Publications by authors named "Denis Heng"
Article Synopsis
- This study compares rural and urban health status in Canada and Australia, focusing on mortality risks for selected diseases.
- The research found that while many mortality patterns were similar between the two countries, there were significant differences in risks for specific diseases like diabetes and certain cancers.
- The findings indicate that health disparities between rural and urban areas are a global issue, but the nature of these disparities can vary based on location and specific health conditions.
Objective: To examine where graduates of the Northeastern Ontario Family Medicine (NOFM) residency program in Sudbury and the Family Medicine North (FMN) program in Thunder Bay practise after graduation, using cross-sectional and longitudinal analyses.
Methods: Data from the Scott's Medical Database were examined. All physicians who graduated from NOFM and FMN between 1993 and 2002 were included in this analysis.
Is inappropriate implantable defibrillator shock therapy predictable?
J Interv Card Electrophysiol
June 2003
Objective: To identify implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) patients who are at risk of receiving inappropriate shock.
Background: Inappropriate ICD shock, usually from atrial fibrillation (AF) or sinus tachycardia (ST), is a common problem. We hypothesized that clinical variables would predict which patients with single chamber ICDs would be more likely to receive inappropriate therapy and be candidates for more accurate discriminators such as those available in dual chamber ICDs.