2011
Cardiac structure and function, remodeling, and clinical outcomes among patients with diabetes after myocardial infarction complicated by left ventricular systolic dysfunction, heart failure, or both
Shah AM, Hung CL, Shin SH, Skali H, Verma A, Ghali JK, Køber L, Velazquez EJ, Rouleau JL, McMurray JJ, Pfeffer MA, Solomon SD. Cardiac structure and function, remodeling, and clinical outcomes among patients with diabetes after myocardial infarction complicated by left ventricular systolic dysfunction, heart failure, or both. American Heart Journal 2011, 162: 685-691. PMID: 21982661, DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2011.07.015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLV mass indexRisk of deathRelative wall thicknessDiabetic patientsEjection fractionMass indexHigh riskBaseline LV mass indexLeft ventricular systolic dysfunctionHigher LV mass indexHeart failure post-myocardial infarctionVALIANT Echo studyAtrial volume indexVentricular systolic dysfunctionAge-adjusted modelsQuantitative echocardiographic analysisPost-myocardial infarctionHF hospitalizationLong-term elevationNondiabetic patientsConcentric remodelingSystolic dysfunctionAtrial enlargementHeart failureClinical outcomes
2008
Prognostic Implications of Left Ventricular Mass and Geometry Following Myocardial Infarction The VALIANT (VALsartan In Acute myocardial iNfarcTion) Echocardiographic Study
Verma A, Meris A, Skali H, Ghali JK, Arnold JM, Bourgoun M, Velazquez EJ, McMurray JJ, Kober L, Pfeffer MA, Califf RM, Solomon SD. Prognostic Implications of Left Ventricular Mass and Geometry Following Myocardial Infarction The VALIANT (VALsartan In Acute myocardial iNfarcTion) Echocardiographic Study. JACC Cardiovascular Imaging 2008, 1: 582-591. PMID: 19356485, DOI: 10.1016/j.jcmg.2008.05.012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAngiotensin II Type 1 Receptor BlockersCardiovascular DiseasesEuropeFemaleHeart VentriclesHumansHypertrophy, Left VentricularKaplan-Meier EstimateMaleMiddle AgedMyocardial InfarctionPredictive Value of TestsProportional Hazards ModelsRecurrenceRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsTetrazolesTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeUltrasonographyUnited StatesValineValsartanVentricular RemodelingConceptsLeft ventricular mass indexRelative wall thicknessHigh-risk myocardial infarctionAdverse cardiovascular eventsLeft ventricular massMyocardial infarctionLV geometryCardiovascular eventsConcentric remodelingEchocardiographic studyLV hypertrophyConcentric hypertrophyEccentric hypertrophyPrognostic implicationsVentricular massBaseline left ventricular mass indexMean left ventricular mass indexBaseline left ventricular massHigher relative wall thicknessBaseline LV massNonfatal cardiovascular outcomesAbnormal LV geometryComposite end pointVentricular mass indexConcentric LV hypertrophy