Browsing by Author "Wasfy, Jason"

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    • Clinical Preventability of 30‐Day Readmission After Percutaneous Coronary Intervention 

      Wasfy, Jason H.; Strom, Jordan B.; Waldo, Stephen W.; O'Brien, Cashel; Wimmer, Neil J.; Zai, Adrian H.; Luttrell, Jennifer; Spertus, John A.; Kennedy, Kevin F.; Normand, Sharon‐Lise T.; Mauri, Laura; Yeh, Robert W. (Blackwell Publishing Ltd, 2014)
      Background: Early readmission after PCI is an important contributor to healthcare expenditures and a target for performance measurement. The extent to which 30‐day readmissions after PCI are preventable is unknown yet ...

    • Differences Among Cardiologists in Rates of Positive Coronary Angiograms 

      Wasfy, Jason H.; Hidrue, Michael K.; Yeh, Robert W.; Armstrong, Katrina; Dec, G. William; Pomerantsev, Eugene V.; Fifer, Michael A.; Ferris, Timothy G. (John Wiley and Sons Inc., 2015)
      Background: Understanding the sources of variation for high‐cost services has the potential to improve both patient outcomes and value in health care delivery. Nationally, the overall diagnostic yield of coronary angiography ...

    • Reprising Ramadan-Related Angina Pectoris: A Potential Strategy for Risk Reduction 

      Siegel, Arthur J.; Bhatti, Nasir A.; Wasfy, Jason H. (International Scientific Literature, Inc., 2016)
      Patient: Male, 69 Final Diagnosis: Coronary artery disease Symptoms: Angina pectoris Medication: Aspirin Clinical Procedure: Coronary artery bypass surgery Specialty: Cardiology Objective: Unusual clinical course Background: ...

    • Use of Chronic Oral Anticoagulation and Associated Outcomes Among Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention 

      Secemsky, Eric A.; Butala, Neel M.; Kartoun, Uri; Mahmood, Sadiqa; Wasfy, Jason H.; Kennedy, Kevin F.; Shaw, Stanley Y.; Yeh, Robert W. (John Wiley and Sons Inc., 2016)
      Background: Contemporary rates of oral anticoagulant (OAC) therapy and associated outcomes among patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) have been poorly described. Methods and Results: Using data from ...