David Franklin Kong | Scholars@Duke

David Franklin Kong
Associate Professor of Medicine

David F. Kong, M.D., A.M., D.M.T., F.A.C.C., F.S.C.A.I. is an Associate Professor of Medicine at Duke University Medical Center and Co-Director of the Cardiovascular Late Phase 3 and Devices Unit at the Duke Clinical Research Institute. An interventional cardiologist at Duke Hospital and a faculty member in the Duke Center for Healthcare Informatics, Dr. Kong specializes in cardiovascular informatics research and integration of evidence from cardiovascular clinical trials. Dr. Kong graduated magna cum laude from HarvardUniversity, where he also received a master’s degree in Organismic and Evolutionary Biology. He received his medical degree from the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, and was a resident on the Osler Medical Service at the JohnsHopkinsHospital. He completed fellowships in Cardiovascular Disease and Interventional Cardiovascular Medicine at DukeUniversity before joining the Duke faculty. Dr. Kong is board certified in internal medicine, cardiology, and interventional cardiology. He is a Certified Diver Medic, Master Diver, and Dive Medical Examiner, and has been elected Fellow of the American College of Cardiology and the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions.

Current Appointments & Affiliations

Associate Professor of Medicine, Medicine, Cardiology, Medicine 2011
Member in the Duke Clinical Research Institute, Duke Clinical Research Institute, Institutes and Centers 1996

Contact Information

Duke Box 3850, Durham, NC 27710
North Pavilion 7069, 2400 Pratt St, Durham, NC 27705
kong0008@dcri.duke.edu (919) 668-8946

Background
Education, Training, & Certifications
- Fellow in Cardiology, Medicine, Duke University 1995 - 2001
- Medical Resident, Medicine, Johns Hopkins University 1993 - 1995
- M.D., Johns Hopkins University 1993
Duke Appointment History
- Assistant Professor of Medicine, Medicine, Cardiology, Medicine 2010 - 2011
- Assistant Professor of Medicine, Medicine, Cardiology, Medicine 2002 - 2010
- Associate in the Department of Medicine, Medicine, Cardiology, Medicine 2001 - 2002
- Instructor, Temporary in the Department of Medicine, Medicine, Cardiology, Medicine 2001
Research
Selected Grants
- HARMONEE awarded by Orbusneich 2014 - 2020
- SAFE STEMI in Seniors LOI for Volcano awarded by Volcano Corporation 2016 - 2020
- MEDpiNET awarded by Food and Drug Administration 2013 - 2017
- BRIDGE DCC awarded by National Institutes of Health 2008 - 2017
- Standardized Collection and Submission of Cardiovascular Endpoint Data awarded by Food and Drug Administration 2012 - 2013
- Data Concepts and Terminology Standards in Cardiovascular Imaging (R24) awarded by Food and Drug Administration 2012 - 2013
- Thrombosis and Hemostasis Centers Research and Prevention Network awarded by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2002 - 2013
- ACC/Duke Partnership for a National Cardiovascular Research Infrastructure (NCRI) awarded by National Institutes of Health 2009 - 2012
- Rare Thrombotic Diseases Clinical Research Network awarded by National Institutes of Health 2004 - 2010
- Collaborative Research....LT Outcomes of Stents in Coronary Interventions awarded by Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality 2008 - 2009
- Treatment of In-Stent Restenosis awarded by Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality 2005 - 2007
- Predoctoral Clinical Research Training Program awarded by National Institutes of Health 2005 - 2006
Publications & Artistic Works
Selected Publications
- Conference Papers
  - Ortel, TL, Welsby, I, Kong, DF, Heit, JA, Krakow, E, Whitlatch, N, Arepally, GM, Lee, G, Bar-Yosef, S, and Williams, EC. "HIT Antibody Seropositivity and Thromboembolic Events After Cardiac Surgery." November 18, 2011. Link to Item
  - Eisenstein, EL, Cowper, PA, Bae, J, Kong, DF, and Anstrom, KJ. "Assessing proportions of higher-risk acute coronary syndrome-percutaneous coronary intervention patients in clinical trials and clinical practice." May 27, 2008. Link to Item
  - Whitlatch, NL, Kong, DF, and Ortel, TL. "Prediction of heparin induced thrombocytopenia: Validation of an experience-based computer model." November 16, 2007. Link to Item
  - Eisenstein, EL, Tuttle, RM, Shaw, LK, Anstrom, KJ, and Kong, DF. "Drug-eluting stent use is associated with significant improvements in long-term clinical outcomes." October 31, 2006. Link to Item
