2019
Association between systolic ejection time and outcomes in heart failure by ejection fraction
Patel PA, Ambrosy AP, Phelan M, Alenezi F, Chiswell K, Van Dyke MK, Tomfohr J, Honarpour N, Velazquez EJ. Association between systolic ejection time and outcomes in heart failure by ejection fraction. European Journal Of Heart Failure 2019, 22: 1174-1182. PMID: 31863532, PMCID: PMC7493053, DOI: 10.1002/ejhf.1659.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSystolic ejection timeEjection fractionHeart failureClinical outcomesVentricular systolic ejection timeOutpatient transthoracic echocardiogramReduced ejection fractionTertiary referral centerMultivariable logistic regressionHFrEF patientsHF patientsReferral centerTransthoracic echocardiogramAmbulatory patientsHF populationEjection timeEligibility criteriaLogistic regressionPatientsOutcomesAssociationHFpEFEchocardiogram
2008
Detection of Left Ventricular Thrombus by Delayed-Enhancement Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Prevalence and Markers in Patients With Systolic Dysfunction
Weinsaft JW, Kim HW, Shah DJ, Klem I, Crowley AL, Brosnan R, James OG, Patel MR, Heitner J, Parker M, Velazquez EJ, Steenbergen C, Judd RM, Kim RJ. Detection of Left Ventricular Thrombus by Delayed-Enhancement Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Prevalence and Markers in Patients With Systolic Dysfunction. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2008, 52: 148-157. PMID: 18598895, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2008.03.041.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDelayed-enhancement cardiovascular magnetic resonanceCine cardiovascular magnetic resonanceLarge mural thrombusLeft ventricular thrombusSystolic dysfunctionVentricular thrombusMural thrombusMyocardial scarringRisk factorsTertiary care referral centerPrevalence of thrombusIndependent risk factorPresence of thrombusLogistic regression analysisCardiovascular magnetic resonanceThrombus prevalenceWorse LVEFIschemic etiologyLower LVEFLV thrombusEmbolic eventsReferral centerConsecutive patientsIschemic cardiomyopathyMultivariable analysis