Curriculum Vitae John Spertus, md mph facc faha

Spertus JA, Maron DJ, Cohen DJ, Kolm P, Hartigan P, Weintraub WS, Berman DS, Teo KK, Shaw LJ, Sedlis SP, Knudtson M, Aslan M, Dada M, Boden WE, Mancini GB. Frequency, Predictors, and Consequences of Crossing Over to Revascularization Within 12 Months of Randomization to Optimal Medical Therapy in the Clinical Outcomes Utilizing Revascularization and Aggressive Drug Evaluation (COURAGE) Trial. Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes. 2013;6(4):409-18. PMCID: 3903667.

Wasfy JH, Rosenfield K, Zelevinsky K, Sakhuja R, Lovett A, Spertus JA, Wimmer NJ, Mauri L, Normand SL, Yeh RW. A prediction model to identify patients at high risk for 30-day readmission after percutaneous coronary intervention. Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes. 2013;6(4):429-35.

Dharmarajan K, Masoudi FA, Spertus JA, Li SX, Krumholz HM. Contraindicated Initiation of beta-Blocker Therapy in Patients Hospitalized for Heart Failure. JAMA Intern Med. 2013;173(16):1547-9. PMCID: 4043342.

Chan PS, Berg RA, Spertus JA, Schwamm LH, Bhatt DL, Fonarow GC, Heidenreich PA, Nallamothu BK, Tang F, Merchant RM. Risk-standardizing survival for in-hospital cardiac arrest to facilitate hospital comparisons. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2013;62(7):601-9. PMCID: 3769937.

Kramer DB, Kennedy KF, Noseworthy PA, Buxton AE, Josephson ME, Normand SL, Spertus JA, Zimetbaum PJ, Reynolds MR, Mitchell SL. Characteristics and Outcomes of Patients Receiving New and Replacement Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillators: Results From the NCDR. Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes. 2013;6(4):488-97. PMCID: 3839636.

Seymour CW, Cooke CR, Heckbert SR, Copass MK, Yealy DM, Spertus JA, Rea TD. Prehospital Systolic Blood Pressure Thresholds: A Community-based Outcomes Study. Acad Emerg Med. 2013;20(6):597-604.

Givertz MM, Teerlink JR, Albert NM, Westlake Canary CA, Collins SP, Colvin-Adams M, Ezekowitz JA, Fang JC, Hernandez AF, Katz SD, Krishnamani R, Stough WG, Walsh MN, Butler J, Carson PE, Dimarco JP, Hershberger RE, Rogers JG, Spertus JA, Stevenson WG, Sweitzer NK, Tang WH, Starling RC. Acute decompensated heart failure: update on new and emerging evidence and directions for future research. J Card Fail. 2013;19(6):371-89.

Krumholz HM, Barreto-Filho JA, Jones PG, Li Y, Spertus JA. Decision-making preferences among patients with an acute myocardial infarction. JAMA Intern Med. 2013;173(13):1252-7. PMCID: 4409122.

Chen LM, Nallamothu BK, Spertus JA, Li Y, Chan PS. Association Between a Hospital's Rate of Cardiac Arrest Incidence and Cardiac Arrest Survival. JAMA Intern Med. 2013;173(13):1186-95. PMCID: 4181325.

Kulkarni VT, Ross JS, Wang Y, Nallamothu BK, Spertus JA, Normand SL, Masoudi FA, Krumholz HM. Regional density of cardiologists and rates of mortality for acute myocardial infarction and heart failure. Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes. 2013;6(3):352-9.

Rumsfeld JS, Alexander KP, Goff DC, Jr., Graham MM, Ho PM, Masoudi FA, Moser DK, Roger VL, Slaughter MS, Smolderen KG, Spertus JA, Sullivan MD, Treat-Jacobson D, Zerwic JJ. Cardiovascular health: the importance of measuring patient-reported health status: a scientific statement from the american heart association. Circulation. 2013;127(22):2233-49.

Subherwal S, Patel MR, Tang F, Smolderen KG, Jones WS, Tsai TT, Ting HH, Bhatt DL, Spertus JA, Chan PS. Socioeconomic Disparities in Use of Cardioprotective Medications Among Patients with Peripheral Artery Disease-An Analysis of the American College of Cardiology's NCDR PINNACLE Registry(R). J Am Coll Cardiol. 2013;62(1):51-7. PMCID: 3912073.

Chamberlain AM, McNallan SM, Dunlay SM, Spertus JA, Redfield MM, Moser DK, Kane RL, Weston SA, Roger VL. Physical health status measures predict all-cause mortality in patients with heart failure. Circ Heart Fail. 2013;6(4):669-75. PMCID:3715564.

Arnold SV, Lipska KJ, Li Y, Goyal A, Maddox TM, McGuire DK, Spertus JA, Kosiborod M. The reliability and prognosis of in-hospital diagnosis of metabolic syndrome in the setting of acute myocardial infarction. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2013;62(8):704-8. PMCID: 3765076

Rao SC, Chhatriwalla AK, Kennedy KF, Decker CJ, Gialde E, Spertus JA, Marso SP. Pre-procedural estimate of individualized bleeding risk impacts physicians' utilization of bivalirudin during percutaneous coronary intervention. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2013;61(18):1847-52.

Moraska AR, Chamberlain AM, Shah ND, Vickers KS, Rummans TA, Dunlay SM, Spertus JA, Weston SA, McNallan SM, Redfield MM, Roger VL. Depression, healthcare utilization, and death in heart failure: a community study. Circ Heart Fail. 2013;6(3):387-94. PMCID:3689209

Kosiborod M, Arnold SV, Spertus JA, McGuire DK, Li Y, Yue P, Ben-Yehuda O, Katz A, Jones PG, Olmsted A, Belardinelli L, Chaitman BR. Evaluation of Ranolazine in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and Chronic Stable Angina: Results From the TERISA Randomized Clinical Trial (Type 2 Diabetes Evaluation of Ranolazine in Subjects With Chronic Stable Angina). J Am Coll Cardiol. 2013;61(20):2038-45.

Amin AP, Bachuwar A, Reid KJ, Chhatriwalla AK, Salisbury AC, Yeh RW, Kosiborod M, Wang TY, Alexander KP, Gosch K, Cohen DJ, Spertus JA, Bach RG. Nuisance bleeding with prolonged dual antiplatelet therapy after acute myocardial infarction and its impact on health status. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2013;61(21):2130-8. PMCID:4332538.

