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Total number of publications: 132
2013
Robb D. Kociol: Are We Targeting the Right Metric for Heart Failure? Comparison of Hospital 30-Day Readmission Rates and Total Episode of Care Inpatient Days. The American Heart Journal (in press)
O. James Ekundayo: Patterns of Emergency Medical Services Use and Its Association with Timely Stroke Treatment: - Findings From Get With The Guidelines-Stroke. Circ CVQO (in press)
Steven Messe. Lipid Profile, Lipid Lowering Medications, and Intracerebral Hemorrhage after tPA in Get With The Guidelines-Stroke. Stroke (in press)
Paul Hess. Age Differences in the Use of Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillators Among Older Patients Hospitalized With Heart Failure. Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology (in press)
2012
Messe S. Use of tPA Before and After Publication of The European Cooperative Acute Stroke Study III in Get With The Guidelines-Stroke. CIRC CVQO (in press)
Mountantonakis S. Presence of Atrial Fibrillation is Independently Associated with Adverse Outcomes in Patients Hospitalized with Heart Failure: An Analysis of GWTG-Heart Failure. [Epub 2/13/12] Circ HF
Al-Khatib S, Hellkamp A, Hernandez A, Fonarow G, Thomas K, Al-Khalidi H, Heidenreich P, Hammill S, Yancy C and Peterson E. Trends in Use of Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator Therapy Among Patients Hospitalized for Heart Failure: Have the Previously Observed Sex and Racial Disparities Improved Over Time? [Epub 1/27/12 Circ
2011
Greiner M, Hammill B, Fonarow G, Whellan D, Eapen Z, Hernandez A, Curtis L. Predicting Costs Among Medicare Beneficiaries With Heart Failure. (Am J Cardiol 2011;xx:xxx) Online
Reeves M, Fonarow G, Smith EE, Pan W, Olson D, Hernandez A, Peterson E, Schwamm L. Representativeness of the Get With The Guidelines-Stroke Registry: Comparison of Patient and Hospital Characteristics Among Medicare Beneficiaries Hospitalized with Ischemic Stroke. Stroke (online) Slide Deck
Smith EE, Fonarow G, Reeves M, Cox M, Olson D, Hernandez A and Schwamm L. Outcomes in Mild or Rapidly Improving Stroke Not Treated With Intravenous Recombinant Tissue-Type Plasminogen Activator : Findings From Get With The Guidelines -Stroke. Stroke published online September 8, 2011
Fonarow GC, Smith EE, Saver JL, Reeves MJ, Hernandez AF, Peterson ED, Sacco RL, Schwamm LH. Improving Door-to-Needle Times in Acute Ischemic Stroke: The Design and Rationale for the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association’s Target: Stroke Initiative. Stroke (online) Slide Set
Reeves M, Grau-Sepulveda M, Fonarow G, Olson D, Smith EE, Schwamm L. Are Quality Improvements in the Get With The Guidelines-Stroke Program Related to Better Care or Better Data Documentation? Circ CVQO
Hernandez A, Fonarow G, Liang L, Heidenreich P, Yancy C, Peterson E. The Need for Multiple Measures of Hospital Quality- Results from the Get With The Guidelines-HF Registry of the American Heart Association. (Circulation. 2011;124:712-719)
Kociol R, Greiner M, Fonarow G, Hammill B, Heidenreich P, Yancy C, Peterson E, Curtis L, Hernandez A. Associations of Patient Demographic Characteristics and Regional Physician Density With Early Physician Follow-up Among Medicare Beneficiaries Hospitalized With Heart Failure. American Journal of Cardiology
Wang T, Dai D, Hernandez A, Bhatt D, Heidenreich P, Fonarow G, Peterson E. The Importance of Consistent, High-Quality, Acute Myocardial Infarction and Heart Failure Care: Results from AHA GWTG Program. J. Am. Coll. Cardiol. 2011;58;637-644
Medina H, Cannon C, Zhao X, Hernandez A, Bhatt D, Peterson E, Liang L, Fonarow G. Quality of Acute Myocardial Infarction Care and Outcomes in 33,997 Patients Aged 80 Years or Older: Results from GWTG-CAD. (Am Heart J 2011;162:283-290.e2)
