“Dose-dependent” impact of recurrent cardiac events on mortality in patients with heart failure
Lee DS, Austin PC, Stukel TA, Alter D, Chong A, Parker JD, Tu JV. Am J Med. 2009; 122(2):162-9.e1. Epub 2008 Dec 19.
Publications
Patient satisfaction and its relationship with quality and outcomes of care after acute myocardial infarction
Lee DS, Tu JV, Chong A, Alter DA. Circulation. 2008; 118(19):1938-45. Epub 2008 Oct 20.
Factors associated with the use of evidence-based therapies after discharge among elderly patients with myocardial infarction
Austin PC, Tu JV, Ko DT, Alter DA. CMAJ. 2008; 179(9):901-8.
Use of evidence-based therapies after discharge among elderly patients with acute myocardial infarction
Austin PC, Tu JV, Ko DT, Alter DA. CMAJ. 2008; 179(9):895-900.
Influence of socioeconomic status on lifestyle behaviour modifications among survivors of acute myocardial infarction
Chan RH, Gordon NF, Chong A, Alter DA; Socio-Economic and Acute Myocardial Infarction Investigators. Am J Cardiol. 2008; 102(12):1583-8. Epub 2008 Oct 9.
The relationship between depressive symptoms, health service consumption, and prognosis after acute myocardial infarction: a prospective cohort study
Kurdyak PA, Gnam WH, Goering P, Chong A, Alter DA. BMC Health Serv Res. 2008; 8:200.
Health impact of hospital restrictions on seriously ill hospitalized patients: lessons from the Toronto SARS outbreak
Stukel TA, Schull MJ, Guttmann A, Alter DA, Li P, Vermeulen MJ, Manuel DG, Zwarenstein M. Med Care. 2008; 46(9):991-7.
The relationship between unprovoked venous thromboembolism, age, and acute myocardial infarction
Spencer FA, Ginsberg JS, Chong A, Alter DA. J Thromb Haemost. 2008; 6(9):1507-13. Epub 2008 Jul 4.
Design and implementation of a population-based registry of implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs) in Ontario
Lee DS, Birnie D, Cameron D, Crystal E, Dorian P, Gula LJ, Healey JS, Janmohammed A, Khaykin Y, Krahn AD, LeFeuvre C, Simpson CS, Yee R, Hardy J, Slaughter PM, Chen Z, Alter DA, Laupacis A, Tu JV; Population-Based Registry of Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators. Heart Rhythm. 2008; 5(9):1250-6. Epub 2008 May 24.
The relationship between physician supply, cardiovascular health service use and cardiac disease burden in Ontario: supply-need mismatch
Alter DA, Stukel TA, Newman A. Can J Cardiol. 2008; 24(3):187-93.