2017
Sudden cardiac death after acute heart failure hospital admission: insights from ASCEND‐HF
Pokorney SD, Al‐Khatib S, Sun J, Schulte P, O'Connor CM, Teerlink JR, Armstrong PW, Ezekowitz JA, Starling RC, Voors AA, Velazquez EJ, Hernandez AF, Mentz RJ. Sudden cardiac death after acute heart failure hospital admission: insights from ASCEND‐HF. European Journal Of Heart Failure 2017, 20: 525-532. PMID: 29266564, DOI: 10.1002/ejhf.1078.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSudden cardiac deathVT/VFHeart failure hospital admissionsAcute HFCardiac deathHospital admissionVentricular tachycardia/ventricular fibrillationDecompensated Heart Failure (ASCEND-HF) trialChronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseVT/VF eventsEvent ratesComposite event rateMeier event ratesHeart Failure TrialCause mortality ratesDay of admissionObstructive pulmonary diseaseLonger QRS durationCause mortalityBaseline characteristicsComposite endpointEjection fractionPulmonary diseaseASCEND-HFFailure Trial
2006
Epidemiology of Heart Failure and Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction after Acute Myocardial Infarction: Prevalence, Clinical Characteristics, and Prognostic Importance
Weir RA, McMurray JJ, Velazquez EJ. Epidemiology of Heart Failure and Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction after Acute Myocardial Infarction: Prevalence, Clinical Characteristics, and Prognostic Importance. The American Journal Of Cardiology 2006, 97: 13-25. PMID: 16698331, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2006.03.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVentricular systolic dysfunctionHeart failureSystolic dysfunctionAcute myocardial infarction resultsConcomitant heart failureLong-term mortalityAcute myocardial infarctionMyocardial infarction resultsEvidence-based treatmentsAggressive treatmentClinical characteristicsInhospital deathRehospitalization ratesHospital admissionInfarction resultsPrognostic importanceMyocardial infarctionEarly initiationHigh riskSignificant riskStrongest predictorAdmissionSignificant increaseDysfunctionTreatment