2017
Value of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Imaging–Derived Baseline Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction and Volumes for Precise Risk Stratification of Patients With Ischemic Cardiomyopathy: Insights From the Surgical Treatment for Ischemic Heart Failure (STICH) Trial
Pai RG, Varadarajan P, Rouleau JL, Stebbins AL, Velazquez EJ, Al-Khalidi HR, Pohost GM. Value of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Imaging–Derived Baseline Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction and Volumes for Precise Risk Stratification of Patients With Ischemic Cardiomyopathy: Insights From the Surgical Treatment for Ischemic Heart Failure (STICH) Trial. JAMA Cardiology 2017, 2: 577-579. PMID: 28199489, PMCID: PMC5814980, DOI: 10.1001/jamacardio.2016.5492.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedCardiac Surgical ProceduresCardiomyopathiesFemaleHeart FailureHeart VentriclesHumansKaplan-Meier EstimateMagnetic Resonance ImagingMagnetic Resonance Imaging, CineMaleMiddle AgedMortalityMultivariate AnalysisMyocardial IschemiaOrgan SizePlastic Surgery ProceduresRisk AssessmentStroke VolumeConceptsIschemic Heart Failure (STICH) trialCardiovascular magnetic resonance imagingHeart Failure TrialVentricular ejection fractionPrecise risk stratificationMagnetic resonance imagingEjection fractionIschemic cardiomyopathySurgical treatmentFailure TrialRisk stratificationResonance imagingPatientsCardiomyopathyBaselineTrials
2015
A balanced assessment of the STICH trial
Holly TA, Bonow RO, Velazquez EJ, Panza JA. A balanced assessment of the STICH trial. Journal Of Thoracic And Cardiovascular Surgery 2015, 149: 1683-1684. PMID: 26060013, DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2015.03.036.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchImpact of surgical ventricular reconstruction on sphericity index in patients with ischaemic cardiomyopathy: follow‐up from the STICH trial
Choi J, Daly RC, Lin G, Lahr BD, Wiste HJ, Beaver TM, Iacovoni A, Malinowski M, Friedrich I, Rouleau JL, Favaloro RR, Sopko G, Lang IM, White HD, Milano CA, Jones RH, Lee KL, Velazquez EJ, Oh JK. Impact of surgical ventricular reconstruction on sphericity index in patients with ischaemic cardiomyopathy: follow‐up from the STICH trial. European Journal Of Heart Failure 2015, 17: 453-463. PMID: 25779355, PMCID: PMC4664050, DOI: 10.1002/ejhf.256.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedCardiac Surgical ProceduresCardiomyopathiesCoronary Artery BypassFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHeart VentriclesHumansMaleMiddle AgedPlastic Surgery ProceduresConceptsSurgical ventricular reconstructionSVR groupSphericity indexVentricular reconstructionTreatment strategiesCoronary artery bypass graft surgeryIschemic Heart Failure (STICH) trialArtery bypass graft surgeryLV end-systolic volumeBypass graft surgeryHeart Failure TrialLV filling pressureEnd-systolic volumeIschemic cardiomyopathy patientsSmaller LV volumesLower sphericity indexImproved LVEFSTICH trialGraft surgeryWorse survivalIschemic cardiomyopathySurgical treatmentClinical outcomesFailure TrialMitral regurgitation
2014
Implication of right ventricular dysfunction on long-term outcome in patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting with or without surgical ventricular reconstruction
Kukulski T, She L, Racine N, Gradinac S, Panza JA, Velazquez EJ, Chan K, Petrie MC, Lee KL, Pellikka PA, Romanov A, Biernat J, Rouleau JL, Batlle C, Rogowski J, Ferrazzi P, Zembala M, Oh JK, Investigators S. Implication of right ventricular dysfunction on long-term outcome in patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting with or without surgical ventricular reconstruction. Journal Of Thoracic And Cardiovascular Surgery 2014, 149: 1312-1321. PMID: 25451487, PMCID: PMC4385741, DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2014.09.117.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedCardiomyopathiesCoronary Artery BypassCoronary Artery DiseaseFemaleHeart VentriclesHumansKaplan-Meier EstimateMaleMiddle AgedPatient ReadmissionPlastic Surgery ProceduresProportional Hazards ModelsRisk FactorsSeverity of Illness IndexStroke VolumeTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeVentricular Dysfunction, RightVentricular Function, LeftVentricular Function, RightVentricular RemodelingConceptsRight ventricular dysfunctionCoronary artery bypassSurgical ventricular reconstructionSevere right ventricular dysfunctionArtery bypassVentricular dysfunctionRight ventricular functionVentricular reconstructionCause mortalityEnd pointVentricular functionClinical outcomesHigher pulmonary artery systolic pressureAdvanced left ventricular remodelingBaseline right ventricular functionPulmonary artery systolic pressureVentricular ejection fraction 35Ejection fraction 35Larger left ventriclePrimary end pointSecondary end pointsIschemic heart failureLow ejection fractionSevere mitral regurgitationCoronary artery diseaseMyocardial viability and impact of surgical ventricular reconstruction on outcomes of patients with severe left ventricular dysfunction undergoing coronary artery bypass surgery: Results of the Surgical Treatment for Ischemic Heart Failure trial
