2018
Predictors and Changes in Cardiac Hemodynamics and Geometry With Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation
Alenezi F, Fudim M, Rymer J, Dunning A, Chiswell K, Swaminathan M, Bottiger B, Velagapudi P, Nicoara A, Kisslo J, Velazquez E, Vemulapalli S, Bloomfield GS, Samad Z. Predictors and Changes in Cardiac Hemodynamics and Geometry With Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation. The American Journal Of Cardiology 2018, 123: 813-819. PMID: 30598241, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2018.11.038.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTranscatheter aortic valve implantationAortic valve implantationLV ejection fractionAortic stenosisValve implantationEjection fractionLV massCardiac hemodynamicsBaseline LV ejection fractionLeft ventricle mass indexPost-TAVI paravalvular leakLV global longitudinal strainDuke University Medical CenterBaseline LV massLV mass regressionSevere aortic stenosisVentricle mass indexGlobal longitudinal strainTreatment of patientsUniversity Medical CenterGreat clinical successTAVI patientsReverse remodelingTransthoracic echocardiographyMedian age
2008
Prognostic Implications of Left Ventricular Mass and Geometry Following Myocardial Infarction The VALIANT (VALsartan In Acute myocardial iNfarcTion) Echocardiographic Study
Verma A, Meris A, Skali H, Ghali JK, Arnold JM, Bourgoun M, Velazquez EJ, McMurray JJ, Kober L, Pfeffer MA, Califf RM, Solomon SD. Prognostic Implications of Left Ventricular Mass and Geometry Following Myocardial Infarction The VALIANT (VALsartan In Acute myocardial iNfarcTion) Echocardiographic Study. JACC Cardiovascular Imaging 2008, 1: 582-591. PMID: 19356485, DOI: 10.1016/j.jcmg.2008.05.012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAngiotensin II Type 1 Receptor BlockersCardiovascular DiseasesEuropeFemaleHeart VentriclesHumansHypertrophy, Left VentricularKaplan-Meier EstimateMaleMiddle AgedMyocardial InfarctionPredictive Value of TestsProportional Hazards ModelsRecurrenceRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsTetrazolesTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeUltrasonographyUnited StatesValineValsartanVentricular RemodelingConceptsLeft ventricular mass indexRelative wall thicknessHigh-risk myocardial infarctionAdverse cardiovascular eventsLeft ventricular massMyocardial infarctionLV geometryCardiovascular eventsConcentric remodelingEchocardiographic studyLV hypertrophyConcentric hypertrophyEccentric hypertrophyPrognostic implicationsVentricular massBaseline left ventricular mass indexMean left ventricular mass indexBaseline left ventricular massHigher relative wall thicknessBaseline LV massNonfatal cardiovascular outcomesAbnormal LV geometryComposite end pointVentricular mass indexConcentric LV hypertrophy