2015
Outcomes After Nonemergent Electrical Cardioversion for Atrial Arrhythmias
Steinberg BA, Schulte PJ, Hofmann P, Ersbøll M, Alexander JH, Broderick-Forsgren K, Anstrom KJ, Granger CB, Piccini JP, Velazquez EJ, Shah BR. Outcomes After Nonemergent Electrical Cardioversion for Atrial Arrhythmias. The American Journal Of Cardiology 2015, 115: 1407-1414. PMID: 25784514, PMCID: PMC4414802, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2015.02.030.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsElectrical cardioversionAtrial arrhythmiasTEE useTransesophageal Echocardiography UseTertiary care centerBetter clinical outcomesCHADS2 scoreRehospitalization ratesProcedural complicationsClinical outcomesAtrial fibrillationRhythm controlAtrial flutterSinus rhythmEchocardiography useCare centerProcedural characteristicsECV successPatient's conditionHeart ratePatientsMultivariate analysisRehospitalizationCardioversionComplications
2006
Epidemiology of Heart Failure and Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction after Acute Myocardial Infarction: Prevalence, Clinical Characteristics, and Prognostic Importance
Weir RA, McMurray JJ, Velazquez EJ. Epidemiology of Heart Failure and Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction after Acute Myocardial Infarction: Prevalence, Clinical Characteristics, and Prognostic Importance. The American Journal Of Cardiology 2006, 97: 13-25. PMID: 16698331, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2006.03.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVentricular systolic dysfunctionHeart failureSystolic dysfunctionAcute myocardial infarction resultsConcomitant heart failureLong-term mortalityAcute myocardial infarctionMyocardial infarction resultsEvidence-based treatmentsAggressive treatmentClinical characteristicsInhospital deathRehospitalization ratesHospital admissionInfarction resultsPrognostic importanceMyocardial infarctionEarly initiationHigh riskSignificant riskStrongest predictorAdmissionSignificant increaseDysfunctionTreatment