Statins are associated with a reduced incidence of perioperative mortality in patients undergoing major noncardiac vascular surgery

…, JJ Bax, MD Kertai, B Krenning, CM Westerhout… - Circulation, 2003 - Am Heart Assoc
Background— Patients undergoing major vascular surgery are at increased risk of
perioperative mortality due to underlying coronary artery disease. Inhibitors of the 3-hydroxy-3-…

Non-culprit coronary artery percutaneous coronary intervention during acute ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction: insights from the APEX-AMI trial

M Toma, CE Buller, CM Westerhout, Y Fu… - European heart …, 2010 - academic.oup.com
Aims To examine the incidence of and propensity for non-culprit interventions performed at
the time of the primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) and its association with 90-…

Association between long-term statin use and mortality after successful abdominal aortic aneurysm surgery

MD Kertai, E Boersma, CM Westerhout… - The American journal of …, 2004 - Elsevier
PURPOSE: To assess the potential long-term beneficial effects of statin use after successful
abdominal aortic surgery. METHODS: Between 1991 and 2001, 570 patients underwent …

N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide and clinical outcomes: vericiguat heart failure with reduced ejection fraction study

…, RW Troughton, WG Alemayehu, CM Westerhout… - Heart Failure, 2020 - jacc.org
Objectives The purpose of this study was to examine the treatment effect of vericiguat in
relation to N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) levels at randomization. …

ST-segment recovery and outcome after primary percutaneous coronary intervention for ST-elevation myocardial infarction: insights from the Assessment of …

…, KW Mahaffey, TG Todaro, P Adams, CM Westerhout… - Circulation, 2008 - Am Heart Assoc
Background— Primary percutaneous coronary angioplasty is an effective and widely adopted
treatment for acute myocardial infarction. A simple method of determining prognosis after …

Acute heart failure in the emergency department: Short and long‐term outcomes of elderly patients with heart failure

…, JA Bakal, P Kaul, CM Westerhout… - European journal of …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Aims: Previous epidemiologic studies of acute heart failure (AHF) have involved patients
admitted to hospital and fail to account for that unknown proportion discharged directly from the …

Population-level incidence and outcomes of myocardial infarction with non-obstructive coronary arteries (MINOCA): Insights from the Alberta contemporary acute …

…, RC Welsh, W Alemayehu, CM Westerhout… - International journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
Background Myocardial infarction with non-obstructive coronary arteries (MINOCA) is a known
clinical conundrum with limited investigation. Using a large population-based cohort, we …

The influence of time from symptom onset and reperfusion strategy on 1-year survival in ST-elevation myocardial infarction: a pooled analysis of an early fibrinolytic …

CM Westerhout, E Bonnefoy, RC Welsh, PG Steg… - American heart …, 2011 - Elsevier
… Author links open overlay panel Cynthia M. Westerhout PhD a d , Eric Bonnefoy MD b d ,
Robert C. Welsh MD a d , Philippe Gabriel Steg MD c d , Florent Boutitie PhD b d , Paul W. …

Frailty is associated with worse outcomes in non-ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndromes: Insights from the TaRgeted platelet Inhibition to cLarify the Optimal …

HD White, CM Westerhout, KP Alexander… - … Heart Journal: Acute …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Aims Little is known regarding consequences of frailty in patients with acute coronary syndrome
(ACS). We assessed the associations of frailty and outcomes in ACS patients who were …

Impact of sex on long-term mortality from acute myocardial infarction vs unstable angina

WC Chang, P Kaul, CM Westerhout… - Archives of internal …, 2003 - jamanetwork.com
Background Patient sex has been shown to differentially affect mortality from unstable angina
(UA) and acute myocardial infarction (AMI). However, to our knowledge, no prior population…