Chan PS, Nallamothu BK, Krumholz HM, Spertus JA, Li Y, Hammill BG, Curtis LH. Long-term outcomes in elderly survivors of in-hospital cardiac arrest. N Engl J Med. 2013;368(11):1019-26. PMCID:3652256

Nallamothu BK, Spertus JA, Lansky AJ, Cohen DJ, Jones PG, Kureshi F, Dehmer GJ, Drozda JP, Jr., Walsh MN, Brush JE, Jr., Koenig GC, Waites TF, Gantt DS, Kichura G, Chazal RA, O'Brien PK, Valentine CM, Rumsfeld JS, Reiber JH, Elmore JG, Krumholz RA, Weaver WD, Krumholz HM. Comparison of Clinical Interpretation with Visual Assessment and Quantitative Coronary Angiography in Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in Contemporary Practice: The Assessing Angiography (A2) Project. Circulation. 2013;127(17):1793-800. PMCID: 3908681.

Bishawi M, Shroyer AL, Rumsfeld JS, Spertus JA, Baltz JH, Collins JF, Quin JA, Almassi GH, Grover FL, Hattler B. Changes in health-related quality of life in off-pump versus on-pump cardiac surgery: veterans affairs randomized on/off bypass trial. Ann Thorac Surg. 2013;95(6):1946-51.

Rajamani K, Kennedy KF, Ruggiero NJ, Rosenfield K, Spertus J, Chaturvedi S. Outcomes of Carotid Endarterectomy in the Elderly: Report From the National Cardiovascular Data Registry. Stroke. 2013;44(4):1172-4.

El-Refai M, Peterson EL, Wells K, Swadia T, Sabbah HN, Spertus JA, Williams LK, Lanfear DE. Comparison of Beta-blocker effectiveness in heart failure patients with preserved ejection fraction versus those with reduced ejection fraction. J Card Fail. 2013;19(2):73-9. PMCID:3678365

Smolderen KG, Spertus JA, Tang F, Oetgen W, Borden WB, Ting HH, Chan PS. Treatment differences by health insurance among outpatients with coronary artery disease: insights from the national cardiovascular data registry. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2013;61(10):1069-75. PMCID:3641586

Wetmore JB, Ellerbeck EF, Mahnken JD, Phadnis M, Rigler SK, Mukhopadhyay P, Spertus JA, Zhou X, Hou Q, Shireman TI. Atrial fibrillation and risk of stroke in dialysis patients. Ann Epidemiol. 2013;23(3):112-8. PMCID:3570646.

Salisbury AC, Wang K, Cohen DJ, Li Y, Jones PG, Spertus JA. Selecting antiplatelet therapy at the time of percutaneous intervention for an acute coronary syndrome: weighing the benefits and risks of prasugrel versus clopidogrel. Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes. 2013;6(1):27-34.

Mercado N, Cohen DJ, Spertus JA, Chan PS, House J, Kennedy K, Brindis RG, White CJ, Rosenfield KA, Marso SP. Carotid Artery Stenting of a Contralateral Occlusion and In-Hospital Outcomes: Results From the CARE (Carotid Artery Revascularization and Endarterectomy) Registry. JACC Cardiovasc Interv. 2013;6(1):59-64. PMCID:3951713.

Martin SS, Gosch K, Kulkarni KR, Spertus JA, Mathews R, Ho PM, Maddox TM, Newby LK, Alexander KP, Wang TY. Modifiable factors associated with failure to attain low-density lipoprotein cholesterol goal at 6 months after acute myocardial infarction. Am Heart J. 2013;165(1):26-33. e3. PMCID: 3607508 .

Girotra S, Spertus JA, Li Y, Berg RA, Nadkarni VM, Chan PS. Survival Trends in Pediatric In-Hospital Cardiac Arrests: An Analysis From Get With The Guidelines-Resuscitation. Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes. 2013;6(1):42-49. PMCID:3555689.

Harris WS, Kennedy KF, O'Keefe JH, Jr., Spertus JA. Red blood cell fatty acid levels improve GRACE score prediction of 2-yr mortality in patients with myocardial infarction. Int J Cardiol. 2013;168(1):53-9. PMCID: 3574624.

Enriquez JR, de Lemos JA, Parikh SV, Peng SA, Spertus JA, Holper EM, Roe MT, Rohatgi A, Das SR. Association of chronic lung disease with treatments and outcomes patients with acute myocardial infarction. Am Heart J. 2013;165(1):43-9.

Arnold SV, Spertus JA, Lei Y, Allen KB, Chhatriwalla AK, Leon MB, Smith CR, Reynolds MR, Webb JG, Svensson LG, Cohen DJ. Use of the Kansas City cardiomyopathy questionnaire for monitoring health status in patients with aortic stenosis. Circ Heart Fail. 2013;6(1):61-7.

Allen LA, Spertus JA. End points for comparative effectiveness research in heart failure. Heart Fail Clin. 2013; 9(1):15-28. PMCID:3506122.

Shah SJ, Krumholz HM, Reid KJ, Rathore SS, Mandawat A, Spertus JA, Ross JS. Financial stress and outcomes after acute myocardial infarction. PLoS One, 2012, 7(10):e47420. PMCID: 3480393.

Myat A, Redwood SR, Qureshi AC, Spertus JA, Williams B. Resistant hypertension. BMJ. 2012;345:e7473.

Fihn SD, Gardin JM, Abrams J, Berra K, Blankenship JC, Dallas AP, Douglas PS, Foody JM, Gerber TC, Hinderliter AL, King SB, 3rd, Kligfield PD, Krumholz HM, Kwong RY, Lim MJ, Linderbaum JA, Mack MJ, Munger MA, Prager RL, Sabik JF, Shaw LJ, Sikkema JD, Smith CR, Jr., Smith SC, Jr., Spertus JA, Williams SV. 2012 ACCF/AHA/ACP/AATS/PCNA/SCAI/STS Guideline for the Diagnosis and Management of Patients With Stable Ischemic Heart Disease: Executive Summary: A Report of the American College of Cardiology Foundation/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines, and the American College of Physicians, American Association for Thoracic Surgery, Preventive Cardiovascular Nurses Association, Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions, and Society of Thoracic Surgeons. Circulation. 2012;126(25):3097-3137.

