Curriculum Vitae John Spertus, md mph facc faha

Spertus JA, Jones JG, Masoudi FA, Rumsfeld JS, Krumholz HM. Factors Associated With Racial Differences in Myocardial Infarction Outcomes. Ann Intern Med. 2009;150(5):314-324.

Decker C, Ahmad H, Moreng KL, Maddox TM, Reid KJ, Jones PG, Spertus JA. Risk factor management after myocardial infarction: Reported adherence and outcomes. Am Heart J. 2009;157(3):556-62.

Patel MR, Dehmer GJ, Hirshfeld JW, Smith PK, Spertus JA, Masoudi FA, Brindis RG, Beckman KJ, Chambers CE, Ferguson TB, Jr., Garcia MJ, Grover FL, Holmes DR, Jr., Klein LW, Limacher M, Mack MJ, Malenka DJ, Park MH, Ragosta M, 3rd, Ritchie JL, Rose GA, Rosenberg AB, Shemin RJ, Weintraub WS, Wolk MJ, Allen JM, Douglas PS, Hendel RC, Peterson ED. ACCF/SCAI/STS/AATS/AHA/ASNC 2009 Appropriateness Criteria for Coronary Revascularization : a report of the American College of Cardiology Foundation Appropriateness Criteria Task Force, Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions, Society of Thoracic Surgeons, American Association for Thoracic Surgery, American Heart Association, and the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology. Endorsed by the American Society of Echocardiography, the Heart Failure Society of America, and the Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2009;73(3):E1-24.

Patel MR, Dehmer GJ, Hirshfeld JW, Smith PK, Spertus JA. ACCF/SCAI/STS/AATS/AHA/ASNC 2009 Appropriateness Criteria for Coronary Revascularization: a report by the American College of Cardiology Foundation Appropriateness Criteria Task Force, Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions, Society of Thoracic Surgeons, American Association for Thoracic Surgery, American Heart Association, and the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology Endorsed by the American Society of Echocardiography, the Heart Failure Society of America, and the Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2009;53(6):530-53.

Kathiresan S, Voight BF, Purcell S, Musunuru K, Ardissino D, Mannucci PM, Anand S, Engert JC, Samani NJ, Schunkert H, Erdmann J, Reilly MP, Rader DJ, Morgan T, Spertus JA, et al. Genome-wide association of early-onset myocardial infarction with single nucleotide polymorphisms and copy number variants. Nat Genet. 2009;41(3):334-41.

Hoeks SE, Smolderen KG, Scholte Op Reimer WJ, Verhagen HJ, Spertus JA, Poldermans D. Clinical validity of a disease-specific health status questionnaire: The Peripheral Artery Questionnaire. J Vasc Surg. 2009;49(2):371-377.

Arnold SV, Alexander KP, Masoudi FA, Ho PM, Xiao L, Spertus JA. The effect of age on functional and mortality outcomes after acute myocardial infarction. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2009;57(2):209-17.

Mommersteeg PM, Denollet J, Spertus JA, Pedersen SS. Health status as a risk factor in cardiovascular disease: a systematic review of current evidence. Am Heart J. 2009;157(2):208-18.

Chan PS, Soto G, Jones PG, Nallamothu BK, Zhang Z, Weintraub WS, Spertus JA. Patient health status and costs in heart failure: insights from the Eplerenone Post-Acute Myocardial Infarction Heart Failure Efficacy and Survival Study (EPHESUS). Circulation. 2009;119(3):398-407.

Khumri TM, Reid KJ, Kosiborod M, Spertus JA, Main ML. Usefulness of left ventricular diastolic dysfunction as a predictor of one-year rehospitalization in survivors of acute myocardial infarction. Am J Cardiol. 2009;103(1):17-21.

Gohler A, Geisler BP, Manne JM, Kosiborod M, Zhang Z, Weintraub WS, Spertus JA, Gazelle GS, Siebert U, Cohen DJ. Utility Estimates for Decision-Analytic Modeling in Chronic Heart Failure-Health States Based on New York Heart Association Classes and Number of Rehospitalizations. Value Health. 2009;12(1):185-187.

Decker C, Arnold SV, Olabiyi O, Ahmad H, Gialde E, Luark J, Riggs L, Dejaynes T, Soto GE, Spertus JA. Implementing an innovative consent form: the PREDICT experience. Implement Sci. 2008;3:58. PMCID: 2621244.

