2020
Relationship between NT-pro Brain Natriuretic Peptide and Filling Pressures in Ambulatory Patients with Left Ventricular Assist Devices and Accuracy to Detect Need for Optimization
Abbas A, Akintoye E, Duque E, Briasoulis A, Alvarez P. Relationship between NT-pro Brain Natriuretic Peptide and Filling Pressures in Ambulatory Patients with Left Ventricular Assist Devices and Accuracy to Detect Need for Optimization. The Journal Of Heart And Lung Transplantation 2020, 39: s344. DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2020.01.390.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPulmonary capillary wedge pressureRight atrial pressureVentricular assist devicePulmonary artery pressureNT-proBNPAmbulatory patientsAssist deviceNatriuretic peptideN-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptideNT-pro-brain natriuretic peptidePro-brain natriuretic peptideCapillary wedge pressureNT-proBNP levelsRight heart catheterizationMedian NT-proBNPBrain natriuretic peptideBest cutoff valuePg/mLWedge pressureArtery pressureHeart catheterizationAtrial pressurePatient characteristicsHemodynamic optimizationNoninvasive marker
2017
Biochemical risk markers and 10-year incidence of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease: independent predictors, improvement in pooled cohort equation, and risk reclassification
Akintoye E, Briasoulis A, Afonso L. Biochemical risk markers and 10-year incidence of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease: independent predictors, improvement in pooled cohort equation, and risk reclassification. American Heart Journal 2017, 193: 95-103. PMID: 29129262, DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2017.08.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPooled Cohort EquationsNet reclassification indexBiochemical risk markersBiomarker scoreCohort EquationsC-statisticRisk markersTreatment decisionsPrimary atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) preventionAtherosclerotic cardiovascular disease preventionCategorical net reclassification indexSensitivity C-reactive proteinCategory-free net reclassification indexN-terminal prohormoneBrain natriuretic peptideAtherosclerotic cardiovascular diseaseCardiovascular disease preventionC-reactive proteinMulti-Ethnic StudyRate of incidentsASCVD preventionIndependent predictorsNet reclassificationNatriuretic peptideRisk reclassification