2018
Long-term outcomes of mitral regurgitation by type and severity
Samad Z, Shaw LK, Phelan M, Glower DD, Ersboll M, Toptine JH, Alexander JH, Kisslo JA, Wang A, Mark DB, Velazquez EJ. Long-term outcomes of mitral regurgitation by type and severity. American Heart Journal 2018, 203: 39-48. PMID: 30015067, DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2018.05.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMR severityCause deathIschemic MRSurvival rateCause death riskCoronary artery diseaseLong-term outcomesAbsolute mortality ratesQualifying patientsArtery diseaseEchocardiography studyMitral regurgitationVentricular sizeIndeterminate causeBaseline severityDeath riskSevere MREchocardiography laboratoryHigh riskMortality rateClinical settingPatientsValve morphologySeverityMyxomatous
2012
Insights from the STICH trial: Change in left ventricular size after coronary artery bypass grafting with and without surgical ventricular reconstruction
Michler RE, Rouleau JL, Al-Khalidi HR, Bonow RO, Pellikka PA, Pohost GM, Holly TA, Oh JK, Dagenais F, Milano C, Wrobel K, Pirk J, Ali IS, Jones RH, Velazquez EJ, Lee KL, Di Donato M, Investigators S. Insights from the STICH trial: Change in left ventricular size after coronary artery bypass grafting with and without surgical ventricular reconstruction. Journal Of Thoracic And Cardiovascular Surgery 2012, 146: 1139-1145.e6. PMID: 23111018, PMCID: PMC3810307, DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2012.09.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEnd-systolic volume indexCoronary artery bypassSurgical ventricular reconstructionVentricular reconstructionArtery bypassVolume indexSurvival benefitML/Ischemic heart failureSignificant survival benefitEnd-systolic volumeLeft ventricular volumeSTICH trialPostoperative reductionHeart failureImproved survivalSurgical treatmentClinical benefitVentricular sizeImaging assessmentTreatment groupsVentricular volumePatientsBypassTrial data
2007
Polymorphisms in Adenosine Receptor Genes are Associated with Infarct Size in Patients with Ischemic Cardiomyopathy
Tang Z, Diamond MA, Chen J, Holly TA, Bonow RO, Dasgupta A, Hyslop T, Purzycki A, Wagner J, McNamara DM, Kukulski T, Wos S, Velazquez EJ, Ardlie K, Feldman AM. Polymorphisms in Adenosine Receptor Genes are Associated with Infarct Size in Patients with Ischemic Cardiomyopathy. Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics 2007, 82: 435-440. PMID: 17728764, DOI: 10.1038/sj.clpt.6100331.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH Keywords3' Untranslated RegionsBase SequenceCardiomyopathiesCase-Control StudiesDNA Mutational AnalysisGene FrequencyGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseHeart VentriclesHumansMolecular Sequence DataMutationMyocardial InfarctionMyocardial IschemiaPhenotypePolymorphism, Single NucleotideReceptor, Adenosine A1Receptor, Adenosine A2AReceptor, Adenosine A3Risk FactorsSeverity of Illness IndexVentricular Function, LeftConceptsIschemic cardiomyopathyInfarct sizeAdenosine receptor geneReceptor geneGenetic variantsPopulation of patientsVentricular functionVentricular sizeIschemic preconditioningNormal controlsHeart responseAdenosine receptorsCardiomyopathyIschemiaPatientsIndividual responsesDNA samplesResponsePolymorphismTherapyInjuryGenesVariantsMitral regurgitation in myocardial infarction complicated by heart failure, left ventricular dysfunction, or both: prognostic significance and relation to ventricular size and function
Amigoni M, Meris A, Thune JJ, Mangalat D, Skali H, Bourgoun M, Warnica JW, Barvik S, Arnold JM, Velazquez EJ, Van de Werf F, Ghali J, McMurray JJ, Køber L, Pfeffer MA, Solomon SD. Mitral regurgitation in myocardial infarction complicated by heart failure, left ventricular dysfunction, or both: prognostic significance and relation to ventricular size and function. European Heart Journal 2007, 28: 326-333. PMID: 17251259, DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehl464.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedCardiac VolumeDisease ProgressionEchocardiography, Doppler, ColorElectrocardiographyFemaleHeart FailureHumansMaleMiddle AgedMitral Valve InsufficiencyMyocardial InfarctionObserver VariationPrognosisProspective StudiesRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicRisk FactorsVentricular Dysfunction, LeftVentricular RemodelingConceptsProgression of MRBaseline mitral regurgitationHeart failureMitral regurgitationAcute myocardial infarctionMyocardial infarctionVentricular sizeMR severityHigh-risk myocardial infarctionModerate-severe mitral regurgitationBaseline MR severityWorse LV functionEnd-systolic volumeLarger LV volumesRegurgitant jet areaAtrial area ratioCV mortalityHF hospitalizationCardiovascular outcomesSystolic dysfunctionVentricular dysfunctionEjection fractionIndependent predictorsClinical outcomesLV function