2018
Impaired right ventricular reserve predicts adverse cardiac outcomes in adults with congenital right heart disease
Yeh D, Schmidt A, Eisman A, Serfas J, Naqvi M, Youniss M, Ryfa A, Khan A, Safi L, Tabtabai S, Bhatt A, Lewis G. Impaired right ventricular reserve predicts adverse cardiac outcomes in adults with congenital right heart disease. Heart 2018, 104: 2044. PMID: 30030334, DOI: 10.1136/heartjnl-2017-312572.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCardiopulmonary exercise testingRV reserveRight ventricleHeart failureNew York Heart Association classPrimary composite clinical outcomeFirst-pass radionuclide ventriculographyPrevalence of heart failureRV ejection fractionRV systolic functionEvent-free survivalMedian follow-upCongenital heart diseaseReserve groupComposite clinical outcomeAdverse cardiac outcomesTertiary care centreRight ventricular reserveAdverse cardiovascular outcomesPredicting adverse cardiovascular outcomesSystolic function assessmentRV dilatationACHD populationPrognostic impactAsymptomatic patients
2016
Association of Fitness in Young Adulthood With Survival and Cardiovascular Risk: The Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults (CARDIA) Study
Shah R, Murthy V, Colangelo L, Reis J, Venkatesh B, Sharma R, Abbasi S, Goff D, Carr J, Rana J, Terry J, Bouchard C, Sarzynski M, Eisman A, Neilan T, Das S, Jerosch-Herold M, Lewis C, Carnethon M, Lewis G, Lima J. Association of Fitness in Young Adulthood With Survival and Cardiovascular Risk: The Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults (CARDIA) Study. JAMA Internal Medicine 2016, 176: 1-9. PMID: 26618471, PMCID: PMC5292201, DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2015.6309.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAsymptomatic DiseasesCardiovascular DiseasesCoronary Artery DiseaseExercise TestFemaleHeart VentriclesHumansHypertrophy, Left VentricularLongitudinal StudiesMaleMiddle AgedMortalityObesityPhysical FitnessProportional Hazards ModelsProspective StudiesTomography, X-Ray ComputedUltrasonographyUnited StatesVascular CalcificationYoung AdultConceptsCardiorespiratory fitnessIncident cardiovascular diseaseCoronary artery calcificationCardiovascular diseaseEffects of cardiorespiratory fitnessHazard of cardiovascular diseaseCoronary Artery Risk DevelopmentHigher level of fitnessImprove cardiorespiratory fitnessAssociation of fitnessBaseline cardiorespiratory fitnessExercise test durationAssessment of obesityAssociated with lower riskFollow-upLevel of fitnessTreadmill exercise testBaseline study visitCardiovascular disease eventsYoung adultsLeft ventricular massSubclinical cardiovascular diseasePresence of coronary artery calcificationYoung adulthoodAssociated with coronary artery calcification