Rajendra H. Mehta | Scholars@Duke

Rajendra H. Mehta
Consulting Professor in the Department of Medicine

Current Appointments & Affiliations

Consulting Professor in the Department of Medicine, Medicine, Cardiology, Medicine 2015
Member in the Duke Clinical Research Institute, Duke Clinical Research Institute, Institutes and Centers 2004

Contact Information

Duke North, Durham, NC 27710
(919) 668-8971

Background
Education, Training, & Certifications
- M.D., Grant Medical College (India) 1986
Duke Appointment History
- Associate Consulting Professor in the Department of Medicine, Medicine, Cardiology, Medicine 2008 - 2015
Publications & Artistic Works
Selected Publications
- Conference Papers
  - Mehta, RH, Sun, J-L, Lokhnygina, Y, Watkins, K, Roe, M, Corbalán, R, and Blazing, M. "THE ASSOCIATION OF HIGH-DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL WITH LONG-TERM ADVERSE EVENTS AMONG PATIENTS WITH ESTABLISHED CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE: INSIGHTS FROM THE IMPROVE-IT TRIAL." April 2016. Full Text
  - Harskamp, RE, Hoedemaker, N, Newby, LK, Woudstra, P, Grundeken, MJ, Beijk, MA, Piek, JJ, Tijssen, JG, Mehta, RH, and de Winter, RJ. "Procedural and clinical outcomes after use of the glycoprotein IIb/IIIa inhibitor abciximab for saphenous vein graft interventions." January 2016. Full Text
  - Piyaskulkaew, C, Parvataneni, K, Ballout, H, Sharma, T, LaLonde, T, Mehta, RH, and Yamasaki, H. "TCT-522 Outcomes of Laser-Assisted Balloon Angioplasty versus Balloon Angioplasty Alone for Below Knee Peripheral Arterial Disease." September 2014. Full Text
  - Othman, H, Khambatta, S, Seth, M, LaLonde, T, Rosman, H, Gurm, H, and Mehta, R. "BLEEDING IS ASSOCIATED WITH A GREATER MORTALITY HAZARD IN WOMEN COMPARED WITH MEN: INSIGHTS FROM THE BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD OF MICHIGAN CARDIOVASCULAR CONSORTIUM REGISTRY." April 2014. Full Text
  - Piyaskulkaew, C, Parvataneni, K, Ballout, H, Sharma, T, Almahmoud, M, Ketron, L, Szpunar, S, LaLonde, T, Mehta, R, and Yamasaki, H. "OUTCOMES OF LASER-ASSISTED BALLOON ANGIOPLASTY VERSUS BALLOON ANGIOPLASTY ALONE FOR BELOW KNEE PERIPHERAL ARTERIAL DISEASE." April 2014. Full Text
  - Eggebrecht, H, Mehta, RH, Kahlert, P, Schymik, G, Lefevre, T, Lange, R, Macaya, C, Mandinov, L, Wendler, O, and Thomas, M. "TCT-717 Emergent Cardiac Surgery During Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation (TAVI) - Insights from the Edwards SAPIEN Aortic Bioprosthesis European Outcome (SOURCE) Registry." October 2013. Full Text
  - Harrison, R, Hasselblad, V, Levin, R, Mehta, R, Harrington, R, and Alexander, J. "LEVOSIMENDAN REDUCES MORTALITY IN PATIENTS WITH REDUCED EJECTION FRACTION UNDERGOING CARDIAC SURGERY: A META-ANALYSIS OF RANDOMIZED CLINICAL TRIALS." March 2012. Full Text
  - Jr, LBD, Broce, M, Mehta, RH, Reyes, EM, and Alexander, JH. "No Evidence of Cardiovascular Harm of Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Use During Coronary Artery Bypass: Post-hoc Results From Two Large Multicenter Randomized Trials." November 22, 2011. Link to Item
  - Truffa, AA, Lopes, RD, White, KR, Mehta, RH, Patel, MR, Pieper, KS, Armstrong, PW, and Granger, CB. "SERIOUS INFECTIONS IN PATIENTS WITH ST-SEGMENT ELEVATION MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION TREATED WITH PRIMARY PCI ARE RARE, BUT ASSOCIATED WITH HIGHER MORTALITY." April 5, 2011. Full Text Link to Item
  - Mehta, RH, Honeycutt, E, Hughes, GC, and Jr, SMH. "Relationship of Time Interval Between Elective Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery and Cardiac Catheterization With the Risk of Post-Surgical Acute Kidney Injury." November 23, 2010. Link to Item
  - Harjai, K, Shenoy, C, Orshaw, P, Usmani, S, Boura, J, and Mehta, R. "Net Adverse Clinical Events After Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in Patients Treated With Proton Pump inhibitors In Conjunction With Clopidogrel." September 21, 2010. Link to Item
  - Mehta, RH, Lopes, RD, Stebbins, A, Rao, SV, Pieper, KS, Califf, RM, Alexander, JH, and Granger, CB. "Differences in Bleeding Rates Accounts for All of the Excess Mortality in African Americans Compared With Caucasians With ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction treated With Fibrinolysis." November 3, 2009. Link to Item
  - Piccini, JP, Schulte, PJ, Pieper, KS, Mehta, RH, Topol, EJ, White, HD, Van de Werf, F, Ardissino, D, Califf, RM, Granger, CB, Ohman, EM, and Nexander, JH. "Antiarrhythmic Drug Therapy for Sustained Ventricular Arrhythmias Complicating Acute Myocardial Infarction." November 3, 2009. Link to Item
  - Eggebrecht, H, Thompson, M, Rousseau, H, Czerny, M, Lonn, L, Mehta, R, and Erbel, R. "Retrograde Ascending Aortic Dissection During or After Thoracic Aortic Stent-Graft Placement-Insights from the European Registry on Endovascular Aortic Repair Complications (EuREC)." September 21, 2009. Link to Item
  - Eggebrecht, H, Thompson, M, Rousseau, H, Czerny, M, Lönn, L, Mehta, RH, Erbel, R, and European Registry on Endovascular Aortic Repair Complications, . "Retrograde ascending aortic dissection during or after thoracic aortic stent graft placement: insight from the European registry on endovascular aortic repair complications." September 2009. Full Text
  - Mehta, RH, Zahn, R, Hochadel, M, Mudra, H, Ischinger, T, Hauptmann, KE, Jung, J, Seggewiss, H, Zeymer, U, and Senges, J. "Carotid Artery Stenting For Significant Carotid Stenosis in Patients With Contralateral Occlusion: The German ALKK CAS - Registry Experience." March 10, 2009. Link to Item
  - Mehta, RH, Ou, F-S, Peterson, ED, Shaw, RE, Hillegass, WB, Rumsfeld, JS, and Rue, MT. "Clinical Significance of Post-Procedural Thrombolysis In Myocardial Infarction Flow in Patients with Cardiogenic Shock Undergoing Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention." 81st Annual Scientific Session of the American-Heart-Association. New Orleans, LA. November 8, 2008 - November 12, 2008.: LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS, October 28, 2008. Link to Item
  - Eggebrecht, H, Huptas, S, Dechene, A, Tsagakis, K, Jakob, H, Mehta, RH, and Erbel, R. "Aortoesophageal Fistula after Thoracic Aortic Stent-Graft Placement: A Rare But Catastrophic Complication of Novel Emerging Technique." October 12, 2008. Link to Item
  - Mehta, RH, Bhatt, D, Steg, G, Liau, C-S, Eagle, KA, Goto, S, Wilson, PW, and Magnus, EO. "Targeting risk factors to goals is associated with better outcomes among patients with coronary artery bypass surgery: Insights from the REACH registry." October 16, 2007. Link to Item
  - Mehta, RH, Grab, JD, O'Brien, SM, Glower, DD, Jacobs, JP, Puskas, JD, Gammie, JS, and Peterson, ED. "Bedside tool for predicting operative mortality in patients with cardiogenic shock undergoing coronary artery bypass surgery." 80th Annual Scientific Session of the American-Heart-Association. Orlando, FL. November 4, 2007 - November 7, 2007.: LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS, October 16, 2007. Link to Item
  - Mehta, RH, Grab, JD, O'Brien, SM, Glower, DD, Jacobs, JP, Puskas, JD, Gammie, JS, and Peterson, ED. "Coronary artery bypass surgery in 14,956 patients with Cardiogenic shock: The society of thoracic surgeons national database experience." 80th Annual Scientific Session of the American-Heart-Association. Orlando, FL. November 4, 2007 - November 7, 2007.: LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS, October 16, 2007. Link to Item
