This collection showcases the books, journal articles, book reviews, and other publications and presentations written by faculty and researchers of the Department of Medicine's Division of Cardiovascular Medicine.

Submissions from 2007

College fitness center emergency readiness, Andrew Milsten and Ira S. Ockene

Submissions from 2005

Effect of soy protein containing isoflavones on blood lipids in moderately hypercholesterolemic adults: a randomized controlled trial, Yunsheng Ma, David E. Chiriboga, Barbara C. Olendzki, Robert J. Nicolosi, Philip A. Merriam, and Ira S. Ockene

Diabetes self-management among low-income Spanish-speaking patients: a pilot study, Milagros C. Rosal, Barbara C. Olendzki, George W. Reed, Olga Gumieniak, Jeffrey Scavron, and Ira S. Ockene

Calculated low density lipoprotein cholesterol levels frequently underestimate directly measured low density lipoprotein cholesterol determinations in patients with serum triglyceride levels < or =4.52 mmol/l: an analysis comparing the LipiDirect magnetic LDL assay with the Friedewald calculation, Dennis A. Tighe, Ira S. Ockene, George W. Reed, and Robert J. Nicolosi

Submissions from 2003

Body mass index, but not physical activity, is associated with C-reactive protein, Eric S. Rawson, Patty S. Freedson, Stavroula K. Osganian, Charles E. Matthews, George W. Reed, and Ira S. Ockene

Submissions from 2002

Moderate to vigorous physical activity and risk of upper-respiratory tract infection, Charles E. Matthews, Ira S. Ockene, Patty S. Freedson, Milagros C. Rosal, Philip A. Merriam, and James R. Hebert

Task force #4--adherence issues and behavior changes: achieving a long-term solution. 33rd Bethesda Conference, Ira S. Ockene, Laura L. Hayman, Richard C. Pasternak, Eleanor Schron, and Jacqueline Dunbar-Jacob

AHA Guidelines for Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease and Stroke: 2002 Update: Consensus Panel Guide to Comprehensive Risk Reduction for Adult Patients Without Coronary or Other Atherosclerotic Vascular Diseases. American Heart Association Science Advisory and Coordinating Committee, Thomas A. Pearson, Steven N. Blair, Stephen R. Daniels, Robert H. Eckel, Joan M. Fair, Stephen P. Fortmann, Barry A. Franklin, Larry B. Goldstein, Philip Greenland, Scott M. Grundy, Yuling Hong, Nancy Houston Miller, Ronald M. Lauer, Ira S. Ockene, Ralph L. Sacco, James F. Sallis Jr., Sidney C. Smith Jr., Neil J. Stone, and Kathryn A. Taubert

Secondary prevention of coronary heart disease in the elderly (with emphasis on patients > or =75 years of age): an American Heart Association scientific statement from the Council on Clinical Cardiology Subcommittee on Exercise, Cardiac Rehabilitation, and Prevention, Mark A. Williams, Jerome L. Fleg, Philip A. Ades, Bernard R. Chaitman, Nancy Houston Miller, Syed M. Mohiuddin, Ira S. Ockene, C. Barr Taylor, and Nanette K. Wenger

Submissions from 2001

Seasonal variation in household, occupational, and leisure time physical activity: longitudinal analyses from the seasonal variation of blood cholesterol study, Charles E. Matthews, Patty S. Freedson, James R. Hebert, Edward J. Stanek III, Philip A. Merriam, Milagros C. Rosal, Cara B. Ebbeling, and Ira S. Ockene

Sources of variance in daily physical activity levels in the seasonal variation of blood cholesterol study, Charles E. Matthews, James R. Hebert, Patty S. Freedson, Edward J. Stanek III, Philip A. Merriam, Cara B. Ebbeling, and Ira S. Ockene

Variability and classification accuracy of serial high-sensitivity C-reactive protein measurements in healthy adults, Ira S. Ockene, Charles E. Matthews, Nader Rifai, Paul M. Ridker, George W. Reed, and Edward J. Stanek III