  - Liao, L, Alexander, JH, Kong, DF, Sketch, MH, Pappas, PA, Zhou, J, Lin, SS, Shaw, LK, Anstrom, KJ, and Mark, DB. "Which patients with previous bypass surgery benefit most from repeat revascularization?." February 21, 2006. Link to Item
  - Liao, L, Kong, DF, Samad, Z, Pappas, PA, Jollis, JG, Lin, SS, Wang, A, Fowler, VG, Chu, V, Sexton, DJ, Corey, GR, and Cabell, CH. "Echocardiographic risk-stratification for early surgery in patients with endocarditis is a cost-attractive alternative to standard care." February 21, 2006. Link to Item
  - Hsu, GW, Wagner, G, and Kong, DF. "Comparison of two clinical decision-making tools in the management of cardiovascular disease." 78th Annual Scientific Session of the American-Heart-Association. Dallas, TX. November 13, 2005 - November 16, 2005.: LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS, October 25, 2005. Link to Item
  - Kachhy, RG, Kong, DF, Honeycutt, E, Shaw, LK, and Davis, RD. "Long-term outcomes of the symmetry vein graft anastamosis device: A matched case-control analysis." 78th Annual Scientific Session of the American-Heart-Association. Dallas, TX. November 13, 2005 - November 16, 2005.: LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS, October 25, 2005. Link to Item
  - Liao, L, Sarria-Santamera, A, Huntington, A, Whellan, DJ, Matchar, DB, and Kong, DF. "Meta-analysis of survival and angina relief after transmyocardial revascularization." 54th Annual Scientific Session of the American-College-of-Cardiology. Orlando, FL. March 6, 2005.: ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC, February 1, 2005. Link to Item
  - Eisenstein, EL, McGuire, DK, Bhapkar, MV, Kong, DF, Califf, RM, and Newby, LK. "Moderate obesity is associated with better intermediate-term survival in acute coronary syndromes: Results from the SYMPHONY and 2nd SYMPHONY clinical trials." March 19, 2003. Link to Item
  - Kong, DF, Hasselblad, V, Harrington, RA, White, HD, Tcheng, JE, Kandzari, DE, Topol, EJ, and Califf, RM. "Cumulative meta-analysis of survival with platelet glycoprotein IIb/IIIa antagonists for percutaneous coronary interventions." 2003. Full Text Link to Item
  - Liao, L, Kong, DF, Shaw, LK, Sketch, MH, Milano, CA, and Mark, DB. "A statistical tool for predicting survival after bypass surgery: The Duke graft index." November 5, 2002. Link to Item
  - Pasquali, SK, Hasselblad, V, Li, JS, Kong, DF, and Sanders, SP. "Coronary artery pattern and mortality following arterial switch operation for transposition of the great arteries: A meta-analysis." November 5, 2002. Link to Item
  - Kong, DF, Shaw, LK, Harrell, FE, Muhlbaler, LH, Lee, KL, Califf, RM, and Jones, RH. "Predicting survival from the coronary arteriogram: An experience-based statistical index of coronary artery disease severity." : ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC, March 6, 2002. Link to Item
- Journal Articles
  - Saito, S, Krucoff, MW, Nakamura, S, Mehran, R, Maehara, A, Al-Khalidi, HR, Rowland, SM, Tasissa, G, Morrell, D, Joseph, D, Okaniwa, Y, Shibata, Y, Bertolet, BD, Rothenberg, MD, Généreux, P, Bezerra, H, and Kong, DF. "Japan-United States of America Harmonized Assessment by Randomized Multicentre Study of OrbusNEich's Combo StEnt (Japan-USA HARMONEE) study: primary results of the pivotal registration study of combined endothelial progenitor cell capture and drug-eluting stent in patients with ischaemic coronary disease and non-ST-elevation acute coronary syndrome." European Heart Journal 39, no. 26 (July 2018): 2460-2468. Full Text
  - Barac, YD, Alwair, H, Kong, DF, Patel, CB, Daneshmand, MA, Milano, CA, and Schroder, JN. "Migration of Intraaortic Balloon Pump Placed Via the Axillary Artery." The Journal of Invasive Cardiology 30, no. 1 (January 2018): E11-null.
  - Kong, DF, Saito, S, Nakamura, S, Mehran, R, Rowland, SM, Handler, A, Al-Khalidi, HR, and Krucoff, MW. "Rationale and design of the Japan-USA harmonized assessment by randomized, multicenter study of OrbusNEich's combo StEnt (Japan-USA HARMONEE): Assessment of a novel DES platform for percutaneous coronary revascularization in patients with ischemic coronary disease and non-ST-elevation acute coronary syndrome." American heart journal 187 (May 2017): 112-121. Full Text
  - Welsby, IJ, Krakow, EF, Heit, JA, Williams, EC, Arepally, GM, Bar-Yosef, S, Kong, DF, Martinelli, S, Dhakal, I, Liu, WW, Krischer, J, and Ortel, TL. "The association of anti-platelet factor 4/heparin antibodies with early and delayed thromboembolism after cardiac surgery." Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis : Jth 15, no. 1 (January 2017): 57-65. Full Text