  - Ballotta, A, Saleh, HZ, El Baghdady, HW, Gomaa, M, Belloli, F, Kandil, H, Balbaa, Y, Bettini, F, Bossone, E, Menicanti, L, Frigiola, A, Bellucci, C, and Mehta, RH. "Comparison of early platelet activation in patients undergoing on-pump versus off-pump coronary artery bypass surgery." July 2007. Full Text
  - Karve, AM, Mehta, RH, Li, L, Fonarow, GC, Rumsfeld, JS, Peterson, ED, and Hernandez, AF. "Influence of patient casemix on hospital process performance rankings." 8th Scientific Forum on Quality of Care and Outcomes Research in Cardiovascular Disease and Stroke. Washington, DC. May 9, 2007 - May 11, 2007.: LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS, May 29, 2007. Link to Item
  - Mehta, RH, Honeycutt, E, Shaw, LK, Milano, CA, and Jr, SMH. "Are there any differences in the clinical and angiographic correlates of short- and long-term mortality in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass surgery?." March 6, 2007. Link to Item
  - Mehta, RH, Zahn, R, Hochadel, M, Ischinger, T, Schmalz, W, Hauptmann, KE, Mark, B, Zeymer, U, Treese, N, Roth, E, Senges, J, and Registry, GALKK-CAS. "Carotid stenting in patients with prior carotid endarterectomy is associated with favorable outcomes in community practice: Insights from the large German multicenter ALKK CAS - Registry." March 6, 2007. Link to Item
  - Rogers, AM, Riba, AL, Jani, SM, Mehta, R, DeFranco, AC, Parrish, R, Skorcz, S, Baker, PL, Faul, J, Chen, B, Elma, AC, Mitchell, KR, Froehlich, JB, Montoye, CK, and Eagle, KA. "Reinforcing evidence-based treatment at the point of discharge lowers 1-year mortality in medicare patients after acute myocardial infarction: The guidelines applied in practice (GAP) initiative in Michigan." May 30, 2006. Link to Item
- Journal Articles
  - Mehta, RH, Alexander, JH, and LEVO-CTS Steering Committee Members and Trial Investigators, . "Levosimendan in Cardiac Surgery." The New England Journal of Medicine 377, no. 19 (November 9, 2017): 1900-1901. (Letter) Full Text
  - Mehta, RH, Leimberger, JD, van Diepen, S, Meza, J, Wang, A, Jankowich, R, Harrison, RW, Hay, D, Fremes, S, Duncan, A, Soltesz, EG, Luber, J, Park, S, Argenziano, M, Murphy, E, Marcel, R, Kalavrouziotis, D, Nagpal, D, Bozinovski, J, Toller, W, Heringlake, M, Goodman, SG, Levy, JH, Harrington, RA, Anstrom, KJ, Alexander, JH, and LEVO-CTS Investigators, . "Levosimendan in Patients with Left Ventricular Dysfunction Undergoing Cardiac Surgery." The New England Journal of Medicine 376, no. 21 (May 2017): 2032-2042. Full Text
  - de Souza Brito, F, Mehta, RH, Lopes, RD, Harskamp, RE, Lucas, BD, Schulte, PJ, Tardif, J-C, and Alexander, JH. "Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs and Clinical Outcomes in Patients Undergoing Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery." The American Journal of Medicine 130, no. 4 (April 2017): 462-468. Full Text
  - Mehta, RH, Van Diepen, S, Meza, J, Bokesch, P, Leimberger, JD, Tourt-Uhlig, S, Swartz, M, Parrotta, J, Jankowich, R, Hay, D, Harrison, RW, Fremes, S, Goodman, SG, Luber, J, Toller, W, Heringlake, M, Anstrom, KJ, Levy, JH, Harrington, RA, Alexander, JH, and LEVO-CTS Investigators, . "Levosimendan in patients with left ventricular systolic dysfunction undergoing cardiac surgery on cardiopulmonary bypass: Rationale and study design of the Levosimendan in Patients with Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction Undergoing Cardiac Surgery Requiring Cardiopulmonary Bypass (LEVO-CTS) trial." American heart journal 182 (December 2016): 62-71. Full Text
  - Eggebrecht, H, Bestehorn, M, Haude, M, Schmermund, A, Bestehorn, K, Voigtländer, T, Kuck, K-H, and Mehta, RH. "Outcomes of transfemoral transcatheter aortic valve implantation at hospitals with and without on-site cardiac surgery department: insights from the prospective German aortic valve replacement quality assurance registry (AQUA) in 17 919 patients." European Heart Journal 37, no. 28 (July 2016): 2240-2248. Full Text
  - Parvataneni, KC, Piyaskulkaew, C, Szpunar, S, Sharma, T, Patel, V, Patel, S, Davis, T, Lalonde, T, Yamasaki, H, Rosman, HS, and Mehta, RH. "Relation of Baseline Renal Dysfunction With Outcomes in Patients Undergoing Popliteal and Infrapopliteal Percutaneous Peripheral Arterial Interventions." The American Journal of Cardiology 118, no. 2 (July 2016): 298-302. Full Text
  - Prates, PRL, Williams, JB, Mehta, RH, Stevens, SR, Thomas, L, Smith, PK, Newby, LK, Kalil, RAK, Alexander, JH, and Lopes, RD. "Clopidogrel use After Myocardial Revascularization: Prevalence, Predictors, and One-Year Survival Rate." Brazilian journal of cardiovascular surgery 31, no. 2 (April 2016): 106-114. Full Text Open Access Copy
  - Vavalle, JP, van Diepen, S, Clare, RM, Hochman, JS, Weaver, WD, Mehta, RH, Pieper, KS, Patel, MR, Patel, UD, Armstrong, PW, Granger, CB, and Lopes, RD. "Renal failure in patients with ST-segment elevation acute myocardial infarction treated with primary percutaneous coronary intervention: Predictors, clinical and angiographic features, and outcomes." American Heart Journal 173 (March 2016): 57-66. Full Text
  - Eggebrecht, H, Schmermund, A, and Mehta, RH. "TAVI - A true success story." EuroIntervention 11, no. 9 (January 1, 2016): 1085-. (Letter)
  - Eggebrecht, H, and Mehta, RH. "Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) in Germany 2008-2014: on its way to standard therapy for aortic valve stenosis in the elderly?." Eurointervention : Journal of Europcr in Collaboration With the Working Group on Interventional Cardiology of the European Society of Cardiology 11, no. 9 (January 2016): 1029-1033. Full Text
  - Jalal, S, Lalonde, TA, Yamasaki, H, Boshara, A, Rosman, HS, Mehta, RH, and Davis, TP. "Novel CenterCross and MultiCross devices for the treatment of infrainguinal chronic total occlusions: initial single-centre experience." EuroIntervention : journal of EuroPCR in collaboration with the Working Group on Interventional Cardiology of the European Society of Cardiology 11, no. 9 (January 2016): 1063-1069. Full Text
  - Mehta, RH, Shahian, DM, Sheng, S, O'Brien, SM, Edwards, FH, Jacobs, JP, Peterson, ED, Society of Thoracic Surgery National Adult Cardiac Surgery Database, , and Duke Clinical Research Institute, . "Association of Hospital and Physician Characteristics and Care Processes With Racial Disparities in Procedural Outcomes Among Contemporary Patients Undergoing Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Surgery." Circulation 133, no. 2 (January 2016): 124-130. Full Text
  - Piyaskulkaew, C, Parvataneni, K, Ballout, H, Szpunar, S, Sharma, T, Almahmoud, M, LaLonde, T, Davis, T, Mehta, RH, and Yamasaki, H. "Laser in infrapopliteal and popliteal stenosis 2 study (LIPS2): Long-term outcomes of laser-assisted balloon angioplasty versus balloon angioplasty for below knee peripheral arterial disease." Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions : Official Journal of the Society for Cardiac Angiography & Interventions 86, no. 7 (December 2015): 1211-1218. Full Text
  - Harskamp, RE, Vassiliades, TA, Mehta, RH, de Winter, RJ, Lopes, RD, Xian, Y, Peterson, ED, Puskas, JD, and Halkos, ME. "Comparative Effectiveness of Hybrid Coronary Revascularization vs Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting." Journal of the American College of Surgeons 221, no. 2 (August 2015): 326-34.e1. Full Text