Whellan D, Zhao X, Hernandez A, Liang L, Peterson E, Bhatt D, Heidenreich P, Schwamm L, Fonarow G, Predictors of Hospital Length of Stay in Heart Failure. (J Cardiac Fail 2011;-:1e8)
Krantz M, Ambardekar A, Kaltenbach L, Hernandez A, Heidenreich P, Fonarow G.Patterns and Predictors of Evidence-Based Medication Persistence among Hospitalized Heart Failure Patients: Findings from Get With The Guidelines-Heart Failure. Am J Cardiol 2011; xx:xxx
Thomas K, Hernandez A, Dai D, Heidenreich P, Fonarow G, Peterson E, Yancy C. Association of Race/Ethnicity with Clinical Risk Factors, Quality of Care, and Acute Outcomes in Patients Hospitalized with Heart Failure. Am Heart J 2011;161:746-54. Slide Set
Fonarow G, Smith EE, Saver J, Reeves M, Bhatt D, Grau-Sepulveda M, Olson D, Hernandez A, Peterson E, Schwamm L. Timeliness of Tissue Plasminogen Activator Therapy in Acute Ischemic Stroke: Patient Characteristics, Hospital Factors, and Outcomes Associated with Door-to-Needle Times within 60 Minutes. Circulation (online) Slide Set
2010
Hammill B, Curtis L, Fonarow G, Heidenreich P, Yancy C, Peterson E, Hernandez A. Incremental Value of Clinical Data Beyond Claims Data in Predicting 30 day Outcomes after Heart Failure Hospitalization. Circulation: CVQO (online)
Fonarow G, Smith EE, Reeves M, Pan W, Olson D, Hernandez A, Peterson E, Schwamm L. Hospital Level Variation in Mortality and Rehospitalization for Medicare Beneficiaries Hospitalized with Ischemic Stroke. Stroke. 2011;42:159-166 Slide Set
Javed U, Deedwania P, Bhatt D, Cannon C, Dai D, Hernandez A, Peterson E, Fonarow G. Use of Intensive Lipid Lowering Therapy in Patients Hospitalized with Acute Coronary Syndrome: An Analysis of 65396 Hospitalizations from 344 Hospitals Participating in Get With The Guidelines. Am Heart J 2010;160:1130-1136.e3.
Bushnell C, Zimmer L, Pan W, Olson D, Zhao X, Meteleva T, Schwamm L, Ovbiagele B, Williams L, LaBresh K, Peterson E. Persistence With Stroke Prevention Medications 3 Months After Hospitalization. (AVAIL) Arch Neurol. Published online August 9, 2010. doi:10.1001/archneurol.2010.190
Smith EE, Nandavar S, Dai D, Olson D, Reeves M, Saver J, Hernandez A, Peterson E, Fonarow G, Schwamm L. A Risk Score for In-Hospital Ischemic Stroke Mortality Derived and Validated within the Get With The Guidelines Stroke Program. Circulation(online) Slide Set
Ovbiagele B, Schwamm L, Smith EE, Hernandez A, Olson D, Pan W, Fonarow G, Saver J. Patterns and Predictors of Discharge Statin Prescription Among Hospitalized Intracerebral Hemmorhage Patients. Stroke. 2010;41:00-00.
Birtcher K, Pan W, LaBresh K, Cannon C, Fonarow G, Ellrodt G.Performance Achievement Award Program for Get With The Guidelines-Coronary Artery Disease Is Associated With Global and Sustained Improvement in Cardiac Care For Patients Hospitalized With An Acute Myocardial Infarction. Crit Pathw Cardiol. 2010 Sep;9(3):103-12.
Menon B, Frankel M, Liang L, LaBresh K, Ellrodt G, Hernandez A, Fonarow G, Schwamm L, Smith EE. Rapid Change in Prescribing Behavior in Hospitals Participating in Get With The Guidelines-Stroke After Release of the MATCH Clinical Trial Results. Stroke. 2010;41:2094-2097
Ovbiagele B, Schwamm L, Smith E, Hernandez A, Olson D, Pan W, Fonarow G, Saver J. Recent Nationwide Trends In Discharge Statin Treatment of Hospitalized Stroke Patients. Stroke. 2010 Jul;41(7):1508-13. Epub 2010 May 27. Slide Set
Vidovich M, Vasaiwala S, Cannon C, Peterson E, Dai D, Hernandez A, Fonarow G. Impact of Insurance Status on Inpatient Treatment for Coronary Artery Disease: Findings from the Get With the Guidelines Program. (Am Heart J 2010; 159:1026-36.)