  - Kong, DF, and Ohman, EM. "Chronic Total Coronary Occlusions, Percutaneous Coronary Intervention, and Mortality: A "Hybrid Approach" to Interpretation." Jacc. Cardiovascular Interventions 9, no. 15 (August 2016): 1545-1547. Full Text
  - Partin, MR, Shaukat, A, Nelson, DB, Gravely, A, Nugent, S, Gellad, ZF, and Burgess, JF. "Reply." Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology : the Official Clinical Practice Journal of the American Gastroenterological Association 14, no. 3 (March 2016): 486-null. (Letter) Full Text
  - Zeitler, EP, Al-Khatib, SM, Drozda, JP, Kessler, LG, Kirtane, AJ, Kong, DF, Laschinger, J, Marinac-Dabic, D, Morice, M-C, Reed, T, Sedrakyan, A, Stein, KM, Tcheng, J, Krucoff, MW, and MDEpiNet, . "Predictable and SuStainable Implementation of National Cardiovascular Registries (PASSION) infrastructure: A think tank report from Medical Device Epidemiological Network Initiative (MDEpiNet)." American heart journal 171, no. 1 (January 2016): 64-72.e1-2-. (Review) Full Text
  - Zeitler, EP, Al-Khatib, SM, Jr, DJP, Kessler, LG, Kirtane, AJ, Kong, DF, Laschinger, J, Marinac-Dabic, D, Morice, M-C, Reed, T, Sedrakyan, A, Stein, KM, Tcheng, J, and Krucoff, MW. "Predictable and Su Stainable Implementation of National Cardiovascular Registries (PASSION) infrastructure: A think tank report from Medical Device Epidemiological Network Initiative (MDEpiNet)." AMERICAN HEART JOURNAL 171, no. 1 (January 2016): 64-72. Full Text Link to Item
  - Douketis, JD, Spyropoulos, AC, Kaatz, S, Becker, RC, Caprini, JA, Dunn, AS, Garcia, DA, Jacobson, A, Jaffer, AK, Kong, DF, Schulman, S, Turpie, AGG, Hasselblad, V, Ortel, TL, and BRIDGE Investigators, . "Perioperative Bridging Anticoagulation in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation." The New England Journal of Medicine 373, no. 9 (August 2015): 823-833. Full Text
  - Hess, CN, Roe, MT, Clare, RM, Chiswell, K, Kelly, J, Tcheng, JE, Hagstrom, E, James, SK, Khouri, MG, Hirsch, BR, Kong, DF, Abernethy, AP, and Krucoff, MW. "Relationship Between Cancer and Cardiovascular Outcomes Following Percutaneous Coronary Intervention." Journal of the American Heart Association 4, no. 7 (July 6, 2015). Full Text Open Access Copy
  - Rao, SV, Hess, CN, Barham, B, Aberle, LH, Anstrom, KJ, Patel, TB, Jorgensen, JP, Mazzaferri, EL, Jolly, SS, Jacobs, A, Newby, LK, Gibson, CM, Kong, DF, Mehran, R, Waksman, R, Gilchrist, IC, McCourt, BJ, Messenger, JC, Peterson, ED, Harrington, RA, and Krucoff, MW. "A registry-based randomized trial comparing radial and femoral approaches in women undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention: the SAFE-PCI for Women (Study of Access Site for Enhancement of PCI for Women) trial." Jacc. Cardiovascular Interventions 7, no. 8 (August 2014): 857-867. Full Text
  - Al-Khatib, SM, Allen LaPointe, NM, Chatterjee, R, Crowley, MJ, Dupre, ME, Kong, DF, Lopes, RD, Povsic, TJ, Raju, SS, Shah, B, Kosinski, AS, McBroom, AJ, and Sanders, GD. "Rate- and rhythm-control therapies in patients with atrial fibrillation: a systematic review." Annals of Internal Medicine 160, no. 11 (June 2014): 760-773. (Review) Full Text
  - Alhejily, WA, Kong, DF, and Magnus Ohman, E. "Retrograde approach to coronary chronic total occlusion via an occluded saphenous bypass graft: a case report." Clinical case reports 1, no. 2 (December 2013): 54-58. Full Text
  - Alexander, KP, Kong, DF, Starr, AZ, Kramer, J, Chiswell, K, Tasneem, A, and Califf, RM. "Portfolio of clinical research in adult cardiovascular disease as reflected in ClinicalTrials.gov." Journal of the American Heart Association 2, no. 5 (September 26, 2013): e000009-null. Full Text
  - Hess, CN, Rao, SV, Kong, DF, Miller, JM, Anstrom, KJ, Bertrand, OF, Collet, J-P, Effron, MB, Eloff, BC, Fadiran, EO, Farb, A, Gilchrist, IC, Holmes, DR, Jacobs, AK, Kaul, P, Newby, LK, Rutledge, DR, Tavris, DR, Tsai, TT, White, RM, Peterson, ED, and Krucoff, MW. "TransRadial Education and Therapeutics (TREAT): shifting the balance of safety and efficacy of antithrombotic agents in percutaneous coronary intervention: a report from the Cardiac Safety Research Consortium." American Heart Journal 165, no. 3 (March 2013): 344-53.e1. Full Text
  - Hess, CN, Rao, SV, Kong, DF, Aberle, LH, Anstrom, KJ, Gibson, CM, Gilchrist, IC, Jacobs, AK, Jolly, SS, Mehran, R, Messenger, JC, Newby, LK, Waksman, R, and Krucoff, MW. "Embedding a randomized clinical trial into an ongoing registry infrastructure: Unique opportunities for efficiency in design of the Study of Access site for Enhancement of Percutaneous Coronary Intervention for Women (SAFE-PCI for Women)." American Heart Journal 166, no. 3 (2013): 421-428.e1. Full Text