  - Nowak, B, Tasche, K, Barnewold, L, Heller, G, Schmidt, B, Bordignon, S, Chun, KRJ, Fürnkranz, A, and Mehta, RH. "Association between hospital procedure volume and early complications after pacemaker implantation: results from a large, unselected, contemporary cohort of the German nationwide obligatory external quality assurance programme." Europace 17, no. 5 (May 2015): 787-793. Full Text
  - Mehta, RH, Chen, AY, Alexander, KP, Ohman, EM, Roe, MT, and Peterson, ED. "Doing the right things and doing them the right way: association between hospital guideline adherence, dosing safety, and outcomes among patients with acute coronary syndrome." Circulation 131, no. 11 (March 2015): 980-987. Full Text
  - Eggebrecht, H, Mehta, RH, Kahlert, P, Schymik, G, Lefèvre, T, Lange, R, Macaya, C, Mandinov, L, Wendler, O, and Thomas, M. "Emergent cardiac surgery during transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI): insights from the Edwards SAPIEN Aortic Bioprosthesis European Outcome (SOURCE) registry." Eurointervention : Journal of Europcr in Collaboration With the Working Group on Interventional Cardiology of the European Society of Cardiology 10, no. 8 (December 2014): 975-981. Full Text
  - Othman, H, Khambatta, S, Seth, M, Lalonde, TA, Rosman, HS, Gurm, HS, and Mehta, RH. "Differences in sex-related bleeding and outcomes after percutaneous coronary intervention: insights from the Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Cardiovascular Consortium (BMC2) registry." American Heart Journal 168, no. 4 (October 2014): 552-559. Full Text
  - Eggebrecht, H, Mehta, RH, Haude, M, Sack, S, Mudra, H, Hein, R, Brachmann, J, Gerckens, U, Kuck, K-H, Zahn, R, Sechtem, U, Richardt, G, Schneider, S, and Senges, J. "Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) by centres with and without an on-site cardiac surgery programme: preliminary experience from the German TAVI registry." EuroIntervention : journal of EuroPCR in collaboration with the Working Group on Interventional Cardiology of the European Society of Cardiology 10, no. 5 (September 2014): 602-608. Full Text
  - Mehta, RH, Cox, M, Smith, EE, Xian, Y, Bhatt, DL, Fonarow, GC, Peterson, ED, and Get With The Guidelines-Stroke Program, . "Race/Ethnic differences in the risk of hemorrhagic complications among patients with ischemic stroke receiving thrombolytic therapy." Stroke 45, no. 8 (August 2014): 2263-2269. Full Text
  - Mehta, RH, Westerhout, CM, Zheng, Y, Giugliano, RP, Huber, K, Prabhakaran, D, Harrington, RA, Newby, KL, Armstrong, PW, and EARLY ACS Investigators, . "Association of metabolic syndrome and its individual components with outcomes among patients with high-risk non-ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndromes." American heart journal 168, no. 2 (August 2014): 182-8.e1. Full Text
  - Mehta, RH, Castelvecchio, S, Ballotta, A, Frigiola, A, Bossone, E, and Ranucci, M. "Reply: To PMID 23673070." The Annals of thoracic surgery 97, no. 2 (February 2014): 736-. (Letter) Full Text
  - Eggebrecht, H, Schmermund, A, and Mehta, RH. "Reducing severe intraprocedural complications during transcatheter aortic valve implantation with an interdisciplinary heart team approach." European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery 45, no. 1 (January 1, 2014): 203-204. (Letter) Full Text
  - Harrison, RW, Hasselblad, V, Mehta, RH, Levin, R, Harrington, RA, and Alexander, JH. "Effect of levosimendan on survival and adverse events after cardiac surgery: a meta-analysis." Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia 27, no. 6 (December 2013): 1224-1232. (Review) Full Text
  - Williams, JB, Lopes, RD, Hafley, GE, Ferguson, TB, Mack, MJ, Gibson, CM, Harrington, RA, Peterson, ED, Smith, PK, Mehta, RH, and Alexander, JH. "Relationship between postoperative clopidogrel use and subsequent angiographic and clinical outcomes following coronary artery bypass grafting." Journal of Thrombosis and Thrombolysis 36, no. 4 (November 2013): 384-393. Full Text
  - Mehta, RH, Castelvecchio, S, Ballotta, A, Frigiola, A, Bossone, E, and Ranucci, M. "Association of gender and lowest hematocrit on cardiopulmonary bypass with acute kidney injury and operative mortality in patients undergoing cardiac surgery." The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 96, no. 1 (July 2013): 133-140. Full Text
  - Patel, AJ, Mehta, RM, Gandhi, DB, Bossone, E, and Mehta, RH. "Coronary aneurysm and purulent pericardial effusion: old disease with an unusual cause." The Annals of thoracic surgery 95, no. 5 (May 2013): 1791-1793. Full Text
  - Piccini, JP, White, JA, Mehta, RH, Lokhnygina, Y, Al-Khatib, SM, Tricoci, P, Califf, RM, Harrington, RA, Newby, LK, Pollack, CV, Montalescot, G, Van de Werf, F, Gibson, CM, and Giugliano, RP. "Response to letter regarding article, “sustained ventricular tachycardia and ventricular fibrillation complicating non–ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndromes”." Circulation 127, no. 20 (May 2013): e634-null. (Letter) Full Text
  - Guptill, JT, Mehta, RH, Armstrong, PW, Horton, J, Laskowitz, D, James, S, Granger, CB, and Lopes, RD. "Stroke after primary percutaneous coronary intervention in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction: timing, characteristics, and clinical outcomes." Circulation. Cardiovascular Interventions 6, no. 2 (April 2, 2013): 176-183. Full Text
  - Eggebrecht, H, Schmermund, A, Kahlert, P, Erbel, R, Voigtländer, T, and Mehta, RH. "Emergent cardiac surgery during transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI): a weighted meta-analysis of 9,251 patients from 46 studies." Eurointervention : Journal of Europcr in Collaboration With the Working Group on Interventional Cardiology of the European Society of Cardiology 8, no. 9 (January 2013): 1072-1080. (Review) Full Text
  - Mehta, RH, Harjai, KJ, Boura, JA, Tcheng, JE, Dixon, SR, Stone, GW, and Grines, CL. "Short-term outcomes of balloon angioplasty versus stent placement for patients undergoing primary percutaneous coronary intervention: Implications for patients requiring early coronary artery bypass surgery." American Heart Journal (2013). Full Text
  - Vavalle, JP, van Diepen, S, Lopes, R, Clare, R, Hochman, JS, Weaver, D, Mehta, R, Pieper, KS, Patel, MR, Armstrong, PW, and Granger, CB. "Worse Renal Function is Associated with Markedly Worse Outcomes Among STEMI Patients Undergoing Primary PCI: Insights from the Assessment of Pexelizumab in Acute Myocardial Infarction ( APEX AMI) Trial." CIRCULATION 126, no. 21 (November 20, 2012). Link to Item
  - Quadros, AS, Cambruzzi, E, Sebben, J, David, RB, Abelin, A, Welter, D, Sarmento-Leite, R, Mehta, RH, Gottschall, CA, and Lopes, RD. "Red versus white thrombi in patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction undergoing primary percutaneous coronary intervention: clinical and angiographic outcomes." AMERICAN HEART JOURNAL 164, no. 4 (October 2012): 553-560. Full Text Link to Item
  - Lopes, RD, Williams, JB, Mehta, RH, Reyes, EM, Hafley, GE, Allen, KB, Mack, MJ, Peterson, ED, Harrington, RA, Gibson, CM, Califf, RM, Kouchoukos, NT, Ferguson, TB, Lorenz, TJ, and Alexander, JH. "Edifoligide and long-term outcomes after coronary artery bypass grafting: PRoject of Ex-vivo Vein graft ENgineering via Transfection IV (PREVENT IV) 5-year results." American Heart Journal 164, no. 3 (September 2012): 379-386.e1. Full Text
