Providence Center for Cardiovascular Analytics, Research + Data Science (CARDS) is dedicated to leveraging our data and research infrastructure to accelerate innovation and discovery in heart and vascular health for the betterment of patient care. To support Providence Heart Institute’s research and quality efforts, the CARDS center includes analytics, registries, biostatistics, publications, and clinical trials. CARDS investigates the treatments, technologies and processes that lead to the best patient outcomes in service to high-value cardiovascular care. CARDS conducts research ‘in the context of clinical practice’, asking and answering important questions that will shape patient care and influence how our health care delivery systems are organized. CARDS leverages Providence’s real-world health care experience to create new knowledge.

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Submissions from 2019

Prevention and management of vascular complications in TEVAR, Brant W Ullery

Type II endoleaks and their influence on long-term outcomes: Insights from the ENGAGE global registry, Brant W Ullery

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Ushering in the new wave of complex thoracic endovascular aortic repair., Brant W Ullery

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PC202. Evolution of Vascular Complications in Transfemoral Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement, Brant W Ullery, Ruyun Jin, Eric B Kirker, Patrick Ryan, Leland Siwek, James Brevig, Robert W. Hodson, and Kateri Spinelli

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Innovation at ACC | ACC Innovation Collaboration: Using Patient-Reported Health Status to Improve Care, Paul D. Varosy, Tyler J Gluckman, and John S. Rumsfeld

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Gender Differences in Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy as a Secondary Diagnosis: Higher Hospital Charges, More Procedures, and Longer Length of Stays, Daniel Westerdahl, Hsin-Fang Li, Amir Yazdani, Kateri Spinelli, and Tyler J Gluckman

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The Single-access for Hi-risk PCI (SHiP) technique., Jason R Wollmuth, Ethan C Korngold, Kevin Croce, and Duane S Pinto

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Reduction in coronary artery bypass grafting surgery mortality and morbidity during a 3-year multicenter quality improvement project., Neil Worrall, James Brevig, Ruyun Jin, Tyler J Gluckman, Robert Hunter, Matthew Ducsik, Braden Batkoff, and Gary Grunkemeier

Submissions from 2018

Lower mortality and heart failure hospitalization rates in patients implanted with pulmonary artery pressure sensor--A real-world comparative effectiveness study, Jacob Abraham

Managing Complex Heart Failure Patients with Remote Monitoring? Does PA Pressure Monitoring Help?, Jacob Abraham

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Abstract 14436: Right Interval Jugular Access for Cardiomems™ Implantation is Safe, Effective, and Fast, Jacob Abraham, Patrick McCann, Amanda Schnell Heringer, Jeff Paulsen, Jay Chappell, Joshua Remick, Daniel Westerdahl, Rebecca Lewis, Katherine Callis, L Wang, Kateri Spinelli, and Liviu Klein

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Abstract 13055: Ambulatory Pressure-Guided Heart Failure Management at an Advanced Heart Failure Program Shows Benefit Across Baseline Pressure Ranges, Jacob Abraham, L Wang, Rebecca Lewis, Katherine Callis, Joshua Remick, and Kateri Spinelli

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Changes in Hospital Performance and Transition-Care Measures 1-Year After Initiation of the Patient Navigator Program, Nancy M. Albert, Tyler J Gluckman, Robert McNamara, Gregg C. Fonarow, Adnan Malik, Ralph Brindis, Di Lu, Matthew Roe, Judy Tingley, Smita Negi, Lee R. Goldberg, Susan Rogers, Julie Mobayed, Shilpa Patel, Beth Pruski, Kathleen Hewitt, Zaher Fanari, and Joseph Lucas

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Anticoagulation optimization: Capturing triple aim value in percutaneous coronary intervention within a large health system, Braden Batkoff, P Casterella, Tyler J Gluckman, and A Lee

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Improving the Value of Transcather Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR), Braden Batkoff, Tyler J Gluckman, Robert Hunter, Michael Ring, Leland Siwek, Branden Reynolds, Matthew Forrester, and Steven Thew

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Dual versus single antiplatelet therapy after coronary artery bypass graft surgery: An updated meta-analysis., Rhanderson Cardoso, Leonardo Knijnik, Seamus P Whelton, Manuel Rivera, Ty J Gluckman, Thomas S Metkus, Roger S Blumenthal, and John W McEvoy