Chan PS, Khalid A, Longmore LS, Berg RA, Kosiborod M, Spertus JA. Hospital-wide code rates and mortality before and after implementation of a rapid response team. JAMA. 2008;300(21):2506-13.

Kao J, Vicuna R, House JA, Rumsfeld JS, Ting HH, Spertus JA. Disparity in drug-eluting stent utilization by insurance type. Am Heart J. 2008;156(6):1133-40.

Block RC, Harris WS, Reid KJ, Spertus JA. Omega-6 and trans fatty acids in blood cell membranes: a risk factor for acute coronary syndromes? Am Heart J. 2008;156(6):1117-23. PMCID: 2596644.

Norris CM, Spertus JA, Jensen L, Johnson J, Hegadoren KM, Ghali WA. Sex and gender discrepancies in health-related quality of life outcomes among patients with established coronary artery disease. Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes. 2008;1(2):123-130.

Wang TY, Xiao L, Alexander KP, Rao SV, Kosiborod MN, Rumsfeld JS, Spertus JA, Peterson ED. Antiplatelet therapy use after discharge among acute myocardial infarction patients with in-hospital bleeding. Circulation. 2008;118(21):2139-45.

Singh M, Rihal CS, Roger VL, Lennon RJ, Spertus J, Jahangir A, Holmes DR, Jr. Comorbid conditions and outcomes after percutaneous coronary intervention. Heart. 2008;94(11):1424-8. PMCID: 2731585.

Krumholz HM, Keenan PS, Brush JE, Jr., Bufalino VJ, Chernew ME, Epstein AJ, Heidenreich PA, Ho V, Masoudi FA, Matchar DB, Normand SL, Rumsfeld JS, Schuur JD, Smith SC, Jr., Spertus JA, Walsh MN. Standards for measures used for public reporting of efficiency in health care: a scientific statement from the American Heart Association Interdisciplinary Council on Quality of Care and Outcomes research and the American College of Cardiology Foundation. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2008;52(18):1518-26.

Reeves GR, Wang TY, Reid KJ, Alexander KP, Decker C, Ahmad H, Spertus JA, Peterson ED. Dissociation between hospital performance of the smoking cessation counseling quality metric and cessation outcomes after myocardial infarction. Arch Intern Med. 2008;168(19):2111-7.

Cresci S, Jones PG, Sucharov CC, Marsh S, Lanfear DE, Garsa A, Courtois M, Weinheimer CJ, Wu J, Province MA, Kelly DP, McLeod HL, Spertus JA. Interaction between PPARA genotype and beta-blocker treatment influences clinical outcomes following acute coronary syndromes. Pharmacogenomics. 2008;9(10):1403-17. PMCID: 2586954.

Dawood N, Vaccarino V, Reid KJ, Spertus JA, Hamid N, Parashar S. Predictors of Smoking Cessation After a Myocardial Infarction. Arch Intern Med. 2008;168(18):1961-1967.

Amin AA, Menon RA, Reid KJ, Harris WS, Spertus JA. Acute Coronary Syndrome Patients With Depression Have Low Blood Cell Membrane Omega-3 Fatty Acid Levels. Psychosom Med. 2008; 70(8):856-862. PMCID: 3579549.

Arnold SV, Decker C, Ahmad H, Olabiyi O, Mundluru S, Reid KJ, Soto GE, Gansert S, Spertus JA. Converting the Informed Consent From a Perfunctory Process to an Evidence-Based Foundation for Patient Decision Making. Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes. 2008;1(1):21-28.

Weintraub WS, Boden WE, Zhang Z, Kolm P, Zhang Z, Spertus JA, Hartigan P, Veledar E, Jurkovitz C, Bowen J, Maron DJ, O'Rourke R, Dada M, Teo KK, Goeree R, Barnett PG. Cost-Effectiveness of Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in Optimally Treated Stable Coronary Patients. Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes. 2008;1(1):12-20.

Krumholz HM, Keenan PS, Brush JE, Jr., Bufalino VJ, Chernew ME, Epstein AJ, Heidenreich PA, Ho V, Masoudi FA, Matchar DB, Normand SL, Rumsfeld JS, Schuur JD, Smith SC, Jr., Spertus JA, Walsh MN. Standards for measures used for public reporting of efficiency in health care: a scientific statement from the American Heart Association Interdisciplinary Council on Quality of Care and Outcomes Research and the American College of Cardiology Foundation. Circulation. 2008;118(18):1885-93.

