2001
Left ventricular midwall function improves with antihypertensive therapy and regression of left ventricular hypertrophy in patients with asymptomatic hypertension
Schussheim A, Diamond J, Phillips R. Left ventricular midwall function improves with antihypertensive therapy and regression of left ventricular hypertrophy in patients with asymptomatic hypertension. The American Journal Of Cardiology 2001, 87: 61-65. PMID: 11137835, DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9149(00)01273-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMidwall fractional shorteningLV mass regressionAntihypertensive therapyAsymptomatic hypertensionVentricular hypertrophyMidwall functionMass regressionEarly hypertensive heart diseaseConventional echocardiographic parametersHypertensive heart diseaseLeft ventricular massPotential beneficial effectsEchocardiographic parametersFractional shorteningHypertensive personsIndependent predictorsVentricular massDrug therapyMyocardial performanceHeart diseaseCardiac performanceVentricular geometryChamber functionPatientsTherapy
1998
Antithrombotic therapy and venous graft disease.
Schussheim AE, Fuster V. Antithrombotic therapy and venous graft disease. Current Opinion In Cardiology 1998, 13: 459. PMID: 9822880, DOI: 10.1097/00001573-199811000-00012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVenous graft diseaseGraft diseaseLow-dose oral anticoagulationAggressive cholesterol reductionEfficacy of antithromboticsCoronary artery bypassSymptom-free survivalTiming of therapyPotent antithrombotic agentOral anticoagulationAntithrombotic therapyArtery bypassGraft occlusionPreventive therapyAntiplatelet agentsHemostatic factorsAntithrombotic agentsCholesterol reductionTherapyFirst dayPatientsSurgeryDisease developmentDiseaseFirst year