2011
Left ventricular noncompaction and aneurysm revealed by left ventriculography
Ionescu CN, Turcot D. Left ventricular noncompaction and aneurysm revealed by left ventriculography. Catheterization And Cardiovascular Interventions 2011, 80: 109-111. PMID: 21954168, DOI: 10.1002/ccd.23322.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnticoagulantsCardiac CatheterizationDefibrillators, ImplantableEchocardiographyElectric CountershockElectrocardiography, AmbulatoryHeart AneurysmHeart VentriclesHumansIsolated Noncompaction of the Ventricular MyocardiumMaleMiddle AgedPredictive Value of TestsRadiographyStroke VolumeTachycardia, VentricularVentricular Function, LeftWarfarinConceptsLeft ventriculographyCardiac catheterizationNoninvasive testsVentricular noncompactionNonobstructive coronary artery diseaseCoronary artery diseaseLeft ventricular aneurysmLeft ventricular noncompactionArtery diseaseEjection fractionVentricular aneurysmRare caseCatheterizationNoncompactionVentriculographyAneurysmsPatientsDisease
2010
Long-term Outcome of Tako-tsubo Cardiomyopathy
Ionescu CN, Aguilar-Lopez CA, Sakr AE, Ghantous AE, Donohue TJ. Long-term Outcome of Tako-tsubo Cardiomyopathy. Heart Lung And Circulation 2010, 19: 601-605. PMID: 20655278, DOI: 10.1016/j.hlc.2010.06.667.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTako-tsubo cardiomyopathyLong-term outcomesMyocardial Infarction (TIMI) myocardial perfusion gradeCombined end pointMyocardial perfusion gradeLeft heart catheterisationSudden cardiac deathCardiac reasonsCardiogenic shockHeart catheterisationCardiac deathPerfusion gradeMean agePrognostic implicationsExcellent outcomesRetrospective analysisCaucasian femalePatientsEnd pointOutcomesFive-year periodCardiomyopathyTMPGStressor eventsCurrent data