Smolderen KG, Hoeks SE, Aquarius AE, Scholte op Reimer WJ, Spertus JA, van Urk H, Denollet J, Poldermans D. Further validation of the peripheral artery questionnaire: results from a peripheral vascular surgery survey in the Netherlands. Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg. 2008;36(5):582-91.

Patel H, Ekman I, Spertus JA, Wasserman SM, Persson LO. Psychometric properties of a Swedish version of the Kansas City Cardiomyopathy Questionnaire in a Chronic Heart Failure population. Eur J Cardiovasc Nurs. 2008;7(3):214-21.

Zineh I, Beitelshees AL, Welder GJ, Wei H, Chegini N, Wu J, Cresci S, Province MA, Spertus JA. Epithelial Neutrophil-Activating Peptide (ENA-78), Acute Coronary Syndrome Prognosis, and Modulatory Effect of Statins. PLoS ONE. 2008;3(9):e3117. PMCID: 2518836.

Weintraub WS, Spertus JA, Kolm P, Maron DJ, Zhang Z, Jurkovitz C, Zhang W, Hartigan PM, Lewis C, Veledar E, Bowen J, Dunbar SB, Deaton C, Kaufman S, O'Rourke RA, Goeree R, Barnett PG, Teo KK, Boden WE, Mancini GB. Effect of PCI on quality of life in patients with stable coronary disease. N Engl J Med. 2008;359(7):677-87.

Sullivan MD, Ciechanowski PS, Russo JE, Spertus JA, Soine LA, Jordan-Keith K, Caldwell JH. Angina pectoris during daily activities and exercise stress testing: The role of inducible myocardial ischemia and psychological distress. Pain. 2008;139(3):551-561.

Morgan TM, Xiao L, Lyons P, Kassebaum B, Krumholz H, Spertus J. Investigation of 89 candidate gene variants for effects on all-cause mortality following acute coronary syndrome. BMC Med Genet. 2008;9:66. PMCID: 2483267.

Chen HM, Tsai LM, Chao CYF, Clark PA, Spertus J. Kansas City Cardiomyopathy Questionnaire and its Chinese Version. Formosan Journal of Medicine. 2008;12:239-249.

Maddox TM, Reid KJ, Spertus JA, Mittleman M, Krumholz HM, Parashar S, Ho PM, Rumsfeld JS. Angina at 1 year after myocardial infarction: prevalence and associated findings. Arch Intern Med. 2008;168(12):1310-6.

Decker C, Garavalia L, Garavalia B, Spertus JA. Clopidogre-taking behavior by drug-eluting stent patients: Discontinuers versus continuers. Patient Preferences and Adherence. 2008;2:167-175. PMCID: 2770390.

Ho PM, Eng MH, Rumsfeld JS, Spertus JA, Peterson PN, Jones PG, Peterson ED, Alexander KP, Havranek EP, Krumholz HM, Masoudi FA. The influence of age on health status outcomes after acute myocardial infarction. Am Heart J. 2008;155(5):855-61.

Liggett SB, Cresci S, Kelly RJ, Syed FM, Matkovich SJ, Hahn HS, Diwan A, Martini JS, Sparks L, Parekh RR, Spertus JA, Koch WJ, Kardia SL, Dorn GW, 2nd. A GRK5 polymorphism that inhibits

beta-adrenergic receptor signaling is protective in heart failure. Nat Med. 2008;14(5):510-7. PMCID: 2596476.

Block RC, Harris WS, Reid KJ, Sands SA, Spertus JA. EPA and DHA in blood cell membranes from acute coronary syndrome patients and controls. Atherosclerosis. 2008;197(2):821-828.

Douglas PS, Khandheria B, Stainback RF, Weissman NJ, Peterson ED, Hendel RC, Stainback RF, Blaivas M, Des Prez RD, Gillam LD, Golash T, Hiratzka LF, Kussmaul WG, Labovitz AJ, Lindenfeld J, Masoudi FA, Mayo PH, Porembka D, Spertus JA, Wann LS, Wiegers SE, Brindis RG, Douglas PS, Hendel RC, Patel MR, Peterson ED, Wolk MJ, Allen JM. ACCF/ASE/ACEP/AHA/ASNC/SCAI/SCCT/SCMR 2008 Appropriateness Criteria for Stress Echocardiography. A report of the American College of Cardiology Foundation Appropriateness Criteria Task Force, American Society of Echocardiography, American College of Emergency Physicians, American Heart Association, American Society of Nuclear Cardiology, Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions, Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography, and Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance endorsed by the Heart Rhythm Society and the Society of Critical Care Medicine. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2008;71(5):E1-19.

