Virtual care use before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: a repeated cross-sectional study

RS Bhatia, C Chu, A Pang, M Tadrous… - … Open Access Journal, 2021 - cmajopen.ca
Background: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is thought to have
increased use of virtual care, but population-based studies are lacking. We aimed to assess the …

[HTML][HTML] Rural telemedicine use before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: repeated cross-sectional study

C Chu, P Cram, A Pang, V Stamenova… - Journal of medical …, 2021 - jmir.org
Background The COVID-19 pandemic has led to a notable increase in telemedicine adoption.
However, the impact of the pandemic on telemedicine use at a population level in rural …

Cardiovascular risk associated with ibrutinib use in chronic lymphocytic leukemia: a population-based cohort study

…, N Sabrie, D Leong, A Pang… - Journal of clinical …, 2021 - ingentaconnect.com
PURPOSE Ibrutinib reduces mortality in chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL). It increases
the risk of atrial fibrillation (AF) and bleeding and there are concerns about heart failure (HF) …

[HTML][HTML] Virtual care use during the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on healthcare utilization in patients with chronic disease: a population-based repeated cross …

V Stamenova, C Chu, A Pang, J Fang, A Shakeri… - PloS one, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Purpose It is currently unclear how the shift towards virtual care during the 2019 novel
coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic may have impacted chronic disease management at a …

Association of neighborhood-level material deprivation with atrial fibrillation care in a single-payer health care system: a population-based cohort study

H Abdel-Qadir, LE Akioyamen, J Fang, A Pang… - Circulation, 2022 - Am Heart Assoc
Background: There are limited data on the association of material deprivation with clinical
care and outcomes after atrial fibrillation (AF) diagnosis in jurisdictions with universal health …

[HTML][HTML] Tamoxifen therapy in a murine model of myotubular myopathy

…, N Eltayeb, F Mavandadnejad, A Pang… - Nature …, 2018 - nature.com
Myotubular myopathy (MTM) is a severe X-linked disease without existing therapies. Here,
we show that tamoxifen ameliorates MTM-related histopathological and functional …

Population trends in all‐cause mortality and cause specific–death with incident atrial fibrillation

SM Singh, H Abdel-Qadir, A Pang, J Fang… - Journal of the …, 2020 - Am Heart Assoc
BACKGROUND Limited studies have evaluated population‐level temporal trends in mortality
and cause of death in patients with contemporary managed atrial fibrillation. This study …

The association between high and unnecessary antibiotic prescribing: a cohort study using family physician electronic medical records

T Kitano, BJ Langford, KA Brown, A Pang… - Clinical Infectious …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Background Approximately 25% of outpatient antibiotic prescriptions are unnecessary
among family physicians in Canada. Minimizing unnecessary antibiotics is key for community …

Statin Use and Stroke Rate in Older Adults With Atrial Fibrillation: A Population‐Based Cohort Study

B Shweikialrefaee, DT Ko, J Fang, A Pang… - Journal of the …, 2023 - Am Heart Assoc
Background Atherosclerotic disease is an important contributor to adverse outcomes in
patients with atrial fibrillation (AF). There is limited recognition of the association between statin …

Evaluation of the risk of stroke without anticoagulation therapy in men and women with atrial fibrillation aged 66 to 74 years without other CHA2DS2-VASc factors

H Abdel-Qadir, SM Singh, A Pang, PC Austin… - JAMA …, 2021 - jamanetwork.com
Importance There are limited clinical trial data and discrepant recommendations regarding
use of anticoagulation therapy in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) aged 65 to 74 years …