2006
Contemporary performance of surgical ventricular restoration procedures: Data from the Society of Thoracic Surgeons' National Cardiac Database
Hernandez AF, Velazquez EJ, Dullum MK, O'Brien SM, Ferguson TB, Peterson ED. Contemporary performance of surgical ventricular restoration procedures: Data from the Society of Thoracic Surgeons' National Cardiac Database. American Heart Journal 2006, 152: 494-499. PMID: 16923420, DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2006.01.016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSurgical ventricular restorationNational Cardiac DatabaseThoracic Surgeons National Cardiac DatabaseSVR procedureCardiac DatabaseSurgical ventricular restoration proceduresAdverse procedural outcomesVentricular restoration proceduresCombined end pointSevere mitral insufficiencyLeft ventricular dysfunctionCongestive heart failureInsulin-dependent diabetesStatus of surgeryCombined deathMajor morbidityOperative mortalityVentricular dysfunctionBaseline characteristicsOperative riskRenal failureCoronary diseaseHeart failureMajor complicationsOperative outcomes
2004
Relation between Renal Dysfunction and Cardiovascular Outcomes after Myocardial Infarction
Anavekar NS, McMurray JJ, Velazquez EJ, Solomon SD, Kober L, Rouleau JL, White HD, Nordlander R, Maggioni A, Dickstein K, Zelenkofske S, Leimberger JD, Califf RM, Pfeffer MA. Relation between Renal Dysfunction and Cardiovascular Outcomes after Myocardial Infarction. New England Journal Of Medicine 2004, 351: 1285-1295. PMID: 15385655, DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa041365.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAngiotensin II Type 1 Receptor BlockersAngiotensin-Converting Enzyme InhibitorsCaptoprilCardiovascular DiseasesChronic DiseaseCreatinineDouble-Blind MethodDrug Therapy, CombinationFemaleGlomerular Filtration RateHumansKidney DiseasesMaleMiddle AgedMyocardial InfarctionProportional Hazards ModelsRisk FactorsSurvival RateTetrazolesValineValsartanConceptsGlomerular filtration rateAcute myocardial infarctionMyocardial infarctionCardiovascular outcomesHeart failureRisk factorsAcute Myocardial Infarction trialFour-component ModificationNonfatal cardiovascular outcomesMyocardial Infarction trialUse of aspirinComposite cardiovascular eventsComposite end pointRenal Disease equationCongestive heart failureMild renal diseaseRisk of deathCoronary revascularization proceduresMajor risk factorSerum creatinine measurementsBody surface areaCardiovascular causesKillip classRenal eventsCardiovascular complicationsClinical characteristics and referral pattern of patients with left ventricular dysfunction and significant coronary artery disease undergoing radionuclide imaging
Bourque JM, Velazquez EJ, Borges-Neto S, Shaw LK, Whellan DJ, O'Connor C. Clinical characteristics and referral pattern of patients with left ventricular dysfunction and significant coronary artery disease undergoing radionuclide imaging. Journal Of Nuclear Cardiology 2004, 11: 118-125. PMID: 15052242, DOI: 10.1016/j.nuclcard.2003.09.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSignificant coronary artery diseaseCoronary artery diseaseLeft ventricular dysfunctionReferral patternsLV dysfunctionVentricular dysfunctionArtery diseaseMyocardial infarctionObservational studyMyocardial perfusion imaging resultsCharlson Comorbidity IndexHeart failure symptomsCongestive heart failureLogistic regression modelingNuclear perfusionCohort patientsComorbidity indexPrior revascularizationBaseline characteristicsCatheterization resultsClinical characteristicsCardiac revascularizationEjection fractionHeart failurePerfusion testing