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Christopher Bull Granger

Christopher Bull Granger

Fred Cobb, M.D. Distinguished Professor of Medicine
Medicine, Cardiology
christopher.granger@duke.edu
Duke Box 3409, Durham, NC 27710
300 West Morgan Street, Durham, NC 27701

Featured Works

Association of standard clinical and laboratory variables with red blood cell distribution width.

Journal article Am Heart J · April 2016 Featured Publication BACKGROUND: Red blood cell distribution width (RDW) strongly predicts clinical outcomes among patients with coronary disease and heart failure. The factors underpinning this association are unknown. METHODS: In 6,447 individuals enrolled in the Measurement ... Full text Link to item Cite

Early versus delayed invasive intervention in acute coronary syndromes.

Journal article N Engl J Med · May 21, 2009 Featured Publication BACKGROUND: Earlier trials have shown that a routine invasive strategy improves outcomes in patients with acute coronary syndromes without ST-segment elevation. However, the optimal timing of such intervention remains uncertain. METHODS: We randomly assign ... Full text Link to item Cite

Incidence of and outcomes associated with ventricular tachycardia or fibrillation in patients undergoing primary percutaneous coronary intervention.

Journal article JAMA · May 6, 2009 Featured Publication CONTEXT: The incidence and timing of sustained ventricular tachycardia or fibrillation (VT/VF) and its impact on outcomes in patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) undergoing primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) are poorly und ... Full text Link to item Cite

Advancing care for acute heart failure--no time to relax.

Journal article Lancet · April 25, 2009 Featured Publication Full text Link to item Cite

Medication performance measures and mortality following acute coronary syndromes.

Journal article Am J Med · August 2005 Featured Publication PURPOSE: To identify patient and health care factors which are related to the use of medical treatments that comprise quality measures and to assess the relation of these measures with mortality. METHODS: The study sample consisted of 20 140 patients with ... Full text Link to item Cite

Predictors of hospital mortality in the global registry of acute coronary events.

Journal article Arch Intern Med · October 27, 2003 Featured Publication BACKGROUND: Management of acute coronary syndromes (ACS) should be guided by an estimate of patient risk. OBJECTIVE: To develop a simple model to assess the risk for in-hospital mortality for the entire spectrum of ACS treated in general clinical practice. ... Full text Link to item Cite

Effects of candesartan in patients with chronic heart failure and reduced left-ventricular systolic function intolerant to angiotensin-converting-enzyme inhibitors: the CHARM-Alternative trial.

Journal article Lancet · September 6, 2003 Featured Publication BACKGROUND: Angiotensin-converting-enzyme (ACE) inhibitors improve outcome of patients with chronic heart failure (CHF). A substantial proportion of patients, however, experience no benefit from ACE inhibitors because of previous intolerance. We aimed to f ... Full text Link to item Cite