 152- Tu K, Klein-Geltink J, Mitiku TF, Chiriac M, Martin J. De-identification of primary care electronic medical records free-text data in Ontario, Canada. BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making 2010, 10:35 doi:10.1186/1472-6947-10-35 151- Chiu M, Austin PC, Manuel DG, Tu JV. Comparison of cardiovascular risk profiles among ethnic groups using population health surveys between 1996 and 2007. CMAJ Epub 2010 Apr 19. Link to full text   Slides 150- Brien SE, Lorenzetti DL, Lewis S, Kennedy J, Ghali WA. Overview of a formal scoping review on health system report cards. Implementation Science 2010, 5:2  Link to full text 149- Ko D, Newman AM, Alter DA, Austin PC, Chiu M, Cox JL, Goodman SG, Tu JV. Secular trends in acute coronoary syndrome hospitalization from 1994 to 2005. Canadian Journal of Cardiology. March 2010, 26 (3):129-134. Reproduced with permission of Can J Cardiol. March 2010, 26 (3):129-134.  Abstract PDF 148- Patel AB, Tu JV, Waters NM, Ko DT, Eisenberg MJ, Huynh T, Rinfret S, Knudtson ML, Ghali WA. Access to primary percutaneous coronary intervention for ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction in Canada: a geographic analysis.  Open Medicine 2010;4(1) Abstract  PDF   147- Tu JV, Jackevicius CA, Lee DS, Donovan LR.  National trends in cardiovascular care and outcomes.  Healthcare Quarterly 2010; 13(1):22-25.  PDF 146- Stukel TA, Alter DA, Schull MJ, Ko DT, Li P.  Association between hospital cardiac management and outcomes for acute myocardial infarction patients.  Med Care 2010; 48(2):157-165.  Abstract 145- Oreopoulos A, McAlister FA, Kalantar-Zadeh K, Padwal R, Ezekowitz JA, Sharma AM, Kovesdy CP, Fonarow GC, Norris CM.  The relationship between body mass index, treatment, and mortality in patients with established coronary artery disease: a report from APPROACH.  Eur Heart J. 2009 Nov;30(21):2584-92. Epub 2009 Jul 16. Abstract  Link to full text 144- Ko DT, Chiu M, Guo H, Austin PC, Marquis JF, Tu JV. Patterns of use of thienopyridine therapy after percutaneous coronary interventions with drug-eluting stents and bare metal stents. Am Heart J 2009 Oct; 158(4):592-598.e.1 Epub 2009 Aug 22. 143- Norris CM, Ljubsa A, Hegadoren KM. Gender as a determinant of responses to a self-screening questionnaire on anxiety and depression by patients with coronary artery disease.  Gend Med. 2009 Sep;6(3):479-87. Abstract 142- King KM, Norris CM, Knudtson ML, Ghali WA for the APPROACH Investigators. Risk-taking attitudes and their association with process and outcomes of cardiac care: a cohort study.  BMC Cardiovasc Disord. 2009 Aug 6;9:36. Abstract  PDF 141- Johansen H, Bernier J, Finès P, Brien S, Ghali W, Wolfson M. Variations by health region in treatment and survival after heart attack Statistics Canada, Catalogue no. 82-003-XPE, Health Reports, Vol. 20, no. 2, June 2009 Link to full text 140- Norris CM, Patterson L, Galbraith D, Hegadoren KM.  All you have to do is call; a pilot study to improve the outcomes of patients with coronary artery disease. Appl Nurs Res 2009:22(2);133-137. Abstract 139- Ko DT, Chiu M, Guo H, Austin PC, Marquis JF, Tu JV.  Patterns of use of thienopyridine therapy after percutaneous coronary interventions with drug-eluting stents and bare-metal stents.  Am Heart J 2009; 158(4):592-598.  Abstract  PDF 138- Tu JV, Donovan LR, Lee DS, Wang JT, Austin PC, Alter DA, Ko DT.  Effectiveness of Public Report Cards for Improving the Quality of Cardiac Care: The EFFECT Study: A Randomized Trial. JAMA 2009; 302(21):2330-2337. [Epub 2009 Nov 18]  Link to full text 137- Ouzounian M, Tu JV, Austin PC, Chong A, Liu PP, Lee DS.  