Douglas PS, Khandheria B, Stainback RF, Weissman NJ, Peterson ED, Hendel RC, Stainback RF, Blaivas M, Des Prez RD, Gillam LD, Golash T, Hiratzka LF, Kussmaul WG, Labovitz AJ, Lindenfeld J, Masoudi FA, Mayo PH, Porembka D, Spertus JA, Wann LS, Wiegers SE, Brindis RG, Douglas PS, Patel MR, Wolk MJ, Allen JM. ACF/ASE/ACEP/AHA/ASNC/SCAI/SCCT/ SCMR 2008 appropriateness criteria for stress echocardiography: a report of the American College of Cardiology Foundation Appropriateness Criteria Task Force, American Society of Echocardiography, American College of Emergency Physicians, American Heart Association, American Society of Nuclear Cardiology, Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions, Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography, and Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance: endorsed by the Heart Rhythm Society and the Society of Critical Care Medicine. Circulation. 2008;117(11):1478-1497.

Douglas PS, Khandheria B, Stainback RF, Weissman NJ, Peterson ED, Hendel RC, Stainback RF, Blaivas M, Des Prez RD, Gillam LD, Golash T, Hiratzka LF, Kussmaul WG, Labovitz AJ, Lindenfeld J, Masoudi FA, Mayo PH, Porembka D, Spertus JA, Wann LS, Wiegers SE, Brindis RG, Douglas PS, Hendel RC, Patel MR, Peterson ED, Wolk MJ, Allen JM. ACCF/ASE/ACEP/AHA/ASNC/SCAI/SCCT/SCMR 2008 appropriateness criteria for stress echocardiography: a report of the American College of Cardiology Foundation Appropriateness Criteria Task Force, American Society of Echocardiography, American College of Emergency Physicians, American Heart Association, American Society of Nuclear Cardiology, Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions, Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography, and Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance endorsed by the Heart Rhythm Society and the Society of Critical Care Medicine. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2008;51(11):1127-47.

Shaw LJ, Berman DS, Maron DJ, Mancini GB, Hayes SW, Hartigan PM, Weintraub WS, O'Rourke RA, Dada M, Spertus JA, Chaitman BR, Friedman J, Slomka P, Heller GV, Germano G, Gosselin G, Berger P, Kostuk WJ, Schwartz RG, Knudtson M, Veledar E, Bates ER, McCallister B, Teo KK, Boden WE. Optimal medical therapy with or without percutaneous coronary intervention to reduce ischemic burden: results from the Clinical Outcomes Utilizing Revascularization and Aggressive Drug Evaluation (COURAGE) trial nuclear substudy. Circulation. 2008;117(10):1283-91.

Daugherty SL, Ho PM, Spertus JA, Jones PG, Bach RG, Krumholz HM, Peterson ED, Rumsfeld JS, Masoudi FA. Association of Early Follow-up After Acute Myocardial Infarction With Higher Rates of Medication Use. Arch Intern Med. 2008;168(5):485-91.

Spertus JA, Jones PG, Kim J, Globe D. Validity, reliability, and responsiveness of the Kansas City Cardiomyopathy Questionnaire in anemic heart failure patients. Qual Life Res. 2008;17(2):291-8. PMCID: 2238779.

Kosiborod M, Inzucchi SE, Krumholz HM, Xiao L, Jones PG, Fiske S, Masoudi FA, Marso SP, Spertus JA. Glucometrics in patients hospitalized with acute myocardial infarction: defining the optimal outcomes-based measure of risk. Circulation. 2008;117(8):1018-27.

Ting HH, Roe MT, Gersh BJ, Spertus JA, Rumsfeld JS, Ou FS, Kao J, Long KH, Holmes DR, Jr., Peterson ED. Factors Associated With Off-Label Use of Drug-Eluting Stents in Patients With ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction. Am J Cardiol. 2008;101(3):286-92.