  - Piccini, JP, White, JA, Mehta, RH, Lokhnygina, Y, Al-Khatib, SM, Tricoci, P, Pollack, CV, Montalescot, G, Van de Werf, F, Gibson, CM, Giugliano, RP, Califf, RM, Harrington, RA, and Newby, LK. "Sustained ventricular tachycardia and ventricular fibrillation complicating non-ST-segment-elevation acute coronary syndromes." Circulation 126, no. 1 (July 2012): 41-49. Full Text
  - Truffa, AAM, Granger, CB, White, KR, Newby, LK, Mehta, RH, Hochman, JS, Patel, MR, Pieper, KS, Al-Khalidi, HR, Armstrong, PW, and Lopes, RD. "Serious infection after acute myocardial infarction: incidence, clinical features, and outcomes." JACC Cardiovasc Interv 5, no. 7 (July 2012): 769-776. Full Text Link to Item
  - Andersen, ND, Williams, JB, Fosbol, EL, Shah, AA, Bhattacharya, SD, Mehta, RH, and Hughes, GC. "Cardiac catheterization within 1 to 3 days of proximal aortic surgery is not associated with increased postoperative acute kidney injury." The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery 143, no. 6 (June 2012): 1404-1410. Full Text
  - Eggebrecht, H, Schmermund, A, Voigtländer, T, Kahlert, P, Erbel, R, and Mehta, RH. "Risk of stroke after transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI): a meta-analysis of 10,037 published patients." Eurointervention : Journal of Europcr in Collaboration With the Working Group on Interventional Cardiology of the European Society of Cardiology 8, no. 1 (May 2012): 129-138. (Review) Full Text
  - Mehta, RH, Kaul, P, Lopes, RD, Patel, MR, Zheng, Y, Pieper, KS, Welsh, RC, Armstrong, PW, and Granger, CB. "Variations in practice and outcomes in patients undergoing primary percutaneous coronary intervention in the United States and Canada: insights from the Assessment of Pexelizumab in Acute Myocardial Infarction (APEX AMI) trial." American Heart Journal 163, no. 5 (May 2012): 797-803. Full Text
  - Mehta, RH, Parsons, L, Peterson, ED, and National Registry of Myocardial Infarction Investigators, . "Comparison of bleeding and in-hospital mortality in Asian-Americans versus Caucasian-Americans with ST-elevation myocardial infarction receiving reperfusion therapy." The American Journal of Cardiology 109, no. 7 (April 2012): 925-931. Full Text
  - Mehta, RH, Parsons, L, Rao, SV, Peterson, ED, and National Registry of Myocardial Infarction (NRMI) Investigators, . "Association of bleeding and in-hospital mortality in black and white patients with st-segment-elevation myocardial infarction receiving reperfusion." Circulation 125, no. 14 (April 2012): 1727-1734. Full Text
  - Mehta, RH, Yu, J, Piccini, JP, Tcheng, JE, Farkouh, ME, Reiffel, J, Fahy, M, Mehran, R, and Stone, GW. "Prognostic significance of postprocedural sustained ventricular tachycardia or fibrillation in patients undergoing primary percutaneous coronary intervention (from the HORIZONS-AMI Trial)." Am J Cardiol 109, no. 6 (March 15, 2012): 805-812. Full Text Link to Item
  - Lopes, RD, Mehta, RH, Hafley, GE, Williams, JB, Mack, MJ, Peterson, ED, Allen, KB, Harrington, RA, Gibson, CM, Califf, RM, Kouchoukos, NT, Ferguson, TB, Alexander, JH, and Project of Ex Vivo Vein Graft Engineering via Transfection IV (PREVENT IV) Investigators, . "Relationship between vein graft failure and subsequent clinical outcomes after coronary artery bypass surgery." Circulation 125, no. 6 (February 2012): 749-756. Full Text
  - Mehta, RH, Stebbins, AS, Lopes, RD, Califf, RM, Pieper, KS, Armstrong, PW, Van de Werf, F, Hochman, JS, White, HD, Topol, EJ, Alexander, JH, and Granger, CB. "Comparison of incidence of bleeding and mortality of men versus women with ST-elevation myocardial infarction treated with fibrinolysis." The American Journal of Cardiology 109, no. 3 (February 2012): 320-326. Full Text
  - Citro, R, Rigo, F, Previtali, M, Ciampi, Q, Canterin, FA, Provenza, G, Giudice, R, Patella, MM, Vriz, O, Mehta, R, Baldi, C, Mehta, RH, and Bossone, E. "Differences in clinical features and in-hospital outcomes of older adults with tako-tsubo cardiomyopathy." Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 60, no. 1 (January 2012): 93-98. Full Text
  - Kociol, RD, Lopes, RD, Clare, R, Thomas, L, Mehta, RH, Kaul, P, Pieper, KS, Hochman, JS, Weaver, WD, Armstrong, PW, Granger, CB, and Patel, MR. "International variation in and factors associated with hospital readmission after myocardial infarction." Jama 307, no. 1 (January 2012): 66-74. Full Text
  - Chin, CT, Weintraub, WS, Dai, D, Mehta, RH, Rumsfeld, JS, Anderson, HV, Messenger, JC, Kutcher, MA, Peterson, ED, Brindis, RG, and Rao, SV. "Trends and predictors of length of stay after primary percutaneous coronary intervention: a report from the CathPCI registry." American Heart Journal 162, no. 6 (December 2011): 1052-1061. Full Text
  - Guptill, JT, Lopes, RD, Mehta, RH, Horton, J, Laskowitz, D, Pieper, KS, Armstrong, PW, and Granger, CB. "Most Strokes Occur More Than 48 Hours Following Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in STEMI: the Stroke Experience in APEX-AMI Trial." CIRCULATION 124, no. 21 (November 22, 2011). Link to Item
  - Eggebrecht, H, Schaefer, U, Treede, H, Boekstegers, P, Babin-Ebell, J, Ferrari, M, Moellmann, H, Baumgartner, H, Carrel, T, Kahlert, P, Lange, P, Walther, T, Erbel, R, Mehta, RH, and Thielmann, M. "Valve-in-Valve Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation for Degenerated Bioprosthetic Heart Valves." JACC-CARDIOVASCULAR INTERVENTIONS 4, no. 11 (November 2011): 1218-1227. Full Text Link to Item
  - Horbach, SJ, Lopes, RD, Guaragna, JCVDC, Martini, F, Mehta, RH, Petracco, JB, Bodanese, LC, Filho, AC, Cirenza, C, de Paola, AAV, and Investigators, NAFARM. "Naproxen as Prophylaxis against Atrial Fibrillation after Cardiac Surgery: The NAFARM Randomized Trial." AMERICAN JOURNAL OF MEDICINE 124, no. 11 (November 2011): 1036-1042. Full Text Link to Item
  - Lopes, RD, Siha, H, Fu, Y, Mehta, RH, Patel, MR, Armstrong, PW, and Granger, CB. "Diagnosing acute myocardial infarction in patients with left bundle branch block." Am J Cardiol 108, no. 6 (September 15, 2011): 782-788. Full Text Link to Item
  - Mehta, RH, Honeycutt, E, Patel, UD, Lopes, RD, Williams, JB, Shaw, LK, O'Brien, SM, Califf, RM, Hughes, GC, and Sketch, MH. "Relationship of the time interval between cardiac catheterization and elective coronary artery bypass surgery with postprocedural acute kidney injury." Circulation 124, no. 11 Suppl (September 2011): S149-S155. Full Text
  - Harjai, KJ, Shenoy, C, Orshaw, P, Usmani, S, Singh, M, Boura, J, and Mehta, RH. "Low-dose versus high-dose aspirin after percutaneous coronary intervention: analysis from the guthrie health off-label StenT (GHOST) registry." Journal of interventional cardiology 24, no. 4 (August 2011): 307-314. Full Text
  - Mehta, RH, Ferguson, TB, Lopes, RD, Hafley, GE, Mack, MJ, Kouchoukos, NT, Gibson, CM, Harrington, RA, Califf, RM, Peterson, ED, Alexander, JH, and Project of Ex-vivo Vein Graft Engineering via Transfection (PREVENT) IV Investigators, . "Saphenous vein grafts with multiple versus single distal targets in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass surgery: one-year graft failure and five-year outcomes from the Project of Ex-Vivo Vein Graft Engineering via Transfection (PREVENT) IV trial." Circulation 124, no. 3 (July 2011): 280-288. Full Text
  - Harjai, KJ, Shenoy, C, Orshaw, P, Usmani, S, Boura, J, and Mehta, RH. "Clinical outcomes in patients with the concomitant use of clopidogrel and proton pump inhibitors after percutaneous coronary intervention: an analysis from the Guthrie Health Off-Label Stent (GHOST) investigators." Circulation. Cardiovascular Interventions 4, no. 2 (April 2011): 162-170. Full Text