AHA/ACC Scientific Statement: AHA/ACC guidelines for preventing heart attack and death in patients with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease: 2001 update: A statement for healthcare professionals from the American Heart Association and the American College of Cardiology, Sidney C. Smith Jr., Steven N. Blair, Robert O. Bonow, Lawrence M. Brass, Manuel D. Cerqueira, Kathleen Dracup, Valentin Fuster, Antonio Gotto, Scott M. Grundy, Nancy Houston Miller, Alice Jacobs, Daniel Jones, Ronald M. Krauss, Lori Mosca, Ira S. Ockene, Richard C. Pasternak, Thomas A. Pearson, Marc A. Pfeffer, Rodman D. Starke, and Kathryn A. Taubert

Submissions from 2000

Prevention Conference V: Beyond secondary prevention: identifying the high-risk patient for primary prevention: medical office assessment: Writing Group I, Scott M. Grundy, Terry Bazzarre, James Cleeman, Ralph B. D'Agostino Sr., Martha Hill, Nancy Houston Miller, William B. Kannel, Ronald M. Krauss, Harlan M. Krumholz, Ronald M. Lauer, Ira S. Ockene, Richard C. Pasternak, Thomas A. Pearson, Paul M. Ridker, and David Wood

Seasonal variation of depression and other moods: a longitudinal approach, Morton G. Harmatz, Arnold D. Well, Christopher E. Overtree, Kathleen Y. Kawamura, Milagros C. Rosal, and Ira S. Ockene

Comparing physical activity assessment methods in the Seasonal Variation of Blood Cholesterol Study, Charles E. Matthews, Patty S. Freedson, James R. Hebert, Edward J. Stanek III, Philip A. Merriam, and Ira S. Ockene

Submissions from 1999

Seasonal variation of blood cholesterol levels: study methodology, Philip A. Merriam, Ira S. Ockene, James R. Hebert, Milagros C. Rosal, and Charles E. Matthews

Comparing food intake using the Dietary Risk Assessment with multiple 24-hour dietary recalls and the 7-Day Dietary Recall, Barbara C. Olendzki, Thomas G. Hurley, James R. Hebert, Sarah Ellis, Philip A. Merriam, Rose S. Luippold, Linda Rider, and Ira S. Ockene

Why not routinely use best linear unbiased predictors (BLUPs) as estimates of cholesterol, per cent fat from kcal and physical activity, Edward J. Stanek III, Arnold D. Well, and Ira S. Ockene

Submissions from 1998

Primary prevention of coronary heart disease: guidance from Framingham: a statement for healthcare professionals from the AHA Task Force on Risk Reduction. American Heart Association, Scott M. Grundy, Gary J. Balady, Michael H. Criqui, Gerald F. Fletcher, Philip Greenland, Loren F. Hiratzka, Nancy Houston Miller, Penny Kris-Etherton, Harlan M. Krumholz, John LaRosa, Ira S. Ockene, Thomas A. Pearson, James Reed, Reginald Washington, and Sidney C. Smith Jr.

Nutrient Intake Report: a coordination of patient dietary assessment between physicians and registered dietitians, Barbara C. Olendzki, James R. Hebert, Jeffrey S. Hampl, Kelly B. Scribner, and Ira S. Ockene

Submissions from 1997

Use of lipid-lowering medication in patients with acute myocardial infarction (Worcester Heart Attack Study), Robert J. Goldberg, Ira S. Ockene, Jorge L. Yarzebski, Judith A. Savageau, and Joel M. Gore

When to start cholesterol-lowering therapy in patients with coronary heart disease. A statement for healthcare professionals from the American Heart Association Task Force on Risk Reduction, Scott M. Grundy, Gary J. Balady, Michael H. Criqui, Gerald F. Fletcher, Philip Greenland, Loren F. Hiratzka, Nancy Houston Miller, Penny Kris-Etherton, Harlan M. Krumholz, John LaRosa, Ira S. Ockene, Thomas A. Pearson, James Reed, Sidney C. Smith Jr., and Reginald Washington

Guide to primary prevention of cardiovascular diseases. A statement for healthcare professionals from the Task Force on Risk Reduction. American Heart Association Science Advisory and Coordinating Committee, Scott M. Grundy, Gary J. Balady, Michael H. Criqui, Gerald F. Fletcher, Philip Greenland, Loren F. Hiratzka, Nancy Houston Miller, Penny Kris-Etherton, Harlan M. Krumholz, John LaRosa, Ira S. Ockene, Thomas A. Pearson, James Reed, Reginald Washington, and Sidney C. Smith Jr.

