2018
Long-term outcomes of mitral regurgitation by type and severity
Samad Z, Shaw LK, Phelan M, Glower DD, Ersboll M, Toptine JH, Alexander JH, Kisslo JA, Wang A, Mark DB, Velazquez EJ. Long-term outcomes of mitral regurgitation by type and severity. American Heart Journal 2018, 203: 39-48. PMID: 30015067, DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2018.05.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMR severityCause deathIschemic MRSurvival rateCause death riskCoronary artery diseaseLong-term outcomesAbsolute mortality ratesQualifying patientsArtery diseaseEchocardiography studyMitral regurgitationVentricular sizeIndeterminate causeBaseline severityDeath riskSevere MREchocardiography laboratoryHigh riskMortality rateClinical settingPatientsValve morphologySeverityMyxomatous
2017
Prevalence and Outcomes of Left‐Sided Valvular Heart Disease Associated With Chronic Kidney Disease
Samad Z, Sivak JA, Phelan M, Schulte PJ, Patel U, Velazquez EJ. Prevalence and Outcomes of Left‐Sided Valvular Heart Disease Associated With Chronic Kidney Disease. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2017, 6: e006044. PMID: 29021274, PMCID: PMC5721834, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.117.006044.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAge FactorsAgedAged, 80 and overAortic ValveAortic Valve StenosisComorbidityDatabases, FactualEchocardiographyFemaleGlomerular Filtration RateHumansKaplan-Meier EstimateKidneyMaleMiddle AgedMitral ValveMitral Valve InsufficiencyNorth CarolinaPrevalencePrognosisProportional Hazards ModelsRenal Insufficiency, ChronicRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsSeverity of Illness IndexSex FactorsTime FactorsConceptsChronic kidney diseaseFive-year survival estimatesNon-CKD patientsCKD patientsMitral regurgitationMR severityKidney diseaseSurvival estimatesCoronary artery bypassGlomerular filtration ratePercutaneous coronary interventionSevere mitral regurgitationValvular heart diseaseSerum creatinine valuesAdverse prognostic markerRegurgitant valve lesionsIndex echocardiogramSevere ASArtery bypassIntervention patientsValve lesionsValve surgeryCoronary interventionHazard ratioHeart failure
2007
Mitral regurgitation in myocardial infarction complicated by heart failure, left ventricular dysfunction, or both: prognostic significance and relation to ventricular size and function
Amigoni M, Meris A, Thune JJ, Mangalat D, Skali H, Bourgoun M, Warnica JW, Barvik S, Arnold JM, Velazquez EJ, Van de Werf F, Ghali J, McMurray JJ, Køber L, Pfeffer MA, Solomon SD. Mitral regurgitation in myocardial infarction complicated by heart failure, left ventricular dysfunction, or both: prognostic significance and relation to ventricular size and function. European Heart Journal 2007, 28: 326-333. PMID: 17251259, DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehl464.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedCardiac VolumeDisease ProgressionEchocardiography, Doppler, ColorElectrocardiographyFemaleHeart FailureHumansMaleMiddle AgedMitral Valve InsufficiencyMyocardial InfarctionObserver VariationPrognosisProspective StudiesRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicRisk FactorsVentricular Dysfunction, LeftVentricular RemodelingConceptsProgression of MRBaseline mitral regurgitationHeart failureMitral regurgitationAcute myocardial infarctionMyocardial infarctionVentricular sizeMR severityHigh-risk myocardial infarctionModerate-severe mitral regurgitationBaseline MR severityWorse LV functionEnd-systolic volumeLarger LV volumesRegurgitant jet areaAtrial area ratioCV mortalityHF hospitalizationCardiovascular outcomesSystolic dysfunctionVentricular dysfunctionEjection fractionIndependent predictorsClinical outcomesLV function