  - Mehta, RH, Starr, AZ, Lopes, RD, Piccini, JP, Patel, MR, Pieper, KS, Armstrong, PW, and Granger, CB. "Relationship of sustained ventricular tachyarrhythmias to outcomes in patients undergoing primary percutaneous coronary intervention with varying underlying baseline risk." Am Heart J 161, no. 4 (April 2011): 782-789. Full Text Link to Item
  - Gharacholou, SM, Lopes, RD, Alexander, KP, Mehta, RH, Stebbins, AL, Pieper, KS, James, SK, Armstrong, PW, and Granger, CB. "Age and outcomes in ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction treated with primary percutaneous coronary intervention: findings from the APEX-AMI trial." Archives of Internal Medicine 171, no. 6 (March 2011): 559-567. Full Text
  - Quadros, AS, Welter, DI, Camozzatto, FO, Chaves, A, Mehta, RH, Gottschall, CA, and Lopes, RD. "Identifying patients at risk for premature discontinuation of thienopyridine after coronary stent implantation." Am J Cardiol 107, no. 5 (March 1, 2011): 685-689. Full Text Link to Item
  - Mehta, RH, O'Shea, JC, Stebbins, AL, Granger, CB, Armstrong, PW, White, HD, Topol, EJ, Califf, RM, and Ohman, EM. "Association of mortality with years of education in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction treated with fibrinolysis." Journal of the American College of Cardiology 57, no. 2 (January 2011): 138-146. Full Text
  - Mehta, RH, Stebbins, A, Lopes, RD, Rao, SV, Bates, ER, Pieper, KS, Armstrong, PW, Van de Werf, F, White, HD, Califf, RM, Alexander, JH, and Granger, CB. "Race, Bleeding, and Outcomes in STEMI Patients Treated with Fibrinolytic Therapy." The American Journal of Medicine 124, no. 1 (January 2011): 48-57. Full Text
  - Piccini, JP, Schulte, PJ, Pieper, KS, Mehta, RH, White, HD, Van de Werf, F, Ardissino, D, Califf, RM, Granger, CB, Ohman, EM, and Alexander, JH. "Antiarrhythmic drug therapy for sustained ventricular arrhythmias complicating acute myocardial infarction." Critical Care Medicine 39, no. 1 (January 2011): 78-83. Full Text
  - Mehta, RH, Honeycutt, E, Patel, UD, Lopes, RD, Shaw, LK, Glower, DD, Harrington, RA, Califf, RM, and Sketch, MH. "Impact of recovery of renal function on long-term mortality after coronary artery bypass grafting." The American Journal of Cardiology 106, no. 12 (December 2010): 1728-1734. Full Text
  - Mehta, RH, Piccini, JP, Tcheng, JT, Fahy, M, Mehran, R, Stone, GW, and Investigators, HORIZONS-AMI. "Prognostic Significance of Post-Procedural Sustained Ventricular Tachycardia or Fibrillation in Patients Undergoing Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: Insights from the HORIZONS AMI Trial." CIRCULATION 122, no. 21 (November 23, 2010). Link to Item
  - Piccini, JP, White, JA, Mehta, RH, Al-Khatib, SM, Tricoci, P, Pollack, CV, Frans, GM, De Werf, V, Gibson, CM, Harrington, RA, and Newby, LK. "Sustained Ventricular Tachycardia and Ventricular Fibrillation are Infrequent Events but are Associated with Increased Arrhythmic and All-cause Death Following Non-ST-Segment Elevation Acute Coronary Syndromes." CIRCULATION 122, no. 21 (November 23, 2010). Link to Item
  - Stebbins, A, Mehta, RH, Armstrong, PW, Lee, KL, Hamm, C, Van de Werf, F, James, S, Toftegaard-Nielsen, T, Seabra-Gomes, R, White, HD, Granger, CB, and Assessment of Pexelizumab in Acute Myocardial Infarction (APEX AMI Investigators), . "A model for predicting mortality in acute ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction treated with primary percutaneous coronary intervention: results from the Assessment of Pexelizumab in Acute Myocardial Infarction Trial." Circulation. Cardiovascular Interventions 3, no. 5 (October 2010): 414-422. Full Text
  - Mehta, RH, Chen, AY, Ohman, EM, Gibler, WB, Peterson, ED, Roe, MT, and CRUSADE National Quality Improvement Initiative Investigators, . "Influence of transfer-in rates on quality of care and outcomes at receiving hospitals in patients with non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction." American Heart Journal 160, no. 3 (September 2010): 405-411. Full Text
  - Eggebrecht, H, Erbel, R, Thompson, M, Rousseau, H, Czerny, M, Lonn, L, and Mehta, RH. "Response to Letter Regarding Article, "Retrograde Ascending Aortic Dissection During or After Thoracic Aortic Stent Graft Placement: Insight from the European Registry on Endovascular Aortic Repair Complications"." Circulation 121, no. 20 (May 25, 2010): e414-e414. Full Text
  - Ballotta, A, Ranucci, M, Kunkl, A, El Baghdady, H, Bossone, E, Castelvecchio, S, Frigiola, A, Menicanti, L, Di Donato, M, and Mehta, RH. "N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide and outcomes in patients undergoing surgical ventricular restoration." The American Journal of Cardiology 105, no. 5 (March 2010): 640-644. Full Text
  - O'Connor, CM, Hasselblad, V, Mehta, RH, Tasissa, G, Califf, RM, Fiuzat, M, Rogers, JG, Leier, CV, and Stevenson, LW. "Triage after hospitalization with advanced heart failure: the ESCAPE (Evaluation Study of Congestive Heart Failure and Pulmonary Artery Catheterization Effectiveness) risk model and discharge score." Journal of the American College of Cardiology 55, no. 9 (March 2010): 872-878. Full Text
  - Lopes, RD, Starr, A, Pieper, CF, Al-Khatib, SM, Newby, LK, Mehta, RH, Van de Werf, F, Mahaffey, KW, Armstrong, PW, Harrington, RA, White, HD, Wallentin, L, and Granger, CB. "Warfarin use and outcomes in patients with atrial fibrillation complicating acute coronary syndromes." Am J Med 123, no. 2 (February 2010): 134-140. Full Text Link to Item
  - Mehta, RH, Lopes, RD, Ballotta, A, Frigiola, A, Sketch, MH, Bossone, E, and Bates, ER. "Percutaneous coronary intervention or coronary artery bypass surgery for cardiogenic shock and multivessel coronary artery disease?." Am Heart J 159, no. 1 (January 2010): 141-147. (Review) Full Text Link to Item
  - Mehta, RH, Sheng, S, O'Brien, SM, Grover, FL, Gammie, JS, Ferguson, TB, Peterson, ED, and Society of Thoracic Surgeons National Cardiac Surgery Database Investigators, . "Reoperation for bleeding in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass surgery: incidence, risk factors, time trends, and outcomes." Circulation. Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes 2, no. 6 (November 2009): 583-590. Full Text
  - Mehta, RH, Armstrong, PW, and Granger, CB. "Prognostic Importance of Ventricular Arrhythmia in Patients Treated With Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Reply." JAMA-JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION 302, no. 9 (September 2, 2009): 944-945. Link to Item
  - Mehta, RH, Zahn, R, Hochadel, M, Mudra, H, Ischinger, T, Hauptmann, K-E, Jung, J, Seggewiss, H, Zeymer, U, Senges, J, and German Arbeitsgemeinschaft Leitende Kardiologische Krankenhausärzte Carotid Artery Stent (ALKK-CAS) Registry, . "Effectiveness and safety of carotid artery stenting for significant carotid stenosis in patients with contralateral occlusion (from the German ALKK-CAS Registry experience)." Am J Cardiol 104, no. 5 (September 1, 2009): 725-731. Full Text Link to Item
  - Lopes, RD, Hafley, GE, Allen, KB, Ferguson, TB, Peterson, ED, Harrington, RA, Mehta, RH, Gibson, CM, Mack, MJ, Kouchoukos, NT, Califf, RM, and Alexander, JH. "Endoscopic versus open vein-graft harvesting in coronary-artery bypass surgery." The New England Journal of Medicine 361, no. 3 (July 2009): 235-244. Full Text