Risk metrics, research, appropriate use--Answers to the tough questions, G Dehmer, A Amin, and Tyler J Gluckman

Anticoagulation challenges in patients with dysrhythmias, MD Ezekowitz, SA Spinler, LY Chen, Tyler J Gluckman, TM Maddox, and RB Schnabel

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Implementation of an EMR-based continuous electrocardiographic monitoring (CEM) order to reduce inappropriate utilization, Ty J. Gluckman, Maulin P. Shah, Nicole E. Ondoworth, Stephanie C. Fine, Jonathan V. Laius, Wendy W. Yu, Janelle D. Stevens, Shelley L. Schoepflin Sanders, Ruben O. Halperin, Braden W. Batkoff, Robert M. Dressler, and Mark L. Sanz

Advances in heart failure management: How will recent guideline changes impact your treatment selections?, Tyler J Gluckman

ASCVD risk estimation to guide the management of hypertension: The time has come, Tyler J Gluckman

Case challenge: Intersection of antiplatelets and anticoagulation, Tyler J Gluckman

Getting Started--Keys to Successful Patient Reported Outcomes (PROs) Implementation, Tyler J Gluckman

Latest Update and Future: How Should I Manage Heparin Induced Thrombocytopenia (HIT)?, Tyler J Gluckman

PCSK9 inhibitors: Addressing the unmet needs in hypercholesterolemia, Tyler J Gluckman

PCSK9 inhibitors: Addressing the unmet needs in hypercholesterolemia, Tyler J Gluckman

Predicting the future: Making sense of risk assessment tools, Tyler J Gluckman

Setting the Stage: The Growing Prevalence of Peripheral Artery Disease, Tyler J Gluckman

Utilizing NCDR data to improve practice and drive clinical research, Tyler J Gluckman

What will drive cardiovascular therapy in the next ten years?, Tyler J Gluckman

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Abstract 186: Improving Identification and Assessment of Readmission Risk for Acute Myocardial Infarction and Heart Failure Patients Following Implementation of a National Quality Improvement Program, Tyler J Gluckman, Nancy M. Albert, Robert L. McNamara, Gregg C. Fonarow, Adnan Malik, Ralph G. Brindis, Di Lu, Matthew Roe, Judy Tingley, Smita Negi, Lee R. Goldberg, Susan Rogers, Julie Mobayed, Shilpa Patel, Beth Pruski, Kathleen Hewitt, Zaher Fanari, and Joseph Lucas

Cardiac episodes of care--What are they and now that CMS cancelled them, why do I care?, Tyler J Gluckman, S Farmer, D Itchhaporia, C Biga, and TA Draper

Optimizing your smart phone tools to take better care of your patients, Tyler J Gluckman and AM Freeman

Essentials of coding, documentation and attribution--Making it work in a busy clinic, Tyler J Gluckman and L Gates-Striby

What's your "Type"? Demystifying type 2 myocardial infarction, Tyler J Gluckman and A Goyal

Making your EHR more efficient, accurate and relevant . . . and maybe interoperable, Tyler J Gluckman and R Hendel

Patient Navigator Program-Focus MI workshop, Tyler J Gluckman and J Mobayed

Quality Payment Program (QPP) 101--Help! I need the basics, Tyler J Gluckman and GA Rose

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Implementation of an EMR-based cardiovascular discharge checklist to close gaps in care, Tyler J Gluckman, Maulin P. Shah, Elizabeth A. Widhalm, Daniel J. Weidert, Stephanie C. Fine, Jonathan V. Laius, Braden Batkoff, and Mark L. Sanz

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Feature | Translating the Fourth Universal Definition of Myocardial Infarction into Clinical Documentation: Ten Pearls For Frontline Clinicians, Abhinav Goyal, Tyler J Gluckman, Andrew Levy, Debra Mariani, Christine Perez, Geoffrey A. Rose, Susan Sweeney, Randall C. Thompson, Thad F. Waites, and James E. Tcheng

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Abdominal aortic aneurysms: pre- and post-procedural imaging., Richard L Hallett, Brant W Ullery, and Dominik Fleischmann

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Intra-Thoracic Complications Associated With Trans-Femoral Trans-Catheter Aortic Valve Replacement in a Large Multicenter Hospital System, Robert W. Hodson

Achieving better access, care coordination, patient experience and operational efficiency through patient centered specialty practice transformation, Xiaoyan Huang and Lesley Jones Larson

