2019
Percutaneous coronary intervention outcomes in patients with stable coronary disease and left ventricular systolic dysfunction
DeVore AD, Yow E, Krucoff MW, Sherwood MW, Shaw LK, Chiswell K, O'Connor CM, Ohman EM, Velazquez EJ. Percutaneous coronary intervention outcomes in patients with stable coronary disease and left ventricular systolic dysfunction. ESC Heart Failure 2019, 6: 1233-1242. PMID: 31560171, PMCID: PMC6989282, DOI: 10.1002/ehf2.12510.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStable coronary artery diseasePercutaneous coronary interventionCoronary artery diseaseVentricular systolic dysfunctionSevere left ventricular systolic dysfunctionLeft ventricular systolic dysfunctionSystolic dysfunctionMedical therapyCardiovascular hospitalizationAddition of PCICanadian Cardiovascular Society class IIIImpact of PCIPercutaneous coronary intervention outcomesDuke University Medical CenterComposite of mortalityPropensity-matched cohortStable coronary diseaseAcute coronary syndromeHigh-risk patientsLong-term mortalityVentricular ejection fractionCox proportional hazardsUniversity Medical CenterCause mortalityCoronary syndrome
2017
Left ventricular global longitudinal strain in patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction: outcomes following an acute heart failure hospitalization
Buggey J, Alenezi F, Yoon HJ, Phelan M, DeVore AD, Khouri MG, Schulte PJ, Velazquez EJ. Left ventricular global longitudinal strain in patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction: outcomes following an acute heart failure hospitalization. ESC Heart Failure 2017, 4: 432-439. PMID: 29154416, PMCID: PMC5695196, DOI: 10.1002/ehf2.12159.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute heart failure hospitalizationVentricular global longitudinal strainAbnormal LV-GLSLV-GLSHeart failure hospitalizationGlobal longitudinal strainAcute HFpEFFailure hospitalizationEjection fractionHeart failureLongitudinal strainCox proportional hazards modelDuke University Medical CenterComposite of mortalityMedian LV-GLSWorse LV-GLSChronic heart failureWorse clinical outcomesMyocardial systolic dysfunctionSpeckle-tracking analysisProportional hazards modelUniversity Medical CenterMultivariable adjustmentSystolic dysfunctionBaseline characteristics