Association between hospital cardiac management and outcomes for acute myocardial infarction patients
Stukel TA, Alter DA, Schull MJ, Ko DT, Li P. Med Care. 2010; 48(2):157-65.
Publications
Effectiveness of public report cards for improving the quality of cardiac care: the EFFECT study: a randomized trial
Tu JV, Donovan LR, Lee DS, Wang JT, Austin PC, Alter DA, Ko DT. JAMA. 2009; 302(21):2330-7. Epub 2009 Nov 18.
Patterns of use of thienopyridine therapy after percutaneous coronary interventions with drug-eluting stents and bare-metal stents
Ko DT, Chiu M, Guo H, Austin PC, Marquis JF, Tu JV. Ann Heart J. 2009; 158(4):592-8.e1. Epub 2009 Aug 22.
Short- and long-term risk stratification using a next-generation, high-sensitivity research cardiac troponin I (hs-cTnI) assay in an emergency department chest pain population
Kavsak PA, Wang X, Ko DT, MacRae AR, Jaffe AS. Clin Chem. 2009; 55(10):1809-15. Epub 2009 Aug 13.
Safety and effectiveness of drug-eluting and bare-metal stents for patients with off- and on-label indications
Ko DT, Chiu M, Guo H, Austin PC, Goeree R, Cohen E, Labinaz M, Tu JV. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2009; 53(19):1773-82.
Paclitaxel versus sirolimus stents in diabetic and nondiabetic patients
Chiu M, Ko DT, Austin PC, Cohen EA, Velianou JL, Goeree R, Blackhouse G, Tu JV. Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes. 2009; 2:96-107. Epub 2009 Mar 5.
A population-based study of the drug interaction between proton pump inhibitors and clopidogrel
Juurlink DN, Gomes T, Ko DT, Szmitko PE, Austin PC, Tu JV, Henry DA, Kopp A, Mamdani MM. CMAJ. 2009; 180(7):713-8. Epub 2009 Jan 28.
Canadian quality indicators for percutaneous coronary interventions
Ko DT, Wijeysundera HC, Zhu X, Richards J, Tu JV; National Expert Panel. Can J Cardiol. 2008; 24(12):899-903.
A survey of primary percutaneous coronary intervention for patients with ST segment elevation myocardial infarction in Canadian hospitals
Ko DT, Donovan LR, Huynh T, Rinfret S, So DY, Love MP, Galbraith D, Tu JV; Canadian Cardiovascular Outcomes Research Team. Can J Cardiol. 2008; 24(11):839-43.
Indicators of quality of care for patients with acute myocardial infarction
Tu JV, Khalid L, Donovan LR, Ko DT; Canadian Cardiovascular Outcomes Research Team/Canadian Cardiovascular Society Acute Myocardial Infarction Quality Indicator Panel. CMAJ. 2008; 179(9):909-15.