2015
Clinical characteristics and outcomes of patients with and without diabetes in the Surgical Treatment for Ischemic Heart Failure (STICH) trial
MacDonald MR, She L, Doenst T, Binkley PF, Rouleau JL, Tan R, Lee KL, Miller AB, Sopko G, Szalewska D, Waclawiw MA, Dabrowski R, Castelvecchio S, Adlbrecht C, Michler RE, Oh JK, Velazquez EJ, Petrie MC. Clinical characteristics and outcomes of patients with and without diabetes in the Surgical Treatment for Ischemic Heart Failure (STICH) trial. European Journal Of Heart Failure 2015, 17: 725-734. PMID: 26011509, PMCID: PMC4668269, DOI: 10.1002/ejhf.288.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIschemic Heart Failure (STICH) trialHeart Failure TrialDiabetes mellitusMedical therapyHigher LVEFSTICH trialCABG groupPrimary outcomeSurgical treatmentFailure TrialMED groupSmaller left ventricular volumesOptimal medical therapyTriple-vessel CADCoronary artery bypassOutcomes of patientsTriple vessel diseaseLeft ventricular volumeVessel CADArtery bypassCause mortalityClinical characteristicsClinical outcomesVessel diseaseCABG
2011
Cardiac structure and function, remodeling, and clinical outcomes among patients with diabetes after myocardial infarction complicated by left ventricular systolic dysfunction, heart failure, or both
Shah AM, Hung CL, Shin SH, Skali H, Verma A, Ghali JK, Køber L, Velazquez EJ, Rouleau JL, McMurray JJ, Pfeffer MA, Solomon SD. Cardiac structure and function, remodeling, and clinical outcomes among patients with diabetes after myocardial infarction complicated by left ventricular systolic dysfunction, heart failure, or both. American Heart Journal 2011, 162: 685-691. PMID: 21982661, DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2011.07.015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedDiabetes ComplicationsFemaleHeart FailureHumansMaleMiddle AgedMyocardial InfarctionUltrasonographyVentricular Dysfunction, LeftVentricular RemodelingConceptsLV mass indexRisk of deathRelative wall thicknessDiabetic patientsEjection fractionMass indexHigh riskBaseline LV mass indexLeft ventricular systolic dysfunctionHigher LV mass indexHeart failure post-myocardial infarctionVALIANT Echo studyAtrial volume indexVentricular systolic dysfunctionAge-adjusted modelsQuantitative echocardiographic analysisPost-myocardial infarctionHF hospitalizationLong-term elevationNondiabetic patientsConcentric remodelingSystolic dysfunctionAtrial enlargementHeart failureClinical outcomes
2010
Cardiovascular Events During Differing Hypertension Therapies in Patients With Diabetes
Weber MA, Bakris GL, Jamerson K, Weir M, Kjeldsen SE, Devereux RB, Velazquez EJ, Dahlöf B, Kelly RY, Hua TA, Hester A, Pitt B, Investigators A. Cardiovascular Events During Differing Hypertension Therapies in Patients With Diabetes. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2010, 56: 77-85. PMID: 20620720, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2010.02.046.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRenin-angiotensin system blockersDiabetic patientsCardiovascular eventsSystem blockersHigh riskPrimary end pointAcute clinical eventsUnexpected adverse eventsPrimary eventACCOMPLISH trialCoronary benefitNondiabetic patientsCardiovascular deathCoronary revascularizationDiabetes groupAdverse eventsBlood pressureHypertension therapyClinical eventsCombination therapyMyocardial infarctionPatientsDiabetesHypertensionEnd point
2008
Comparison of Renal Function and Cardiovascular Risk Following Acute Myocardial Infarction in Patients With and Without Diabetes Mellitus
Anavekar NS, Solomon SD, McMurray JJ, Maggioni A, Rouleau JL, Califf R, White H, Kober L, Velazquez E, Pfeffer MA. Comparison of Renal Function and Cardiovascular Risk Following Acute Myocardial Infarction in Patients With and Without Diabetes Mellitus. The American Journal Of Cardiology 2008, 101: 925-929. PMID: 18359309, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2007.11.037.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionRenal dysfunctionRenal functionMyocardial infarctionCV outcomesDiabetes mellitusHigh-risk acute myocardial infarctionCox proportional modelingAdverse CV outcomesComposite cardiovascular eventsComposite end pointIndependent risk factorRenal Disease equationGlomerular filtration rateReduced renal functionBaseline creatinineCV eventsMean eGFRCardiovascular eventsCV diseaseCV riskVentricular dysfunctionCardiovascular riskHeart failureOverall mortalityHigh-risk myocardial infarction in the young: The VALsartan In Acute myocardial iNfarcTion (VALIANT) trial
Anderson RE, Pfeffer MA, Thune JJ, McMurray JJ, Califf RM, Velazquez E, White HD, Rouleau JL, Skali H, Maggioni A, Solomon SD. High-risk myocardial infarction in the young: The VALsartan In Acute myocardial iNfarcTion (VALIANT) trial. American Heart Journal 2008, 155: 706-711. PMID: 18371480, DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2007.11.016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAge FactorsAgedAngiotensin II Type 1 Receptor BlockersAngiotensin-Converting Enzyme InhibitorsCardiovascular DiseasesDiabetes ComplicationsFemaleHumansHypertensionKaplan-Meier EstimateMaleMiddle AgedMortalityMultivariate AnalysisMyocardial InfarctionProportional Hazards ModelsRisk FactorsSex FactorsSmokingSurvivorsTetrazolesValineValsartanConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionAcute Myocardial Infarction trialMyocardial Infarction trialRisk factorsMyocardial infarctionHigh-risk myocardial infarctionCardiovascular event ratesInfluence of hypertensionMultivariate Cox regressionPrognostic risk factorsHistory of MICardiovascular outcomesCurrent smokersLess diabetesYounger patientsCox regressionPost-AMIAdvanced ageRelative riskYoung survivorsAge groupsHypertensionEvent ratesPatientsOutcomes
2004
Newly Diagnosed and Previously Known Diabetes Mellitus and 1-Year Outcomes of Acute Myocardial Infarction
Aguilar D, Solomon SD, Køber L, Rouleau JL, Skali H, McMurray JJ, Francis GS, Henis M, O’Connor C, Diaz R, Belenkov YN, Varshavsky S, Leimberger JD, Velazquez EJ, Califf RM, Pfeffer MA. Newly Diagnosed and Previously Known Diabetes Mellitus and 1-Year Outcomes of Acute Myocardial Infarction. Circulation 2004, 110: 1572-1578. PMID: 15364810, DOI: 10.1161/01.cir.0000142047.28024.f2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAngiotensin II Type 1 Receptor BlockersAngiotensin-Converting Enzyme InhibitorsCaptoprilCohort StudiesComorbidityDiabetes ComplicationsDiabetes MellitusDrug Therapy, CombinationFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHeart FailureHumansLife TablesMaleMedical RecordsMiddle AgedMulticenter Studies as TopicMyocardial InfarctionProportional Hazards ModelsRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicRiskStrokeTetrazolesTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeValineValsartanVentricular Dysfunction, LeftConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionMyocardial infarctionCardiovascular eventsDiabetes mellitusAdverse outcomesAcute Myocardial Infarction trialPoor long-term outcomesMajor cardiovascular eventsMyocardial Infarction trialHigh-risk patientsRisk of deathLong-term outcomesRisk of mortalityBaseline characteristicsDiabetic statusComorbid conditionsMetabolic abnormalitiesPrior diagnosisPoor prognosisNew diagnosisDiabetesPatientsMellitusOutcomesInfarction