Background—Appropriate treatment policies should include an accurate estimate of a
patient’s baseline risk. Risk modeling to date has been underutilized in patients with acute …

Background Despite clear evidence for the efficacy of lowering cholesterol levels, there is a
deficiency in its real-world application. There is a need to explore alternative strategies to …

Background—Recurrent ischemia after an acute coronary syndrome portends an unfavorable
outcome and has major resource-use implications. This issue has not been studied …

OBJECTIVES Our objectives were to develop a risk-stratification model addressing the
importance of the magnitude and distribution of ST segment depression in predicting long-term …

The meaning and implications of “equity in health” are discussed. A conceptual framework is
proposed to delineate the roles of empirical and normative research in determining when …

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…

Background: Previous studies examining sex-related differences in the treatment of
coronary artery disease have focused on patients in hospital. We sought to examine sex-related …

Background Early ST resolution after reperfusion is a prognostic indicator in acute myocardial
infarction. Little information exists regarding the prognostic utility of ST resolution beyond 4 …

Nano-structured semiconductor materials have attracted a lot of attention due to their unusual
optical, electronic, and photoelectrochemical properties. 1–3) Nano-crystalline titanium …

OBJECTIVE:: To assess the four approaches to applying Rasch analysis to ordinal, repeated
measures: (1) to perform separate Rasch analyses; (2) to perform a single analysis by …