2017
Usefulness of Myocardial Annular Velocity Change During Mental Stress to Predict Cardiovascular Outcome in Patients With Coronary Artery Disease (From the Responses of Mental Stress-Induced Myocardial Ischemia to Escitalopram Treatment Trial)
Alenezi F, Brummett BH, Boyle SH, Samad Z, Babyak MA, Alzaeim N, Wilson J, Romano MMD, Sun JL, Ersboll M, O'Connor CM, Velazquez EJ, Jiang W. Usefulness of Myocardial Annular Velocity Change During Mental Stress to Predict Cardiovascular Outcome in Patients With Coronary Artery Disease (From the Responses of Mental Stress-Induced Myocardial Ischemia to Escitalopram Treatment Trial). The American Journal Of Cardiology 2017, 120: 1495-1500. PMID: 28917493, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2017.07.039.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCoronary artery diseaseStable coronary artery diseaseAdverse cardiovascular outcomesCardiovascular outcomesArtery diseaseNew York Heart Association functional class IMental stress-induced myocardial ischemiaStress-induced myocardial ischemiaNonfatal cardiovascular eventsFunctional class IMental stress testingCox regression modelMS-induced changesCardiovascular eventsCause mortalityUnplanned hospitalizationPrognostic factorsMean ageMyocardial ischemiaSystolic velocityAnnular velocityPatientsMental stressClass IMACE
2014
Extent of Coronary and Myocardial Disease and Benefit From Surgical Revascularization in LV Dysfunction
Panza JA, Velazquez EJ, She L, Smith PK, Nicolau JC, Favaloro RR, Gradinac S, Chrzanowski L, Prabhakaran D, Howlett JG, Jasinski M, Hill JA, Szwed H, Larbalestier R, Desvigne-Nickens P, Jones RH, Lee KL, Rouleau JL. Extent of Coronary and Myocardial Disease and Benefit From Surgical Revascularization in LV Dysfunction. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2014, 64: 553-561. PMID: 25104523, PMCID: PMC4129547, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2014.04.064.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCoronary artery bypass graft surgeryOptimal medical therapyCoronary artery diseaseEnd-systolic volume indexEjection fractionSurgical revascularizationIschemic cardiomyopathyMedical therapyPrognostic factorsExtensive coronary artery diseaseArtery bypass graft surgeryIschemic left ventricular dysfunctionAdvanced ischemic cardiomyopathySubsequent survival benefitBypass graft surgeryHigh operative riskLeft ventricular dysfunctionGraft surgeryLV dysfunctionRevascularization TrialVentricular dysfunctionOperative riskSurvival benefitArtery diseaseMyocardial dysfunction
2008
Predictors of the first heart failure hospitalization in patients who are stable survivors of myocardial infarction complicated by pulmonary congestion and/or left ventricular dysfunction: a VALIANT study
Lewis EF, Velazquez EJ, Solomon SD, Hellkamp AS, McMurray JJ, Mathias J, Rouleau JL, Maggioni AP, Swedberg K, Kober L, White H, Dalby AJ, Francis GS, Zannad F, Califf RM, Pfeffer MA. Predictors of the first heart failure hospitalization in patients who are stable survivors of myocardial infarction complicated by pulmonary congestion and/or left ventricular dysfunction: a VALIANT study. European Heart Journal 2008, 29: 748-756. PMID: 18308687, DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehn062.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHeart failure hospitalizationMyocardial infarctionFailure hospitalizationHigh-risk acute myocardial infarctionFirst heart failure hospitalizationHigh-risk myocardial infarctionStable post-MI patientsIndex myocardial infarctionRecurrent myocardial infarctionPrior myocardial infarctionLong-term survivorsPost-MI patientsRisk of deathAcute myocardial infarctionOnset of HFAntecedent diabetesTime-dependent fashionVALIANT studyCardiovascular deathInitial hospitalizationVentricular dysfunctionMost patientsRenal functionIndependent predictorsPrognostic factors