Fihn SD, Gardin JM, Abrams J, Berra K, Blankenship JC, Dallas AP, Douglas PS, Foody JM, Gerber TC, Hinderliter AL, King SB, 3rd, Kligfield PD, Krumholz HM, Kwong RY, Lim MJ, Linderbaum JA, Mack MJ, Munger MA, Prager RL, Sabik JF, Shaw LJ, Sikkema JD, Smith CR, Jr., Smith SC, Jr., Spertus JA, Williams SV. 2012 ACCF/AHA/ACP/AATS/PCNA/SCAI/STS Guideline for the Diagnosis and Management of Patients With Stable Ischemic Heart Disease: Executive Summary: A Report of the American College of Cardiology Foundation/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines, and the American College of Physicians, American Association for Thoracic Surgery, Preventive Cardiovascular Nurses Association, Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions, and Society of Thoracic Surgeons. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2012;60(24):e40-e164.

Girotra S, Nallamothu BK, Spertus JA, Li Y, Krumholz HM, Chan PS. Trends in Survival after In-Hospital Cardiac. Arrest. N Engl J Med. 2012;367(20):1912-1920.

Arnold SV, Smolderen KG, Buchanan DM, Li Y, Spertus JA. Perceived Stress in Myocardial Infarction: Long-Term Mortality and Health Status Outcomes. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2012;60(18):1756-1763. PMCID:3601381.

Hawkins BM, Kennedy KF, Giri J, Saltzman AJ, Rosenfield K, Drachman DE, White CJ, Spertus JA, Yeh RW. Pre-procedural Risk Quantification for Carotid Stenting Using the CAS Score: A Report From the NCDR CARE Registry. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2012;60(17):1617-1622.

Messenger JC, Ho KK, Young CH, Slattery LE, Draoui JC, Curtis JP, Dehmer GJ, Grover FL, Mirro MJ, Reynolds MR, Rokos IC, Spertus JA, Wang TY, Winston SA, Rumsfeld JS, Masoudi FA. The National Cardiovascular Data Registry (NCDR) Data Quality Brief: The NCDR Data Quality Program in 2012. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2012;60(16):1484-1488.

Curtis JP, Geary LL, Wang Y, Chen J, Drye EE, Grosso LM, Spertus JA, Rumsfeld JS, Weintraub WS, Masoudi FA, Brindis RG, Krumholz HM. Development of 2 registry-based risk models suitable for characterizing hospital performance on 30-day all-cause mortality rates among patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention. Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes. 2012; 5(5):628-637.

Decker C, Garavalia L, Garavalia B, Simon T, Loeb M, Spertus JA, Daniel WC. Exploring barriers to optimal anticoagulation for atrial fibrillation: interviews with clinicians. J Multidiscip Healthc. 2012; 5:129-135. PMCID: 3426274.

Parashar S, Spertus JA, Tang F, Bishop KL, Vaccarino V, Jackson CF, Boyden TF, Sperling L. Predictors of early and late enrollment in cardiac rehabilitation, among those referred, after acute myocardial infarction. Circulation, 2012; 126(13):1587-1595.

Shaw LJ, Weintraub WS, Maron DJ, Hartigan PM, Hachamovitch R, Min JK, Dada M, Mancini GB, Hayes SW, O'Rourke RA, Spertus JA, Kostuk W, Gosselin G, Chaitman BR, Knudtson M, Friedman J, Slomka P, Germano G, Bates ER, Teo KK, Boden WE, Berman DS. Baseline stress myocardial perfusion imaging results and outcomes in patients with stable ischemic heart disease randomized to optimal medical therapy with or without percutaneous coronary intervention. Am Heart J. 2012; 164(2):243-250.

Amin AP, Spertus JA, Cohen DJ, Chhatriwalla A, Kennedy KF, Vilain K, Salisbury AC, Venkitachalam L, Lai SM, Mauri L, Normand SL, Rumsfeld JS, Messenger JC, Yeh RW. Use of Drug-Eluting Stents as a Function of Predicted Benefit: Clinical and Economic Implications of Current Practice. Arch Intern Med. 2012;172(15):1145-1152.

Lee JH, Cho KI, Spertus J, Kim SM. Cross-cultural adaptation and validation of the Peripheral Artery Questionnaire: Korean version for patients with peripheral vascular diseases. Vasc Med, 2012; 17(4):215-222.

Leifheit-Limson EC, Reid KJ, Kasl SV, Lin H, Buchanan DM, Jones PG, Peterson PN, Parashar S, Spertus JA, Lichtman JH. Changes in social support within the early recovery period and outcomes after acute myocardial infarction. J Psychosom Res. 2012;73(1):35-41.

Lipska KJ, Venkitachalam L, Gosch K, Kovatchev B, Van den Berghe G, Meyfroidt G, Jones PG, Inzucchi SE, Spertus JA, Devries JH, Kosiborod M. Glucose variability and mortality in patients hospitalized with acute myocardial infarction. Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes. 2012;5(4):550-557.

Cresci S, Dorn GW, 2nd, Jones PG, Beitelshees AL, Li AY, Lenzini PA, Province MA, Spertus JA, Lanfear DE. Adrenergic-pathway gene variants influence Beta-blocker-related outcomes after acute coronary syndrome in a race-specific manner. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2012;60(10):898-907. PMCID: 3678950.

Wetmore JB, Mahnken JD, Mukhopadhyay P, Hou Q, Ellerbeck EF, Rigler SK, Spertus JA, Shireman TI. Geographic Variation in HMG-CoA Reductase Inhibitor Use in Dialysis Patients. J Gen Intern Med. 2012;27(11):1475-1483.

Bradley SM, Chan PS, Spertus JA, Kennedy KF, Douglas PS, Patel MR, Anderson HV, Ting HH, Rumsfeld JS, Nallamothu BK. Hospital Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Appropriateness and In-Hospital Procedural Outcomes: Insights From the NCDR. Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes. 2012; 5(3):290-297.

Chan PS, Spertus JA, Krumholz HM, Berg RA, Li Y, Sasson C, Nallamothu BK. Get With The Guidelines-Resuscitation Registry Investigators FT. A Validated Prediction Tool for Initial Survivors of In-Hospital Cardiac ArrestPrediction Tool for In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest. Arch Intern Med. 2012;172(12):947-53.

