Therapies to prevent heart failure post-myocardial infarction
Thomas KL, Velazquez EJ. Therapies to prevent heart failure post-myocardial infarction. Current Heart Failure Reports 2005, 2: 174-182. PMID: 16332310, DOI: 10.1007/bf02696647.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPost-MI heart failureHeart failureMyocardial infarctionPresence of HFHeart failure post-myocardial infarctionEvidence-based medicationsMortality of patientsOutcomes of patientsVentricular systolic dysfunctionLower blood pressureTreatment of patientsAcute myocardial infarctionPost-myocardial infarctionKillip classSystolic dysfunctionCommon complicationBlood pressureClinical factorsRevascularization proceduresInfarct sizePoor prognosisPatient populationMale genderPost-MIRisk factorsHeart 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