Kosiborod M, Krumholz HM, Jones PG, Pitt B, Spertus JA. The relationship between anemia, change in hematocrit over time and change in health status in patients with heart failure after myocardial infarction. J Card Fail. 2008;14(1):27-34.

Schelbert EB, Rumsfeld JS, Krumholz HM, Canto JG, Magid DJ, Masoudi FA, Reid KJ, Spertus JA. Ischaemic symptoms, quality of care and mortality during myocardial infarction. Heart. 2008;94(2):e2. PMCID: 3703470.

Singh M, Gersh BJ, Li S, Rumsfeld JS, Spertus JA, O'Brien SM, Suri RM, Peterson ED. Mayo Clinic Risk Score for percutaneous coronary intervention predicts in-hospital mortality in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass graft surgery. Circulation. 2008;117(3):356-62.

Plomondon ME, Magid DJ, Masoudi FA, Jones PG, Barry LC, Havranek E, Peterson ED, Krumholz HM, Spertus JA, Rumsfeld JS. Association between angina and treatment satisfaction after myocardial infarction. J Gen Intern Med. 2008;23(1):1-6. PMCID: 2173926.

Soto GE, Spertus JA. EPOCH and ePRISM: A web-based Translational Framework for Bridging Outcomes Research and Clinical Practice. Computers in Cardiology 2007; 34: 205-8.

Decker C, Garavalia L, Chen C, Buchanan DM, Nugent K, Shipman A, Spertus JA. Acute Myocardial Infarction Patients’ Information Needs Over the Course of Treatment and Recovery. J Card Nursing. 2007;22(6):459-65.

Moorman AJ, Mozaffarian D, Wilkinson CW, Lawler RL, McDonald GB, Crane BA, Spertus JA, Russo JE, Stempien-Otero AS, Sullivan MD, Levy WC. In Patients With Heart Failure Elevated Soluble TNF-Receptor 1 Is Associated With Higher Risk of Depression. J Card Fail. 2007;13(9):738-743.

Chaudhry SI, Barton B, Mattera J, Spertus J, Krumholz HM. Randomized Trial of Telemonitoring to Improve Heart Failure Outcomes (Tele-HF): Study Design. J Card Fail. 2007;13(9):709-714. PMCID: 2702538.

Lichtman JH, Spertus JA, Reid KJ, Radford MJ, Rumsfeld JS, Allen NB, Masoudi FA, Weintraub WS, Krumholz HM. Acute Noncardiac Conditions and In-Hospital Mortality in Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction. Circulation. 2007;116(17):1925-30.

Singh M, Peterson ED, Milford-Beland S, Rumsfeld JS, Spertus JA. Validation of the Mayo clinic risk score for in-hospital mortality after percutaneous coronary interventions using the national cardiovascular data registry. Circ Cardiovasc Interv. 2008;1(1):36-44.

Fadl YY, Krumholz HM, Kosiborod M, Masoudi FA, Peterson PN, Reid KJ, Weintraub WS, Buchanan DM, Spertus JA. Predictors of weight change in overweight patients with myocardial infarction. Am Heart J. 2007;154(4):711-7.

Thomas RJ, King M, Lui K, Oldridge N, Pina IL, Spertus J, Bonow RO, Estes NA, 3rd, Goff DC, Grady KL, Hiniker AR, Masoudi FA, Radford MJ, Rumsfeld JS, Whitman GR. AACVPR/ACC/AHA 2007 performance measures on cardiac rehabilitation for referral to and delivery of cardiac rehabilitation/secondary prevention services endorsed by the American College of Chest Physicians, American College of Sports Medicine, American Physical Therapy Association, Canadian Association of Cardiac Rehabilitation, European Association for Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation, Inter-American Heart Foundation, National Association of Clinical Nurse Specialists, Preventive Cardiovascular Nurses Association, and the Society of Thoracic Surgeons. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2007;50(14):1400-33.

Thomas RJ, King M, Lui K, Oldridge N, Pina IL, Spertus J. AACVPR/ACC/AHA 2007 performance measures on cardiac rehabilitation for referral to and delivery of cardiac rehabilitation/secondary prevention services. Circulation. 2007;116(14):1611-42.

