The Relationship Between Renal Function and Cardiac Structure, Function, and Prognosis After Myocardial Infarction The VALIANT Echo Study
Verma A, Anavekar NS, Meris A, Thune JJ, Arnold JM, Ghali JK, Velazquez EJ, McMurray JJ, Pfeffer MA, Solomon SD. The Relationship Between Renal Function and Cardiac Structure, Function, and Prognosis After Myocardial Infarction The VALIANT Echo Study. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2007, 50: 1238-1245. PMID: 17888840, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2007.06.018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLeft ventricular mass indexRenal impairmentHeart failureMyocardial infarctionRenal functionCardiac structureReduced eGFRSystolic functionLA volumeSmaller LVHigher left ventricular mass indexLarger left atrial volumeInfarct segment lengthMitral deceleration timeVALIANT Echo studyMultivariable Cox regressionAdverse cardiovascular outcomesLeft ventricular dysfunctionNormal renal functionOutcome of deathRight ventricular functionVentricular mass indexGlomerular filtration rateAdditional prognostic informationLarger LA volumes