It is important that the medical profession play a significant role in critically evaluating the use
of diagnostic procedures and therapies as they are introduced and tested in the detection, …

Background—Although atrial fibrillation (AF) is a common complication of acute myocardial
infarction (MI), patient characteristics and association with outcomes remain poorly defined …

Background Patients with chest pain thought to be due to acute coronary ischemia are typically
taken by ambulance to the nearest hospital. The potential benefit of field triage directly to …

Background—The benefit of intravenous thrombolytic therapy in elderly patients with
myocardial infarction is uncertain. There are no randomized trials of thrombolytic efficacy or …

Background—Although prompt treatment is a cornerstone of the management of acute
myocardial infarction (AMI), prior studies have shown that one fourth of AMI patients arrive at the …

Physician competence is an essential component in the provision of optimal health care.
Physicians must have the appropriate training, fund of knowledge, clinical decision making, and …

Cardiovascular disease is a leading cause of death and disability in the United States. National
programs, such as the National Cardiovascular Data Registry, facilitate assessments of …

Objectives : We examined compliance with performance measures for 14,464 patients enrolled
from July 2008 through June 2009 into the American College of Cardiology's PINNACLE …

Objectives : The aim of this report was to characterize the patients, participating centers, and
measures of quality of care and outcomes for 5 NCDR (National Cardiovascular Data …

Artificial neural networks are a form of artificial computer intelligence that have been the
subject of renewed research interest in the last 10 years. Although they have been used …