2023
Influence of left ventricular ejection fraction in patients undergoing contemporary pLVAD-supported high-risk PCI
Abu-Much A, Grines C, Batchelor W, Maini A, Zhang Y, Redfors B, Bellumkonda L, Bharadwaj A, Moses J, Truesdell A, Li Y, Baron S, Lansky A, Basir M, Cohen D, O'Neill W. Influence of left ventricular ejection fraction in patients undergoing contemporary pLVAD-supported high-risk PCI. American Heart Journal 2023, 269: 139-148. PMID: 38151142, DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2023.12.015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBaseline LV ejection fractionLV ejection fractionPercutaneous coronary interventionPCI-related complicationsLV dysfunctionEjection fractionLV functionLeft main percutaneous coronary interventionHigh-risk percutaneous coronary interventionHigh-risk PCI patientsImmediate percutaneous coronary interventionMain percutaneous coronary interventionModerate LV dysfunctionSevere LV dysfunctionVentricular systolic dysfunctionVentricular ejection fractionCoronary complicationsLVEF groupMACCE rateCerebrovascular eventsPCI patientsSystolic dysfunctionCoronary interventionIII studyMyocardial infarction
2022
Left Ventricular Remodeling After Anterior-STEMI PCI: Imaging Observations in the Door-to-Unload (DTU) Pilot Trial.
O'Neill WW, Wang DD, Polak S, Moses JW, Josephy N, Koenig G, Kim RJ, Lansky A, Bellumkonda L, Douglas PS, Kapur NK. Left Ventricular Remodeling After Anterior-STEMI PCI: Imaging Observations in the Door-to-Unload (DTU) Pilot Trial. Journal Of Invasive Cardiology 2022, 34: e611-e619. PMID: 35830361, DOI: 10.25270/jic/21.00401.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCardiac magnetic resonanceLV ejection fractionInfarct sizeLeft ventricularLV unloadingEjection fractionPilot trialGroup 2Group 1ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) patientsImproved LV ejection fractionElevation myocardial infarction patientsLV end-diastolic volumeMajor cardiovascular outcomesPercutaneous coronary interventionMyocardial infarction patientsEnd-diastolic volumeEnd-systolic volumeAnterior STEMIEchocardiographic LVEFCardiogenic shockCardiovascular outcomesEchocardiographic parametersImmediate reperfusionCoronary intervention