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A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Dual Antiplatelet Therapy Versus Antiplatelet Monotherapy After Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery, Leonardo Knijnik, Rhanderson Cardoso, Manuel Rivera, Gilson Costa Fernandes Filho, Amanda Fernandes, John McEvoy, Seamus Whelton, Tyler J Gluckman, and Roger Blumenthal

Case Presenter: Complex Interventions: Expert Case Reviews - Interventional “Rich Emotional Experiences” (AKA Complications) II: Structural Case #1: A Frightening Vascular Complication After TAVR, Ethan C Korngold

Interactive Faculty Training: SFA Intervention: De-bulking, Complex Lesions, and Definitive Therapy Session III, Ethan C Korngold

Interactive Training Faculty: SFA Intervention, Complex Lesions, Debulking, and Definitive Therapy Session II, Ethan C Korngold

Interactive Training Faculty: Tibiopedal Access BTK (Tibiopedal Access) Session IV, Ethan C Korngold

Target stent and anchor balloon: strategies for complex iliac artery chronic total occlusion crossing, Ethan C Korngold

Update on Carotid Stenting: CREST, ACT1, Ethan C Korngold

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A Stopping Guideline for Pulmonary Heart Valve Premarket Approval Studies., Hsin-Fang Li, YingXing Wu, M Wang, and Gary Grunkemeier

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Controversies and Challenges of Ventricular Assist Device Therapy., Brian Lima, Aditya Bansal, Jacob Abraham, Jonathan D Rich, Sangjin S Lee, Behzad Soleimani, Jason N Katz, Ahmet Kilic, John S Young, Chetan B Patel, and Susan M Joseph

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Outcomes after Transcatheter and Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement in Intermediate Risk Patients with Preoperative Mitral Regurgitation: Analysis of PARTNER II Randomized Cohort, S. Chris Malaisrie, Robert W. Hodson, Thomas C. McAndrew, Charles Davidson, Jeffrey Swanson, Rebecca T. Hahn, Philippe Pibarot, Wael A. Jaber, Nishath Quader, Alan Zajarias, Lars Svensson, Isaac George, Alfredo Trento, Vinod H. Thourani, Wilson Y. Szeto, Todd Dewey, Craig R. Smith, Martin B. Leon, and John G. Webb

Dyslipidemia: Creating harmony in an ever-changing landscape of guidelines, PB Morris, SS Virani, J Knowles, PM Kris-Etherton, Tyler J Gluckman, and KK Ray

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The Society of Thoracic Surgeons 2018 Adult Cardiac Surgery Risk Models: Part 2-Statistical Methods and Results., Sean M O'Brien, Liqi Feng, Xia He, Ying Xian, Jeffrey P Jacobs, Vinay Badhwar, Paul A Kurlansky, Anthony P Furnary, Joseph C Cleveland, Kevin W Lobdell, Christina Vassileva, Moritz C Wyler von Ballmoos, Vinod H Thourani, J Scott Rankin, James R Edgerton, Richard S D'Agostino, Nimesh D Desai, Fred H Edwards, and David M Shahian

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Impact and Predictors of Paravalvular Regurgitation Following Implantation of the Fully Repostionable and Retrievable Lotus Transcatheter Aortic Valve: Results From the Reprise III Randomized Controlled Trial, Daniel O'Hair, Vivek Rajagopal, Axel Linke, Dean Kereiakes, Ron Waksman, Vinod H. Thourani, Nicolas Dumonteil, Robert W. Hodson, Jeffrey Southard, John Harrison, Samir Kapadia, Dominic Allocco, Ian Meredith, Michael Reardon, and Ted Feldman

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Oral anticoagulant use in patients with atrial fibrillation managed by primary care and cardiology providers with or without use of a structured note for PINNACLE Registry reporting, J Petersen, Tyler J Gluckman, S Ingale, L Zhao, J Westcott, D Wells, J Buckler, and C Dale

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Rates of Oral Anticoagulant Use in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation Managed By Primary Care and Cardiology Providers With or Without Use of a Structured Note For Pinnacle Registry Reporting, John Petersen, Tyler J Gluckman, Christopher Dale, Joshua Buckler, Darryl Wells, Lisa Zhao, Sahana Ingale, and R Jeffrey Westcott

