2013
Inducible Myocardial Ischemia and Outcomes in Patients With Coronary Artery Disease and Left Ventricular Dysfunction
Panza JA, Holly TA, Asch FM, She L, Pellikka PA, Velazquez EJ, Lee KL, Borges-Neto S, Farsky PS, Jones RH, Berman DS, Bonow RO. Inducible Myocardial Ischemia and Outcomes in Patients With Coronary Artery Disease and Left Ventricular Dysfunction. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2013, 61: 1860-1870. PMID: 23500234, PMCID: PMC3755503, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2013.02.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCoronary artery diseaseDobutamine stress echocardiogramLV ejection fractionInducible myocardial ischemiaEjection fractionMedical therapyMyocardial ischemiaCause mortalityVentricular dysfunctionArtery diseaseClinical endpointsMultivessel coronary artery diseaseOptimal medical therapyRadionuclide stress testsCoronary artery bypassSevere LV dysfunctionLeft ventricular dysfunctionStress-induced ischemiaPrevious myocardial infarctionSummed difference scoreStress testingRNS testingSTICH patientsSTICH trialArtery bypass
2011
Responses of mental stress–induced myocardial ischemia to escitalopram treatment: Background, design, and method for the Responses of Mental Stress Induced Myocardial Ischemia to Escitalopram Treatment trial
Jiang W, Velazquez EJ, Samad Z, Kuchibhatla M, Martsberger C, Rogers J, Williams R, Kuhn C, Ortel TL, Becker RC, Pristera N, Krishnan R, O'Connor CM. Responses of mental stress–induced myocardial ischemia to escitalopram treatment: Background, design, and method for the Responses of Mental Stress Induced Myocardial Ischemia to Escitalopram Treatment trial. American Heart Journal 2011, 163: 20-26. PMID: 22172432, PMCID: PMC3254211, DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2011.09.018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMental stress-induced myocardial ischemiaCoronary heart diseaseStable coronary heart diseaseStress-induced myocardial ischemiaMyocardial ischemiaMental Stress–Induced Myocardial IschemiaSelective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) treatmentStress testingSerotonin reuptake inhibitor treatmentEjection fraction reductionReuptake inhibitor treatmentMental stress testingPsychometric questionnairesEffects of SSRIsIschemic ST changesInduced Myocardial IschemiaAbnormal wall motionAdult patientsEscitalopram treatmentSSRI treatmentPoor outcomeTreatment trialsPlatelet activityHeart diseaseRisk factors