Saver JL, Smith EE, Fonarow GC, Reeves MJ, Zhao X, Olson, DM, Schwamm LH. The Golden Hour and Acute Brain Ischemia: Presenting Features and Lytic Therapy in Over 30,000 Patients Arriving within 60 Minutes of Onset at GWTG-Stroke Hospitals. Stroke (online) Slide Set
Cohen M, Fonarow G, Peterson E, Moscucci M, Dai D, Hernandez A, Bonow R, Smith Jr. S. Racial and Ethnic Differences in the Treatment of Acute Myocardial Infarction: Findings from the Get With The Guidelines – CAD Program. Circulation. 2010;121:2294-2301. Slide Set
Hernandez A, Greiner M, Fonarow G, Hammill B, Heidenreich P, Yancy C, Peterson E, Curtis L. The Relationship of Early Physician Follow-up and 30-Day Readmission Among Medicare Beneficiaries Hospitalized for Heart Failure. JAMA. 2010:303(17): 1716-1722. Slide Set
Peterson P, Rumsfeld J, Liang L, Hernandez A, Peterson E, Fonarow G, Masoudi F. Treatment and Risk in Heart Failure: Gaps in Evidence or Quality? Circulation CVQO (online) **Young Investigator Winner** Slide Set
Schwamm L, Reeves M, Pan W, Smith E, Frankel M, Olson D, Zhao X, Peterson E, Fonarow G. Race and Ethnicity, Quality of Care, and Outcomes in Ischemic Stroke. CIRC. (online) Slide Set
Reeves M, Vaidya R, Fonarow G, Liang L, Smith E, Matulonis R, Olson D, Schwamm L. Quality of Care and Outcomes in Patients with Diabetes Hospitalized with Ischemic Stroke: Findings from Get With the Guidelines-Stroke. Stroke (online) Slide Set
Laskey W, Spence N, Zhao X, Mayo R, Taylor R, Cannon C, Hernandez A, Peterson E, Fonarow G. Regional Differences in Quality of Care and Outcomes for the Treatment of Acute Coronary Syndromes: An Analysis from the American Heart Association’s Get With The Guidelines Coronary Artery Disease Program. (Crit Pathways in Cardiol 2010;9: 1–7) Slide Set
Fonarow G, Reeves M, Smith E, Saver J, Zhao X, Olson D, Hernandez A, Peterson E, Schwamm L. Characteristics, Performance Measures, and In-Hospital Outcomes of the First One Million Stroke and Transient Ischemic Attack Admissions in Get With The Guidelines-Stroke. Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes (online) Slide Set
Fonarow G, Reeves M, Zhao X, Olson D, Smith E, Saver J, Schwamm L. Age-Related Differences in Characteristics, Performance Measures, Treatment Trends, and Outcomes in Patients with Ischemic Stroke. Circulation. 2010;121:879-891. Slide Set
Xian Y, Pan W, Peterson E, Heidenreich P, Cannon C, Hernandez A, Friedman B, Holloway R, Fonarow G. Are Quality Improvements Associated with the Get With The Guidelines-Coronary Artery Disease (GWTG-CAD) Program Sustained Over Time? A Longitudinal Comparison of GWTG-CAD Hospitals vs. non-GWTG-CAD Hospitals. AHJ (in print) **Young Investigator Winner** Slide Set
2009
Kumbhani D, Cannon C, Fonarow G, Liang L, Askari A, Peacock WF, Peterson E, Bhatt D.The Association of Hospital Primary Angioplasty Volume in ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction with Quality and Outcomes. JAMA. 2009;302(20):2207-2213. **Young Investigator Runner Up** Slide Set
Hernandez A, Fonarow G, Hammill B, Al-Khatib S, Yancy C, O’Connor C, Schulman K, Peterson E, Curtis L. Clinical Effectiveness of Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillators Among Medicare beneficiaries Hospitalized With Heart Failure. Circ Heart Fail. 2010;3:7-13. Slide Set
Peterson P, Rumsfeld J, Liang L, Albert N, Hernandez A, Peterson E, Fonarow G, Masoudi F. A Validated Risk Score for In-hospital Mortality in Patients with Heart Failure from the AHA Get With the Guidelines Program. Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes. 2010;3:00-00