Thomas RJ, King M, Lui K, Oldridge N, Pina IL, Spertus J. AACVPR/ACC/AHA 2007 Performance Measures on Cardiac Rehabilitation for Referral to and Delivery of Cardiac Rehabilitation/Secondary Prevention Services. J Cardiopulm Rehabil Prev. 2007;27(5):260-90.

Maddox TM, Reid KJ, Rumsfeld JS, Spertus JA. One-year health status outcomes of unstable angina versus myocardial infarction: a prospective, observational cohort study of ACS survivors. BMC Cardiovascular Disorders. 2007;7:28. PMCID: 2014769.

Sullivan MD, Levy WC, Russo JE, Crane B, Spertus JA. Summary health status measures in advanced heart failure: relationship to clinical variables and outcome. J Card Fail. 2007;13(7):560-8.

Lanfear DE, Jones PG, Marsh S, Cresci S, Spertus JA, McLeod HL. Connexin37 (GJA4) genotype predicts survival after an acute coronary syndrome. Am Heart J. 2007;154(3):561-6.

Singh M, Rihal CS, Lennon RJ, Spertus J, Rumsfeld JS, Holmes DR. Bedside estimation of risk from percutaneous coronary intervention: the new mayo clinic risk scores. Mayo Clin Proc. 2007;82(6):701-8.

Curtis JP, Cohen DJ, Jones PG, Bach RG, Spertus JA, Krumholz HM. Impact of the Food and Drug Administration's Public Health Notification on the Adoption of Drug-Eluting Stents. Am J Cardiol. 2007;99(9):1227-9.

Kosiborod M, Soto GE, Jones PG, Krumholz HM, Weintraub WS, Deedwania P, Spertus JA. Identifying heart failure patients at high risk for near-term cardiovascular events with serial health status assessments. Circulation. 2007;115(15):1975-81.

Morgan TM, Krumholz HM, Lifton RP, Spertus JA. Nonvalidation of Reported Genetic Risk Factors for Acute Coronary Syndrome in a Large-Scale Replication Study. JAMA. 2007;297(14):1551-1561.

Decker C, Huddleston J, Kosiborod M, Buchanan DM, Stoner C, Jones A, Banerjee S, Spertus JA. Self-Reported Use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine in Patients With Previous Acute Coronary Syndrome. Am J Cardiol. 2007;99(7):930-933.

Boden WE, O'Rourke RA, Teo KK, Hartigan PM, Maron DJ, Kostuk WJ, Knudtson M, Dada M, Casperson P, Harris CL, Chaitman BR, Shaw L, Gosselin G, Nawaz S, Title LM, Gau G, Blaustein AS, Booth DC, Bates ER, Spertus JA, Berman DS, Mancini GB, Weintraub WS. Optimal medical therapy with or without PCI for stable coronary disease. N Engl J Med. 2007;356(15):1503-16.

Rahimi AR, Spertus JA, Reid KJ, Bernheim SM, Krumholz HM. Financial barriers to health care and outcomes after acute myocardial infarction. JAMA. 2007;297(10):1063-1072.

Barry LC, Lichtman JH, Spertus JA, Rumsfeld JS, Vaccarino V, Jones PG, Plomondon ME, Parashar S, Krumholz HM. Patient satisfaction with treatment after acute myocardial infarction: role of psychosocial factors. Psychosom Med. 2007;69(2):115-23.

Garavalia LS, Decker C, Reid KJ, Lichtman JH, Parashar S, Vaccarino V, Krumholz HM, Spertus JA. Does Health Status Differ between Men And Women in Early Recovery after Myocardial Infarction? J Womens Health (Larchmt.) 2007;16(1):93-101.

Salisbury AC, Reid KJ, Spertus JA. Impact of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease on post-myocardial infarction outcomes. Am J Cardiol. 2007;99(5):636-41.

Bernheim SM, Spertus JA, Reid KJ, Bradley EH, Desai RA, Peterson ED, Rathore SS, Normand SL, Jones PG, Rahimi A, Krumholz HM. Socioeconomic disparities in outcomes after acute myocardial infarction. Am Heart J. 2007;153(2):313-9.

Safley DM, House JA, Laster SB, Daniel WC, Spertus JA, Marso SP. Quantifying Improvement in Symptoms, Functioning, and Quality of Life After Peripheral Endovascular Revascularization. Circulation. 2007;115(5):569-75.

