2023
Effect of Torsemide vs Furosemide After Discharge on All-Cause Mortality in Patients Hospitalized With Heart Failure
Mentz R, Anstrom K, Eisenstein E, Sapp S, Greene S, Morgan S, Testani J, Harrington A, Sachdev V, Ketema F, Kim D, Desvigne-Nickens P, Pitt B, Velazquez E, Adams K, Bhatt K, DeWald T, Axsom K, Murthy S, Rich J, Testani J, Smith B, Vader J, McCulloch M, Skopicki H, Psotka M, Heroux A, Lala-Trindade A, Stevens G, Tang W, Lev Y, William P, Eberly A, Gottleib S, Haught W, Grafton G, Larned J, Tejwani L, Mody F, Krim S, Robinson M, Fang J, Adler A, Bell A, Banerjee D, Ruiz Duque E, Mizyed A, Rommel J, Arhinful J, Goyal P, Hall M, Hummel S, Shetty S, Haas D, Vilaro J, Alexy T, Herre J, Clark J, Ambrosy A, Gaglianello N, Ramasubbu K, Meadows J, Tabtabai S, Sherwood M, Hasni S, D'Urso M, Muneer B, Dunlap S, Davis W, Friedman D, Guglin M, Ferguson A, Abbate A, Smart F. Effect of Torsemide vs Furosemide After Discharge on All-Cause Mortality in Patients Hospitalized With Heart Failure. JAMA 2023, 329: 214-223. PMID: 36648467, PMCID: PMC9857435, DOI: 10.1001/jama.2022.23924.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCause mortalityHeart failureTorsemide groupFurosemide groupTotal hospitalizationsCause hospitalizationEffects of torsemideDiuretic strategyPrespecified subgroupsSecondary outcomesEjection fractionMedian agePrimary outcomeHospitalizationMAIN OUTCOMEPatientsFurosemideMortalityMonthsTorsemidePrimary hypothesisSignificant differencesFinal dateOutcomesTrials
2019
CABG Improves Outcomes in Patients With Ischemic Cardiomyopathy 10-Year Follow-Up of the STICH Trial
Howlett JG, Stebbins A, Petrie MC, Jhund PS, Castelvecchio S, Cherniavsky A, Sueta CA, Roy A, Piña IL, Wurm R, Drazner MH, Andersson B, Batlle C, Senni M, Chrzanowski L, Merkely B, Carson P, Desvigne-Nickens PM, Lee KL, Velazquez EJ, Al-Khalidi HR, Investigators S. CABG Improves Outcomes in Patients With Ischemic Cardiomyopathy 10-Year Follow-Up of the STICH Trial. JACC Heart Failure 2019, 7: 878-887. PMID: 31521682, PMCID: PMC7375257, DOI: 10.1016/j.jchf.2019.04.018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRecurrent event analysisSTICH trialCause hospitalizationCause-specific hospitalizationsNon-CV eventsTotal cardiovascular hospitalizationsCoronary artery bypassVentricular ejection fractionCABG groupCause deathHF hospitalizationArtery bypassCardiovascular causesCardiovascular hospitalizationEjection fractionHeart failureIschemic cardiomyopathyRecurrent hospitalizationsMost hospitalizationsEvent analysisHospitalizationPatientsCABGRecurrent eventsTotalDoes prior coronary angioplasty affect outcomes of surgical coronary revascularization? Insights from the STICH trial
Nicolau JC, Stevens SR, Al-Khalidi HR, Jatene FB, Furtado RHM, Dallan LAO, Lisboa LAF, Desvigne-Nickens P, Haddad H, Jolicoeur EM, Petrie MC, Doenst T, Michler RE, Ohman EM, Maddury J, Ali I, Deja MA, Rouleau JL, Velazquez EJ, Hill JA. Does prior coronary angioplasty affect outcomes of surgical coronary revascularization? Insights from the STICH trial. International Journal Of Cardiology 2019, 291: 36-41. PMID: 30929973, PMCID: PMC6579621, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2019.03.029.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrior percutaneous coronary interventionPercutaneous coronary interventionLeft ventricular ejection fractionSTICH trialCV hospitalizationCV mortalityCause mortalityMedical treatmentSuperiority of CABGOutcomes of patientsSurgical coronary revascularizationCoronary artery bypassVentricular ejection fractionArtery bypassCoronary revascularizationCoronary interventionCoronary angioplastyEjection fractionMedian timeWorse prognosisRandomized treatmentCABGHospitalizationMortalityPatients
2015
Comparative effectiveness of torsemide versus furosemide in heart failure patients: insights from the PROTECT trial