Dodson JA, Arnold SV, Reid KJ, Gill TM, Rich MW, Masoudi FA, Spertus JA, Krumholz HM, Alexander KP. Physical function and independence 1 year after myocardial infarction: Observations from the Translational Research Investigating Underlying disparities in recovery from acute Myocardial infarction: Patients' Health status registry. Am Heart J. 2012;163(5):790-796. PMCID:3359897.

Norine Walsh M, Bove AA, Cross RR, Ferdinand KC, Forman DE, Freeman AM, Hughes S, Klodas E, Koplan M, Lewis WR, Macdonnell B, May DC, Messer JV, Pressler SJ, Sanz ML, Spertus JA, Spinler SA, Evan Teichholz L, Wong JB, Doermann Byrd K. ACCF 2012 Health Policy Statement on Patient-Centered Care in Cardiovascular Medicine: A Report of the American College of Cardiology Foundation Clinical Quality Committee. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2012;59(23):2125-2143.

Voight BF, Peloso GM, Orho-Melander M, Frikke-Schmidt R, Barbalic M, Jensen MK, Hindy G, Holm H, Ding EL, Johnson T, Schunkert H, Samani NJ, Clarke R, Hopewell JC, Thompson JF, Li M, Thorleifsson G, Newton-Cheh C, Musunuru K, Pirruccello JP, Saleheen D, Chen L, Stewart A, Schillert A, Thorsteinsdottir U, Thorgeirsson G, Anand S, Engert JC, Morgan T, Spertus J, Stoll M, Berger K, Martinelli N, Girelli D, McKeown PP, Patterson CC, Epstein SE, Devaney J, Burnett MS, Mooser V, Ripatti S, Surakka I, Nieminen MS, Sinisalo J, Lokki ML, Perola M, Havulinna A, de Faire U, Gigante B, Ingelsson E, Zeller T, Wild P, de Bakker PI, Klungel OH, Maitland-van der Zee AH, Peters BJ, de Boer A, Grobbee DE, Kamphuisen PW, Deneer VH, Elbers CC, Onland-Moret NC, Hofker MH, Wijmenga C, Verschuren WM, Boer JM, van der Schouw YT, Rasheed A, Frossard P, Demissie S, Willer C, Do R, Ordovas JM, Abecasis GR, Boehnke M, Mohlke KL, Daly MJ, Guiducci C, Burtt NP, Surti A, Gonzalez E, Purcell S, Gabriel S, Marrugat J, Peden J, Erdmann J, Diemert P, Willenborg C, Konig IR, Fischer M, Hengstenberg C, Ziegler A, Buysschaert I, Lambrechts D, Van de Werf F, Fox KA, El Mokhtari NE, Rubin D, Schrezenmeir J, Schreiber S, Schafer A, Danesh J, Blankenberg S, Roberts R, McPherson R, Watkins H, Hall AS, Overvad K, Rimm E, Boerwinkle E, Tybjaerg-Hansen A, Cupples LA, Reilly MP, Melander O, Mannucci PM, Ardissino D, Siscovick D, Elosua R, Stefansson K, O'Donnell CJ, Salomaa V, Rader DJ, Peltonen L, Schwartz SM, Altshuler D, Kathiresan S. Plasma HDL cholesterol and risk of myocardial infarction: a mendelian randomisation study. Lancet. 2012;380(9841):572-580. PMCID: 3419820.

Lindau ST, Abramsohn E, Gosch K, Wroblewski K, Spatz ES, Chan PS, Spertus J, Krumholz HM. Patterns and Loss of Sexual Activity in the Year Following Hospitalization for Acute Myocardial Infarction (a United States National Multisite Observational Study). Am J Cardiol, 2012;109(10):1439-1444. PMCID: 3341956.

Bonow RO, Ganiats TG, Beam CT, Blake K, Casey DE, Jr., Goodlin SJ, Grady KL, Hundley RF, Jessup M, Lynn TE, Masoudi FA, Nilasena D, Pina IL, Rockswold PD, Sadwin LB, Sikkema JD, Sincak CA, Spertus J, Torcson PJ, Torres E, Williams MV, Wong JB. ACCF/AHA/AMA-PCPI 2011 Performance Measures for Adults With Heart Failure: A Report of the American College of Cardiology Foundation/American Heart Association Task Force on Performance Measures and the American Medical Association-Physician Consortium for Performance Improvement. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2012;59(20):1812-1832.

Bonow RO, Ganiats TG, Beam CT, Blake K, Casey DE, Jr., Goodlin SJ, Grady KL, Hundley RF, Jessup M, Lynn TE, Masoudi FA, Nilasena D, Pina IL, Rockswold PD, Sadwin LB, Sikkema JD, Sincak CA, Spertus J, Torcson PJ, Torres E, Williams MV, Wong JB, Peterson ED. ACCF/AHA/AMA-PCPI 2011 Performance Measures for Adults With Heart Failure: A Report of the American College of Cardiology Foundation/American Heart Association Task Force on Performance Measures and the American Medical Association-Physician Consortium for Performance Improvement. Circulation. 2012;125(19):2382-2401.

Bucholz EM, Rathore SS, Reid KJ, Jones PG, Chan PS, Rich MW, Spertus JA, Krumholz HM. Body mass index and mortality in acute myocardial infarction patients. Am J Med. 2012;125(8):796-803. PMCID: 3408565.

Butler J, Ezekowitz JA, Collins SP, Givertz MM, Teerlink JR, Walsh MN, Albert NM, Westlake Canary CA, Carson PE, Colvin-Adams M, Fang JC, Hernandez AF, Hershberger RE, Katz SD, Rogers JG, Spertus JA, Stevenson WG, Sweitzer NK, Tang WH, Stough WG, Starling RC. Update on aldosterone antagonists use in heart failure with reduced left ventricular ejection fraction heart failure society of America guidelines committee. J Card Fail. 2012;18(4):265-281.

Gosselin G, Teo KK, Tanguay JF, Gokhale R, Hartigan PM, Maron DJ, Gupta V, Mancini GB, Bates ER, Chaitman BR, Spertus JA, Kostuk WJ, Dada M, Sedlis SP, Berman DS, Shaw LJ, O'Rourke RA, Weintraub WS, Boden WE. Effectiveness of Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in Patients With Silent Myocardial Ischemia (Post Hoc Analysis of the COURAGE Trial). Am J Cardiol. 2012;109(7):954-959.

