2011
Myocardial Viability and Survival in Ischemic Left Ventricular Dysfunction
Bonow RO, Maurer G, Lee KL, Holly TA, Binkley PF, Desvigne-Nickens P, Drozdz J, Farsky PS, Feldman AM, Doenst T, Michler RE, Berman DS, Nicolau JC, Pellikka PA, Wrobel K, Alotti N, Asch FM, Favaloro LE, She L, Velazquez EJ, Jones RH, Panza JA. Myocardial Viability and Survival in Ischemic Left Ventricular Dysfunction. New England Journal Of Medicine 2011, 364: 1617-1625. PMID: 21463153, PMCID: PMC3290901, DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa1100358.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedCardiovascular DiseasesCombined Modality TherapyCoronary Artery BypassCoronary Artery DiseaseEchocardiography, StressFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHeart FailureHumansKaplan-Meier EstimateMaleMiddle AgedMyocardial IschemiaMyocardiumProportional Hazards ModelsStatistics, NonparametricTomography, Emission-Computed, Single-PhotonVentricular Dysfunction, LeftConceptsCoronary artery diseaseVentricular dysfunctionMedical therapyMyocardial viabilityArtery diseaseViable myocardiumSurvival benefitBaseline variablesIschemic left ventricular dysfunctionDifferential survival benefitSubstudy of patientsCoronary artery bypassLeft ventricular dysfunctionDobutamine echocardiographyUnderwent assessmentPatientsCABGDysfunctionTreatment assignmentTherapyMyocardiumDiseaseGreater likelihoodMortalityTrials
2004
An international perspective on heart failure and left ventricular systolic dysfunction complicating myocardial infarction: the VALIANT registry
Velazquez EJ, Francis GS, Armstrong PW, Aylward PE, Diaz R, O'Connor CM, White HD, Henis M, Rittenhouse LM, Kilaru R, van Gilst W, Ertl G, Maggioni AP, Spac J, Weaver WD, Rouleau JL, McMurray JJ, Pfeffer MA, Califf RM. An international perspective on heart failure and left ventricular systolic dysfunction complicating myocardial infarction: the VALIANT registry. European Heart Journal 2004, 25: 1911-1919. PMID: 15522470, DOI: 10.1016/j.ehj.2004.08.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHospital heart failureVentricular systolic dysfunctionHeart failureMyocardial infarctionBaseline variablesSystolic dysfunctionMI patientsConsecutive MI patientsBaseline risk factorsHospital mortality rateMI populationAcute myocardial infarctionEarly myocardial infarctionLong-term riskHospital mortalityCardiovascular eventsHospital deathHazard ratioLonger hospitalisationBaseline presenceMedical therapySuch patientsContemporary incidenceMore complicationsRisk factors