2019
CABG Improves Outcomes in Patients With Ischemic Cardiomyopathy 10-Year Follow-Up of the STICH Trial
Howlett JG, Stebbins A, Petrie MC, Jhund PS, Castelvecchio S, Cherniavsky A, Sueta CA, Roy A, Piña IL, Wurm R, Drazner MH, Andersson B, Batlle C, Senni M, Chrzanowski L, Merkely B, Carson P, Desvigne-Nickens PM, Lee KL, Velazquez EJ, Al-Khalidi HR, Investigators S. CABG Improves Outcomes in Patients With Ischemic Cardiomyopathy 10-Year Follow-Up of the STICH Trial. JACC Heart Failure 2019, 7: 878-887. PMID: 31521682, PMCID: PMC7375257, DOI: 10.1016/j.jchf.2019.04.018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRecurrent event analysisSTICH trialCause hospitalizationCause-specific hospitalizationsNon-CV eventsTotal cardiovascular hospitalizationsCoronary artery bypassVentricular ejection fractionCABG groupCause deathHF hospitalizationArtery bypassCardiovascular causesCardiovascular hospitalizationEjection fractionHeart failureIschemic cardiomyopathyRecurrent hospitalizationsMost hospitalizationsEvent analysisHospitalizationPatientsCABGRecurrent eventsTotal
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
2008
Left atrial remodelling in patients with myocardial infarction complicated by heart failure, left ventricular dysfunction, or both: the VALIANT Echo Study
Meris A, Amigoni M, Uno H, Thune JJ, Verma A, Køber L, Bourgoun M, McMurray JJ, Velazquez EJ, Maggioni AP, Ghali J, Arnold JM, Zelenkofske S, Pfeffer MA, Solomon SD. Left atrial remodelling in patients with myocardial infarction complicated by heart failure, left ventricular dysfunction, or both: the VALIANT Echo Study. European Heart Journal 2008, 30: 56-65. PMID: 19001474, DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehn499.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigh-risk myocardial infarctionMyocardial infarctionHeart failureIndependent predictorsLA sizeHF hospitalizationVentricular dysfunctionFirst monthBaseline independent predictorsVALIANT Echo studyLeft ventricular dysfunctionGlomerular filtration rateLeft atrial sizeBody surface areaBaseline LAVICause deathAtrial sizeLA enlargementAtrial remodellingEchocardiography studyLA remodellingLA volumeAdverse outcomesLV massFiltration rate