2021
Optimal medical therapy with or without surgical revascularization and long-term outcomes in ischemic cardiomyopathy
Farsky PS, White J, Al-Khalidi HR, Sueta CA, Rouleau J, Panza J, Velazquez E, O'Connor C, Investigators W, Dabrowski R, Djokovic L, Drazner M, Haddad H, Ali I, Keltai M, Naik A, Sopko G, Golba K, Andersson B, Carson P, Kukulski T. Optimal medical therapy with or without surgical revascularization and long-term outcomes in ischemic cardiomyopathy. Journal Of Thoracic And Cardiovascular Surgery 2021, 164: 1890-1899.e4. PMID: 33610365, PMCID: PMC8260609, DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2020.12.094.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOptimal medical therapyCoronary artery bypassMedical therapyArtery bypassIschemic cardiomyopathyCause mortalityIschemic Heart Failure (STICH) trialVentricular ejection fraction 35Improved long-term survivalEjection fraction 35Angiotensin receptor blockersHeart Failure TrialLower cardiovascular mortalityMultivariable Cox modelOutcomes of patientsVentricular ejection fractionCoronary artery diseaseLong-term outcomesLong-term survivalSurgical revascularizationReceptor blockersCardiovascular mortalityAntiplatelet drugsArtery diseaseEjection fraction
2015
Clinical characteristics and outcomes of patients with and without diabetes in the Surgical Treatment for Ischemic Heart Failure (STICH) trial
MacDonald MR, She L, Doenst T, Binkley PF, Rouleau JL, Tan R, Lee KL, Miller AB, Sopko G, Szalewska D, Waclawiw MA, Dabrowski R, Castelvecchio S, Adlbrecht C, Michler RE, Oh JK, Velazquez EJ, Petrie MC. Clinical characteristics and outcomes of patients with and without diabetes in the Surgical Treatment for Ischemic Heart Failure (STICH) trial. European Journal Of Heart Failure 2015, 17: 725-734. PMID: 26011509, PMCID: PMC4668269, DOI: 10.1002/ejhf.288.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIschemic Heart Failure (STICH) trialHeart Failure TrialDiabetes mellitusMedical therapyHigher LVEFSTICH trialCABG groupPrimary outcomeSurgical treatmentFailure TrialMED groupSmaller left ventricular volumesOptimal medical therapyTriple-vessel CADCoronary artery bypassOutcomes of patientsTriple vessel diseaseLeft ventricular volumeVessel CADArtery bypassCause mortalityClinical characteristicsClinical outcomesVessel diseaseCABG
2014
Extent of Coronary and Myocardial Disease and Benefit From Surgical Revascularization in LV Dysfunction
Panza JA, Velazquez EJ, She L, Smith PK, Nicolau JC, Favaloro RR, Gradinac S, Chrzanowski L, Prabhakaran D, Howlett JG, Jasinski M, Hill JA, Szwed H, Larbalestier R, Desvigne-Nickens P, Jones RH, Lee KL, Rouleau JL. Extent of Coronary and Myocardial Disease and Benefit From Surgical Revascularization in LV Dysfunction. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2014, 64: 553-561. PMID: 25104523, PMCID: PMC4129547, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2014.04.064.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCoronary artery bypass graft surgeryOptimal medical therapyCoronary artery diseaseEnd-systolic volume indexEjection fractionSurgical revascularizationIschemic cardiomyopathyMedical therapyPrognostic factorsExtensive coronary artery diseaseArtery bypass graft surgeryIschemic left ventricular dysfunctionAdvanced ischemic cardiomyopathySubsequent survival benefitBypass graft surgeryHigh operative riskLeft ventricular dysfunctionGraft surgeryLV dysfunctionRevascularization TrialVentricular dysfunctionOperative riskSurvival benefitArtery diseaseMyocardial dysfunction
2013
Inducible Myocardial Ischemia and Outcomes in Patients With Coronary Artery Disease and Left Ventricular Dysfunction
Panza JA, Holly TA, Asch FM, She L, Pellikka PA, Velazquez EJ, Lee KL, Borges-Neto S, Farsky PS, Jones RH, Berman DS, Bonow RO. Inducible Myocardial Ischemia and Outcomes in Patients With Coronary Artery Disease and Left Ventricular Dysfunction. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2013, 61: 1860-1870. PMID: 23500234, PMCID: PMC3755503, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2013.02.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCoronary artery diseaseDobutamine stress echocardiogramLV ejection fractionInducible myocardial ischemiaEjection fractionMedical therapyMyocardial ischemiaCause mortalityVentricular dysfunctionArtery diseaseClinical endpointsMultivessel coronary artery diseaseOptimal medical therapyRadionuclide stress testsCoronary artery bypassSevere LV dysfunctionLeft ventricular dysfunctionStress-induced ischemiaPrevious myocardial infarctionSummed difference scoreStress testingRNS testingSTICH patientsSTICH trialArtery bypass
2011
No Mortality Benefit from CABG When Added to Optimal Medical Therapy in Patients with CAD and LV Dysfunction: Results from the STICH Trial
Velazquez E. No Mortality Benefit from CABG When Added to Optimal Medical Therapy in Patients with CAD and LV Dysfunction: Results from the STICH Trial. MD Conference Express 2011, 11: 20-21. DOI: 10.1177/155989771103012.Peer-Reviewed Original Research