  - Hess, CN, Rao, SV, Kong, DF, Aberle, LH, Anstrom, KJ, Gibson, CM, Gilchrist, IC, Jacobs, AK, Jolly, SS, Mehran, R, and al, E. "Embedding a randomized clinical trial into an ongoing registry infrastructure: Unique opportunities for efficiency in design of the Study of Access site For Enhancement of Percutaneous Coronary Intervention for Women (SAFE-PCI for Women)." American Heart Journal (2013). Full Text
  - Kong, DF, and Harrington, RA. "New drug development: Antihypertensives." (September 1, 2012): 33-40. (Chapter) Full Text
  - Eisenstein, EL, Kong, DF, Cowper, PA, Bae, JP, Ramaswamy, K, and Anstrom, KJ. "Nonfatal myocardial infarction and long-term outcomes in coronary artery disease." Am Heart J 163, no. 1 (January 2012): 95-103. Full Text Link to Item
  - Tricoci, P, Newby, LK, Hasselblad, V, Kong, DF, Giugliano, RP, White, HD, Théroux, P, Stone, GW, Moliterno, DJ, Van de Werf, F, Armstrong, PW, Prabhakaran, D, Rasoul, S, Bolognese, L, Durand, E, Braunwald, E, Califf, RM, and Harrington, RA. "Upstream use of small-molecule glycoprotein iib/iiia inhibitors in patients with non-ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndromes: a systematic overview of randomized clinical trials." Circulation. Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes 4, no. 4 (July 2011): 448-458. (Review) Full Text
  - Piccini, JP, and Kong, DF. "Mixed treatment comparisons for atrial fibrillation: evidence network or bewildering entanglement?." Europace 13, no. 3 (March 2011): 295-296. Full Text Link to Item
  - Whitlatch, NL, Kong, DF, Metjian, AD, Arepally, GM, and Ortel, TL. "Validation of the high-dose heparin confirmatory step for the diagnosis of heparin-induced thrombocytopenia." Blood 116, no. 10 (September 9, 2010): 1761-1766. Full Text Link to Item
  - Piccini, JP, Hasselblad, V, Peterson, ED, Washam, JB, Califf, RM, and Kong, DF. "Comparative Efficacy of Dronedarone and Amiodarone for the Maintenance of Sinus Rhythm in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation (vol 54, pg 1089, 2009)." JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY 55, no. 19 (May 11, 2010): 2185-2185. Full Text Link to Item
  - Kong, DF, Hasselblad, V, and Krucoff, MW. "Evidence strength in FDA premarket approval of cardiovascular devices." JAMA 303, no. 16 (April 28, 2010): 1599-1600. (Letter) Full Text Link to Item
  - Mark, DB, and Kong, DF. "Cardiac computed tomographic angiography what's the prognosis?." Journal of the American College of Cardiology 55, no. 10 (March 2010): 1029-1031. Full Text
  - Piccini, JP, and Kong, DF. "Reply." Journal of the American College of Cardiology 55, no. 10 (2010): 1052-1053. Full Text
  - Eisenstein, EL, Leon, MB, Kandzari, DE, Mauri, L, Edwards, R, Kong, DF, Cowper, PA, Anstrom, KJ, and ENDEAVOR III Investigators, . "Long-term clinical and economic analysis of the Endeavor zotarolimus-eluting stent versus the cypher sirolimus-eluting stent: 3-year results from the ENDEAVOR III trial (Randomized Controlled Trial of the Medtronic Endeavor Drug [ABT-578] Eluting Coronary Stent System Versus the Cypher Sirolimus-Eluting Coronary Stent System in De Novo Native Coronary Artery Lesions)." JACC Cardiovasc Interv 2, no. 12 (December 2009): 1199-1207. Full Text Link to Item
  - Eisenstein, EL, Wijns, W, Fajadet, J, Mauri, L, Edwards, R, Cowper, PA, Kong, DF, and Anstrom, KJ. "Long-term clinical and economic analysis of the Endeavor drug-eluting stent versus the Driver bare-metal stent: 4-year results from the ENDEAVOR II trial (Randomized Controlled Trial to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of the Medtronic AVE ABT-578 Eluting Driver Coronary Stent in De Novo Native Coronary Artery Lesions)." JACC Cardiovasc Interv 2, no. 12 (December 2009): 1178-1187. Full Text Link to Item
  - Piccini, JP, Hasselblad, V, Peterson, ED, Washam, JB, Califf, RM, and Kong, DF. "Comparative efficacy of dronedarone and amiodarone for the maintenance of sinus rhythm in patients with atrial fibrillation." Journal of the American College of Cardiology 54, no. 12 (September 2009): 1089-1095. (Review) Full Text
  - Chan, MY, Sun, JL, Newby, LK, Shaw, LK, Lin, M, Peterson, ED, Califf, RM, Kong, DF, and Roe, MT. "Long-term mortality of patients undergoing cardiac catheterization for ST-elevation and non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction." Circulation 119, no. 24 (June 8, 2009): 3110-3117. Full Text
