2006
Previously known and newly diagnosed atrial fibrillation: A major risk indicator after a myocardial infarction complicated by heart failure or left ventricular dysfunction☆
Køber L, Swedberg K, McMurray JJ, Pfeffer MA, Velazquez EJ, Diaz R, Maggioni AP, Mareev V, Opolski G, Van de Werf F, Zannad F, Ertl G, Solomon SD, Zelenkofske S, Rouleau J, Leimberger JD, Califf RM. Previously known and newly diagnosed atrial fibrillation: A major risk indicator after a myocardial infarction complicated by heart failure or left ventricular dysfunction☆. European Journal Of Heart Failure 2006, 8: 591-598. PMID: 16507350, DOI: 10.1016/j.ejheart.2005.11.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcute DiseaseAgedAngiotensin II Type 1 Receptor BlockersAtrial FibrillationCaptoprilCardiac Output, LowFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedMyocardial InfarctionOutcome Assessment, Health CarePrognosisProportional Hazards ModelsRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsSurvival AnalysisTetrazolesTime FactorsValineValsartanVentricular Dysfunction, LeftConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionCurrent atrial fibrillationPrior atrial fibrillationHeart failureAtrial fibrillationRisk of deathMyocardial infarctionCV eventsGreater long-term mortalityMajor CV eventsPrior heart failureAdverse CV eventsMajor cardiovascular eventsVentricular systolic dysfunctionLong-term mortalityHR of deathMajor risk indicatorsCardiovascular eventsSystolic dysfunctionVentricular dysfunctionPrimary outcomeVALIANT trialPatientsLVSDInfarction
2003
VALsartan In Acute myocardial iNfarcTion (VALIANT) trial: baseline characteristics in context
Velazquez EJ, Pfeffer MA, McMurray JV, Maggioni AP, Rouleau J, Van de Werf F, Kober L, White HD, Swedberg K, Leimberger JD, Gallo P, Sellers MA, Edwards S, Henis M, Califf RM, Investigators F. VALsartan In Acute myocardial iNfarcTion (VALIANT) trial: baseline characteristics in context. European Journal Of Heart Failure 2003, 5: 537-544. PMID: 12921816, DOI: 10.1016/s1388-9842(03)00112-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAngiotensin Receptor AntagonistsCaptoprilDouble-Blind MethodFemaleGlyceraldehyde-3-Phosphate DehydrogenasesHeart FailureHumansMaleMiddle AgedMulticenter Studies as TopicMyocardial InfarctionPeptide FragmentsRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicTetrazolesValineValsartanVentricular Dysfunction, LeftConceptsAcute Myocardial Infarction trialAngiotensin receptor blockadeMyocardial Infarction trialHeart failureMyocardial infarctionACEI trialsRenin-angiotensin system blockadePlacebo-controlled trialVentricular systolic dysfunctionActive-controlled trialEvidence-based careHigh-risk populationEvidence-based therapiesCardiovascular outcomesSystem blockadeSystolic dysfunctionBaseline characteristicsStandard treatmentRepresentative cohortPatientsMI trialsTrialsValsartanACEIsLVSD