Potentially preventable strokes in high-risk patients with atrial fibrillation who are not adequately anticoagulated
Gladstone DJ, Bui E, Fang J, Laupacis A, Lindsay MP, Tu JV, Silver FL, Kapral MK. Stroke. 2009; 40(1):235-40. Epub 2008 Aug 28.
Publications
Effect of regulatory warnings on antipsychotic prescription rates among elderly patients with dementia: a population-based time-series analysis
Valiyeva E, Herrmann N, Rochon PA, Gill SS, Anderson GM. CMAJ. 2008; 179(5):438-46.
Survival with tiotropium compared to long-acting Beta-2-agonists in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Gershon AS, Wang L, To T, Luo J, Upshur RE. COPD. 2008; 5(4):229-34.
Dihydropyridine calcium channel blockers and cardiovascular outcomes in elderly patients: a population-based study
Bucci C, Mamdani MM, Juurlink DN, Tu JV. Can J Cardiol. 2008; 24(8):629-32.
Anticoagulation intensity and outcomes among patients prescribed oral anticoagulant therapy: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Oake N, Jennings A, Forster AJ, Fergusson D, Doucette S, van Walraven C. CMAJ. 2008; 179(3):235-44.
Angiotensin inhibition in renovascular disease: a population-based cohort study
Hackam DG, Duong-Hua ML, Mamdani M, Li P, Tobe SW, Spence JD, Garg AX. Am Heart J. 2008; 156(3):549-55. Epub 2008 Jul 21.
Published randomized controlled trials of drug therapy for dementia often lack complete data on harm
Lee PE, Fischer HD, Rochon PA, Gill SS, Herrmann N, Bell CM, Sykora K, Anderson GM. J Clin Epidemiol. 2008; 61(11):1152-60. Epub 2008 Jul 10.
New use of rosiglitazone decreased following publication of a meta-analysis suggesting harm
Shah BR, Juurlink DN, Austin PC, Mamdani MM. Diabet Med. 2008; 25(7):871-4. Epub 2008 Jul 4.
Suboptimal use of statin therapy in elderly patients with atherosclerosis: a population-based study
Al-Omran M, Mamdani MM, Lindsay TF, Melo M, Juurlink DN, Verma S; Systematic Assessment of Vascular Risk Investigators. J Vasc Surg. 2008; 48(3):607-12. Epub 2008 Jun 30.
Comparing clinical and administrative data for profiling hospitals on postdischarge medication use by patients with acute myocardial infarction
Austin PC, Donovan L, Yun L, Tu JV. Am Heart J. 2008; 156(3):595-605. Epub 2008 Jun 18.