  - Douglas, PS, Brennan, JM, Anstrom, KJ, Sedrakyan, A, Eisenstein, EL, Haque, G, Dai, D, Kong, DF, Hammill, B, Curtis, L, Matchar, D, Brindis, R, and Peterson, ED. "Clinical effectiveness of coronary stents in elderly persons: results from 262,700 Medicare patients in the American College of Cardiology-National Cardiovascular Data Registry." Journal of the American College of Cardiology 53, no. 18 (May 2009): 1629-1641. Full Text
  - Eisenstein, EL, Edwards, R, Cowper, PA, Kong, DF, Silverstein, MD, Mark, DB, Anstrom, KJ, and Wijns, W. "ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF THE ENDEAVOR DRUG-ELUTING STENT VS. THE DRIVER BARE METAL STENT: RESULTS FROM THE ENDEAVOR II TRIAL." VALUE IN HEALTH 12, no. 3 (May 2009): A152-A152. Link to Item
  - Eisenstein, EL, Leon, MB, Kandzari, DE, Edwards, R, Cowper, PA, Kong, DF, Silverstein, MD, Mark, DB, and Anstrom, KJ. "ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF ENDEAVOR VS. CYPHER STENTS: RESULTS FROM THE ENDEAVOR III TRIAL." VALUE IN HEALTH 12, no. 3 (May 2009): A152-A152. Link to Item
  - Brennan, JM, Anstrom, KJ, Eisenstein, EL, Dai, D, Haque, G, Kong, DF, Brindis, RG, Sedrakyan, A, Matcher, D, Peterson, ED, and Douglas, PS. "Long-Term Outcomes of Drug-Eluting Versus Bare-Metal Stents in Underrepresented Populations: Results From the Linked NCDR and CMS Database." JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY 53, no. 10 (March 10, 2009): A386-A386. Link to Item
  - Douglas, PS, Brennan, JM, Anstrom, K, Eisenstein, EL, Dai, D, Haque, G, Kong, DF, Brindis, RG, Sedrakyan, A, Matcher, DB, and Peterson, ED. "Outcomes Following Coronary Stenting in a Linked NCDR and CMS Database: A National Study of Long-Term, Real World Outcomes of Bare Metal and Drug-Eluting Stents." JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY 53, no. 10 (March 10, 2009): A401-A402. Link to Item
  - Eisenstein, EL, Cowper, PA, Bae, JP, Kong, DF, Ramaswamy, K, and Anstrom, KJ. "WHAT IS THE CLINICAL BENEFIT OF PREVENTING NON-FATAL MYOCARDIAL INFARCTIONS?." VALUE IN HEALTH 11, no. 6 (November 2008): A341-A342. Full Text Link to Item
  - Chan, M, Sun, LJ, Newby, LK, Shaw, LK, Peterson, ED, Kong, DF, Lin, M, Califf, RM, and Roe, MT. "Long-Term Prognostic Impact of ST-elevation vs. Non-ST-elevation Myocardial Infarction." CIRCULATION 118, no. 18 (October 28, 2008): S1058-S1058. Link to Item
  - Anstrom, KJ, Kong, DF, Shaw, LK, Califf, RM, Kramer, JM, Peterson, ED, Rao, SV, Matchar, DB, Mark, DB, Harrington, RA, and Eisenstein, EL. "Long-term clinical outcomes following coronary stenting." Archives of Internal Medicine 168, no. 15 (August 2008): 1647-1655. Full Text
  - Kong, DF, Eisenstein, EL, and Harrington, R. "Late adverse events after drug-eluting stent implantation." Curr Cardiol Rep 10, no. 4 (July 2008): 253-262. Link to Item
  - Liao, L, Kong, DF, Samad, Z, Pappas, PA, Jollis, JG, Lin, SS, Wang, A, Fowler, VG, Chu, VH, Sexton, DJ, Corey, GR, and Cabell, CH. "Echocardiographic risk stratification for early surgery with endocarditis: a cost-effectiveness analysis." Heart 94, no. 5 (May 2008): e18-. Full Text Link to Item
  - Konstance, RP, Eisenstein, EL, Anstrom, KJ, Shaw, LK, Califf, RM, Harrington, RA, Matchar, DB, Schulman, KA, and Kong, DF. "Outcomes of second revascularization procedures after stent implantation." Journal of Medical Systems 32, no. 2 (April 2008): 177-186. Full Text
  - Eisenstein, EL, Kong, DF, Anstrom, KJ, and Califf, RM. "Clopidogrel and long-term outcomes after drug-eluting stent implantation - Reply." JAMA-JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION 297, no. 16 (April 25, 2007): 1770-1771. Full Text Link to Item
  - APEX AMI Investigators, , Armstrong, PW, Granger, CB, Adams, PX, Hamm, C, Holmes, D, O'Neill, WW, Todaro, TG, Vahanian, A, and Van de Werf, F. "Pexelizumab for acute ST-elevation myocardial infarction in patients undergoing primary percutaneous coronary intervention: a randomized controlled trial." Jama 297, no. 1 (January 2007): 43-51. Full Text
  - Eisenstein, EL, Anstrom, KJ, Kong, DF, Shaw, LK, Tuttle, RH, Mark, DB, Kramer, JM, Harrington, RA, Matchar, DB, Kandzari, DE, Peterson, ED, Schulman, KA, and Califf, RM. "Clopidogrel use and long-term clinical outcomes after drug-eluting stent implantation." Jama 297, no. 2 (January 2007): 159-168. Full Text
  - Murasato, Y, Okamatsu, K, Kereiakes, DJ, Bhatt, DL, and Kong, DF. "In-stent pseudo-restenosis due to an organized thrombus six months after implantation of a sirolimus-eluting stent." Journal of Invasive Cardiology 19, no. 3 (2007): 145-148.
