2012
Combined assessment of sex- and mutation-specific information for risk stratification in type 1 long QT syndrome
Costa J, Lopes CM, Barsheshet A, Moss AJ, Migdalovich D, Ouellet G, McNitt S, Polonsky S, Robinson JL, Zareba W, Ackerman MJ, Benhorin J, Kaufman ES, Platonov PG, Shimizu W, Towbin JA, Vincent GM, Wilde AA, Goldenberg I. Combined assessment of sex- and mutation-specific information for risk stratification in type 1 long QT syndrome. Heart Rhythm 2012, 9: 892-898. PMID: 22293141, PMCID: PMC3358462, DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2012.01.020.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCardiac eventsLife-threatening cardiac eventsSex-specific risk factorsSex-specific riskAge 40 yearsLife-threatening eventsType 1 long QT syndromeLong QT syndromeRisk stratificationRisk factorsQT intervalHigh riskTime-dependent differencesQT syndromeMultivariate analysisLQT1WomenCombined assessmentKCNQ1 geneDisease-causing mutationsMenRiskOnset of adolescenceMutation-specific informationSCDEffectiveness of Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy in Diabetic Patients with Ischemic and Nonischemic Cardiomyopathy
George J, Barsheshet A, Moss AJ, Martin D, Ouellet G, McNitt S, Goldenberg I. Effectiveness of Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy in Diabetic Patients with Ischemic and Nonischemic Cardiomyopathy. Annals Of Noninvasive Electrocardiology 2012, 17: 14-21. PMID: 22276624, PMCID: PMC6932461, DOI: 10.1111/j.1542-474x.2011.00476.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNonischemic cardiomyopathyDiabetes mellitusProportional hazards regression modelingCardiac resynchronization therapyMADIT-CRTClinical responseEchocardiographic responseNonischemic patientsDiabetic patientsDM patientsResynchronization therapyClinical benefitCardiomyopathyPatientsRegression modelingCRTMellitusResponseTherapyDefibrillator
2010
Long QT Syndrome in African‐Americans
Fugate T, Moss AJ, Jons C, McNitt S, Mullally J, Ouellet G, Goldenberg I, Zareba W, Robinson JL, Investigators F. Long QT Syndrome in African‐Americans. Annals Of Noninvasive Electrocardiology 2010, 15: 73-76. PMID: 20146785, PMCID: PMC4028024, DOI: 10.1111/j.1542-474x.2009.00342.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdrenergic beta-AntagonistsAdultAge DistributionBlack or African AmericanChildChild, PreschoolDeath, Sudden, CardiacFemaleHeart ArrestHumansInfantInfant, NewbornKaplan-Meier EstimateLong QT SyndromeMaleProportional Hazards ModelsRegistriesRisk FactorsSyncopeUnited StatesWhite PeopleYoung AdultConceptsLong QT syndromeClinical courseRisk factorsQT syndromeAfrican AmericansBeta-blocker therapyCardiac event rateComparable risk factorsKaplan-Meier timeSudden cardiac deathAge 40 yearsAfrican American patientsCox regression modelInternational LQTS RegistryOccurrence of syncopeRisk factor evaluationDecade of birthCardiac eventsCardiac deathCox analysisCardiac arrestLQTS RegistryMedical historyRacial groupsLQTS patients