Boden WE, O'Rourke R A, Teo KK, Hartigan PM, Maron DJ, Kostuk W, Knudtson M, Dada M, Casperson P, Harris CL, Spertus JA, Shaw L, Chaitman BR, Mancini GB, Berman DS, Gau G, Weintraub WS. The Evolving Pattern of Symptomatic Coronary Artery Disease in the United States and Canada: Baseline Characteristics of the Clinical Outcomes Utilizing Revascularization and Aggressive DruG Evaluation (COURAGE) Trial. Am J Cardiol. 2007;99(2)208-12.

Harris WS, Reid KJ, Sands SA, Spertus JA. Blood omega-3 and trans Fatty acids in middle-aged acute coronary syndrome patients. Am J Cardiol. 2007;99(2):154-8.

Krumholz HM, Normand SL, Spertus JA, Shahian DM, Bradley EH. Measuring performance for treating heart attacks and heart failure: the case for outcomes measurement. Health Aff (Millwood). 2007;26(1):75-85.

Conard MW, Haddock CK, Poston WS, Havranek E, McCullough P, Spertus J. Impact of obesity on the health status of heart failure patients. J Card Fail. 2006;12(9):700-6.

Zhang Z, Mahoney EM, Spertus JA, Booth J, Nugara F, Kolm P, Stables RH, Weintraub WS. The impact of age on outcomes after coronary artery bypass surgery versus stent-assisted percutaneous coronary intervention: one-year results from the Stent or Surgery (SoS) trial. Am Heart J. 2006(6);152:1153-60.

Green Conaway DL, Enriquez JR, Barberena JE, Jones PG, O'Keefe JH, Jr., Spertus JA. Assessment of and physician response to glycemic control in diabetic patients presenting with an acute coronary syndrome. Am Heart J. 2006;152(6):1022-7.

Eurich DT, Johnson JA, Reid KJ, Spertus JA. Assessing responsiveness of generic and specific health related quality of life measures in heart failure. Health Qual Life Outcomes. 2006;4:89. PMCID: 1675990.

Douglas P, Chen J, Gillam L, Hendel R, Jollis J, Iskandrian A, Krumholz HM, Masoudi F, Mohler E, McNamara RL, Patel MR, Peterson E, Spertus J. Achieving Quality in Cardiovascular Imaging: Proceedings From the American College of Cardiology - Duke University Medical Center Think Tank on Quality in Cardiovascular Imaging J Am Coll Cardiol. 2006;48(10):2141-51.

Amin AA, Jones AM, Nugent K, Rumsfeld JS, Spertus JA. The prevalence of unrecognized depression in patients with acute coronary syndrome. Am Heart J. 2006;152(5):928-34.

Khumri TM, Nayyar S, Idupulapati M, Magalski A, Stoner CN, Kusnetzky LL, Kosiborod M, Spertus JA, Main ML. Usefulness of myocardial contrast echocardiography in predicting late mortality in patients with anterior wall acute myocardial infarction. Am J Cardiol. 2006;98(9):1150-5.

Peterson PN, Spertus JA, Magid DJ, Masoudi FA, Reid K, Hamman RF, Rumsfeld JS. The impact of diabetes on one-year health status outcomes following acute coronary syndromes. BMC Cardiovascular Disorders. 2006;6:41. PMCID: 1635061.

Parashar S, Rumsfeld JS, Spertus JA, Reid KJ, Wenger NK, Krumholz HM, Amin A, Weintraub WS, Lichtman J, Dawood N, Vaccarino V. Time course of depression and outcome of myocardial infarction. Arch Intern Med. 2006;166(18):2035-43.

Brindis RG, Spertus J. The Role of Academic Medicine in Improving Health Care Quality. Acad Med. 2006;81(9):802-806.

Ho PM, Spertus JA, Masoudi FA, Reid KJ, Peterson ED, Magid DJ, Krumholz HM, Rumsfeld JS. Impact of Medication Discontinuation on Mortality After Myocardial Infarction. Arch Intern Med. 2006;166(17):1842-7.

Marso SP, Safley DM, House JA, Tessendorf T, Reid KJ, Spertus JA. Suspected Acute Coronary Syndrome Patients With Diabetes and Normal Troponin-I Levels Are at Risk for Early and Late Death: Identification of a new high-risk acute coronary syndrome population. Diabetes Care. 2006;29(8):1931-2.