2020
Impact of Preoperative Lymphopenia on Survival Following Left Ventricular Assist Device Placement
Stawiarski K, Agboola O, Park J, Geirsson A, Jacoby D, Bellumkonda L, Ahmad T, Chou J, Lee F, Mangi A, Bonde P. Impact of Preoperative Lymphopenia on Survival Following Left Ventricular Assist Device Placement. ASAIO Journal 2020, 67: 650-657. PMID: 33074860, DOI: 10.1097/mat.0000000000001289.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedFemaleHeart FailureHeart-Assist DevicesHumansLymphopeniaMaleMiddle AgedProportional Hazards ModelsConceptsAbsolute lymphocyte countCause mortalityLymphopenia groupLeft ventricular assist device patientsVentricular assist device patientsVentricular assist device placementCox proportional hazards modelImpact of lymphopeniaHeart failure populationKaplan-Meier plotsFurther clinical investigationProportional hazards modelLog-rank statisticsDurable LVADPreoperative lymphopeniaLVAD placementLymphocyte countLymphopenic patientsDevice patientsSingle centerPoor outcomePrognostic implicationsALC levelsFailure populationStudy population
2004
Comparative costs of home positive inotropic infusion versus in-hospital care in patients awaiting cardiac transplantation
Upadya SP, Sedrakyan A, Saldarriaga C, Nystrom K, Bozzo J, Lee FA, Katz SD. Comparative costs of home positive inotropic infusion versus in-hospital care in patients awaiting cardiac transplantation. Journal Of Cardiac Failure 2004, 10: 384-389. PMID: 15470648, DOI: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2004.02.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCardiac transplantationAutomatic implantable cardioverter defibrillatorInotropic therapyOutpatient strategiesAICD implantationHospital careEnd-stage heart failurePositive inotropic supportImplantable cardioverter defibrillatorDecision analysis modelInotropic supportHospital dischargeHeart failureInotropic infusionUnited NetworkHospital treatmentHospital costsCardioverter defibrillatorSuccessful bridgePatientsTransplantationHospital monitoringOutpatientsDaily costTherapyHome continuous positive inotropic infusion as a bridge to cardiac transplantation in patients with end-stage heart failure
Upadya S, Lee FA, Saldarriaga C, Verma S, Sedrakyan A, Nystrom K, Katz SD. Home continuous positive inotropic infusion as a bridge to cardiac transplantation in patients with end-stage heart failure. The Journal Of Heart And Lung Transplantation 2004, 23: 466-472. PMID: 15063407, DOI: 10.1016/s1053-2498(03)00203-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPositive inotropic therapyInotropic therapyCardiac transplantationFunctional capacityDecreased health care costsEnd-stage heart failureImplantable cardioverter-defibrillator dischargeHome therapy patientsStatus 1B patientsInitiation of therapyStable clinical statusNumber of hospitalizationsPre-treatment baselineImplantable cardioverter defibrillatorHealth care costsActuarial survivalInotropic treatmentRenal functionConsecutive patientsHeart failureClinical statusHemodynamic monitoringHome infusionInotropic infusionUnited Network
2003
Effects of propranolol on recovery of heart rate variability following acute myocardial infarction and relation to outcome in the Beta-Blocker Heart Attack Trial
Lampert R, Ickovics JR, Viscoli CJ, Horwitz RI, Lee FA. Effects of propranolol on recovery of heart rate variability following acute myocardial infarction and relation to outcome in the Beta-Blocker Heart Attack Trial. The American Journal Of Cardiology 2003, 91: 137-142. PMID: 12521623, DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9149(02)03098-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBeta-Blocker Heart Attack TrialAcute myocardial infarctionHeart rate variabilityPlacebo-treated patientsHeart Attack TrialMyocardial infarctionEffect of propranololBeta blockersAttack TrialDepressed heart rate variabilityRate variabilityRecovery of HRVLF/HF ratioPropranolol-treated patientsWeeks of treatmentHF ratioHigh-frequency powerPropranolol therapyPropranolol treatmentSympathetic predominanceAutonomic toneParasympathetic toneSympathovagal balanceImproved outcomesSudden death
1995
Introduction
Elefteriades J, Lee F, Letsou G. Introduction. Cardiology Clinics 1995, 13: 1-3. PMID: 7796423, DOI: 10.1016/s0733-8651(18)30057-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSevere left ventricular dysfunctionLeft ventricular ejection fractionAutomatic defibrillator implantationCoronary bypass surgeryLeft ventricular dysfunctionVentricular ejection fractionSpecific patient groupsAdvanced treatment modalitiesHeart transplantationVentricular aneurysmectomyVentricular dysfunctionBypass surgeryDefibrillator implantationValve replacementEjection fractionCardiology clinicPatient groupTreatment modalitiesClinical studiesLeft ventricleTraditional modalitiesModalitiesAneurysmectomyPatientsSurgerySynthesis Guidelines for Selection Among Treatment Options
Elefteriades J, Letsou G, Lee F. Synthesis Guidelines for Selection Among Treatment Options. Cardiology Clinics 1995, 13: 137-143. PMID: 7796428, DOI: 10.1016/s0733-8651(18)30070-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMedical Therapy and Prognosis in Chronic Heart Failure Lessons from Clinical Trials
Ramahi T, Lee F. Medical Therapy and Prognosis in Chronic Heart Failure Lessons from Clinical Trials. Cardiology Clinics 1995, 13: 5-26. PMID: 7796432, DOI: 10.1016/s0733-8651(18)30058-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic heart failureLeft ventricular dysfunctionIntermediate-term improvementVentricular dysfunctionClinical trialsHeart failureLong-term improvementHemodynamic improvementLong-term effectsFunctional capacityShort-term hemodynamic improvementSystolic left ventricular dysfunctionChronic left ventricular dysfunctionACE inhibitor therapyRole of diureticsImmediate symptomatic reliefMajor clinical trialsSympathetic nervous systemMarker of prognosisGoal of therapyPure vasodilationAldosterone systemDirect vasodilatorAcute stabilizationPharmacologic therapy
1988
Treatment of the Hemodynamically Unstable Patient
Lee F. Treatment of the Hemodynamically Unstable Patient. Cardiology Clinics 1988, 6: 63-79. PMID: 3048675, DOI: 10.1016/s0733-8651(18)30502-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPapillary muscle ruptureRight ventricular infarctionAcute myocardial infarctionVentricular free wallHypotension-bradycardiaCardiogenic shockAutonomic disturbancesHemodynamic instabilityMuscle ruptureVentricular infarctionPulmonary edemaUnstable patientsClinical syndromeMyocardial infarctionFree wallInfarctionRuptureEdemaPatientsPathogenesisSyndromeDiagnosis