2024
Aficamten and Cardiopulmonary Exercise Test Performance
Lee M, Masri A, Nassif M, Barriales-Villa R, Abraham T, Claggett B, Coats C, Gimeno J, Kulac I, Landsteiner I, Ma C, Maron M, Olivotto I, Owens A, Solomon S, Veselka J, Jacoby D, Heitner S, Kupfer S, Malik F, Meng L, Wohltman A, Lewis G, Wang A, Sherrid M, Kelly J, Marian A, Owens A, Wever-Pinzon O, Owens D, Wheeler M, Nagueh S, Rader F, McGrew F, Wong T, O'Neill T, Bach R, Martinez M, Lakdawala N, Collado E, Turer A, Desai Y M, Hussain Z, Tower-Rader A, Hannawi B, Geske J, Saberi S, Phelan D, Kramer C, Sarswat N, Ahmad F, Choudhury L, Markowitz J, Sen S, Bering P, Maron M, Jani S, Brinkley D, Naidu S, Maurer M, Moss N, Bilen O, Silva Enciso J, Fraser R, Akinboboye O, Asher C, Emani S, Sharma A, Fermin D, Lyle M, Raymer D, Darlington A, Resnic F, Nielsen C, Metra M, Musumeci B, Emdin M, Targetti M, Canepa M, Michels M, Knackstedt C, Amin A, Barriales Villa R, Garcia Pavia P, Gimeno Blanes J, Hidalgo Urbano R, Rincon Diaz L, Ripoll Vera T, Garcia Alvarez A, Zemanek D, Jensen M, Mogensen J, Thune J, Bundgaard H, Charron P, Trochu J, Habib G, Lhermusier T, Reant P, Hagege A, Logeart D, Mitrovic V, Edelmann F, Seidler T, Meder B, Schulze P, Stoerk S, Bekfani T, Rassaf T, Merkely B, Arad M, Halabi M, Zwas D, Piltz X, Paz O, Habib M, Dudek D, Oreziak A, Wojakowski W, Toste Batista A, Mesquita Bastos J, Elliott P, Mahmod M, Coats C, Cooper R, Bradlow W, Pantazis A, Tome Esteban M, McGinnis S, Campain J, Cocca-Spofford D, Giverts I, Griskowitz C, Newlands C, Moreno F. Aficamten and Cardiopulmonary Exercise Test Performance. JAMA Cardiology 2024, 9 PMID: 39230885, PMCID: PMC11375526, DOI: 10.1001/jamacardio.2024.2781.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchObstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathySymptomatic obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathyBaseline to weekHypertrophic cardiomyopathyRandomized clinical trialsExercise performanceVentilatory efficiencyClinical trialsPrimary outcomeExercise testPlacebo-corrected improvementCardiac myosin inhibitorPhase 3 trialClinical measuresImpaired exercise capacityCardiopulmonary exercise testingExercise performance measuresHeart rate reserveSubmaximal exercise performancePeak heart rateClinically meaningful thresholdsPlacebo groupDouble-blindPlacebo-controlledAficamten
2022
Pragmatic randomized trial assessing the impact of digital health technology on quality of life in patients with heart failure: Design, rationale and implementation
Victoria‐Castro A, Martin M, Yamamoto Y, Ahmad T, Arora T, Calderon F, Desai N, Gerber B, Lee KA, Jacoby D, Melchinger H, Nguyen A, Shaw M, Simonov M, Williams A, Weinstein J, Wilson FP. Pragmatic randomized trial assessing the impact of digital health technology on quality of life in patients with heart failure: Design, rationale and implementation. Clinical Cardiology 2022, 45: 839-849. PMID: 35822275, PMCID: PMC9346973, DOI: 10.1002/clc.23848.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsQuality of lifeHF patientsYale New Haven Health SystemKansas City Cardiomyopathy QuestionnaireDigital health technologiesHeart failure careHealth technologiesDigital health interventionsDisease exacerbationHF clinicUsual carePrimary outcomeClinical outcomesHeart failurePatient engagementPatientsHealth interventionsDigital health toolsPatient empowermentHealth systemPatient usabilityHealth toolsEarly detectionFirst enrollmentHealthcare system
2021
Cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia has sustained effects on insomnia, fatigue, and function among people with chronic heart failure and insomnia: the HeartSleep Study
Redeker NS, Yaggi HK, Jacoby D, Hollenbeak CS, Breazeale S, Conley S, Hwang Y, Iennaco J, Linsky S, Nwanaji-Enwerem U, O’Connell M, Jeon S. Cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia has sustained effects on insomnia, fatigue, and function among people with chronic heart failure and insomnia: the HeartSleep Study. Sleep 2021, 45: zsab252. PMID: 34657160, PMCID: PMC8754495, DOI: 10.1093/sleep/zsab252.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic heart failureSix-minute walk distanceStable heart failureHeart failureInsomnia severityWalk distanceSleep characteristicsSelf-reported sleep latencyGeneral linear mixed modelSelf-reported sleep characteristicsMonths of treatmentSelf-management educationSelf-management programSleep hygiene educationCognitive behavioral therapyEjection fractionPrimary outcomeDaytime symptomsExcessive daytimePhysical functionDaytime sleepinessSleep latencyMild insomniaSleep qualitySleep efficiency