  - Eggebrecht, H, Mehta, RH, Dechene, A, Tsagakis, K, Kühl, H, Huptas, S, Gerken, G, Jakob, HG, and Erbel, R. "Aortoesophageal fistula after thoracic aortic stent-graft placement: a rare but catastrophic complication of a novel emerging technique." JACC. Cardiovascular interventions 2, no. 6 (June 2009): 570-576. Full Text
  - Mehta, RH, Starr, AZ, Lopes, RD, Hochman, JS, Widimsky, P, Pieper, KS, Armstrong, PW, Granger, CB, and APEX AMI Investigators, . "Incidence of and outcomes associated with ventricular tachycardia or fibrillation in patients undergoing primary percutaneous coronary intervention." JAMA 301, no. 17 (May 6, 2009): 1779-1789. Full Text Link to Item
  - Ranucci, M, Ballotta, A, Frigiola, A, Boncilli, A, Brozzi, S, Costa, E, and Mehta, RH. "Pre-operative homocysteine levels and morbidity and mortality following cardiac surgery." European heart journal 30, no. 8 (April 2009): 995-1004. Full Text
  - Mehta, RH, Liang, L, and Peterson, ED. "Analyzing Patient Case Mix and Hospital Rankings Reply." Jama Journal of the American Medical Association 301, no. 11 (March 18, 2009): 1125-1125. Full Text Link to Item
  - Mehta, RH. "Analyzing Patient Case Mix and Hospital Rankings—Reply." Jama 301, no. 11 (March 18, 2009): 1125-1125. Full Text
  - Lopes, RD, Starr, A, Al-Khatib, SM, Newby, LK, Mehta, RH, de Werf, FV, Mahaffey, KW, Armstrong, PW, Harrington, RA, White, HD, Wallentin, L, and Granger, CB. "Warfarin Is Independently Associated With Lower Risk of Six-Month Death or Myocardial Infarction in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation Following Acute Coronary Syndromes." JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY 53, no. 10 (March 10, 2009): A354-A354. Link to Item
  - Mehta, RH, Chen, AY, Peterson, ED, and Roe, MT. "Influence of Transfer-In Rates on Quality of Care and Outcomes at Receiving Hospitals in Patients With Non-ST-Elevation Acute Coronary Syndromes." Journal of the American College of Cardiology 53, no. 10 (March 10, 2009): A367-A367. Link to Item
  - Mehta, RH, Sheng, S, Brien, SO, Grover, FL, Gammie, JS, Ferguson, TB, and Peterson, ED. "Identifying Patients at Risk for Reoperation for Bleeding After Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery." Journal of the American College of Cardiology 53, no. 10 (March 10, 2009): A334-A334. Link to Item
  - Huptas, S, Mehta, RH, Kühl, H, Tsagakis, K, Reinsch, N, Kahlert, P, Jakob, HG, Erbel, R, and Eggebrecht, H. "Aortic remodeling in type B aortic dissection: effects of endovascular stent-graft repair and medical treatment on true and false lumen volumes." Journal of Endovascular Therapy : an Official Journal of the International Society of Endovascular Specialists 16, no. 1 (February 2009): 28-38. Full Text
  - Mehta, RH, Ou, F-S, Peterson, ED, Shaw, RE, Hillegass, WB, Rumsfeld, JS, Roe, MT, and American College of Cardiology-National Cardiovascular Database Registry Investigators, . "Clinical significance of post-procedural TIMI flow in patients with cardiogenic shock undergoing primary percutaneous coronary intervention." Jacc. Cardiovascular Interventions 2, no. 1 (January 2009): 56-64. Full Text
  - Mehta, RH, Rogers, JG, Hasselblad, V, Tasissa, G, Binanay, C, Califf, RM, O'Connor, CM, and Evaluation Study of Congestive Heart Failure and Pulmonary Artery Catheterization Effectiveness (ESCAPE) Trial Investigators, . "Association of weight change with subsequent outcomes in patients hospitalized with acute decompensated heart failure." The American Journal of Cardiology 103, no. 1 (January 2009): 76-81. Full Text
  - Mehta, RH, Bhatt, DL, Steg, PG, Goto, S, Hirsch, AT, Liau, C-S, Röther, J, Wilson, PWF, Richard, A-J, Eagle, KA, Ohman, EM, and REACH Registry Investigators, . "Modifiable risk factors control and its relationship with 1 year outcomes after coronary artery bypass surgery: insights from the REACH registry." European Heart Journal 29, no. 24 (December 2008): 3052-3060. Full Text
  - Mehta, RH, Hafley, GE, Gibson, CM, Harrington, RA, Peterson, ED, Mack, MJ, Kouchoukos, NT, Califf, RM, Ferguson, TB, Alexander, JH, and Project of Ex-vivo Vein Graft Engineering via Transfection (PREVENT)-IV Investigators, . "Influence of preoperative renal dysfunction on one-year bypass graft patency and two-year outcomes in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass surgery." The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 136, no. 5 (November 2008): 1149-1155. Full Text
  - O'Connor, CM, Jiang, W, Kuchibhatla, M, Mehta, RH, Clary, GL, Cuffe, MS, Christopher, EJ, Alexander, JD, Califf, RM, and Krishnan, RR. "Antidepressant use, depression, and survival in patients with heart failure." Archives of Internal Medicine 168, no. 20 (November 2008): 2232-2237. Full Text
  - Mehta, RH, Sheng, S, O'Brien, SM, Gammie, JS, Grover, FL, Ferguson, TB, and Peterson, ED. "Reoperation for Bleeding among 528,279 Patients Undergoing Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery: The Society of Thoracic Surgeons National Database Experience." Circulation 118, no. 18 (October 28, 2008): S940-S940. Link to Item
  - Mehta, RH, Starr, AZ, Lopes, RD, Pieper, KS, Armstrong, PW, Granger, CB, and Investigators, APEX-AMIT. "Association of Sustained Ventricular Tachycardia/Fibrillation and the Timing of its Occurrence on Outcomes in Patients Undergoing Primary Percutaneous Coronary Interventions: Insights from the APEX-AMI Trial." CIRCULATION 118, no. 18 (October 28, 2008): S1058-S1058. Link to Item
  - Mehta, RH, Honeycutt, E, Shaw, LK, and Sketch, MH. "Clinical characteristics associated with poor long-term survival among patients with diabetes mellitus undergoing saphenous vein graft interventions." Am Heart J 156, no. 4 (October 2008): 728-735. Full Text Link to Item
  - Mehta, RH, Liang, L, Karve, AM, Hernandez, AF, Rumsfeld, JS, Fonarow, GC, and Peterson, ED. "Association of patient case-mix adjustment, hospital process performance rankings, and eligibility for financial incentives." Jama 300, no. 16 (October 2008): 1897-1903. Full Text
  - Mehta, RH, Bufalino, VJ, Pan, W, Hernandez, AF, Cannon, CP, Fonarow, GC, Peterson, ED, and American Heart Association Get With the Guidelines Investigators, . "Achieving rapid reperfusion with primary percutaneous coronary intervention remains a challenge: insights from American Heart Association's Get With the Guidelines program." American Heart Journal 155, no. 6 (June 2008): 1059-1067. Full Text
  - Eggebrecht, H, Mehta, RH, Metozounve, H, Huptas, S, Herold, U, Jakob, HG, and Erbel, R. "Clinical implications of systemic inflammatory response syndrome following thoracic aortic stent-graft placement." Journal of endovascular therapy : an official journal of the International Society of Endovascular Specialists 15, no. 2 (April 2008): 135-143. Full Text
  - MEND-CABG II Investigators, , Alexander, JH, Emery, RW, Carrier, M, Ellis, SJ, Mehta, RH, Hasselblad, V, Menasche, P, Khalil, A, Cote, R, Bennett-Guerrero, E, Mack, MJ, Schuler, G, Harrington, RA, and Tardif, J-C. "Efficacy and safety of pyridoxal 5'-phosphate (MC-1) in high-risk patients undergoing coronary artery bypass graft surgery: the MEND-CABG II randomized clinical trial." Jama 299, no. 15 (April 2008): 1777-1787. Full Text
  - Mehta, RH, Alexander, JH, Emery, R, Ellis, SJ, Hasselblad, V, Khalil, A, Carrier, M, Harrington, RA, Tardif, J-C, and MEND-CABG II Investigators, . "A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, multicenter study to evaluate the cardioprotective effects of MC-1 in patients undergoing high-risk coronary artery bypass graft surgery: MC-1 to Eliminate Necrosis and Damage in Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery Trial (MEND-CABG) II--study design and rationale." Am Heart J 155, no. 4 (April 2008): 600-608. Full Text Link to Item