Development and testing of a seven-day dietary recall. Dietary Assessment Working Group of the Worcester Area Trial for Counseling in Hyperlipidemia (WATCH), James R. Hebert, Ira S. Ockene, Thomas G. Hurley, Rose S. Luippold, Arnold D. Well, and Morton G. Harmatz

Relationship between leisure-time physical activity and selected dietary variables in the Worcester Area Trial for Counseling in Hyperlipidemia, Charles E. Matthews, James R. Hebert, Ira S. Ockene, Gordon M. Saperia, and Philip A. Merriam

The multilevel compliance challenge: recommendations for a call to action. A statement for healthcare professionals, Nancy Houston Miller, Martha Hill, Thomas Kottke, and Ira S. Ockene

Cigarette smoking, cardiovascular disease, and stroke: a statement for healthcare professionals from the American Heart Association. American Heart Association Task Force on Risk Reduction, Ira S. Ockene and Nancy Houston Miller

Submissions from 1996

Research collaboration between an HMO and an academic medical center: lessons learned, Deirdre Carroll Donahue, Barbara E. Lewis, Ira S. Ockene, and Gordon M. Saperia

Cholesterol screening in asymptomatic adults. No cause to change. Task Force on Risk Reduction, American Heart Association, Ira S. Ockene

Submissions from 1995

Preventing heart attack and death in patients with coronary disease, Sidney C. Smith Jr., Steven N. Blair, Michael H. Criqui, Gerald F. Fletcher, Valentin Fuster, Bernard J. Gersh, Antonio M. Gotto, K. Lance Gould, Philip Greenland, and Scott M. Grundy

Submissions from 1994

Optimal risk factor management in the patient after coronary revascularization. A statement for healthcare professionals from an American Heart Association Writing Group, Thomas A. Pearson, Elliot Rapaport, Michael H. Criqui, Curt Furberg, Valentin Fuster, Loren F. Hiratzka, William Little, Ira S. Ockene, and George Williams

Submissions from 1993

Evaluation of seven Cholestech L.D.X analyzers for total cholesterol determinations, Eugene J. Rogers, Lorraine Misner, Ira S. Ockene, and Robert J. Nicolosi

Pulmonary artery hypertension in severe aortic stenosis: incidence and mechanism, Kevin Silver, Gerard P. Aurigemma, Steven Krendel, Nicole Barry, Ira S. Ockene, and Joseph S. Alpert

Submissions from 1991

Heart disease in native Americans, Joseph S. Alpert, Robert J. Goldberg, Ira S. Ockene, and Pamela Taylor

The consent process in the Thrombolysis in Myocardial Infarction (TIMI--phase I) trial, Ira S. Ockene, Jane Miner, Thomas A. Shannon, Joel M. Gore, Bonnie H. Weiner, and Steven P. Ball

Relation of left atrial size to pulmonary capillary wedge pressure in severe mitral regurgitation, Linda A. Pape, Janet M. Price, Joseph S. Alpert, Ira S. Ockene, and Bonnie H. Weiner

Submissions from 1990

Coronary heart disease risk factors in women, Jeanne M. Corrao, Richard C. Becker, Ira S. Ockene, and Glenys A. Hamilton

Submissions from 1989

Dietary supplementation with omega-3 fatty acids prolongs platelet survival in hyperlipidemic patients with atherosclerosis, Peter H. Levine, Marc Fisher, Peter B. Schneider, Richard H. Whitten, Bonnie H. Weiner, Ira S. Ockene, Brian F. Johnson, Mark H. Johnson, Elizabeth M. Doyle, and Patricia A. Riendeau

Submissions from 1988

A prospective randomized trial of outpatient versus inpatient cardiac catheterization, Peter C. Block, Ira S. Ockene, Robert J. Goldberg, John Butterly, Elizabeth H. Block, Charlene Degon, Alexa Beiser, and Theodore Colton

