2015
Clinical predictors and outcomes of patients with left ventricular thrombus following ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction
Garber AM, Mentz RJ, Al-Khalidi HR, Shaw LK, Fiuzat M, O’Connor C, Velazquez EJ. Clinical predictors and outcomes of patients with left ventricular thrombus following ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction. Journal Of Thrombosis And Thrombolysis 2015, 41: 365-373. PMID: 26202909, DOI: 10.1007/s11239-015-1252-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsST-segment elevation myocardial infarctionElevation myocardial infarctionNon-white raceHF severityBaseline characteristicsClinical predictorsHeart failureIndependent predictorsMyocardial infarctionHeart rateCox proportional hazards regression modelProportional hazards regression modelsLeft ventricular thrombusLong-term mortalityOutcomes of patientsVentricular thrombus formationHazards regression modelsHigher heart rateEligible patientsInitial troponinCause mortalityLAD diseaseSTEMI patientsVentricular thrombusTransthoracic echocardiogram
2004
Importance of echocardiography in patients with severe nonischemic heart failure: the second prospective randomized amlodipine survival evaluation (PRAISE-2) echocardiographic study
Cabell CH, Trichon BH, Velazquez EJ, Dumesnil JG, Anstrom KJ, Ryan T, Miller AB, Belkin RN, Cropp AB, O'Connor CM, Jollis JG. Importance of echocardiography in patients with severe nonischemic heart failure: the second prospective randomized amlodipine survival evaluation (PRAISE-2) echocardiographic study. American Heart Journal 2004, 147: 151-157. PMID: 14691434, DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2003.07.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHeart failureEchocardiographic studyEchocardiographic parametersNonischemic cardiomyopathyEchocardiographic examinationPrognostic informationClinical informationRestrictive left ventricular filling patternLeft ventricular filling patternSevere nonischemic heart failureAvailable echocardiographic parametersBaseline clinical findingsVentricular filling patternSignificant clinical predictorsIncremental prognostic informationClinical examination findingsImportance of echocardiographyNonischemic heart failureVentricular ejection fractionEchocardiographic predictorsClinical predictorsEchocardiographic measuresEjection fractionExamination findingsClinical findings