  - Mehta, RH, Rao, SV, Ohman, EM, Bates, ER, Marcucci, G, Zhang, M, Pieper, KS, Armstrong, PW, White, HD, Van de Werf, F, Califf, RM, and Granger, CB. "Variation in the use of stress testing and outcomes in patients with non-ST-elevation acute coronary syndromes: insights from GUSTO IIb." European Heart Journal 29, no. 7 (April 2008): 880-887. Full Text
  - Ranucci, M, Ballotta, A, Kunkl, A, De Benedetti, D, Kandil, H, Conti, D, Mollichelli, N, Bossone, E, and Mehta, RH. "Influence of the timing of cardiac catheterization and the amount of contrast media on acute renal failure after cardiac surgery." The American journal of cardiology 101, no. 8 (April 2008): 1112-1118. Full Text
  - Mehta, RH, Grab, JD, O'Brien, SM, Glower, DD, Haan, CK, Gammie, JS, Peterson, ED, and Society of Thoracic Surgeons National Cardiac Database Investigators, . "Clinical characteristics and in-hospital outcomes of patients with cardiogenic shock undergoing coronary artery bypass surgery: insights from the Society of Thoracic Surgeons National Cardiac Database." Circulation 117, no. 7 (February 4, 2008): 876-885. Full Text
  - Mehta, RH, Gitt, AK, Jünger, C, Zeymer, U, Schiele, R, Zahn, R, Senges, J, and MITRA-PLUS REGISTRY, . "Body mass index and effectiveness of reperfusion strategies: implications for the management of patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction." Journal of interventional cardiology 21, no. 1 (February 2008): 8-14. Full Text
  - Eagle, KA, Nallamothu, BK, Mehta, RH, Granger, CB, Steg, PG, Werf, FVD, López-Sendón, J, Goodman, SG, Quill, A, and Fox, KAA. "Trends in acute reperfusion therapy for ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction from 1999 to 2006: We are getting better but we have got a long way to go." European Heart Journal 29, no. 5 (2008): 609-617. Full Text
  - Mehta, RH, Honeycutt, E, Shaw, LK, Milano, CA, Smith, PK, Harrington, RA, and Sketch, MH. "Clinical and angiographic correlates of short- and long-term mortality in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting." Am J Cardiol 100, no. 10 (November 15, 2007): 1538-1542. Full Text Link to Item
  - Califf, RM, Mehta, RH, and Peterson, ED. "Clinical quality in non-ST-elevation acute coronary syndromes." The American Journal of Medicine 120, no. 11 (November 2007): 930-935. (Review) Full Text
  - Mehta, RH, Leon, MB, Sketch, MH, and ENDEAVOR II Continued Access Registry, . "The relation between clinical features, angiographic findings, and the target lesion revascularization rate in patients receiving the endeavor zotarolimus-eluting stent for treatment of native coronary artery disease: an analysis of ENDEAVOR I, ENDEAVOR II, ENDEAVOR II Continued Access Registry, and ENDEAVOR III." Am J Cardiol 100, no. 8B (October 22, 2007): 62M-70M. Full Text Link to Item
  - Mehta, RH, Greenbaum, AB, Lokhnygina, Y, Newby, LK, Van De Werf, F, Armstrong, PW, Pieper, KS, Califf, RM, Granger, CB, and Harrington, RA. "Timing of death and myocardial infarction in patients with non-ST elevation acute coronary syndromes: insights from randomized clinical trials." Journal of Interventional Cardiology 20, no. 5 (October 2007): 299-306. Full Text
  - Roe, MT, Chen, AY, Mehta, RH, Li, Y, Brindis, RG, Smith, SC, Rumsfeld, JS, Gibler, WB, Ohman, EM, and Peterson, ED. "Influence of inpatient service specialty on care processes and outcomes for patients with non ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndromes." Circulation 116, no. 10 (September 2007): 1153-1161. Full Text
  - Rogers, AM, Ramanath, VS, Grzybowski, M, Riba, AL, Jani, SM, Mehta, R, De Franco, AC, Parrish, R, Skorcz, S, Baker, PL, Faul, J, Chen, B, Roychoudhury, C, Elma, MAC, Mitchell, KR, Froehlich, JB, Montoye, C, Eagle, KA, American College of Cardiology Foundation Bethesda, and MD, . "The association between guideline-based treatment instructions at the point of discharge and lower 1-year mortality in Medicare patients after acute myocardial infarction: the American College of Cardiology's Guidelines Applied in Practice (GAP) initiative in Michigan." American heart journal 154, no. 3 (September 2007): 461-469. Full Text
  - Bossone, E, Evangelista, A, Isselbacher, E, Trimarchi, S, Hutchison, S, Gilon, D, Llovet, A, O'Gara, P, Cooper, JV, Fang, J, Januzzi, JL, Mehta, RH, Distante, A, Nienaber, CA, Eagle, K, Armstrong, WF, and Investigators, IRAD. "Prognostic role of transesophageal echocardiography in acute type A aortic dissection." AMERICAN HEART JOURNAL 153, no. 6 (June 2007): 1013-1020. Full Text Link to Item
  - Patel, AJ, Collins, JS, Patel, JR, and Mehta, RH. "High-speed heart." The American journal of medicine 120, no. 6 (June 2007): 503-505. Full Text
  - Mehta, RH, Peterson, ED, and Califf, RM. "Performance measures have a major effect on cardiovascular outcomes: a review." The American Journal of Medicine 120, no. 5 (May 2007): 398-402. (Review) Full Text
  - Mehta, RH, Zahn, R, Hochadel, M, Ischinger, T, Jung, J, Hauptmann, KE, Mark, B, Zeymer, U, Schramm, A, and Senges, J. "Comparison of in-hospital outcomes of patients with versus without previous carotid endarterectomy undergoing carotid stenting (from the German ALKK CAS Registry)." Am J Cardiol 99, no. 9 (May 1, 2007): 1288-1293. Full Text Link to Item
  - Roe, MT, Halabi, AR, Mehta, RH, Chen, AY, Newby, LK, Harrington, RA, Smith, SC, Ohman, EM, Gibler, WB, and Peterson, ED. "Documented traditional cardiovascular risk factors and mortality in non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction." American Heart Journal 153, no. 4 (April 2007): 507-514. Full Text
  - Bossone, E, Di Benedetto, G, Frigiola, A, Carbone, GL, Panza, A, Cirri, S, Ballotta, A, Messina, S, Rega, S, Citro, R, Trimarchi, S, Fang, J, Righini, P, Distante, A, Eagle, KA, and Mehta, RH. "Valve surgery in octogenarians: in-hospital and long-term outcomes." The Canadian Journal of Cardiology 23, no. 3 (March 2007): 223-227. Full Text
  - Goyal, A, Alexander, JH, Hafley, GE, Graham, SH, Mehta, RH, Mack, MJ, Wolf, RK, Cohn, LH, Kouchoukos, NT, Harrington, RA, Gennevois, D, Gibson, CM, Califf, RM, Ferguson, TB, Peterson, ED, and PREVENT IV Investigators, . "Outcomes associated with the use of secondary prevention medications after coronary artery bypass graft surgery." The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 83, no. 3 (March 2007): 993-1001. Full Text
  - Mehta, RH, Califf, RM, Yang, Q, Pieper, KS, White, HD, Ohman, EM, Harrington, RA, and Granger, CB. "Impact of initial heart rate and systolic blood pressure on relation of age and mortality among fibrinolytic-treated patients with acute ST-elevation myocardial infarction presenting with cardiogenic shock." The American Journal of Cardiology 99, no. 6 (March 2007): 793-796. Full Text
  - Mehta, RH, Milford-Beland, S, Peterson, ED, Bhatt, DL, Farkouh, ME, Brogan, GX, Gibler, WB, Ohman, EM, and Roe, MT. "Characterizing young patients with diabetes and non-ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndromes." Diabetes Care 30, no. 3 (March 2007): 731-733. Full Text
  - Mehta, RH, Califf, RM, Garg, J, White, HD, Van de Werf, F, Armstrong, PW, Pieper, KS, Topol, EJ, and Granger, CB. "The impact of anthropomorphic indices on clinical outcomes in patients with acute ST-elevation myocardial infarction." European Heart Journal 28, no. 4 (February 2007): 415-424. Full Text
