2013
Prevalence and Clinical Characteristics of Mental Stress–Induced Myocardial Ischemia in Patients With Coronary Heart Disease
Jiang W, Samad Z, Boyle S, Becker RC, Williams R, Kuhn C, Ortel TL, Rogers J, Kuchibhatla M, O'Connor C, Velazquez EJ. Prevalence and Clinical Characteristics of Mental Stress–Induced Myocardial Ischemia in Patients With Coronary Heart Disease. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2013, 61: 714-722. PMID: 23410543, PMCID: PMC3913125, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2012.11.037.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMental stress-induced ischemiaStress-induced ischemiaCoronary heart diseaseMental stress-induced myocardial ischemiaStable coronary heart diseaseStress-induced myocardial ischemiaExercise-induced ischemiaHeart diseaseMyocardial ischemiaClinical characteristicsHigh riskMental Stress–Induced Myocardial IschemiaExercise-induced myocardial ischemiaVentricular ejection fraction reductionRegional wall motion abnormalitiesEjection fraction reductionST-segment depressionMental stress testWall motion abnormalitiesUnmarried menEligible patientsPoor prognosisMotion abnormalitiesRisk factorsExercise test
2012
Mechanical dyssynchrony evaluated by tissue Doppler cross-correlation analysis is associated with long-term survival in patients after cardiac resynchronization therapy
Risum N, Williams ES, Khouri MG, Jackson KP, Olsen NT, Jons C, Storm KS, Velazquez EJ, Kisslo J, Bruun NE, Sogaard P. Mechanical dyssynchrony evaluated by tissue Doppler cross-correlation analysis is associated with long-term survival in patients after cardiac resynchronization therapy. European Heart Journal 2012, 34: 48-56. PMID: 22390911, DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehs035.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedArrhythmias, CardiacCardiac Resynchronization TherapyCardiac Resynchronization Therapy DevicesCross-Sectional StudiesDefibrillators, ImplantableFeasibility StudiesFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedRetrospective StudiesStroke VolumeTreatment OutcomeUltrasonography, Doppler, ColorVentricular Dysfunction, LeftConceptsCardiac resynchronization therapyLong-term survivalMechanical dyssynchronyYu indexResynchronization therapyCox proportional hazards regressionLeft bundle branch blockProportional hazards regressionTissue Doppler imagingBundle branch blockPre-implant assessmentActivation delayVentricular assist deviceCardiac transplantationCause mortalityCRT candidatesImproved survivalHazards regressionPoor prognosisSubgroup analysisBranch blockWall delayPoor survivalDyssynchronyDoppler imaging
2005
Therapies to prevent heart failure post-myocardial infarction
Thomas KL, Velazquez EJ. Therapies to prevent heart failure post-myocardial infarction. Current Heart Failure Reports 2005, 2: 174-182. PMID: 16332310, DOI: 10.1007/bf02696647.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPost-MI heart failureHeart failureMyocardial infarctionPresence of HFHeart failure post-myocardial infarctionEvidence-based medicationsMortality of patientsOutcomes of patientsVentricular systolic dysfunctionLower blood pressureTreatment of patientsAcute myocardial infarctionPost-myocardial infarctionKillip classSystolic dysfunctionCommon complicationBlood pressureClinical factorsRevascularization proceduresInfarct sizePoor prognosisPatient populationMale genderPost-MIRisk factors
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