Mentz RJ, Velazquez EJ, Metra M, McKendry C, Chiswell K, Fiuzat M, Givertz MM, Voors AA, Teerlink JR, O'Connor CM. Comparative effectiveness of torsemide versus furosemide in heart failure patients: insights from the PROTECT trial. Future Cardiology 2015, 11: 585-595. PMID: 26403536, PMCID: PMC5558519, DOI: 10.2217/fca.15.56.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPROTECT trialComparative effectivenessHigher blood urea nitrogenEffects of torsemideProspective randomized trialsHeart failure patientsBlood urea nitrogenGreater disease severityDays postdischargeFailure patientsHeart failureLoop diureticsRandomized trialsRenal hospitalizationUrea nitrogenDisease severityPatientsFurosemideInverse probabilityTorsemideTrialsDeathOutcomesHospitalizationDiuretics
2011
Coronary-Artery Bypass Surgery in Patients with Left Ventricular Dysfunction
Velazquez EJ, Lee KL, Deja MA, Jain A, Sopko G, Marchenko A, Ali IS, Pohost G, Gradinac S, Abraham WT, Yii M, Prabhakaran D, Szwed H, Ferrazzi P, Petrie MC, O'Connor CM, Panchavinnin P, She L, Bonow RO, Rankin GR, Jones RH, Rouleau JL. Coronary-Artery Bypass Surgery in Patients with Left Ventricular Dysfunction. New England Journal Of Medicine 2011, 364: 1607-1616. PMID: 21463150, PMCID: PMC3415273, DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa1100356.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMedical therapy groupCardiovascular causesCoronary artery diseaseMedical therapyCABG groupRate of deathArtery diseasePrimary outcomeMajor secondary outcomesCoronary artery bypassPrimary end pointArtery bypass surgeryLeft ventricular dysfunctionTreatment of patientsVentricular dysfunctionBypass surgerySecondary outcomesEjection fractionHeart failureCABGPatientsTherapyEnd pointHospitalizationDeath
2009
Coronary Bypass Surgery with or without Surgical Ventricular Reconstruction
Jones RH, Velazquez EJ, Michler RE, Sopko G, Oh JK, O'Connor CM, Hill JA, Menicanti L, Sadowski Z, Desvigne-Nickens P, Rouleau JL, Lee KL. Coronary Bypass Surgery with or without Surgical Ventricular Reconstruction. New England Journal Of Medicine 2009, 360: 1705-1717. PMID: 19329820, PMCID: PMC3265934, DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa0900559.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSurgical ventricular reconstructionCoronary artery diseaseVentricular reconstructionRate of deathCardiac causesLeft ventricular volumeArtery diseasePrimary outcomeVentricular volumeEnd-systolic volume indexComposite of deathCoronary artery bypassCoronary bypass surgeryLeft ventricular dysfunctionVentricular dysfunctionBypass surgeryCardiac symptomsEjection fractionHeart failureCABGStudy groupPatientsVolume indexHospitalizationAnatomical changes
2008
Improvements in Signs and Symptoms During Hospitalization for Acute Heart Failure Follow Different Patterns and Depend on the Measurement Scales Used: An International, Prospective Registry to Evaluate the Evolution of Measures of Disease Severity in Acute Heart Failure (MEASURE-AHF)
Allen LA, Metra M, Milo-Cotter O, Filippatos G, Reisin LH, Bensimhon DR, Gronda EG, Colombo P, Felker GM, Dei Cas L, Kremastinos DT, O'connor CM, Cotter G, Davison BA, Dittrich HC, Velazquez EJ. Improvements in Signs and Symptoms During Hospitalization for Acute Heart Failure Follow Different Patterns and Depend on the Measurement Scales Used: An International, Prospective Registry to Evaluate the Evolution of Measures of Disease Severity in Acute Heart Failure (MEASURE-AHF). Journal Of Cardiac Failure 2008, 14: 777-784. PMID: 18995183, PMCID: PMC3961584, DOI: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2008.07.188.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute heart failureHeart failurePatient-reported dyspneaProspective international cohortSymptoms of dyspneaPatient-reported symptomsVisual analog scaleMultiple clinical measuresAHF episodeAHF therapiesProspective registryEjection fractionPhysician assessmentAnalog scaleMean ageVAS measuresInternational cohortClinical measuresDyspneaPhysical signsDischarge decisionsDisease severitySymptomsDifferent patternsHospitalization