Gharacholou SM, Roger VL, Lennon RJ, Rihal CS, Sloan JA, Spertus JA, Singh M. Comparison of frail patients versus nonfrail patients >/=65 years of age undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention. Am J Cardiol. 2012;109(11):1569-1575.

Lee JH, Chuu K, Spertus J, Cohen DJ, James AG, Tang F, O'Keefe JH. Patients overestimate the potential benefits of elective percutaneous coronary intervention. Mo Med. 2012;109(1):79-84.

Patel MR, Dehmer GJ, Hirshfeld JW, Smith PK, Spertus JA, Masoudi FA, Dehmer GJ, Patel MR, Smith PK, Chambers CE, Ferguson TB, Jr., Garcia MJ, Grover FL, Holmes DR, Jr., Klein LW, Limacher MC, Mack MJ, Malenka DJ, Park MH, Ragosta M, 3rd, Ritchie JL, Rose GA, Rosenberg AB, Russo AM, Shemin RJ, Weintraub WS, Wolk MJ, Bailey SR, Douglas PS, Hendel RC, Kramer CM, Min JK, Patel MR, Shaw L, Stainback RF, Allen JM. ACCF/SCAI/STS/AATS/AHA/ASNC/HFSA/SCCT 2012 appropriate use criteria for coronary revascularization focused update: A report of the American College of Cardiology Foundation Appropriate Use Criteria Task Force, Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions, Society of Thoracic Surgeons, American Association for Thoracic Surgery, American Heart Association, American Society of Nuclear Cardiology, and the Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2012;143(4):780-803.

Stolker JM, Spertus JA, McGuire DK, Lind M, Tang F, Jones PG, Inzucchi SE, Rathore SS, Maddox TM, Masoudi FA, Kosiborod M. Relationship between glycosylated hemoglobin assessment and glucose therapy intensification in patients with diabetes hospitalized for acute myocardial infarction. Diabetes Care. 2012;35(5):991-993.

Allen LA, Stevenson LW, Grady KL, Goldstein NE, Matlock DD, Arnold RM, Cook NR, Felker GM, Francis GS, Hauptman PJ, Havranek EP, Krumholz HM, Mancini D, Riegel B, Spertus JA. Decision Making in Advanced Heart Failure: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association. Circulation. 2012;125(15):1928-1952.

Armstrong EJ, Feldman DN, Wang TY, Kaltenbach LA, Yeo KK, Wong SC, Spertus J, Shaw RE, Minutello RM, Moussa I, Ho KK, Rogers JH, Shunk KA. Clinical presentation, management, and outcomes of angiographically documented early, late, and very late stent thrombosis. JACC Cardiovasc Interv. 2012;5(2):131-140.

Cram P, House JA, Messenger JC, Piana RN, Horwitz PA, Spertus JA. Percutaneous coronary intervention outcomes in US hospitals with varying structural characteristics: Analysis of the NCDR((R)). Am Heart J. 2012;163(2):222-22. PMCID: 3273843.

Cram P, House JA, Messenger JC, Piana RN, Horwitz PA, Spertus JA. Indications for percutaneous coronary interventions performed in US hospitals: a report from the NCDR((R)). Am Heart J. 2012;163(2):214-221. PMCID: 3273846.

Amin AP, Salisbury AC, McCullough PA, Gosch K, Spertus JA, Venkitachalam L, Stolker JM, Parikh CR, Masoudi FA, Jones PG, Kosiborod M. Trends in the incidence of acute kidney injury in patients hospitalized with acute myocardial infarction. Arch Intern Med. 2012;172(3):246-253.

Stevenson WG, Hernandez AF, Carson PE, Fang JC, Katz SD, Spertus JA, Sweitzer NK, Tang WH, Albert NM, Butler J, Westlake Canary CA, Collins SP, Colvin-Adams M, Ezekowitz JA, Givertz MM, Hershberger RE, Rogers JG, Teerlink JR, Walsh MN, Stough WG, Starling RC. Indications for cardiac resynchronization therapy: 2011 update from the heart failure society of america guideline committee. J Card Fail. 2012;18(2):94-106.

Patel MR, Dehmer GJ, Hirshfeld JW, Smith PK, Spertus JA. ACCF/SCAI/STS/AATS/AHA/ASNC/ HFSA/SCCT 2012Appropriate use criteria for coronary revascularization focused update: a report of the American College of Cardiology Foundation Appropriate Use Criteria Task Force, Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions, Society of Thoracic Surgeons, American Association for Thoracic Surgery, American Heart Association, American Society of Nuclear Cardiology, and the Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2012;59(9):857-881.

Flynn KE, Lin L, Moe GW, Howlett JG, Fine LJ, Spertus JA, McConnell TR, Pina IL, Weinfurt KP. Relationships between changes in patient-reported health status and functional capacity in outpatients with heart failure. Am Heart J. 2012;163(1):88-94 e3. PMCID: 3258582.

Leifheit-Limson EC, Kasl SV, Lin H, Buchanan DM, Peterson PN, Spertus JA, Lichtman JH. Adherence to risk factor management instructions after acute myocardial infarction: the role of emotional support and depressive symptoms. Ann Behav Med. 2012;43(2):198-207.

Smolderen KG, Spertus JA, Reid KJ, Buchanan DM, Vaccarino V, Lichtman JH, Bekelman DB, Chan PS. Association of somatic and cognitive depressive symptoms and biomarkers in acute myocardial infarction: insights from the translational research investigating underlying disparities in acute myocardial infarction patients' health status registry. Biological psychiatry. 2012;71(1):22-29. PMCID: 3332544.

Salisbury AC, Harris WS, Amin AP, Reid KJ, O'Keefe JH, Jr., Spertus JA. Relation between red blood cell omega-3 Fatty Acid index and bleeding during acute myocardial infarction. Am J Cardiol. 2012;109(1):13-18. PMCID: 3391500.

Salisbury AC, Amin AP, Reid KJ, Wang TY, Alexander KP, Chan PS, Masoudi FA, Spertus JA, Kosiborod M. Red blood cell indices and development of hospital-acquired anemia during acute myocardial infarction. Am J Cardiol. 2012;109(8):1104-1110.

Lanfear DE, Hrobowski TN, Peterson EL, Wells KE, Swadia TV, Spertus JA, Williams LK. Association of beta-Blocker Exposure With Outcomes in Heart Failure Differs Between African American and White Patients. Circ Heart Fail. 2012;5(2):202-208.

