2018
Childhood and adult exposure to secondhand tobacco smoke and cardiac structure and function: results from Echo-SOL
Peña M, Swett K, Kaplan RC, Perreira K, Daviglus M, Kansal MM, Cai J, Giachello AL, Gellman MD, Velazquez EJ, Rodriguez CJ. Childhood and adult exposure to secondhand tobacco smoke and cardiac structure and function: results from Echo-SOL. Open Heart 2018, 5: e000831. PMID: 30402256, PMCID: PMC6203071, DOI: 10.1136/openhrt-2018-000831.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLeft ventricular global longitudinal strainLeft ventricular ejection fractionIsovolumic relaxation timeSHS exposureCardiac structureTobacco smokersRight ventricular fractional area changeVentricular global longitudinal strainVentricular fractional area changeHousehold SHS exposureAtrial volume indexClinical heart failureSevere valvular diseaseVentricular ejection fractionCoronary artery diseaseGlobal longitudinal strainSecondhand smoke exposureFractional area changeHousehold secondhand smoke exposureAdolescents/adultsECHO-SOLArtery diseaseCardiac systolicDiastolic functionEchocardiographic measures
2017
Impaired left ventricular global longitudinal strain in patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction: insights from the RELAX trial
DeVore AD, McNulty S, Alenezi F, Ersboll M, Vader JM, Oh JK, Lin G, Redfield MM, Lewis G, Semigran MJ, Anstrom KJ, Hernandez AF, Velazquez EJ. Impaired left ventricular global longitudinal strain in patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction: insights from the RELAX trial. European Journal Of Heart Failure 2017, 19: 893-900. PMID: 28194841, PMCID: PMC5511088, DOI: 10.1002/ejhf.754.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overBiomarkersDouble-Blind MethodEchocardiographyExercise ToleranceFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHeart Failure, SystolicHeart VentriclesHumansMaleMiddle AgedMyocardial ContractionNatriuretic Peptide, BrainOxygen ConsumptionPeptide FragmentsProcollagenQuality of LifeRetrospective StudiesStroke VolumeTime FactorsVentricular Function, LeftConceptsLV global longitudinal strainGlobal longitudinal strainImpaired LV global longitudinal strainVentricular global longitudinal strainEjection fractionQuality of lifeRELAX trialExercise capacityHeart failureN-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptideLeft ventricular global longitudinal strainWorse LV global longitudinal strainLog-transformed NT-proBNPPro-brain natriuretic peptideNormal LV ejection fractionLongitudinal strainHeart failure scoreLV ejection fractionPeak oxygen consumptionHFpEF patientsMinnesota LivingDiastolic dysfunctionNT-proBNPSystolic dysfunctionClinical characteristics