2018
The association between blood pressure and long-term outcomes of patients with ischaemic cardiomyopathy with and without surgical revascularization: an analysis of the STICH trial
Andersson B, She L, Tan RS, Jeemon P, Mokrzycki K, Siepe M, Romanov A, Favaloro LE, Djokovic LT, Raju PK, Betlejewski P, Racine N, Ostrzycki A, Nawarawong W, Das S, Rouleau JL, Sopko G, Lee KL, Velazquez EJ, Panza JA. The association between blood pressure and long-term outcomes of patients with ischaemic cardiomyopathy with and without surgical revascularization: an analysis of the STICH trial. European Heart Journal 2018, 39: 3464-3471. PMID: 30113633, PMCID: PMC6166135, DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehy438.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBlood pressureCoronary artery diseaseHigh blood pressureMortality outcomesSTICH trialArtery diseaseHeart failureIschemic cardiomyopathyLandmark analysisInfluence of BPLong-term mortality outcomesBP-lowering medicationsIschemic HF patientsCoronary artery bypassOutcomes of patientsBaseline blood pressureDiastolic blood pressureLower blood pressureLong-term outcomesSystolic BP valuesCABG treatmentSurgical revascularizationArtery bypassHF patientsVentricular dysfunction
2009
Predictors of sudden cardiac death change with time after myocardial infarction: results from the VALIANT trial
Piccini JP, Zhang M, Pieper K, Solomon SD, Al-Khatib SM, Van de Werf F, Pfeffer MA, McMurray JJ, Califf RM, Velazquez EJ. Predictors of sudden cardiac death change with time after myocardial infarction: results from the VALIANT trial. European Heart Journal 2009, 31: 211-221. PMID: 19854729, DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehp425.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSudden cardiac deathMyocardial infarctionInitial left ventricular ejection fractionRisk of SCDLeft ventricular ejection fractionHigher baseline heart rateBaseline creatinine clearanceBaseline clinical characteristicsRecurrent cardiovascular eventsPrior myocardial infarctionVentricular ejection fractionBaseline heart rateCox proportional hazardsCardiovascular eventsClinical characteristicsCreatinine clearanceCumulative incidenceCardiac deathEjection fractionEntire followRisk stratificationVALIANT trialPost-MIRisk stratifierLandmark analysis