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Paul MacDonald
Researcher at Cape Breton Regional Hospital
Publications - 3
Citations - 565
Paul MacDonald is an academic researcher from Cape Breton Regional Hospital. The author has contributed to research in topics: Coronary artery bypass surgery & Revised Cardiac Risk Index. The author has an hindex of 3, co-authored 3 publications receiving 373 citations.
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Canadian Cardiovascular Society Guidelines on Perioperative Cardiac Risk Assessment and Management for Patients Who Undergo Noncardiac Surgery.
Emmanuelle Duceppe,Emmanuelle Duceppe,Emmanuelle Duceppe,Joel L. Parlow,Paul MacDonald,Kristin J. Lyons,Michael McMullen,Sadeesh Srinathan,Michelle M. Graham,Vikas Tandon,Kim Styles,Amal Bessissow,Daniel I. Sessler,Gregory L. Bryson,Gregory L. Bryson,Philip J. Devereaux,Philip J. Devereaux +16 more
TL;DR: The Canadian Cardiovascular Society Guidelines Committee and key Canadian opinion leaders believed there was a need for up to date guidelines that used the Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development, and Evaluation (GRADE) system of evidence assessment for patients who undergo noncardiac surgery.
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Coronary artery bypass surgery for elderly patients: is our practice based on evidence or faith?
TL;DR: A recent editorial on coronary artery bypass graft surgery in patients 65 years of age and over stated that "the beneficial effect on mortality in older patients with 3-vessel or left main coronary artery disease is not seriously questioned".
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Cardiology grand rounds: effect of videoconferencing on educational value.
TL;DR: Four cardiology grand rounds transmitted by videoconference from a tertiary care centre to four other hospitals in eastern Canada collected data with evaluation questionnaires and by video recording participants at the receiving-site and the presentation they received from the presenting site.