Thrombolysis in Myocardial Infarction (TIMI) Trial--phase I: hemorrhagic manifestations and changes in plasma fibrinogen and the fibrinolytic system in patients treated with recombinant tissue plasminogen activator and streptokinase, A. Koneti Rao, Craig Pratt, Andrew Berke, Allan Jaffe, Ira S. Ockene, Theodore L. Schreiber, William R. Bell, Genell L. Knatterud, Thomas L. Robertson, and Michael L. Terrin

Submissions from 1987

Serum estradiol and coronary artery disease, Robert J. Goldberg, Joel M. Gore, Marc Zive, Priscilla M. Brady, Edward Klaiber, Donald Broverman, Ira S. Ockene, and James E. Dalen

Submissions from 1986

Venous thromboembolism. Scope of the problem, James E. Dalen, John A. Paraskos, Ira S. Ockene, Joseph S. Alpert, and Jack Hirsh

The effect of vegetarian diets on plasma lipid and platelet levels, Marc Fisher, Peter H. Levine, Bonnie H. Weiner, Ira S. Ockene, Brian F. Johnson, Mark H. Johnson, Anita M. Natale, Christine H. Vaudreuil, and James J. Hoogasian

Pharmacokinetics of intravenous bepridil in patients with coronary disease, Lawrence J. Lesko, Joseph R. Benotti, Joseph S. Alpert, Priscilla M. Brady, Jane E. McCue, Bonnie H. Weiner, and Ira S. Ockene

Inhibition of atherosclerosis by cod-liver oil in a hyperlipidemic swine model, Bonnie H. Weiner, Ira S. Ockene, Peter H. Levine, Henri F. Cuenoud, Marc Fisher, Brian F. Johnson, Assaad S. Daoud, John Jarmolych, David W. Hosmer, and Mark H. Johnson

Submissions from 1985

Hemodynamic effects of intravenous bepridil in patients with normal left ventricular function, Joseph S. Alpert, Joseph R. Benotti, Priscilla M. Brady, Jane E. McCue, Bonnie H. Weiner, and Ira S. Ockene

Approving high risk, rejecting low risk: the case of two cases, Thomas A. Shannon, Ira S. Ockene, and Robert J. Levine

Comparison of pathologic and angiographic findings in a porcine preparation of coronary atherosclerosis, Bonnie H. Weiner, Ira S. Ockene, John Jarmolych, Katherine E. Fritz, and Assaad S. Daoud

Submissions from 1984

Balloon-occlusion pulmonary cineangiography for diagnosing pulmonary embolism, Joseph R. Benotti, Ira S. Ockene, Joseph S. Alpert, and James E. Dalen

Selective thromboxane inhibition: a new approach to antiplatelet therapy, Marc Fisher, Bonnie H. Weiner, Ira S. Ockene, James S. Hoogasian, Anita M. Natale, John R. Arsenault, Mark H. Johnson, and Peter H. Levine

Transient right atrial thrombus resulting in pulmonary embolism detected by two-dimensional echocardiography, Patrick C. Malloy, Joel M. Gore, James M. Rippe, John A. Paraskos, Joseph R. Benotti, Ira S. Ockene, Joseph S. Alpert, and James E. Dalen

Effects of the cessation of training on left ventricular function in the racing greyhound. Serial studies in a model of cardiac hypertrophy, Linda A. Pape, James M. Rippe, W. S. Walker, Bonnie H. Weiner, Ira S. Ockene, John A. Paraskos, and Joseph S. Alpert

Submissions from 1983

The clinical profile of unresolved pulmonary embolism, Joseph R. Benotti, Ira S. Ockene, Joseph S. Alpert, and James E. Dalen

Platelet activation and mitral valve prolapse, Marc Fisher, Bonnie H. Weiner, Ira S. Ockene, Ann D. Forsberg, Celeste P. Duffy, and Peter H. Levine

Chronic tocainide therapy for refractory high-grade ventricular arrhythmias, Charles I. Haffajee, G. M. Sacks, Joseph S. Alpert, John P. Howe III, Ira S. Ockene, John A. Paraskos, and James E. Dalen

Physical, psychologic, social, and economic outcomes after cardiac valve surgery, C. David Jenkins, Babette-Ann Stanton, Judith A. Savageau, Ira S. Ockene, Philip Denlinger, and Michael D. Klein

Response of the right ventricle to exercise in patients with chronic heart disease, Bonnie H. Weiner, Joseph S. Alpert, James E. Dalen, and Ira S. Ockene

