2019
Does prior coronary angioplasty affect outcomes of surgical coronary revascularization? Insights from the STICH trial
Nicolau JC, Stevens SR, Al-Khalidi HR, Jatene FB, Furtado RHM, Dallan LAO, Lisboa LAF, Desvigne-Nickens P, Haddad H, Jolicoeur EM, Petrie MC, Doenst T, Michler RE, Ohman EM, Maddury J, Ali I, Deja MA, Rouleau JL, Velazquez EJ, Hill JA. Does prior coronary angioplasty affect outcomes of surgical coronary revascularization? Insights from the STICH trial. International Journal Of Cardiology 2019, 291: 36-41. PMID: 30929973, PMCID: PMC6579621, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2019.03.029.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrior percutaneous coronary interventionPercutaneous coronary interventionLeft ventricular ejection fractionSTICH trialCV hospitalizationCV mortalityCause mortalityMedical treatmentSuperiority of CABGOutcomes of patientsSurgical coronary revascularizationCoronary artery bypassVentricular ejection fractionArtery bypassCoronary revascularizationCoronary interventionCoronary angioplastyEjection fractionMedian timeWorse prognosisRandomized treatmentCABGHospitalizationMortalityPatients
2017
Comparison of Clinical Characteristics and Outcomes of Patients With Versus Without Diabetes Mellitus and With Versus Without Angina Pectoris (from the Duke Databank for Cardiovascular Disease)
Banks A, Broderick S, Chiswell K, Shaw L, Devore A, Fiuzat M, O'Connor C, Felker GM, Velazquez E, Mentz R. Comparison of Clinical Characteristics and Outcomes of Patients With Versus Without Diabetes Mellitus and With Versus Without Angina Pectoris (from the Duke Databank for Cardiovascular Disease). The American Journal Of Cardiology 2017, 119: 1703-1709. PMID: 28395884, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2017.02.053.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCoronary artery diseaseAngina pectorisDiabetes mellitusDM statusCause mortalityMultivariable Cox regressionOutcomes of patientsDifferent prognostic implicationsSeverity of diseaseAP statusCV hospitalizationClinical characteristicsArtery diseaseCoronary angiographyDM patientsClinical outcomesCox regressionPrognostic implicationsPrognostic utilityRevascularizationSimilar riskPatientsRisk adjustmentMortalityPectoris