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Gerald T. O'connor
Researcher at Brigham and Women's Hospital
Publications - 5
Citations - 1377
Gerald T. O'connor is an academic researcher from Brigham and Women's Hospital. The author has contributed to research in topics: Odds ratio & Randomized controlled trial. The author has an hindex of 2, co-authored 5 publications receiving 1360 citations.
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An overview of randomized trials of rehabilitation with exercise after myocardial infarction.
Gerald T. O'connor,Julie E. Buring,Salim Yusuf,Samuel Z. Goldhaber,Elaine M. Olmstead,Ralph S. Paffenbarger,Charles H. Hennekens +6 more
TL;DR: The observed 20% reduction in overall mortality reflects a decreased risk of cardiovascular mortality and fatal reinfarction throughout at least 3 years and a reduction in sudden death during the 1st year after infarction and possibly for 2-3 years.
Impactof Dyspneaand Physiologic Functionon GeneralHealthStatusin Patientswith ChronicObstructive PulmonaryDisease
Kathy Faryniarz,Donald Tornlinson,Gene L. Colice,Arthur G. Robins,Elaine M. Olmstead,Gerald T. O'connor +5 more
TL;DR: Dyspnea ratings influence and predict general health status to a greater extent than do physiologic meas urements in symptomatic patients with COPD.
A Regional Prospective Study of In-Hospital Mortality Associated With Coronary Artery
Gerald T. O'connor,Stephen K. Plume,Elaine M. Olmstead,Laurence H. Coffin,Jeremy R. Morton,Christopher T. Maloney,Edward R. Nowicki,Joan F. Tryzelaar,Felix Hernandez,Lawrence Adrian,Kevin J. Casey,David N. Soule,Charles A.S. Marrin,William C. Nugent,David C. Charlesworth,Robert A. Clough,Saul Katz,Bruce J. Leavitt,John E. Wennberg +18 more
TL;DR: In this paper, a prospective regional study was conducted to determine if the observed differences in in-hospital mortality rates associated with coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) are solely the result of differences in patient case mix.
AnOverview ofRandomized Trials of Rehabilitation WithExercise After Myocardial Infarction
TL;DR: An overview of allrandomized trials of Rehabilitation after myocardial infarction, involving 4,554 patients, evaluated total andcardiovascular mortality, suddendeath, andfatal andnonfatal reinfarction and found 20% reduction in overall mortality reflects adecreased risk of Cardiac rehabilitation throughout atleast 3 yearsanda reduction insudden death during the1styear after infarctions andpossibly for2-3years.