Submissions from 1982

Determinants of total body oxygen consumption in adults undergoing cardiac catheterization, Roderick H. Crocker Jr., Ira S. Ockene, Joseph S. Alpert, Linda A. Pape, and James E. Dalen

Coronary spasm, coronary thrombosis, and myocardial infarction: a hypothesis concerning the pathophysiology of acute myocardial infarction, James E. Dalen, Ira S. Ockene, and Joseph S. Alpert

Studies of systolic mechanics and diastolic behavior of the left ventricle in the trained racing greyhound, James M. Rippe, Linda A. Pape, Joseph S. Alpert, Ira S. Ockene, John A. Paraskos, P. Kotilainen, John Anas, and W. Webster

Submissions from 1981

Arteriovenous fistula masquerading as valvular heart disease, Nancy L. Cantelmo, Joseph S. Alpert, Bruce S. Cutler, Joel S. Neuschatz, Luis Romero, and Ira S. Ockene

Coronary spasm, coronary thrombosis and myocardial infarction, James E. Dalen, Ira S. Ockene, and Joseph S. Alpert

Use of ergonovine to identify esophageal spasm in patients with chest pain, Gregory L. Eastwood, Bonnie H. Weiner, W. John Dickerson II, Elizabeth M. White, Ira S. Ockene, Charles I. Haffajee, and Joseph S. Alpert

The spectrum of coronary artery spasm. The variable variant, Howard D. Kirshenbaum, Ira S. Ockene, and Joseph S. Alpert

Acute myocardial infarction provoked by a cold pressor test, Daniel J. Shea, Ira S. Ockene, and Harry L. Greene

Submissions from 1980

Unexplained chest pain in patients with normal coronary arteriograms: a follow-up study of functional status, Ira S. Ockene, Marilyn J. Shay, Joseph S. Alpert, Bonnie H. Weiner, and James E. Dalen

Origin of the left anterior descending coronary artery from the pulmonary artery: An unusual cause of angina in a middle-aged woman, Terence H. Pringle, Ira S. Ockene, John P. Howe III, Bruce S. Cutler, and Thomas J. Vander Salm

Submissions from 1979

Fatal pulmonary hemorrhage after use of the flow-directed balloon-tipped catheter, Linda A. Pape, Charles I. Haffajee, J. E. Markis, Ira S. Ockene, John A. Paraskos, James E. Dalen, and Joseph S. Alpert

Submissions from 1978

Pulmonary hypertension secondary to minor pulmonary embolism, Joseph S. Alpert, John Godtfredsen, Ira S. Ockene, John Anas, and James E. Dalen

Cardiogenic shock due to right ventricular infarction, Charles I. Haffajee, Ira S. Ockene, and James E. Dalen

Submissions from 1977

Mitral regurgitation due to intermittent prosthetic valvular dysfunction, C. Jeffrey Carlson, John J. Collins Jr., Ira S. Ockene, Lawrence H. Cohn, and James E. Dalen

Pulmonary embolism, pulmonary hemorrhage and pulmonary infarction, James E. Dalen, Charles I. Haffajee, Joseph S. Alpert, John P. Howe III, Ira S. Ockene, and John A. Paraskos

Echocardiographic diagnosis of left atrial thrombus - a case report, Thomas B. Graboys, Laurence J. Sloss, and Ira S. Ockene

Submissions from 1976

Mortality in patients treated for pulmonary embolism, Joseph S. Alpert, Roger E. Smith, C. Jeffrey Carlson, Ira S. Ockene, Lewis Dexter, and James E. Dalen

Assessment of left ventricular function in severe aortic regurgitation, Allen D. Johnson, Joseph S. Alpert, Gary S. Francis, Victor R. Vieweg, Ira S. Ockene, and Arthur D. Hagan

Submissions from 1975

Treatment of massive pulmonary embolism: the role of pulmonary embolectomy, Joseph S. Alpert, Roger E. Smith, Ira S. Ockene, Joseph Askenazi, Lewis Dexter, and James E. Dalen

Precapillary pulmonary hypertension; its relationship to pulmonary venous hypertension, James E. Dalen, Lewis Dexter, Ira S. Ockene, and C. Jeffrey Carlson