Clinical Decision-Making

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  Subject Areas on Research

  • "Blueprinting" thrombogenicity and antithrombotic drug response at the bedside in patients presenting emergently with symptoms of acute stroke. 
  • 2017 ACC Expert Consensus Decision Pathway for Optimization of Heart Failure Treatment: Answers to 10 Pivotal Issues About Heart Failure With Reduced Ejection Fraction: A Report of the American College of Cardiology Task Force on Expert Consensus Decision Pathways. 
  • 2017 ACC Expert Consensus Decision Pathway for Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement in the Management of Adults With Aortic Stenosis: A Report of the American College of Cardiology Task Force on Clinical Expert Consensus Documents. 
  • 2017 ACC Expert Consensus Decision Pathway on the Management of Mitral Regurgitation: A Report of the American College of Cardiology Task Force on Expert Consensus Decision Pathways. 
  • A Multi-Institutional Prospective Trial Confirms Noninvasive Blood Test Maintains Predictive Value in African American Men. 
  • A Practical Approach to Mechanical Circulatory Support in Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: An Interventional Perspective. 
  • A multi-institution analysis of predictors of timing of inguinal hernia repair among premature infants. 
  • Acute Achilles Tendon Ruptures. 
  • Advocating cardiovascular precision medicine with P2Y12 receptor inhibitors. 
  • Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Evidence-based Practice Center methods provide guidance on prioritization and selection of harms in systematic reviews. 
  • American Gastroenterological Association Institute Technical Review on the Role of Elastography in Chronic Liver Diseases. 
  • Antiarrhythmic drugs-clinical use and clinical decision making: a consensus document from the European Heart Rhythm Association (EHRA) and European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Working Group on Cardiovascular Pharmacology, endorsed by the Heart Rhythm Society (HRS), Asia-Pacific Heart Rhythm Society (APHRS) and International Society of Cardiovascular Pharmacotherapy (ISCP). 
  • Antithrombotic therapy in atrial fibrillation associated with valvular heart disease: a joint consensus document from the European Heart Rhythm Association (EHRA) and European Society of Cardiology Working Group on Thrombosis, endorsed by the ESC Working Group on Valvular Heart Disease, Cardiac Arrhythmia Society of Southern Africa (CASSA), Heart Rhythm Society (HRS), Asia Pacific Heart Rhythm Society (APHRS), South African Heart (SA Heart) Association and Sociedad Latinoamericana de Estimulación Cardíaca y Electrofisiología (SOLEACE). 
  • Applying Criteria of Active Surveillance to Low-Risk Papillary Thyroid Cancer Over a Decade: How Many Surgeries and Complications Can Be Avoided? 
  • Appropriate use of echocardiography and relation to clinical decision making in both inpatients and outpatients in a developing country. 
  • Avoid "Cannot Exclude": Make a Diagnosis. 
  • Caveat emptor: the combined effects of multiplicity and selective reporting. 
  • Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' Decision to Reconsider Coverage Indications for ICDs: Where to Now? 
  • Changes in Medical Management after Coronary CT Angiography. 
  • Changes in Physician Decision Making after CT: A Prospective Multicenter Study in Primary Care Settings. 
  • Choice of Hemodialysis Access in Older Adults: A Cost-Effectiveness Analysis. 
  • Choosing a particular oral anticoagulant and dose for stroke prevention in individual patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation: part 1. 
  • Choosing a particular oral anticoagulant and dose for stroke prevention in individual patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation: part 2. 
  • Clinical Decision Making: Integrating Advances in the Molecular Understanding of Spine Tumors. 
  • Clinical Reasoning: Two see or not two see-Is it really double vision? 
  • Clinical Utility of the 12-Gene DCIS Score Assay: Impact on Radiotherapy Recommendations for Patients with Ductal Carcinoma In Situ. 
  • Clinical considerations for blunt laryngotracheal trauma in children. 
  • Clinical risks and healthcare utilization of hematopoietic cell transplantation for sickle cell disease in the USA using merged databases. 
  • Combining Angiotensin Converting Enzyme Inhibitors and Angiotensin Receptor Blocker for Clinical Decision-making Lacks Vision. 
  • Consideration of Out-of-Office Blood Pressure Monitoring in Hypertension Management. 
  • Contemporary Approaches to In-Transit Melanoma. 
  • Contemporary risk model for inhospital major bleeding for patients with acute myocardial infarction: The acute coronary treatment and intervention outcomes network (ACTION) registry®-Get With The Guidelines (GWTG)®. 
  • Coronary Artery Disease - Reporting and Data System (CAD-RADS): An Expert Consensus Document of SCCT, ACR and NASCI: Endorsed by the ACC. 
  • Counterpoints: Which should be used first in symptomatic metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer, docetaxel or radium? Radium-223 is the preferred therapy in bone-predominant symptomatic metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer. 