Statin therapy and clinical outcomes in heart failure: A propensity-matched analysis.  Journal of Cardiac Failure 2009; 15(3): 241-248.  Abstract  PDF 136- Schull MJ, Vaillancort S, Donovan L et al.  Underuse of prehospital strategies to reduce time to reperfusion for ST-elevation myocardial infarction patients in 5 Canadian provinces.  Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine 2009; 11(5):473-480. Abstract  PDF 135- Atzema CL, Austin PC, Tu JV, Schull MJ.  Emergency department triage of acute myocardial infarction patients and the effect on outcomes.  Ann Emerg Med 2009; 53(6):736-745. Abstract  PDF 134- Chiu M, Ko DT, Austin PC et al. Paclitaxel Versus Sirolimus Stents in Diabetic and Nondiabetic Patients. Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes 2009; 2:96-107.  Abstract  PDF 133- Huynh T, Perron S, O'Loughlin J et al.  Comparison of Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention and Fibrinolytic Therapy in ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction.  Bayesian Hierarchical Meta-Analyses of Randomized Controlled Trials and Observational Studies.  Circulation 2009; 119(24):3101-3109. Abstract  PDF 132- Jackevicius CA, Cox JL, Carreon D et al. Long-term trends in use of and expenditures for cardiovascular medications in Canada. CMAJ 2009; 181(1-2):E19-E28.  Abstract PDF 131- Juurlink DN, Gomes T, Ko DT et al. A population-based study of the drug interaction between proton pump inhibitors and clopidogrel. CMAJ 2009. [Epub ahead of print] Abstract PDF 130- Lee DS, Gona P, Vasan RS et al.  Relation of disease pathogenesis and risk factors to heart failure with preserved or reduced ejection fraction:  Insights from the Framingham Heart Study of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute. Circulation 2009; 119(24):3070-3077. Abstract  129- Lee DS, Chiu M, Manuel DG et al. Trends in risk factors for cardiovascular disease in Canada: temporal, socio-demographic and geographic factors. CMAJ 2009; 181: E55-E66. Abstract  PDF 128- King KM, Southern DA, Cornuz J, Maitland A, Knudtson, ML, Ghali WA. Elevated Body Mass Index and Use of Coronary Revascularization after Cardiac Catheterization . Am J Med 2009 Mar;122(3):273-80. Abstract 127- Lee DS, Austin PC, Stukel TA et al. "Dose-dependent" impact of recurrent cardiac events on mortality in patients with heart failure. Am J Med 2009; 122(2):162-169. Abstract  PDF 126- Lee DS, Ghosh N, Floras JS et al.  Association of blood pressure at hospital discharge with mortality in patients diagnosed with heart failure.  Circ Heart Failure 2009; 2(6):616-623.  Abstract  PDF 125- Lee DS, Tu JV.  Are multiple biomarker testing strategies ready for prime time in heart failure?  Circ Heart Fail 2009; 2(5):387-388.  Extract  124- McCandless LC, Gustafson P, Austin PC.  Bayesian propensity score analysis for observational data.  Stat Med 2009; 28(1):94-112. Abstract  PDF 123- Philpott AC, Southern DA, Clement FM et al. Long-term outcomes of patients receiving drug-eluting stents. CMAJ 2009; 180(2):167-174. Abstract PDF  122- Tu JV, Nardi L, Fang J, Liu J, Khalid L, Johansen H.  National trends in rates of death and hospital admissions related to acute myocardial infarction, heart failure and stroke, 1994-2004.  CMAJ 2009; 180(13):E118-E125. Abstract PDF 2008 Publications 2007 Publications 2006 Publications 2005 Publications 2004 Publications 2001 - 2003 Publications