2017
Impact of Intubation Time on Survival following Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting: Insights from the Surgical Treatment for Ischemic Heart Failure (STICH) Trial
Bouabdallaoui N, Stevens SR, Doenst T, Wrobel K, Bouchard D, Deja MA, Michler RE, Chua YL, Kalil RAK, Selzman CH, Daly RC, Sun B, Djokovic LT, Sopko G, Velazquez EJ, Rouleau JL, Lee KL, Al-Khalidi HR, Investigators F. Impact of Intubation Time on Survival following Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting: Insights from the Surgical Treatment for Ischemic Heart Failure (STICH) Trial. Journal Of Cardiothoracic And Vascular Anesthesia 2017, 32: 1256-1263. PMID: 29422280, PMCID: PMC6517319, DOI: 10.1053/j.jvca.2017.12.038.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCoronary artery bypassIntubation timeArtery bypassSurgical treatmentRisk factorsNew York Heart Association classMultivariable Cox proportional hazards modelsIschemic Heart Failure (STICH) trialPrevious coronary artery bypassMultivariable logistic regression modelCox proportional hazards modelPostoperative intubation timeHeart Failure TrialSystolic volume indexIschemic heart failureMitral valve proceduresIdentification of patientsMortality risk factorsStrong independent predictorProportional hazards modelStrongest predictorLogistic regression modelsPostoperative mortalitySTICH trialPerioperative factors
2011
Predictors of systolic BP <140 mmHg and systolic BP level by randomly assigned treatment group (benazepril plus amlodipine or hydrochlorothiazide) in the ACCOMPLISH Study
Kjeldsen SE, Jamerson KA, Bakris GL, Pitt B, Dahlöf B, Velazquez EJ, Hua TA, Kelly RY, Zappe D, Hester A, Tuomilehto J, Östergren J, Ibsen H, Weber M, INVESTIGATORS F. Predictors of systolic BP <140 mmHg and systolic BP level by randomly assigned treatment group (benazepril plus amlodipine or hydrochlorothiazide) in the ACCOMPLISH Study. Blood Pressure 2011, 21: 82-87. PMID: 21830844, DOI: 10.3109/08037051.2011.598699.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSystolic blood pressureBetter SBP controlPrevious antihypertensive medicationsSBP controlAntihypertensive medicationsBaseline predictorsTreatment groupsHigher baseline systolic blood pressureCalcium channel blocker useUncontrolled systolic blood pressureHigher systolic blood pressureBaseline systolic blood pressureMain baseline predictorsUse of thiazidesSystolic BP levelsHigher diastolic BPMultivariable regression modelsLogistic regression modelsACCOMPLISH trialAmlodipine armRandomization armBlocker useCardiovascular outcomesInsulin useSystolic hypertension
2008
Predictors of blood pressure response to intensified and fixed combination treatment of hypertension: The ACCOMPLISH Study
Kjeldsen SE, Jamerson KA, Bakris GL, Pitt B, Dahlöf B, Velazquez EJ, Gupte J, Staikos L, Hua TA, Shi V, Hester A, Tuomilehto J, Östergren J, Ibsen H, Weber M, Investigators F. Predictors of blood pressure response to intensified and fixed combination treatment of hypertension: The ACCOMPLISH Study. Blood Pressure 2008, 17: 7-17. PMID: 18568687, DOI: 10.1080/08037050801972857.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAmlodipineAntihypertensive AgentsBenzazepinesBlood PressureDose-Response Relationship, DrugDouble-Blind MethodDrug ResistanceDrug Therapy, CombinationFemaleFinlandHumansHydrochlorothiazideHypertensionMaleMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisPredictive Value of TestsRacial GroupsRisk AssessmentScandinavian and Nordic CountriesTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesConceptsBlood pressureBP controlCombination therapyBaseline predictorsBP valuesCombination treatmentAbsolute BP valuesMain baseline predictorsPrevious antihypertensive medicationsLipid-lowering therapyUncontrolled blood pressureBlood pressure responseLarge outcome trialsLipid-lowering drugsSystolic BP valuesLogistic regression modelsBlinded baselineUncontrolled hypertensionAntihypertensive medicationsCardiovascular eventsSevere hypertensionSystolic hypertensionThiazide useOutcome trialsOverall patients