2008
Impact of Left Ventricular Dysfunction on Hospital Mortality Among Patients Undergoing Elective Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
Wallace TW, Berger JS, Wang A, Velazquez EJ, Brown DL. Impact of Left Ventricular Dysfunction on Hospital Mortality Among Patients Undergoing Elective Percutaneous Coronary Intervention. The American Journal Of Cardiology 2008, 103: 355-360. PMID: 19166689, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2008.09.088.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsElective percutaneous coronary interventionPercutaneous coronary interventionHospital mortalityEjection fractionCoronary interventionOdds ratioLeft ventricular systolic dysfunctionHospital mortality increasesReduced ejection fractionRetrospective cohort studyVentricular systolic dysfunctionLeft ventricular dysfunctionLow ejection fractionLV ejection fractionAdjusted hospital mortalitySystolic dysfunctionVentricular dysfunctionCohort studyMultivariate adjustmentMedical therapyEF groupPatientsMortalityOutcome variablesMortality increases
2005
Heart failure on admission and the risk of stroke following acute myocardial infarction: the VALIANT registry
Szummer KE, Solomon SD, Velazquez EJ, Kilaru R, McMurray J, Rouleau JL, Mahaffey KW, Maggioni AP, Califf RM, Pfeffer MA, White HD. Heart failure on admission and the risk of stroke following acute myocardial infarction: the VALIANT registry. European Heart Journal 2005, 26: 2114-2119. PMID: 15972293, DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehi352.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisk of strokeHeart failureAcute myocardial infarctionMyocardial infarctionHospital strokeStroke riskOdds ratioAcute Myocardial Infarction RegistryPresence of HFConsecutive MI patientsKillip class IIIPrior heart failureHistory of hypertensionHistory of strokeMyocardial Infarction RegistryHospital mortalityKillip classBaseline characteristicsDismal prognosisMI patientsRisk factorsPatientsAdmissionClass IIIStroke