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
2011
Incremental value of echocardiographic assessment beyond clinical evaluation for prediction of death and development of heart failure after high-risk myocardial infarction
Verma A, Pfeffer MA, Skali H, Rouleau J, Maggioni A, McMurray JJ, Califf RM, Velazquez EJ, Solomon SD. Incremental value of echocardiographic assessment beyond clinical evaluation for prediction of death and development of heart failure after high-risk myocardial infarction. American Heart Journal 2011, 161: 1156-1162. PMID: 21641363, DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2011.03.024.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLV ejection fractionHigh-risk myocardial infarctionOutcome of deathHeart failureEchocardiographic measuresMyocardial infarctionEchocardiographic assessmentEjection fractionPrognostic valueClinical variablesClinical assessmentPredictive valueRight ventricular fractional area changeMultivariable proportional hazards modelsVentricular fractional area changeLeft ventricular ejection fractionMinimal prognostic valueAtrial volume indexIncremental prognostic valuePredictors of deathVentricular mass indexVentricular ejection fractionLeft ventricular functionPrediction of deathImportant prognostic information
2008
Usefulness of Right Ventricular Fractional Area Change to Predict Death, Heart Failure, and Stroke Following Myocardial Infarction (from the VALIANT ECHO Study)
Anavekar NS, Skali H, Bourgoun M, Ghali JK, Kober L, Maggioni AP, McMurray JJ, Velazquez E, Califf R, Pfeffer MA, Solomon SD. Usefulness of Right Ventricular Fractional Area Change to Predict Death, Heart Failure, and Stroke Following Myocardial Infarction (from the VALIANT ECHO Study). The American Journal Of Cardiology 2008, 101: 607-612. PMID: 18308007, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2007.09.115.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRight ventricular fractional area changeVentricular fractional area changeRight ventricular functionHeart failureFractional area changeMyocardial infarctionClinical outcomesSudden deathCause mortalityVentricular dysfunctionEjection fractionVentricular functionBaseline right ventricular functionRight ventricular systolic functionSevere right ventricular dysfunctionLeft ventricular ejection fractionRecurrent myocardial infarctionRight ventricular dysfunctionLeft ventricular dysfunctionVentricular systolic functionVentricular ejection fractionMajor risk factorTwo-dimensional echocardiogramsCV deathCV outcomes