2016
Reassessment of Cardiac Function and Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Use Among Medicare Patients With Low Ejection Fraction After Myocardial Infarction
Pokorney SD, Miller AL, Chen AY, Thomas L, Fonarow GC, de Lemos JA, Al-Khatib SM, Velazquez EJ, Peterson ED, Wang TY. Reassessment of Cardiac Function and Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Use Among Medicare Patients With Low Ejection Fraction After Myocardial Infarction. Circulation 2016, 135: 38-47. PMID: 27881561, DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.116.022359.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedDatabases, FactualDefibrillators, ImplantableFemaleHeart VentriclesHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleMedicareMyocardial InfarctionMyocardial RevascularizationProportional Hazards ModelsRegistriesRetrospective StudiesStroke VolumeSurvival RateTomography, X-Ray ComputedUltrasonographyUnited StatesConceptsLow ejection fractionEjection fractionICD implantationMyocardial infarctionMI admissionsRevascularization statusImplantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) useACTION Registry-GWTGICD implantation ratesMultivariable Cox modelPost-MI patientsYears of ageImplantation rateCardiac functionMedicare patientsCox modelPatientsAdmissionHigher likelihoodInfarctionImplantationAssociationYearsStatusICD
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
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