  - Kachhy, RG, Kong, DF, Honeycutt, E, Shaw, LK, and Davis, RD. "Long-term outcomes of the symmetry vein graft anastomosis device: a matched case-control analysis." Circulation 114, no. 1 Suppl (July 4, 2006): I425-I429. Full Text Link to Item
  - Eisenstein, EL, Tuttle, RH, Shaw, LK, Anstrom, KJ, and Kong, DF. "Drug-eluting stent use is associated with significant improvements in long-term clinical outcomes." VALUE IN HEALTH 9, no. 6 (2006): A338-A338. Full Text Link to Item
  - Halabi, AR, Alexander, JH, Shaw, LK, Lorenz, TJ, Liao, L, Kong, DF, Milano, CA, Harrington, RA, and Smith, PK. "Relation of early saphenous vein graft failure to outcomes following coronary artery bypass surgery." The American Journal of Cardiology 96, no. 9 (November 2005): 1254-1259. Full Text
  - Liao, L, Kong, DF, Shaw, LK, Sketch, MH, Milano, CA, Lee, KL, and Mark, DB. "A new anatomic score for prognosis after cardiac catheterization in patients with previous bypass surgery." J Am Coll Cardiol 46, no. 9 (November 1, 2005): 1684-1692. Full Text Link to Item
  - Savonitto, S, Cohen, MG, Politi, A, Hudson, MP, Kong, DF, Huang, Y, Pieper, KS, Mauri, F, Wagner, GS, Califf, RM, Topol, EJ, and Granger, CB. "Extent of ST-segment depression and cardiac events in non-ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndromes." European Heart Journal 26, no. 20 (October 2005): 2106-2113. Full Text
  - Eisenstein, EL, McGuire, DK, Bhapkar, MV, Kristinsson, A, Hochman, JS, Kong, DF, Califf, RM, Van de Werf, F, Yancy, WS, and Newby, LK. "Elevated body mass index and intermediate-term clinical outcomes after acute coronary syndromes." The American Journal of Medicine 118, no. 9 (September 2005): 981-990. Full Text
  - Kong, DF, and Goldschmidt-Clermont, PJ. "Tiny solutions for giant cardiac problems." Trends Cardiovasc Med 15, no. 6 (August 2005): 207-211. (Review) Full Text Link to Item
  - Kong, DF, and Eisenstein, EL. "Decision models for assessing the cost effectiveness of drug-eluting stents." Expert Opin Pharmacother 6, no. 6 (June 2005): 965-974. (Review) Full Text Link to Item
  - Liao, L, Sarria-Santamera, A, Matchar, DB, Huntington, A, Lin, S, Whellan, DJ, and Kong, DF. "Meta-analysis of survival and relief of angina pectoris after transmyocardial revascularization." Am J Cardiol 95, no. 10 (May 15, 2005): 1243-1245. Full Text Link to Item
  - Cohen, MG, Kelly, RV, Kong, DF, Menon, V, Shah, M, Ferreira, J, Pieper, KS, Criger, D, Poggio, R, Ohman, EM, Gore, J, Califf, RM, and Granger, CB. "Pulmonary artery catheterization in acute coronary syndromes: insights from the GUSTO IIb and GUSTO III trials." The American Journal of Medicine 118, no. 5 (May 2005): 482-488. Full Text
  - Kong, DF. "Drug-eluting stents reduce restenosis rates and major adverse cardiac events, but not mortality, in patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention." Evidence-Based Healthcare and Public Health 9, no. 1 (2005): 16-19. Full Text
  - Kong, DF, and Mark, DB. "Economic impact of new interventional therapies: are we asking the right questions?." J Am Coll Cardiol 44, no. 9 (November 2, 2004): 1809-1811. Full Text Link to Item
  - Bittl, JA, Chew, DP, Topol, EJ, Kong, DF, and Califf, RM. "Meta-analysis of randomized trials of percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty versus atherectomy, cutting balloon atherotomy, or laser angioplasty." Journal of the American College of Cardiology 43, no. 6 (March 2004): 936-942. Full Text
  - Kandzari, DE, Hasselblad, V, Tcheng, JE, Stone, GW, Califf, RM, Kastrati, A, Neumann, F-J, Brener, SJ, Montalescot, G, Kong, DF, and Harrington, RA. "Improved clinical outcomes with abciximab therapy in acute myocardial infarction: a systematic overview of randomized clinical trials." American Heart Journal 147, no. 3 (March 2004): 457-462. (Review) Full Text
  - Kong, DF, Eisenstein, EL, Sketch, MH, Zidar, JP, Ryan, TJ, Harrington, RA, Newman, MF, Smith, PK, Mark, DB, and Califf, RM. "Economic impact of drug-eluting stents on hospital systems: a disease-state model." American Heart Journal 147, no. 3 (March 2004): 449-456. Full Text
  - Quinn, MJ, Aronow, HD, Califf, RM, Bhatt, DL, Sapp, S, Kleiman, NS, Harrington, RA, Kong, DF, Kandzari, DE, and Topol, EJ. "Aspirin dose and six-month outcome after an acute coronary syndrome." Journal of the American College of Cardiology 43, no. 6 (March 2004): 972-978. Full Text