  - Trimble, MA, Sketch, MH, and Mehta, RH. "Hemolytic anemia: a rare but potentially serious adverse effect of captopril." Herz 32, no. 1 (February 2007): 62-64. Full Text Link to Item
  - Eggebrecht, H, Pamler, R, Zipfel, B, Herold, U, Chavan, A, Rehders, TC, Nienaber, CA, Hetzer, R, Jakob, HG, Mehta, RH, and Erbel, R. "Thoracic aorta endografts: variations in practice among medical specialists." Catheterization and cardiovascular interventions : official journal of the Society for Cardiac Angiography & Interventions 68, no. 6 (December 2006): 843-852. Full Text
  - Mehta, RH, Grab, JD, O'Brien, SM, Bridges, CR, Gammie, JS, Haan, CK, Ferguson, TB, Peterson, ED, and Society of Thoracic Surgeons National Cardiac Surgery Database Investigators, . "Bedside tool for predicting the risk of postoperative dialysis in patients undergoing cardiac surgery." Circulation 114, no. 21 (November 6, 2006): 2208-2208. Full Text
  - Calvin, JE, Roe, MT, Chen, AY, Mehta, RH, Brogan, GX, Delong, ER, Fintel, DJ, Gibler, WB, Ohman, EM, Smith, SC, and Peterson, ED. "Insurance coverage and care of patients with non-ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndromes." Annals of Internal Medicine 145, no. 10 (November 2006): 739-748. Full Text
  - Jollis, JG, Mehta, RH, Roettig, ML, Berger, PB, Babb, JD, and Granger, CB. "Reperfusion of acute myocardial infarction in North Carolina emergency departments (RACE): study design." Am Heart J 152, no. 5 (November 2006): 851.e1-851.11. Full Text Link to Item
  - Goyal, A, Alexander, JH, Hafley, GE, Graham, SH, Mehta, RH, Mack, MJ, Wolf, RK, Cohn, LH, Kouchoukos, NT, Harrington, RA, Gennevois, D, Gibson, CM, Califf, RM, Ferguson, TB, and Peterson, ED. "Greater use of secondary prevention medications following coronary artery bypass graft surgery is associated with improved two-year outcomes." Circulation 114, no. 18 (October 31, 2006): 796-796. Link to Item
  - Steg, PG, Cottin, Y, du Bocage, C, Montalescot, G, Van De Werf, F, Gulba, DC, Fox, KA, Mehta, RH, Tchetche, D, Dedrick, R, Granger, CB, and Investigators, GRACE. "Patients on chronic warfarin therapy who present with an acute coronary syndrome are high risk and receive delayed and inadequate treatment." CIRCULATION 114, no. 18 (October 31, 2006): 860-860. Link to Item
  - Mehta, RH, Honeycutt, E, Shaw, LK, Glower, D, Harrington, RA, and Sketch, MH. "Clinical correlates of long-term mortality after percutaneous interventions of saphenous vein grafts." Am Heart J 152, no. 4 (October 2006): 801-806. Full Text Link to Item
  - Mehta, RH, Newby, LK, Patel, Y, Hoekstra, JW, Miller, CD, Chen, AY, Lytle, BL, Diercks, DB, Summers, RL, Brogan, GX, Peacock, WF, Pollack, CV, Roe, MT, Peterson, ED, Ohman, EM, Gibler, WB, and CRUSADE Investigators, . "The impact of emergency department structure and care processes in delivering care for non-ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndromes." American Heart Journal 152, no. 4 (October 2006): 648-660. Full Text
  - Mehta, RH, Roe, MT, Chen, AY, Lytle, BL, Pollack, CV, Brindis, RG, Smith, SC, Harrington, RA, Fintel, D, Fraulo, ES, Califf, RM, Gibler, WB, Ohman, EM, and Peterson, ED. "Recent trends in the care of patients with non-ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndromes: insights from the CRUSADE initiative." Archives of Internal Medicine 166, no. 18 (October 2006): 2027-2034. Full Text
  - Mehta, RH, Chen, AY, Pollack, CV, Roe, MT, Zalenski, RJ, Clements, EA, Gibler, WB, Ohman, EM, Harrington, RA, and Peterson, ED. "Challenges in predicting the need for coronary artery bypass grafting at presentation in patients with non-ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndromes." The American Journal of Cardiology 98, no. 5 (September 2006): 624-627. Full Text
  - Mehta, RH, Honeycutt, E, Peterson, ED, Granger, CB, Halabi, AR, Shaw, LK, Smith, PK, Califf, RM, Harrington, RA, and Sketch, MH. "Impact of internal mammary artery conduit on long-term outcomes after percutaneous intervention of saphenous vein graft." Circulation 114, no. 1 Suppl (July 2006): I396-I401. Full Text
  - Mehta, RH, Roe, MT, Mulgund, J, Ohman, EM, Cannon, CP, Gibler, WB, Pollack, CV, Smith, SC, Ferguson, TB, and Peterson, ED. "Acute clopidogrel use and outcomes in patients with non-ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndromes undergoing coronary artery bypass surgery." Journal of the American College of Cardiology 48, no. 2 (July 2006): 281-286. Full Text
  - Froehlich, JB, Mukherjee, D, Avezum, A, Budaj, A, Kline-Rogers, EM, López-Sendón, J, Allegrone, J, Eagle, KA, Mehta, RH, and Goldberg, RJ. "Association of peripheral artery disease with treatment and outcomes in acute coronary syndromes. The Global Registry of Acute Coronary Events (GRACE)." American Heart Journal 151, no. 5 (May 2006): 1123-1128. Full Text
  - Mehta, RH, Marks, D, Califf, RM, Sohn, S, Pieper, KS, Van de Werf, F, Peterson, ED, Ohman, EM, White, HD, Topol, EJ, and Granger, CB. "Differences in the clinical features and outcomes in African Americans and whites with myocardial infarction." The American Journal of Medicine 119, no. 1 (January 2006): 70.e1-70.e8. Full Text
  - Lim, MJ, Spencer, FA, Gore, JM, Dabbous, OH, Agnelli, G, Kline-Rogers, EM, Dibenedetto, D, Eagle, KA, Mehta, RH, and GRACE Investigators, . "Impact of combined pharmacologic treatment with clopidogrel and a statin on outcomes of patients with non-ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndromes: perspectives from a large multinational registry." European heart journal 26, no. 11 (June 2005): 1063-1069. Full Text
  - Mehta, RH, Califf, RM, Garg, J, Pieper, KS, Alexander, JH, Moliterno, DJ, Van de Werf, F, Ohman, EM, White, HD, Topol, EJ, and Granger, CB. "Association of height with outcomes in patients with acute myocardial infarction receiving reperfusion therapy." The American Journal of Cardiology 95, no. 11 (June 2005): 1371-1375. Full Text
  - Mehta, RH, Alexander, JH, Van de Werf, F, Armstrong, PW, Pieper, KS, Garg, J, Califf, RM, and Granger, CB. "Relationship of incorrect dosing of fibrinolytic therapy and clinical outcomes." Jama 293, no. 14 (April 2005): 1746-1750. Full Text
  - Mehta, RH, Granger, CB, Alexander, KP, Bossone, E, White, HD, and Sketch, MH. "Reperfusion strategies for acute myocardial infarction in the elderly: benefits and risks." Journal of the American College of Cardiology 45, no. 4 (February 2005): 471-478. (Review) Full Text
  - Mehta, RH, and Sketch, MH. "Percutaneous coronary revascularization in diabetic patients with multivessel coronary artery disease: importance and feasibility." J Invasive Cardiol 16, no. 3 (March 2004): 107-108. Link to Item
  - Spencer, FA, Allegrone, J, Goldberg, RJ, Gore, JM, Fox, KAA, Granger, CB, Mehta, RH, and Brieger, D. "Association of statin therapy with outcomes of acute coronary syndromes: The GRACE study." Annals of Internal Medicine 140, no. 11 (2004): 857-866+I.
- Other Articles
  - Mehta, RH, Honeycutt, E, Peterson, ED, Granger, CB, Halabi, AR, Shaw, LK, Smith, PK, Califf, RM, Harrington, RA, and Sketch, MH. "Response to Letter Regarding Article, "Impact of Internal Mammary Artery Conduit on Long-Term Outcomes After Percutaneous Intervention of Saphenous Vein Graft"." Circulation 114, no. 25 (December 19, 2006): e649-e649. Full Text
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