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Anticoagulation and Antiplatelet Strategies After On-X Mechanical Aortic Valve Replacement., John D Puskas, Marc Gerdisch, Dennis Nichols, Lilibeth Fermin, Birger Rhenman, Divya Kapoor, Jack Copeland, Reed Quinn, G Chad Hughes, Hormoz Azar, Michael McGrath, Michael Wait, Bobby Kong, Tomas Martin, E Charles Douville, Steven Meyer, Jian Ye, W R Eric Jamieson, Lance Landvater, Robert Hagberg, Timothy Trotter, John Armitage, Jeffrey Askew, Kevin Accola, Paul Levy, David Duncan, Bobby Yanagawa, John Ely, and Allen Graeve

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Fasting or Non-fasting Lipids for Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease Risk Assessment and Treatment?, Faisal Rahman, Roger S Blumenthal, Steven R Jones, Seth S Martin, Tyler J Gluckman, and Seamus P Whelton

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The Society of Thoracic Surgeons 2018 Adult Cardiac Surgery Risk Models: Part 1-Background, Design Considerations, and Model Development., David M Shahian, Jeffrey P Jacobs, Vinay Badhwar, Paul A Kurlansky, Anthony P Furnary, Joseph C Cleveland, Kevin W Lobdell, Christina Vassileva, Moritz C Wyler von Ballmoos, Vinod H Thourani, J Scott Rankin, James R Edgerton, Richard S D'Agostino, Nimesh D Desai, Liqi Feng, Xia He, and Sean M O'Brien

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Cardiopulmonary-induced deformations of the thoracic aorta following thoracic endovascular aortic repair., Ga-Young Suh, Brant W Ullery, Jason T Lee, Michael D Dake, Dominik Fleischmann, and Christopher Cheng

Building and implementing a QI program: What's required, who needs to be involved and how best to overcome barriers?, J Tingley, A Amin, and Tyler J Gluckman

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Polar orientation of renal grafts within the proximal seal zone affects risk of early type IA endoleaks after chimney endovascular aneurysm repair., Kenneth Tran, Brant W Ullery, Nathan Itoga, and Jason T Lee

Application of heli-fx endoachors in AAAs with hostile neck anatomy – A dinner program, Brant Ullery

Drug-eluting stents in femoropopliteal occlusive disease, Brant Ullery

Endovascular approach to limb salvage, Brant Ullery

Essentials of endovascular aneurysm repair, Brant Ullery

Grand Rounds: Contemporary lower extremity revascularization options, Brant Ullery

Natural history and clinical relevance of gutter-related type Ia endoleaks after chimney EVAR - Chimney EVAR workshop, Brant Ullery

Role of drug-eluting stents in femoropopliteal occlusive disease, Brant Ullery

Streamlining patient care: Developing a ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm protocol, Brant Ullery

The Endurant stent graft system: results from the ENGAGE registry, Brant Ullery

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Epidemiology and contemporary management of abdominal aortic aneurysms., Brant W Ullery, Richard L Hallett, and Dominik Fleischmann

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Geometric Deformations of the Thoracic Aorta and Supra-Aortic Arch Branch Vessels Following Thoracic Endovascular Aortic Repair., Brant W Ullery, Ga-Young Suh, Kelsey Hirotsu, David Zhu, Jason T Lee, Michael D Dake, Dominik Fleischmann, and Christopher P Cheng

NCDR performance improvement: The power of clinical data, C Van Vleet, Tyler J Gluckman, J Caldwell, and A Caixeta

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Fifty-Percent Reduction in CABG Mortality During a 3-Year Multi-Institutional Quality Improvement Project, Neil Worrall, James Brevig, Ruyun Jin, Tyler J Gluckman, Robert Hunter, Matthew Ducsik, Braden Batkoff, and Gary Grunkemeier

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Standard Ablation Versus Magnetic Resonance Imaging-Guided Ablation in the Treatment of Ventricular Tachycardia., Tarek Zghaib, Esra G Ipek, Rozann Hansford, Hiroshi Ashikaga, Ronald D Berger, Joseph E Marine, David D Spragg, Harikrishna Tandri, Stefan L Zimmerman, Henry Halperin, Scott Brancato, Hugh Calkins, Charles Henrikson, and Saman Nazarian