Goyal A, Spertus JA, Gosch K, Venkitachalam L, Jones PG, Van den Berghe G, Kosiborod M. Serum potassium levels and mortality in acute myocardial infarction. JAMA. 2012;307(2):157-164.

Wetmore JB, Mahnken JD, Rigler SK, Ellerbeck EF, Mukhopadhyay P, Spertus JA, Hou Q, Shireman TI. The prevalence of and factors associated with chronic atrial fibrillation in Medicare/Medicaid-eligible dialysis patients. Kidney Int. 2012;81(5):469-476.

Wetmore JB, Gadi R, Lee JH, O'Keefe JH, Chan PS, Tang F, Spertus JA. Association of 25-hydroxyvitamin D deficiency with NT-pro BNP levels in patients with acute myocardial infarction: a cross-sectional analysis. BMC Research Notes. 2011;4(1):542. PMCID: 3266347.

Maron DJ, Stone GW, Berman DS, Mancini GB, Scott TA, Byrne DW, Harrell FE, Jr., Shaw LJ, Hachamovitch R, Boden WE, Weintraub WS, Spertus JA. Is cardiac catheterization necessary before initial management of patients with stable ischemic heart disease? Results from a Web-based survey of cardiologists. Am Heart J. 2011;162(6):1034-104.

Gharacholou SM, Reid KJ, Arnold SV, Spertus J, Rich MW, Pellikka PA, Singh M, Holsinger T, Krumholz HM, Peterson ED, Alexander KP. Cognitive impairment and outcomes in older adult survivors of acute myocardial infarction: Findings from the Translational Research Investigating Underlying disparities in acute Myocardial infarction Patients' Health Status registry. Am Heart J. 2011;162(5):860-869. PMCID: 3410733.

Smith SC, Jr., Benjamin EJ, Bonow RO, Braun LT, Creager MA, Franklin BA, Gibbons RJ, Grundy SM, Hiratzka LF, Jones DW, Lloyd-Jones DM, Minissian M, Mosca L, Peterson ED, Sacco RL, Spertus J, Stein JH, Taubert KA. AHA/ACCF Secondary Prevention and Risk Reduction Therapy for Patients With Coronary and Other Atherosclerotic Vascular Disease: 2011 Update: A Guideline From the American Heart Association and American College of Cardiology Foundation. Circulation. 2011;124(22):2458-2473.

Smith SC, Jr., Benjamin EJ, Bonow RO, Braun LT, Creager MA, Franklin BA, Gibbons RJ, Grundy SM, Hiratzka LF, Jones DW, Lloyd-Jones DM, Minissian M, Mosca L, Peterson ED, Sacco RL, Spertus J, Stein JH, Taubert KA. AHA/ACCF Secondary Prevention and Risk Reduction Therapy for Patients With Coronary and Other Atherosclerotic Vascular Disease: 2011 Update A Guideline From the American Heart Association and American College of Cardiology Foundation Endorsed by the World Heart Federation and the Preventive Cardiovascular Nurses Association. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2011;58(23):2432-2446.

Morgan TM, House JA, Cresci S, Jones P, Allayee H, Hazen SL, Patel Y, Patel RS, Eapen DJ, Waddy SP, Quyyumi AA, Kleber ME, Marz W, Winkelmann BR, Boehm BO, Krumholz HM, Spertus JA. Investigation of 95 variants identified in a genome-wide study for association with mortality after acute coronary syndrome. BMC Med Genet. 2011;12:127. PMCID: 3190329.

Mancini GB, Hartigan PM, Bates ER, Sedlis SP, Maron DJ, Spertus JA, Berman DS, Kostuk WJ, Shaw LJ, Weintraub WS, Teo KK, Dada M, Chaitman BR, O'Rourke RA, Boden WE. Angiographic Disease Progression and Residual Risk of Cardiovascular Events While on Optimal Medical Therapy: Observations From the COURAGE Trial. Circ Cardiovasc Interv. 2011;4(6):545-552.

Butala NM, Desai MM, Linnander EL, Wong YR, Mikhail DG, Ott LS, Spertus JA, Bradley EH, Aaty AA, Abdelfattah A, Gamal A, Kholeif H, Baz ME, Allam AH, Krumholz HM. Gender Differences in Presentation, Management, and In-Hospital Outcomes for Patients with AMI in a Lower-Middle Income Country: Evidence from Egypt. PLoS One. 2011;6(10):e25904. PMCID: 3192760.

Arnold SV, Spertus JA, Tang F, Krumholz HM, Borden WB, Farmer SA, Ting HH, Chan PS. Statin use in outpatients with obstructive coronary artery disease. Circulation. 2011;124(22):2405-2410.

Cresci S, Wu J, Province MA, Spertus JA, Steffes M, McGill JB, Alderman EL, Brooks MM, Kelsey SF, Frye RL, Bach RG. Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor Pathway Gene Polymorphism Associated With Extent of Coronary Artery Disease in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes in the Bypass Angioplasty Revascularization Investigation 2 Diabetes Trial. Circulation. 2011;124(13):1426-1434. PMCID: 3629972.

McNulty EJ, Ng W, Spertus JA, Zaroff JG, Yeh RW, Ren XM, Lundstrom RJ. Surgical candidacy and selection biases in nonemergent left main stenting implications for observational studies. JACC Cardiovasc Interv. 2011;4(9):1020-1027.

Singh M, Rihal CS, Lennon RJ, Spertus JA, Nair KS, Roger VL. Influence of frailty and health status on outcomes in patients with coronary disease undergoing percutaneous revascularization. Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes. 2011;4(5):496-502.

Maron DJ, Boden WE, Spertus JA, Hartigan PM, Mancini GB, Sedlis SP, Kostuk WJ, Chaitman BR, Shaw LJ, Berman DS, Dada M, Teo KK, Weintraub WS, O'Rourke RA. Impact of metabolic syndrome and diabetes on prognosis and outcomes with early percutaneous coronary intervention in the courage (clinical outcomes utilizing revascularization and aggressive drug evaluation) trial. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2011;58(2):131-137.

Yeh RW, Normand SL, Wolf RE, Jones PG, Ho KK, Cohen DJ, Cutlip DE, Mauri L, Kugelmass AD, Amin AP, Spertus JA. Predicting the restenosis benefit of drug-eluting versus bare metal stents in percutaneous coronary intervention. Circulation. 2011;124(14):1557-1564.