  • Curative Treatment for Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer in Elderly Patients: A Systematic Review. 
  • Data-Derived Treatment Duration Goal for Cervical Cancer: Should 8 Weeks Remain the Target in the Era of Concurrent Chemoradiation? 
  • Discordant Perceptions of Prognosis and Treatment Options Between Physicians and Patients With Advanced Heart Failure. 
  • Effect of extended-duration thromboprophylaxis on venous thromboembolism and major bleeding among acutely ill hospitalized medical patients: a bivariate analysis. 
  • Effective Partnering in Conducting Benefit-Risk Patient Preference Studies: Perspectives From a Patient Advocacy Organization, a Pharmaceutical Company, and Academic Stated-Preference Researchers. 
  • Emergency department crowding associated with differences in CXR interpretations between emergency physicians and radiologists. 
  • Estimating Survival in Melanoma Patients With Brain Metastases: An Update of the Graded Prognostic Assessment for Melanoma Using Molecular Markers (Melanoma-molGPA). 
  • Estimation of Risk for Initial Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease Events: Taking Stock and Moving Forward. 
  • Evaluation of The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Online Risk Calculator for Assessment of Risk in Patients Presenting for Aortic Valve Replacement After Prior Coronary Artery Bypass Graft: An Analysis Using the STS Adult Cardiac Surgery Database. 
  • Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guideline: Autologous Breast Reconstruction with DIEP or Pedicled TRAM Abdominal Flaps. 
  • Examination of Hydroxychloroquine Use and Hemolytic Anemia in G6PDH-Deficient Patients. 
  • Experiences with a clinical reasoning and evidence-based medicine course. 
  • Focal Therapy for Prostate Cancer: A More Vehement View of the Approach Could Translate into Real Benefits for Our Patients. 
  • Friday at Five: The Art of Medicine. 
  • Grid multi-category response logistic models. 
  • Identification of Patient Characteristics Influencing Setting of Care Decisions for Patients With Acute Bacterial Skin and Skin Structure Infections: Results of a Discrete Choice Experiment. 
  • Identification of patients at high risk for post-discharge venous thromboembolism after hepato-pancreato-biliary surgery: which patients benefit from extended thromboprophylaxis? 
  • Imaging biomarker roadmap for cancer studies. 
  • Impact of Heart Outcomes Prevention Evaluation Trial on Statin Eligibility for the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease: Insights from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. 
  • Incidence, Patterns, and Impact of Dual Antiplatelet Therapy Cessation Among Patients With and Without Chronic Kidney Disease Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: Results From the PARIS Registry (Patterns of Non-Adherence to Anti-Platelet Regimens in Stented Patients). 
  • Inclusion of Functional Status Measures in the Risk Adjustment of 30-Day Mortality After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement: A Report From the Society of Thoracic Surgeons/American College of Cardiology TVT Registry. 
  • Incorporating Geriatric Assessment into a Nephrology Clinic: Preliminary Data from Two Models of Care. 
  • Influence of operator experience and PCI volume on transfemoral access techniques: A collaboration of international cardiovascular societies. 
  • Is Advanced Imaging in Early-Stage Breast Cancer Ever Warranted? Reconciling Clinical Judgment With Common Quality Measures. 
  • Is Anticoagulation Beneficial in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension? 
  • Ki67 Proliferation Index as a Tool for Chemotherapy Decisions During and After Neoadjuvant Aromatase Inhibitor Treatment of Breast Cancer: Results From the American College of Surgeons Oncology Group Z1031 Trial (Alliance). 
  • Knowledge Gaps in Cardiovascular Care of Older Adults: A Scientific Statement from the American Heart Association, American College of Cardiology, and American Geriatrics Society: Executive Summary. 
  • Limitations of Prostate-specific Antigen Testing After a Prostate Cancer Diagnosis. 
  • Linked Sensitivity Analysis, Calibration, and Uncertainty Analysis Using a System Dynamics Model for Stroke Comparative Effectiveness Research. 
  • Low mortality rates after endovascular aortic repair expand use to high-risk patients. 
  • MY APPROACH to the risk stratification of patients for sudden cardiac death. 
  • Maintenance Poly (ADP-ribose) Polymerase Inhibitor Therapy for Ovarian Cancer: Precision Oncology or One Size Fits All? 
  • Management of Acute Proximal Humeral Fractures. 
  • Metastatic Pancreatic Cancer: ASCO Clinical Practice Guideline Update. 
  • Morbidity and Mortality Conference for Percutaneous Coronary Intervention. 
  • Multifactor Influences of Shared Decision-Making in Acoustic Neuroma Treatment. 
  • Multiparametric Prostate MR Imaging: Impact on Clinical Staging and Decision Making. 
