2006
Racial Differences Among High-Risk Patients Presenting With Non–ST-Segment Elevation Acute Coronary Syndromes (Results from the SYNERGY Trial)††Disclosure: Drs. Mahaffey, Cohen, Newby, Ferguson, and Califf have received honoria for speaking from sanofi-aventis. Drs. Mahaffey, Ferguson, and Califf have acted as consultants for sanofi-aventis. Drs. Echols, Velazquez, Santos, and Gurfinkel have no financial relationships to disclose.
Echols MR, Mahaffey KW, Banerjee A, Pieper KS, Stebbins A, Lansky A, Cohen MG, Velazquez E, Santos R, Newby LK, Gurfinkel EP, Biasucci L, Ferguson JJ, Califf RM. Racial Differences Among High-Risk Patients Presenting With Non–ST-Segment Elevation Acute Coronary Syndromes (Results from the SYNERGY Trial)††Disclosure: Drs. Mahaffey, Cohen, Newby, Ferguson, and Califf have received honoria for speaking from sanofi-aventis. Drs. Mahaffey, Ferguson, and Califf have acted as consultants for sanofi-aventis. Drs. Echols, Velazquez, Santos, and Gurfinkel have no financial relationships to disclose. The American Journal Of Cardiology 2006, 99: 315-321. PMID: 17261389, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2006.08.031.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute coronary syndromeAfrican American patientsMyocardial infarctionWhite patientsCoronary syndromeSegment elevation (NSTE) ACSST-segment elevation acute coronary syndromeElevation acute coronary syndromeBaseline clinical characteristicsFrequency of hypertensionNonfatal myocardial infarctionThirty-day deathCoronary artery bypassHigh-risk patientsOutcomes of patientsSanofi-AventisPercutaneous coronary interventionUse of angiographyNorth American patientsRacial differencesAfrican AmericansSYNERGY trialArtery bypassClinical characteristicsCoronary intervention
2005
Outcomes by Race and Etiology of Patients With Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction
Thomas KL, East MA, Velazquez EJ, Tuttle RH, Shaw LK, O’Connor C, Peterson ED. Outcomes by Race and Etiology of Patients With Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction. The American Journal Of Cardiology 2005, 96: 956-963. PMID: 16188524, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2005.07.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProportional hazards regression modelsLV systolic dysfunctionVentricular systolic dysfunctionSystolic dysfunctionNonischemic etiologyHeart failureAdjusted Cox proportional hazards regression modelNew York Heart Association class IICox proportional hazards regression modelRacial differencesIschemic LV systolic dysfunctionSignificant coronary artery diseaseLong-term mortality riskWorse long-term outcomesNonischemic LV dysfunctionOutcomes of patientsSystolic heart failureEtiology of patientsLV ejection fractionCoronary artery diseaseLong-term outcomesHazards regression modelsLV dysfunctionWorse survivalArtery disease