Bucholz EM, Rathore SS, Gosch K, Schoenfeld A, Jones PG, Buchanan DM, Spertus JA, Krumholz HM. Effect of living alone on patient outcomes after hospitalization for acute myocardial infarction. Am J Cardiol. 2011;108(7):943-948. PMCID: 3670597.

Chan PS, Maddox TM, Tang F, Spinler S, Spertus JA. Practice-Level Variation in Warfarin Use Among Outpatients With Atrial Fibrillation (from the NCDR PINNACLE Program). Am J Cardiol. 2011;108(8):1136-1140.

Salisbury AC, Reid KJ, Alexander KP, Masoudi FA, Lai SM, Chan PS, Bach RG, Wang TY, Spertus JA, Kosiborod M. Diagnostic blood loss from phlebotomy and hospital-acquired anemia during acute myocardial infarction. Arch Intern Med. 2011;171(18):1646-1653.

Salisbury AC, Amin AP, Reid KJ, Wang TY, Masoudi FA, Chan PS, Alexander KP, Bach RG, Spertus JA, Kosiborod M. Hospital-acquired anemia and in-hospital mortality in patients with acute myocardial infarction. Am Heart J. 2011;162(2):300-309.

Smolderen KG, Safley DM, House JA, Spertus JA, Marso SP. Percutaneous transluminal angioplasty: Association between depressive symptoms and diminished health status benefits. Vasc Med. 2011;16(4):260-266.

Salisbury AC, Kosiborod M, Amin AP, Reid KJ, Alexander KP, Spertus JA, Masoudi FA. Recovery from hospital-acquired anemia after acute myocardial infarction and effect on outcomes. Am J Cardiol. 2011;108(7):949-954. PMCID: 3415041.

Arnold SV, Chan PS, Jones PG, Decker C, Buchanan DM, Krumholz HM, Ho PM, Spertus JA. Translational Research Investigating Underlying Disparities in Acute Myocardial Infarction Patients' Health Status (TRIUMPH): Design and Rationale of a Prospective Multicenter Registry. Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes. 2011;4(4):467-476. PMCID: 3376532.

Chan PS, Patel MR, Klein LW, Krone RJ, Dehmer GJ, Kennedy K, Nallamothu BK, Weaver WD, Masoudi FA, Rumsfeld JS, Brindis RG, Spertus JA. Appropriateness of percutaneous coronary intervention. JAMA. 2011;306(1):53-61. PMCID: 3293218.

Katz DA, Tang F, Faseru B, Horwitz PA, Jones P, Spertus J. Prevalence and correlates of smoking cessation pharmacotherapy in hospitalized smokers with acute myocardial infarction. Am Heart J. 2011;162(1):74-80. PMCID: 3269665.

Salisbury AC, Amin AP, Harris WS, Chan PS, Gosch KL, Rich MW, O'Keefe JH, Jr., Spertus JA. Predictors of omega-3 index in patients with acute myocardial infarction. Mayo Clin Proc. 2011;86(7):626-632. PMCID: 3127558.

Borden WB, Redberg RF, Mushlin AI, Dai D, Kaltenbach LA, Spertus JA. Patterns and intensity of medical therapy in patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention. JAMA. 2011;305(18):1882-1889.

Allen LA, Gheorghiade M, Reid KJ, Dunlay SM, Chan PS, Hauptman PJ, Zannad F, Konstam MA, Spertus JA. Identifying patients hospitalized with heart failure at risk for unfavorable future quality of life. Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes. 2011; 4(4):389-398. PMCID: 3146801.

Drozda J, Jr., Messer JV, Spertus J, Abramowitz B, Alexander K, Beam CT, Bonow RO, Burkiewicz JS, Crouch M, Goff DC, Jr., Hellman R, James T, 3rd, King ML, Machado EA, Jr., Ortiz E, O'Toole M, Persell SD, Pines JM, Rybicki FJ, Sadwin LB, Sikkema JD, Smith PK, Torcson PJ, Wong JB. Accf/aha/ama-pcpi 2011 performance measures for adults with coronary artery disease and hypertension a report of the American College of Cardiology Foundation/American Heart Association task force on performance measures and the American Medical Association-Physician Consortium for Performance Improvement. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2011;58(3):316-336.

Lanfear DE, Jones PG, Cresci S, Tang F, Rathore SS, Spertus JA. Factors influencing patient willingness to participate in genetic research after a myocardial infarction. Genome Med. 2011;3(6):39. PMCID: 3218813.

Drozda J, Jr., Messer JV, Spertus J, Abramowitz B, Alexander K, Beam CT, Bonow RO, Burkiewicz JS, Crouch M, Goff DC, Jr., Hellman R, James T, 3rd, King ML, Machado EA, Jr., Ortiz E, O'Toole M, Persell SD, Pines JM, Rybicki FJ, Sadwin LB, Sikkema JD, Smith PK, Torcson PJ, Wong JB, Peterson ED. Accf/aha/ama-pcpi 2011 performance measures for adults with coronary artery disease and hypertension: A report of the American College of Cardiology Foundation/American Heart Association task force on performance measures and the American Medical Association-Physician Consortium for Performance Improvement. Circulation. 2011;124(2):248-270.

Fonarow GC, Yancy CW, Hernandez AF, Peterson ED, Spertus JA, Heidenreich PA. Potential impact of optimal implementation of evidence-based heart failure therapies on mortality. Am Heart J. 2011;161(6):1024-1030.

Wetmore JB, Mahnken JD, Mukhopadhyay P, Hou Q, Ellerbeck EF, Rigler SK, Spertus JA, Shireman TI. Geographic variation in cardioprotective antihypertensive medication usage in dialysis patients. Am J Kidney Dis. 2011;58(1):73-83. PMCID: 3141225.

Smolderen KG, Buchanan DM, Amin AA, Gosch K, Nugent K, Riggs L, Seavey G, Spertus JA. Real-world lessons from the implementation of a depression screening protocol in acute myocardial infarction patients: implications for the American Heart Association depression screening advisory Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes. 2011;4(3):283-292. PMCID: 3336360.