Holly TA, Bonow RO, Arnold JM, Oh JK, Varadarajan P, Pohost GM, Haddad H, Jones RH, Velazquez EJ, Birkenfeld B, Asch FM, Malinowski M, Barretto R, Kalil RA, Berman DS, Sun JL, Lee KL, Panza JA. Myocardial viability and impact of surgical ventricular reconstruction on outcomes of patients with severe left ventricular dysfunction undergoing coronary artery bypass surgery: Results of the Surgical Treatment for Ischemic Heart Failure trial. Journal Of Thoracic And Cardiovascular Surgery 2014, 148: 2677-2684.e1. PMID: 25152476, PMCID: PMC4250319, DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2014.06.090.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedCardiomyopathiesCoronary Artery BypassCoronary Artery DiseaseFemaleHeart FailureHumansKaplan-Meier EstimateMaleMiddle AgedMyocardiumPlastic Surgery ProceduresPredictive Value of TestsProportional Hazards ModelsSeverity of Illness IndexTime FactorsTissue SurvivalTomography, Emission-Computed, Single-PhotonTreatment OutcomeVentricular Dysfunction, LeftVentricular Function, LeftConceptsSurgical ventricular reconstructionCoronary artery bypass graft surgeryIschemic Heart Failure (STICH) trialArtery bypass graft surgeryCoronary artery bypass surgeryBypass graft surgeryHeart Failure TrialArtery bypass surgeryLeft ventricular dysfunctionCoronary artery diseaseType of surgeryCardiac hospitalizationVentricular reconstructionVentricular dysfunctionMyocardial viabilitySurgical treatmentGraft surgeryBypass surgeryArtery diseaseFailure TrialSevere regional left ventricular dysfunctionSevere left ventricular dysfunctionRegional left ventricular dysfunctionOutcomes of patientsIschemic heart failure
2012
Insights from the STICH trial: Change in left ventricular size after coronary artery bypass grafting with and without surgical ventricular reconstruction
Michler RE, Rouleau JL, Al-Khalidi HR, Bonow RO, Pellikka PA, Pohost GM, Holly TA, Oh JK, Dagenais F, Milano C, Wrobel K, Pirk J, Ali IS, Jones RH, Velazquez EJ, Lee KL, Di Donato M, Investigators S. Insights from the STICH trial: Change in left ventricular size after coronary artery bypass grafting with and without surgical ventricular reconstruction. Journal Of Thoracic And Cardiovascular Surgery 2012, 146: 1139-1145.e6. PMID: 23111018, PMCID: PMC3810307, DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2012.09.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEnd-systolic volume indexCoronary artery bypassSurgical ventricular reconstructionVentricular reconstructionArtery bypassVolume indexSurvival benefitML/Ischemic heart failureSignificant survival benefitEnd-systolic volumeLeft ventricular volumeSTICH trialPostoperative reductionHeart failureImproved survivalSurgical treatmentClinical benefitVentricular sizeImaging assessmentTreatment groupsVentricular volumePatientsBypassTrial data
2009
Quality of life and economic outcomes with surgical ventricular reconstruction in ischemic heart failure: Results from the Surgical Treatment for Ischemic Heart Failure trial
Mark DB, Knight JD, Velazquez EJ, Howlett JG, Spertus JA, Djokovic LT, Harding TM, Rankin GR, Drew LA, Szygula-Jurkiewicz B, Adlbrecht C, Anstrom KJ, Investigators F. Quality of life and economic outcomes with surgical ventricular reconstruction in ischemic heart failure: Results from the Surgical Treatment for Ischemic Heart Failure trial. American Heart Journal 2009, 157: 837-844.e3. PMID: 19376309, PMCID: PMC2694042, DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2009.03.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedCoronary Artery BypassFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHealth Care CostsHeart FailureHeart VentriclesHumansMaleMiddle AgedMyocardial IschemiaPlastic Surgery ProceduresQuality of LifeRetrospective StudiesStroke VolumeSurveys and QuestionnairesTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesVentricular Function, LeftConceptsCoronary artery bypass graft surgerySurgical ventricular reconstructionIschemic heart failureQuality of lifeHeart failureVentricular reconstructionQOL measuresIschemic Heart Failure (STICH) trialKansas City Cardiomyopathy QuestionnaireTotal index hospitalization costsArtery bypass graft surgeryLeft ventricular ejection fractionBetter QOLIndex hospitalization costsBypass graft surgeryHeart failure symptomsHeart Failure TrialVentricular ejection fractionLeft ventricular functionHealth care costsTreatment-related differencesGraft surgeryEjection fractionSurgical treatmentVentricular function