Smith E, Pan W, Olson D, Reeves M, Ovbiagele B, Peterson E, Fonarow G, Schwamm L. Frequency and Determinants of Lipid Testing in Ischemic Stroke and Transient Ischemic Attack: Findings from Get With The Guidelines-Stroke. Stroke. 2010;41:232-238
Ambardekar A, Fonarow G, Dai D, Peterson E, Hernandez A, Cannon C, Krantz M. Quality of Care and In-Hospital Outcomes in Patients With Coronary Heart Disease in Rural and Urban Hospitals (from the Get With the Guidelines - Coronary Artery Disease Program). Am J Cardiol 2010;105:139 –143 Slide Set
Lewis W, Ellrodt G, Peterson E, Hernandez A, LaBresh K, Cannon C, Pan W, Fonarow G. Trends in the Use of Evidence Based Treatments for Coronary Artery Disease Among Women and the Elderly: Results from the Get With The Guidelines Quality Improvement Program. Circulation CV Quality and Outcomes (online) Slide Set
Albert N, Yancy C, Liang L, Zhao X, Hernandez A, Peterson E, Cannon C, Fonarow G. Use of Aldosterone Antagonists in Heart Failure. JAMA. 2009;302(15):1658-1665 Slide Set
Ambardekar A, Fonarow G, Hernandez A, Pan W, Yancy C, Krantz M. Characteristics and In-Hospital Outcomes for Nonadherent Patients with Heart Failure: Findings from Get With The Guidelines-Heart Failure. Am Heart J 2009;158:644-52
Heidenreich P, Lewis W, LaBresh K, Schwamm L, Fonarow G. Hospital Performance Recognition with the Get With The Guidelines Program and Mortality for Acute Myocardial Infarction and Heart Failure. Am Heart J 2009;158:546-53. Slide Set
Depta J, Cannon C, Fonarow G, Zhao X, Peacock F, Bhatt D. Patient characteristics associated with the choice of triple anti-thrombotic therapy in the setting of acute coronary syndromes. (Am J Cardiol 2009;104:1171–1178)
Smith E, Liang L, Hernandez A, Reeves M, Cannon C, Fonarow G, Schwamm L. Influence of Stroke Subtype on Quality of Care in Get With the Guidelines-Stroke. Neurology® 2009;73:709–716 Slide Set
Piccini J, Hernandez A, Zhao X, Pate M, Lewis W, Peterson E, Fonarow G. Quality of Care for Atrial Fibrillation among Patients Hospitalized for Heart Failure. JACC. (online)
Wang T, Fonarow G, Hernandez A, Liang L, Ellrodt G, Nallamothu B, Shah B, Cannon C, Peterson. The Dissociation between Door-to-Balloon Time Improvement and Improvements in Other Acute Myocardial Infarction Care Processes and Patient Outcomes. Arch Intern Med. 2009: 169(15):1411-1419 Slide Set
Horwich T, Hernandez A, Liang L, Albert N, LaBresh K, Yancy C, Fonarow G. Weekend Hospital Admission and Discharge for Heart Failure: Association with Quality of Care and Clinical Outcomes. Am Heart J 2009;158:451-8
Brilakis E, Hernandez A, Dai D, Peterson E, Banerjee S, Fonarow G, Cannon C, Bhatt D. Quality of Care for Acute Coronary Syndrome Patients With Known Atherosclerotic Disease: Results from the Get With the Guidelines Program. Circulation (online) – Young Investigator Award Grant Winner
Brown T, Hernandez A, Bittner V, Cannon C, Ellrodt G, Liang L, Peterson E, Piña I, Safford M, Fonarow G. Predictors of Cardiac Rehabilitation Referral in Coronary Artery Disease Patients: Result's from the AHA's Get With the Guidelines Program. J. Am. Coll. Cardiol. 2009;54;515-52 – Young Investigator Award Grant Winner
Forman D., Cannon, C.P., Hernandez, A,. Liang, L.,Yancy, C., Fonarow, G., for the Get With The Guidelines Steering Committee and Hospitals Boston, Mass.; Durham, N.C.; Dallas, Texas; and Los Angeles, Influence of age on the management of heart failure: Findings from Get With The Guidelines–Heart Failure (GWTG-HF), Am Heart J 2009;0:1-8. Slide Set
Bushnell C., Zimmer L., Schwamm L., Goldstein L.B., Clapp-Channing N., Harding T., Drew L., Zhao X., Peterson E. The Adherence eValuation After Ischemic Stroke Longitudinal (AVAIL) Registry: Design, rationale, and baseline patient characteristics. Am Heart J 2009;157:428-435.e2.
