Association of hospital spending intensity with mortality and readmission rates in Ontario hospitals
Stukel TA, Fisher ES, Alter DA, Guttmann A, Ko DT, Fung K, Wodchis WP, Baxter NN, Earle CC, Lee DS. JAMA. 2012; 307(10):1037-45.
Publications
Determinants of variations in coronary revascularization practices
Tu JV, Ko DT, Guo H, Richards JA, Walton N, Natarajan MK, Wijeysundera HC, So D, Latter DA, Feindel CM, Kingsbury K, Cohen EA; Cardiac Care Network of Ontario’s Variations in Revascularization Practice in Ontario Working Group. CMAJ. 2012; 184(2):179-86. Epub 2011 Dec 12.
Long-term safety and effectiveness of drug-eluting stents for the treatment of saphenous vein grafts disease: a population-based study
Ko DT, Guo H, Wijeysundera HC, Zia MI, Dzavik V, Chu MW, Fremes SE, Cohen EA, Tu JV. JACC Cardiovasc Interv. 2011; 4(9):965-73.
Effectiveness of preprocedural statin therapy on clinical outcomes for patients with stable coronary artery disease after percutaneous coronary interventions
Ko DT, Wijeysundera HC, Yun L, Austin PC, Cantor WJ, Tu JV. Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes. 2011; 4(4):459-66. Epub 2011 Jun 28.
Rescue percutaneous coronary interventions for failed fibrinolytic therapy in ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction: a population-based study
Ko DT, Atzema CL, Donovan LR, Graham MM, Huynh T, So DY, Wang J, Wijeysundera HC. Tu JV. Am Heart J. 2011; 161(4):764-70.
Use of fibrates in the United States and Canada
Jackevicius CA, Tu JV, Ross JS, Ko DT, Carreon D, Krumholz HM. JAMA. 2011; 305(12):1217-24. Epub 2011 Mar 23.
Meta-analysis: effects of percutaneous coronary intervention versus medical therapy on angina relief
Wijeysundera HC, Nallamothu BK, Krumholz HM, Tu JV, Ko DT. Ann Intern Med. 2010; 152(6):370-9.
Secular trends in acute coronary syndrome hospitalization from 1994 to 2005
Ko DT, Newman AM, Alter DA, Austin PC, Chiu M, Cox JL, Goodman SG, Tu JV; Canadian Cardiovascular Outcomes Research Team. Can J Cardiol. 2010; 26(3):129-34.
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.
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.