  • Multiparametric Prostate MR Imaging: Impact on Clinical Staging and Decision Making. 
  • Multisite Investigation of Outcomes With Implementation of CYP2C19 Genotype-Guided Antiplatelet Therapy After Percutaneous Coronary Intervention. 
  • Neoadjuvant Systemic Therapy for Breast Cancer: Factors Influencing Surgeons' Referrals. 
  • North American Thrombosis Forum, AF Action Initiative Consensus Document. 
  • Objective Assessment of the Interfrontal Angle for Severity Grading and Operative Decision-Making in Metopic Synostosis. 
  • Optimal non-invasive imaging test selection for the diagnosis of ischaemic heart disease. 
  • Optimal use of radium-223 in patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer. 
  • Outcomes of Reoperation After Acute Type A Aortic Dissection: Implications for Index Repair Strategy. 
  • Palliative Care Version 1.2016. 
  • Palliative care in neonatal neurology: robust support for infants, families and clinicians. 
  • Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma, Version 2.2017, NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology. 
  • Patient Decision Aids: A Case for Certification at the National Level in the United States. 
  • Patient, Provider, and Practice Characteristics Associated With Sacubitril/Valsartan Use in the United States. 
  • Patient-Centered Communication for Discussing Oncotype DX Testing. 
  • Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury: Families and Healthcare Team Interaction Trajectories During Acute Hospitalization. 
  • Perspective: Untangling the ALS X-Files. 
  • Physician Decision-Making in the Setting of Advanced Illness: An Examination of Patient Disposition and Physician Religiousness. 
  • Physician Experience and Attitudes Toward Addressing the Cost of Cancer Care. 
  • Physician decision making in selection of second-line treatments in immune thrombocytopenia in children. 
  • Postmastectomy Radiotherapy: An American Society of Clinical Oncology, American Society for Radiation Oncology, and Society of Surgical Oncology Focused Guideline Update. 
  • Primary care physician decision making regarding severe obesity treatment and bariatric surgery: a qualitative study. 
  • Profile of Current Opinion on Arthroscopic Acromioplasty: A Video Survey Study. 
  • Quality of Life and Recommendations for Further Care. 
  • Relationship of Annular Sizing Using Multidetector Computed Tomographic Imaging and Clinical Outcomes After Self-Expanding CoreValve Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement. 
  • Revascularization in stable coronary disease: evidence and uncertainties. 
  • Role of Genetic Testing for Inherited Prostate Cancer Risk: Philadelphia Prostate Cancer Consensus Conference 2017. 
  • Shared Cared for Stable Glaucoma Patients: Economic Benefits and Patient-centered Outcomes of a Feasibility Trial. 
  • Should Antithrombotic Treatment Strategies in East Asians Differ from Caucasians? 
  • Should Neonatologists Give Opinions Withdrawing Life-sustaining Treatment? 
  • Steering between Scylla and Charybdis: Picking out the optimum time of double-J stent removal following renal transplantation. 
  • Stereotactic body radiation therapy for early-stage non-small cell lung cancer: Executive Summary of an ASTRO Evidence-Based Guideline. 
  • Stroke risk assessment in atrial fibrillation: risk factors and markers of atrial myopathy. 
  • The Congenital Heart Surgeon's Society Complete Atrioventricular Septal Defect Cohort: Baseline, Preintervention Echocardiographic Characteristics. 
  • Transapical Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement Is Associated With Increased Cardiac Mortality in Patients With Left Ventricular Dysfunction: Insights From the PARTNER I Trial. 
  • Treatment of Prosthetic Joint Infection: Established Patient Relationships May Impact Medical Decision-Making. 
  • U.S. Physicians' Opinions About Accommodating Religiously Based Requests for Continued Life-Sustaining Treatment. 
  • US Physicians' Opinions about Distinctions between Withdrawing and Withholding Life-Sustaining Treatment. 
  • Understanding operator stent choice in the catheterization laboratory using a pre-procedure survey: Opportunities for quality improvement. 
  • Understanding patient preferences for femoral central venous catheterization among patients with sickle cell disease. 
  • Updated guidelines for the diagnosis and management of high blood pressure: implications for clinical practice in nephrology. 
  • Validating the HERDOO2 rule to guide treatment duration for women with unprovoked venous thrombosis: multinational prospective cohort management study. 
  • Virtual Surgery for the Nasal Airway: A Preliminary Report on Decision Support and Technology Acceptance. 
  • What to say and how to say it: effective communication for cardiovascular disease prevention. 
  • Which Cholecystectomy do Medical Students Prefer? 
  • Who gains clinical benefit from using insulin pump therapy? A qualitative study of the perceptions and views of health professionals involved in the Relative Effectiveness of Pumps over MDI and Structured Education (REPOSE) trial. 
  • [Re]considering Respect for Persons in a Globalizing World.