Nallamothu B, Krumholz H, Peterson E, Pan W, Bradley E, Stern A, Masoudi, F, Janicke D, Hernandez A, Cannon C, Fonarow G. Door-to-Balloon Times in Hospitals within the Get-With-The-Guidelines Registry after Initiation of the Door-to-Balloon (D2B) Alliance. Am J Cardiol 2009;103:1051–1055.
Reeves M., Fonarow G., Zhao X., Smith E., Schwamm L. Quality of Care in Women With Ischemic Stroke in the GWTG Program. Stroke. 2009 Apr;40(4):1127-33. Epub 2009 Feb 10.
Shah B., Hernandez A., Liang L., Al-Khatib S., Yancy C., Fonarow G., Peterson E. Hospital Variation and Characteristics of Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Use in Patients With Heart Failure: Data from the Get With The Guidelines-Heart Failure Registry. J. Am. Coll. Cardiol. 2009 53: A32. Read article and supporting editorial
2008
Schwamm L., Fonarow G., Reeves M., Pan W., Frankel M., Smith E., Ellrodt G., Cannon C., Liang L., Peterson E., LaBresh K. Get With The Guidelines-Stroke is Associated with Sustained Improvement in Care for Patients Hospitalized with Acute Stroke or TIA. Circulation (in press) News Release
Jneid H., Fonarow G., Cannon C, Hernandez A., Palacios I., Maree A., Wells Q., Bozkurt B., LaBresh K., Lang L., Hong Y., Newby L., Fletcher G., Peterson E., Wexler L. Sex Differences in Medical Care and Early Mortality after Acute Myocardial Infarction. Circulation (in press) News Release
Olenchock B., Fonarow G., Pan W., Hernandez A., Cannon C. Current Use of Beta-blockers in Patients with Reative Airway Diseases Who Are Hospitalized with Acute Coronary Syndromes. Am J Cardiol
Lewis W., Fonarow G., LaBresh K., Cannon C., Pan W., Super D., Sorof S., Schwamm L. Differential Use of Warfarin for Secondary Stroke Prevention in Patients with Various Types of Atrial Fibrillation. Am J Cardiol (in press)
Sachdeva A., Cannon C., Deedwania P., LaBresh K., Smith Jr. S., Dai D., Hernandez A., Fonarow G. Lipid Levels in Patients Hospitalized with Coronary Artery Disease: An analysis of 136,095 Hospitalizations in GWTG-CAD. AHJ (in press)
Reeves M., Smith E., Yu Y., Schwamm L. Off-Hour Admission and In-hospital Stroke Case Fatality in the Get With The Guidelines-Stroke Program. Stroke. DOI: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.519355. Read article
Rajendra H. Mehta, Li Liang, Amrita M. Karve, Adrian F. Hernandez, John S. Rumsfeld, Gregg C. Fonarow, Eric D. Peterson. Association of Patient Case-Mix Adjustment, Hospital Process Performance Rankings, and Eligibility for Financial Incentives. JAMA (in press) News Release
Mori J. Krantz, Justin Tanner, Tamara B Horwich, Clyde Yancy, Nancy M Albert, Adrian F Hernandez, David Dai, Gregg C. Fonarow. The Influence of Hospital Length of Stay for Heart Failure on Quality of Care. AJC (In press)
Tamara Horwich, Adrian F. Hernandez, M.D., M.H.S., David Dai, Ph.D., Clyde W. Yancy, M.D., FACC, Gregg C. Fonarow, M.D., ACC. Cholesterol Levels and In-Hospital Mortality in Patients with Acute Decompensated Heart Failure. AHJ (in press)
Piccini J.P., Hernandez A.F., Dai D., Thomas K.L., Lewis W.R., Yancy C.W., Peterson E.D., Fonarow G.C. Utilization of Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy in Patients Hospitalized with Heart Failure. Circulation. 2008;118:926-933. Read article
William R. Lewis, Eric D. Peterson, Christopher P. Cannon, Dennis M. Super, Kenneth A. LaBresh, Kathleen Quealy, Li Liang, Gregg C. Fonarow. An Organized Approach to Improvement in Guideline Adherence for Acute Myocardial Infarction. Arch Intern Med. 2008;168(16):1813-1819. Read article