Bufalino VJ, Masoudi FA, Stranne SK, Horton K, Albert NM, Beam C, Bonow RO, Davenport RL, Girgus M, Fonarow GC, Krumholz HM, Legnini MW, Lewis WR, Nichol G, Peterson ED, Rosamond W, Rumsfeld JS, Schwamm LH, Shahian DM, Spertus JA, Woodard PK, Yancy CW. The American Heart Association's Recommendations for Expanding the Applications of Existing and Future Clinical Registries: A Policy Statement From the American Heart Association. Circulation. 2011;123(19):2167-2179.

Chan PS, Brindis RG, Cohen DJ, Jones PG, Gialde E, Bach RG, Curtis J, Bethea CF, Shelton ME, Spertus JA. Concordance of physician ratings with the appropriate use criteria for coronary revascularization. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2011;57(14):1546-1553. PMCID: 3085030.

Lee JH, Gadi R, Spertus JA, Tang F, O'Keefe JH. Prevalence of vitamin d deficiency in patients with acute myocardial infarction. Am J Cardiol. 2011;107(11):1636-1638. PMCID: 4320644.

Yeh RW, Kennedy K, Spertus JA, Parikh SA, Sakhuja R, Anderson HV, White CJ, Rosenfield K. Do postmarketing surveillance studies represent real-world populations?: a comparison of patient characteristics and outcomes after carotid artery stenting. Circulation. 2011;123(13):1384-1390.

Longmore RB, Spertus JA, Alexander KP, Gosch K, Reid KJ, Masoudi FA, Krumholz HM, Rich MW. Angina frequency after myocardial infarction and quality of life in older versus younger adults: The Prospective Registry Evaluating Myocardial Infarction: Event and Recovery study. Am Heart J. 2011;161(3):631-638.

Schunkert H, Konig IR, Kathiresan S, Reilly MP, Assimes TL, Holm H, Preuss M, Stewart AF, Barbalic M, Gieger C, Absher D, Aherrahrou Z, Allayee H, Altshuler D, Anand SS, Andersen K, Anderson JL, Ardissino D, Ball SG, Balmforth AJ, Barnes TA, Becker DM, Becker LC, Berger K, Bis JC, Boekholdt SM, Boerwinkle E, Braund PS, Brown MJ, Burnett MS, Buysschaert I, Carlquist JF, Chen L, Cichon S, Codd V, Davies RW, Dedoussis G, Dehghan A, Demissie S, Devaney JM, Diemert P, Do R, Doering A, Eifert S, Mokhtari NE, Ellis SG, Elosua R, Engert JC, Epstein SE, de Faire U, Fischer M, Folsom AR, Freyer J, Gigante B, Girelli D, Gretarsdottir S, Gudnason V, Gulcher JR, Halperin E, Hammond N, Hazen SL, Hofman A, Horne BD, Illig T, Iribarren C, Jones GT, Jukema JW, Kaiser MA, Kaplan LM, Kastelein JJ, Khaw KT, Knowles JW, Kolovou G, Kong A, Laaksonen R, Lambrechts D, Leander K, Lettre G, Li M, Lieb W, Loley C, Lotery AJ, Mannucci PM, Maouche S, Martinelli N, McKeown PP, Meisinger C, Meitinger T, Melander O, Merlini PA, Mooser V, Morgan T, Muhleisen TW, Muhlestein JB, Munzel T, Musunuru K, Nahrstaedt J, Nelson CP, Nothen MM, Olivieri O, Patel RS, Patterson CC, Peters A, Peyvandi F, Qu L, Quyyumi AA, Rader DJ, Rallidis LS, Rice C, Rosendaal FR, Rubin D, Salomaa V, Sampietro ML, Sandhu MS, Schadt E, Schafer A, Schillert A, Schreiber S, Schrezenmeir J, Schwartz SM, Siscovick DS, Sivananthan M, Sivapalaratnam S, Smith A, Smith TB, Snoep JD, Soranzo N, Spertus JA, Stark K, Stirrups K, Stoll M, Tang WH, Tennstedt S, Thorgeirsson G, Thorleifsson G, Tomaszewski M, Uitterlinden AG, van Rij AM, Voight BF, Wareham NJ, Wells GA, Wichmann HE, Wild PS, Willenborg C, Witteman JC, Wright BJ, Ye S, Zeller T, Ziegler A, Cambien F, Goodall AH, Cupples LA, Quertermous T, Marz W, Hengstenberg C, Blankenberg S, Ouwehand WH, Hall AS, Deloukas P, Thompson JR, Stefansson K, Roberts R, Thorsteinsdottir U, O'Donnell CJ, McPherson R, Erdmann J, Samani NJ. Large-scale association analysis identifies 13 new susceptibility loci for coronary artery disease. Nat Genet. 2011;43(4):333-338. PMCID: 3119261.

Safley DM, Kennedy KF, Stansby G, Flather M, Cohen DJ, Spertus JA. Prevalence and predictors of persistent health status impairment in patients referred to a vascular clinic with intermittent claudication. Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg. 2011;42(3):355-362.

Gong Y, Beitelshees AL, Cooper-Dehoff RM, Lobmeyer MT, Langaee TY, Wu J, Cresci S, Province MA, Spertus JA, Pepine CJ, Johnson JA. Chromosome 9p21 Haplotypes and Prognosis in White and Black Patients With Coronary Artery Disease. Circ Cardiovasc Genet. 2011;4(2):169-178. PMCID: 3101633.

Wetmore JB, Sankaran S, Jones PG, Reid KJ, Spertus JA. Association of decreased glomerular filtration rate with racial differences in survival after acute myocardial infarction. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. 2011;6(4):733-740. PMCID: 3069363.

Salisbury AC, Chan PS, Gosch KL, Buchanan DM, Spertus JA. Patterns and predictors of fast food consumption after acute myocardial infarction. Am J Cardiol. 2011;107(8):1105-1110. PMCID: 3070863.

Zhang Z, Kolm P, Boden WE, Hartigan PM, Maron DJ, Spertus JA, O'Rourke RA, Shaw LJ, Sedlis SP, Mancini GB, Berman DS, Dada M, Teo KK, Weintraub WS. The Cost-Effectiveness of Percutaneous Coronary Intervention as a Function of Angina Severity in Patients With Stable Angina. Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes. 2011;4(2):172-182.

Chaudhry SI, Herrin J, Phillips C, Butler J, Mukerjhee S, Murillo J, Onwuanyi A, Seto TB, Spertus J, Krumholz HM. Racial disparities in health literacy and access to care among patients with heart failure. J Card Fail. 2011;17(2):122-127. PMCID: 3053061.