  - Kong, DF. "Aspirin in cardiovascular disorders. What is the optimum dose?." Am J Cardiovasc Drugs 4, no. 3 (2004): 151-158. (Review) Link to Item
  - Kong, DF, Hasselblad, V, Harrington, RA, White, HD, Tcheng, JE, Kandzari, DE, Topol, EJ, and Califf, RM. "Meta-analysis of survival with platelet glycoprotein IIb/IIIa antagonists for percutaneous coronary interventions." The American Journal of Cardiology 92, no. 6 (September 2003): 651-655. Full Text
  - Liao, L, and Kong, DF. "Angiographic changes in vein grafts: Stable surrogate or seductive siren?." American Heart Journal 145, no. 2 (2003): 187-189. Full Text
  - Newby, K, Cliff, R, White, H, and Kong, DF. "Oral glycoprotein IIb/IIIa inhibitors are associated with increased mortality and myocardial infarction in coronary artery disease." Evidence-based Cardiovascular Medicine 7, no. 1 (2003): 8-9. Full Text
  - Pasquali, SK, Hasselblad, V, Li, JS, Kong, DF, and Sanders, SP. "Coronary artery pattern and outcome of arterial switch operation for transposition of the great arteries: a meta-analysis." Circulation 106, no. 20 (November 2002): 2575-2580. Full Text
  - Kong, DF, Hasselblad, V, Kandzari, DE, Newby, LK, and Califf, RM. "Seeking the optimal aspirin dose in acute coronary syndromes." The American Journal of Cardiology 90, no. 6 (September 2002): 622-625. (Review) Full Text
  - Hansen, KE, Kong, DF, Moore, KD, and Ortel, TL. "Risk factors associated with thrombosis in patients with antiphospholipid antibodies." The Journal of Rheumatology 28, no. 9 (September 2001): 2018-2024.
  - Hasselblad, V, and Kong, DF. "Statistical Methods for Comparison to Placebo in Active-Control Trials." Drug Information Journal 35, no. 2 (April 2001): 435-449. Full Text
  - Hasselblad, V, and Kong, DF. "Statistical methods for comparison to placebo in active-control trials." Drug Information Journal 35, no. 2 (January 1, 2001): 435-449. (Review) Full Text
  - Borges-Neto, S, Javaid, A, Shaw, LK, Kong, DF, Hanson, MW, Pagnanelli, RA, Ravizzini, G, and Coleman, RE. "Poststress measurements of left ventricular function with gated perfusion SPECT: comparison with resting measurements by using a same-day perfusion-function protocol." Radiology 215, no. 2 (May 2000): 529-533. Full Text
  - Kong, DF, Blazing, MA, and O'Connor, CM. "Advances in the approach to acute coronary syndromes." Hosp Pract (1995) 35, no. 4 (April 15, 2000): 61-64. (Review) Link to Item
  - Cohen, MG, Kong, DF, Warner, JJ, Wightman, MB, Greenbaum, AB, Tcheng, JE, Peter, RH, Sketch, MH, Muhlbaier, LH, and Zidar, JP. "Outcomes following interventions in small coronary arteries with the use of hand-crimped Palmaz-Schatz stents." Am J Cardiol 85, no. 4 (February 15, 2000): 446-450. Link to Item
  - Borges-Neto, S, Javid, A, Kong, D, Shaw, L, and Coleman, RE. "Prediction of myocardial perfusion abnormalities by quantitative regional function using a radionuclide angiography database: a comparison with wall motion analysis." Clinical Nuclear Medicine 25, no. 2 (February 2000): 110-114. Full Text
  - Cohen, MG, Hudson, MP, Granger, CB, Kong, DF, Gardner, LH, Wagner, GS, Califf, RM, Savonitto, S, and Topol, EJ. "Quantitative electrocardiographic variables predict adverse outcomes in Non-ST elevation acute coronary syndromes: Results from GUSTO IIb." JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY 35, no. 2 (February 2000): 410A-411A. Link to Item
  - Cohen, MG, Granger, CB, Ohman, EM, Stebbins, AL, Grinfeld, LR, Cagide, AM, Elizari, MV, Betriu, A, Kong, DF, Topol, EJ, and Califf, RM. "Outcome of hispanic patients treated with thrombolytic therapy for acute myocardial infarction: Results from the GUSTO-I and -III trials." Journal of the American College of Cardiology 34, no. 6 (November 15, 1999): 1729-1737. Full Text
  - Cohen, MG, Granger, CB, Ohman, EM, Stebbins, AL, Grinfeld, LR, Cagide, AM, Elizari, MV, Betriu, A, Kong, DF, Topol, EJ, and Califf, RM. "Outcome of Hispanic patients treated with thrombolytic therapy for acute myocardial infarction: results from the GUSTO-I and III trials. Global Utilization of Streptokinase and TPA for Occluded Coronary Arteries." Journal of the American College of Cardiology 34, no. 6 (November 1999): 1729-1737. Full Text
  - Kong, DF, Topol, EJ, Bittl, JA, White, HD, Théroux, P, Hasselblad, V, and Califf, RM. "Clinical outcomes of bivalirudin for ischemic heart disease." Circulation 100, no. 20 (November 1999): 2049-2053. Full Text