Patel U.D., Hernandez A.F., Liang L., Peterson E.D., LaBresh K.A., Yancy C.W., Albert N.M., Ellrodt G., Fonarow G.C. Quality of care and outcomes among patients with heart failure and chronic kidney disease: A Get With the Guidelines—Heart Failure Program study. AHJ (in press)
Tickoo S., Fonarow G.C., Hernandez A.F., Weekend/Holiday vs. Weekday Hospital Discharge and Guideline Adherence (From the American Heart Association’s Get With the Guidelines – Coronary Artery Disease Database). Am J Cardiol 2008;102:663–667 Read article
Mehta R.H., Bufalino V.J., Pan W., Hernandez A.F., Cannon C.P., Fonarow G.C., Peterson E.D. Achieving Rapid Reperfusion With Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Remains a Challenge: Insights from American Heart Association’s Get With The Guidelines Program. Am Heart J (2008;155:1059-67) Read article
Albert N.M., Birtcher K.K., Cannon C.P., Goff D.C. Jr., Mulgund J., Liang L., Fonarow G.C. Factors Associated With Discharge Lipid-Lowering Drug Prescription in Patients Hospitalized for Coronary Artery Disease (from the Get With the Guidelines Database). Am J Cardiol. 2008;101:1242-1246. Read article
Jneid H., Fonarow G.C., Cannon C.P., Palacios I.F., Kilic T., Moukarbel G.V., Maree A.O., Liang L., Newby L.K., Fletcher G., Wexler L., Peterson E. Impact of Time of Presentation on the Care and Outcomes of Acute Myocardial Infarction. Circulation. 2008;117:2502-9. Read article
LaBresh K.A., Reeves M.J., Frankel M.R., Albright D., Schwamm L.H. Hospital Treatment of Patients with Ischemic Stroke or Transient Ischemic Attack with Get With The Guidelines. Arch Intern Med (2008;168(4):411-417) Read article
2007
Hernandez A.F., Fonarow G.C., Liang L., Al-Khatib S.M., Curtis L.H., LaBresh K.A., Yancy C.W., Albert N.M. A Gender and Racial Gap in Internal Cardioverter Defibrillator Use Among Hospitalized Heart Failure Patients. JAMA; 298 (13): 1525-32
Steinberg B.A., Cannon C.P., Hernandez A.F., Pan W., Peterson E.D., Fonarow G.C. Medical Therapies and Invasive Treatments for Coronary Artery Disease in Overweight Patients: Understanding the “Obesity Paradox” in the Get With The Guidelines Database. Am J Cardiol 2007; 100:1331–1335
LaBresh K.A., Fonarow G.C., Smith S.C., Bonow R.O., Smaha L.C., Tyler P.A., Hong Y., Albright D., Ellrodt A.G. Improved Treatment of Hospitalized Coronary Artery Disease Patients with the Get With The Guidelines Program. Crit Path Cardiol; 6 (3): 98-105 Read article
Hiratzka L., Eagle K.A., Liang L., Fonarow G.C., LaBresh K.A., Peterson E.D. Atherosclerosis Secondary Prevention Performance Measures After Coronary Bypass Graft Surgery Compared With Percutaneous Catheter Intervention and Non-Intervention Patients In The Get With The Guidelines Database. Circ Surg Supp; Sep 11;116(11 Suppl):I207-12 Read article
Krantz M.J., Baker W.A., Estacio R.O., Haynes D.K., Mehler P.S., Fonarow G.C., Long C.S. Comprehensive Coronary Artery Disease Care in a Safety-Net Hospital: Results of Get With The Guidelines Quality Improvement Initiative. J Manag Care Pharm. 2007;13:319-24. Read article
2006
Hong Y. Labresh K.A. Overview of the American Heart Association “Get With The Guidelines” Programs. Coronary Heart Disease, Stroke, and Heart Failure. Crit Path Cardiol 2006;5: 179–186 Read article
2004
LaBresh K.A., Ellrodt A.G., Gliklich R., Liljestrand J., Peto R. Get With The Guidelines for Cardiovascular Secondary Prevention: Pilot Results. Arch Intern Med 2004;164:203-9. Read article
2003
Denton T.A., Fonarow G.C., LaBresh K.A., Trento A. Secondary prevention after coronary bypass: the American Heart Association "Get With The Guidelines" program. Ann Thorac Surg 2003;75:758-60.
