2024
Factors associated with reporting left ventricular ejection fraction with 3D echocardiography in real‐world practice
Faridi K, Zhu Z, Shah N, Crandall I, McNamara R, Flueckiger P, Bachand K, Lombo B, Hur D, Agarwal V, Reinhardt S, Velazquez E, Sugeng L. Factors associated with reporting left ventricular ejection fraction with 3D echocardiography in real‐world practice. Echocardiography 2024, 41: e15774. PMID: 38329886, DOI: 10.1111/echo.15774.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTransthoracic echocardiogramVentricular ejection fractionOutpatient transthoracic echocardiogramsReal-world practiceEjection fractionLeft ventricular ejection fractionAssess left ventricular ejection fractionInpatient transthoracic echocardiogramsMultivariate logistic regressionLVEFHospitalized patientsMedical CenterSonographersClinical settingLogistic regressionUltrasound machineChemotherapyContrast enhancement agentsPortable studiesNegative association
2019
Association between systolic ejection time and outcomes in heart failure by ejection fraction
Patel PA, Ambrosy AP, Phelan M, Alenezi F, Chiswell K, Van Dyke MK, Tomfohr J, Honarpour N, Velazquez EJ. Association between systolic ejection time and outcomes in heart failure by ejection fraction. European Journal Of Heart Failure 2019, 22: 1174-1182. PMID: 31863532, PMCID: PMC7493053, DOI: 10.1002/ejhf.1659.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSystolic ejection timeEjection fractionHeart failureClinical outcomesVentricular systolic ejection timeOutpatient transthoracic echocardiogramReduced ejection fractionTertiary referral centerMultivariable logistic regressionHFrEF patientsHF patientsReferral centerTransthoracic echocardiogramAmbulatory patientsHF populationEjection timeEligibility criteriaLogistic regressionPatientsOutcomesAssociationHFpEFEchocardiogram