2018
Revascularization for Heart Failure Can We Do Better? ∗
Ohman EM, Velazquez EJ. Revascularization for Heart Failure Can We Do Better? ∗. JACC Heart Failure 2018, 6: 527-529. PMID: 29852934, DOI: 10.1016/j.jchf.2018.05.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCardiomyopathiesHeart FailureHumansMyocardial IschemiaPercutaneous Coronary InterventionVentricular Dysfunction
2007
Amiodarone use after acute myocardial infarction complicated by heart failure and/or left ventricular dysfunction may be associated with excess mortality
Thomas KL, Al-Khatib SM, Lokhnygina Y, Solomon SD, Kober L, McMurray JJ, Califf RM, Velazquez EJ. Amiodarone use after acute myocardial infarction complicated by heart failure and/or left ventricular dysfunction may be associated with excess mortality. American Heart Journal 2007, 155: 87-93. PMID: 18082495, DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2007.09.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAmiodaroneCaptoprilCause of DeathDose-Response Relationship, DrugDouble-Blind MethodDrug Administration ScheduleDrug Therapy, CombinationFemaleHeart FailureHumansMaleMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisMyocardial InfarctionProbabilityProportional Hazards ModelsReference ValuesRisk AssessmentSeverity of Illness IndexSurvival AnalysisTetrazolesTreatment OutcomeValineValsartanVentricular DysfunctionConceptsVentricular systolic dysfunctionAmiodarone useAcute myocardial infarctionMyocardial infarctionSystolic dysfunctionLeft ventricular systolic dysfunctionPost-acute myocardial infarctionHazard ratio 1.5Higher Killip classTrials of amiodaroneKillip classVentricular dysfunctionBaseline characteristicsCardiovascular mortalityDiabetes mellitusHeart failureMedical regimenRandomized comparisonBaseline predictorsExcess mortalityCox modelSubsequent mortalityDay 1PatientsAmiodarone