  - Kong, DF, and Califf, RM. "Glycoprotein IIb/IIIa receptor antagonists in non-ST elevation acute coronary syndromes and percutaneous revascularisation: a review of trial reports." Drugs 58, no. 4 (October 1999): 609-620. (Review) Full Text
  - Tcheng, JE, and Kong, DF. "Vale, warfarin: a stentorian farewell." Am Heart J 138, no. 4 Pt 1 (October 1999): 602-605. Link to Item
  - Alexander, JH, Al-Khatib, S, Cantor, W, Greenbaum, AB, Hudson, MP, Kong, DF, and Shah, M. "Highlights from the American College of Cardiology 48th Annual Scientific Sessions: March 7 to 10, 1999." Am Heart J 138, no. 1 Pt 1 (July 1999): 175-190. Link to Item
  - Kong, DF, and Califf, RM. "Coronary interventions "to go": Is faster better?." The Journal of Invasive Cardiology 11, no. 6 (June 1999): 401-402. (Letter)
  - Kong, DF, Blazing, MA, and O'Connor, CM. "The health care burden of unstable angina." Cardiol Clin 17, no. 2 (May 1999): 247-261. (Review) Link to Item
  - Sadowski, ZP, Alexander, JH, Skrabucha, B, Dyduszynski, A, Kuch, J, Nartowicz, E, Swiatecka, G, Kong, DF, and Granger, CB. "Multicenter randomized trial and a systematic overview of lidocaine in acute myocardial infarction." Am Heart J 137, no. 5 (May 1999): 792-798. Link to Item
  - Alexander, JH, Kong, DF, and Cantor, WJ. "Highlights from the 71st American Heart Association Scientific Sessions: November 8 to 11, 1998." Am Heart J 137, no. 3 (March 1999): 555-574. Link to Item
  - Alexander, JH, Al-Khatib, S, Cantor, W, Greenbaum, AB, Hudson, MP, Kong, DF, and Shah, M. "Highlights from the American College of Cardiology 48th Annual Scientific Sessions: March 7 to 10, 1999." American Heart Journal 138, no. 1 I (1999): 175-190.
  - Kong, DF. "Steroids for restenosis: Strike three!." American Heart Journal 138, no. 1 I (1999): 3-4. Full Text
  - Tcheng, JE, and Kong, DF. "Vale, warfarin: A stentorian farewell." American Heart Journal 138, no. 4 I (1999): 602-605. Full Text
  - Kong, DF, Califf, RM, Miller, DP, Moliterno, DJ, White, HD, Harrington, RA, Tcheng, JE, Lincoff, AM, Hasselblad, V, and Topol, EJ. "Clinical outcomes of therapeutic agents that block the platelet glycoprotein IIb/IIIa integrin in ischemic heart disease." Circulation 98, no. 25 (December 1998): 2829-2835. Full Text
  - Miller, JM, Ohman, EM, Hasselblad, V, Granger, CB, Sketch, MH, Kong, DF, and Califf, RM. "Can TIMI grade 3 flow at 60 minutes after thrombolysis substitute as a new angiographic standard? A meta-analytic approach." CIRCULATION 98, no. 17 (October 27, 1998): 784-784. Link to Item
  - Kong, DF, and Califf, RM. "Post-procedure heparin: boon or burden?." American Heart Journal 136, no. 2 (August 1998): 183-185. Full Text
  - Alexander, JH, Greenbaum, AB, Hudson, MP, Kong, DF, Miller, JM, Tung, CY, and Whellan, DJ. "Session highlights from the American College of Cardiology Scientific Sessions: March 29 to April 1, 1998." Am Heart J 136, no. 1 (July 1998): 176-179. Link to Item
  - Kong, DF, and Peterson, ED. "Squeezing the "value" from cost data." Am Heart J 136, no. 1 (July 1998): 1-3. (Review) Link to Item
  - Alexander, JH, Greenbaum, AB, Hudson, MP, Kong, DF, Miller, JM, Tung, CY, and Whellan, DJ. "Session highlights from the American College of Cardiology Scientific Sessions: March 29 to April 1, 1998." Am Heart J 135, no. 6 Pt 1 (June 1998): 1099-1114. Link to Item
  - Alexander, JH, Alexander, K, Kong, DF, Tung, CY, and Whellan, D. "Session highlights from the American Heart Association Scientific Sessions: November 9-12, 1997." Am Heart J 135, no. 1 (January 1998): 157-180. Link to Item
  - Kong, DF, Lee, KL, Harrell, FE, Boswick, JM, Mark, DB, Hlatky, MA, Califf, RM, and Pryor, DB. "Clinical experience and predicting survival in coronary disease." Archives of Internal Medicine 149, no. 5 (May 1989): 1177-1181. Full Text
  - Wall, TC, Mark, DB, Califf, RM, Collins, G, Burgess, R, Skelton, TN, Hinohara, T, Kong, DF, Mantell, S, and Aronson, L. "Prediction of early recurrent myocardial ischemia and coronary reocclusion after successful thrombolysis: a qualitative and quantitative angiographic study." The American Journal of Cardiology 63, no. 7 (February 1989): 423-428. Full Text
- Reports
  - Al-Khatib, SM, Allen LaPointe, N, Chatterjee, R, Crowley, MJ, Dupre, ME, Kong, DF, Lopes, RD, Povsic, TJ, Raju, SS, Kosinski, A, McBroom, AJ, Chobot, MM, Gray, R, and Sanders, GD. Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation. Comparative Effectiveness Review 119. Rockville, MD: AHRQ Publication, June 28, 2013.

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