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
2015
Torsemide Versus Furosemide in Heart Failure Patients
Mentz RJ, Buggey J, Fiuzat M, Ersbøll MK, Schulte PJ, DeVore AD, Eisenstein EL, Anstrom KJ, O'Connor C, Velazquez EJ. Torsemide Versus Furosemide in Heart Failure Patients. Journal Of Cardiovascular Pharmacology 2015, 65: 438-443. PMID: 25945862, PMCID: PMC4423558, DOI: 10.1097/fjc.0000000000000212.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcademic Medical CentersAgedComorbidityDatabases, FactualFemaleFurosemideHeart FailureHumansKaplan-Meier EstimateMaleMiddle AgedNorth CarolinaRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsSex FactorsSodium Potassium Chloride Symporter InhibitorsSulfonamidesTertiary Care CentersTorsemideTreatment OutcomeUltrasonographyConceptsHeart failure patientsFailure patientsEffects of torsemideFurosemide-treated patientsMore comorbiditiesCause mortalityBaseline characteristicsProspective trialHeart failureLoop diureticsResidual confoundingPatientsDuke HospitalFurosemideRisk adjustmentTorsemideMortalityLab databaseComorbiditiesDiureticsHospitalTrials