Submissions from 2017

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Under Pressure: When to Stick Your Neck Out?, Jacob Abraham, Rebecca S Lewis, Lian Wang, Kateri J Spinelli, Josh Remick, Jeff Paulson, and Jay Chappell

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​Left atrial pressure elevation limits exercise capacity in LVAD patients: Insights from left pressure sensor monitoring in a Heartmate II patient, Jacob Abraham, L Wang, and Kateri Spinelli

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Sports Cardiology: Core Curriculum for Providing Cardiovascular Care to Competitive Athletes and Highly Active People., Aaron L Baggish, Robert W Battle, James G Beckerman, Alfred A Bove, Rachel J Lampert, Benjamin D Levine, Mark S Link, Matthew W Martinez, Silvana M Molossi, Jack Salerno, Meagan M Wasfy, Rory B Weiner, and Michael S Emery

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The State of the Absorb Bioresorbable Scaffold: Consensus From an Expert Panel., Sripal Bangalore, Hiram G Bezerra, David G Rizik, Ehrin J Armstrong, Bruce Samuels, Srihari S Naidu, Cindy L Grines, Malcolm T Foster, James W Choi, Barry D Bertolet, Atman P Shah, Rebecca Torguson, Surendra B Avula, John C Wang, James P Zidar, Aziz Maksoud, Arun Kalyanasundaram, Steven J Yakubov, Bassem M Chehab, Anthony J Spaedy, Srini P Potluri, Ronald P Caputo, Ashok Kondur, Robert F Merritt, Amir Kaki, Ramon Quesada, Manish A Parikh, Catalin Toma, Fadi Matar, Joseph DeGregorio, William Nicholson, Wayne Batchelor, Raghava Gollapudi, Ethan C Korngold, Riyaz Sumar, George S Chrysant, Jun Li, John B Gordon, Rajesh M Dave, Guilherme F Attizzani, Tom P Stys, Osvaldo S Gigliotti, Bruce E Murphy, Stephen G Ellis, and Ron Waksman

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Trends in the Use of Moderate-Intensity to High-Intensity Statin and Nonstatin Lipid-Lowering Therapy: Turning Off the Faucet Is Much More Valuable Than Mopping Up the Floor., Roger S Blumenthal, Tyler J Gluckman, and Seth S Martin

Transitional care bundle overseen by a RN heart failure navigator, Terri Byers, Suzanne Upfield, and Hsin-Fang Li

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2017 ACC Expert Consensus Decision Pathway for Periprocedural Management of Anticoagulation in Patients With Nonvalvular Atrial Fibrillation: A Report of the American College of Cardiology Clinical Expert Consensus Document Task Force., John U Doherty, Tyler J Gluckman, William J Hucker, James L Januzzi, Thomas L Ortel, Sherry J Saxonhouse, and Sarah A Spinler

Long-term outcomes comparison of mitral valve replacement versus repair for functional mitral regurgitation, Anthony P Furnary, Gary Grunkemeier, Shih-Ting Chiu, and Mansen Wang

Advances in heart failure management: How will recent guidelines changes impact your treatment selection?, Tyler J Gluckman

Anticoagulation for stroke prevention—Unmet needs or controversies, Tyler J Gluckman

Aspirin at the intersection of antiplatelet and anticoagulant therapy—An act of commission?, Tyler J Gluckman

Clinical documentation improvement—Value (quality and revenue) implications, Tyler J Gluckman

Coding, documentation and attribution: How this impacts the deployment of your team members, Tyler J Gluckman

MACRA (Quality Payment Program) and NCDR in the payment reform era—Understanding the basics, Tyler J Gluckman

MIPS—Understanding meaningful use and clinical practice improvement categories, Tyler J Gluckman

New evidence on the intersection of antiplatelets and anticoagulants, Tyler J Gluckman

Stacking antithrombotic agents—Acts of commission and omission, Tyler J Gluckman

Structured reporting is the new black—How new clinical workflows make every team member look amazing, Tyler J Gluckman

Tackling unexplained variation in care: How to carefully move one's cheese, Tyler J Gluckman

Therapeutic advances for the patient-centered management of hypercholesterolemia, Tyler J Gluckman

When anticoagulation needs to be stopped—What are the options?, Tyler J Gluckman

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What's in a Name? The New ICD-10 (10th Revision of the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems) Codes and Type 2 Myocardial Infarction., Abhinav Goyal, Tyler J Gluckman, and James E Tcheng