Individual Hospital Reports
Ellrodt A.G., Glasener R., Kradel K., Bercury C., Ferrarin A., Jewell D., Frechette C., Seckler P., Reed J. Multidisciplinary Rounds (MDR): an Implementation System for Sustained Improvement in the American Heart Association's Get With The Guidelines Program. Crit Path Cardiol; 6(3): 106-116 Read article
Smith E.E., Abdullah A.R., Amirfarzan H., Schwamm L.H. Serum Lipid Profile on Admission for Ischemic Stroke: Failure to meet National Cholesterol Education Program Adult Treatment Panel (NCEP-ATPIII) Guidelines. Neurology 2007;68;660-665 Read article
Flynn F.M., Cafarelli M., Petrakos K., Christophersen P. Improving Outcomes for Acute Coronary Syndrome Patients in the Hospital Setting: Successful Implementation of the American Heart Association ‘‘Get With The Guidelines’’ Program by Phase I Cardiac Rehabilitation Nurses. J of Cardiovasc Nursing 2007; 22;3;166-176 Read article
Editorials:
Howlett, Jonathan G. "Performance Feeback: A Common Thread in the Process to Provide Optimal Heart Failure Care" J Am Coll Cardiol. 2009; 53: 423-425
Ovbiagele, Bruce and Saver, Jeffrey L. "It's the Company You Keep: Participation in Get With The Guidelines-Stroke Is Associated with Improved Inpatient Stroke Care" December 15, 2008
Lewis, William R. "Get With The Guidelines: Improving Patient Outcomes One Hospital at a Time" December 15, 2008
Schwamm, Lee H., "Improving Stroke Outcomes: Get With The Guidelines-Stroke", Physician's Weekly, Vol. XX, No. 22. June 9, 2003.
Fonarow, Gregg C., C. Ballantyne "In-Hospital Initiation of Lipid-Lowering Therapy for Patients With Coronary Heart Disease : The Time Is Now", Circulation, Jun 2001; 103: 2768 - 2770.
Published Review Articles
2005
LaBresh K.A.. Using "Get With The Guidelines" to prevent recurrent cardiovascular disease. Curr Treat Options Cardiovasc Med 2005;7:287-92.
Smith E.E., Abdullah A.R., Petkovska I., Rosenthal E., Koroshetz W.J., Schwamm L.H. Poor Outcomes in Patients Who Do Not Receive Intravenous Tissue Plasminogen Activator Because of Mild or Improving Ischemic Stroke. Stroke. 2005;36:2497-2499 Read article
2004
LaBresh K.A. Get With The Guidelines to improve heart care. Ital Heart J 2004;5:489-93.
Berthiaume J.T., Tyler P.A., Ng-Osorio J., LaBresh K.A.. Aligning financial incentives with "Get With The Guidelines" to improve cardiovascular care. Am J Manag Care 2004;10:501-4. Read article
2003
LaBresh K.A. and Tyler P.A. Collaborative model for hospital-based cardiovascular secondary prevention. Quality Management in Health Care 2003;12(1):20-27. Read article
LaBresh K.A., Gliklich R., Liljestrand J., Peto R., Ellrodt A.G. Using GWTG to Improve Cardiovascular Secondary Prevention. Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Safety 2003;29(10):539-550. Read article
