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 mortality
2006
Extent of coronary artery disease as a predictor of outcomes in acute myocardial infarction complicated by heart failure, left ventricular dysfunction, or both
Janardhanan R, Kenchaiah S, Velazquez EJ, Park Y, McMurray JJ, Weaver WD, Finn PV, White HD, Marin-Neto JA, O'Connor C, Pfeffer MA, Califf RM, Solomon SD, Investigators F. Extent of coronary artery disease as a predictor of outcomes in acute myocardial infarction complicated by heart failure, left ventricular dysfunction, or both. American Heart Journal 2006, 152: 183-189. PMID: 16824854, DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2005.11.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExtent of CADCoronary artery diseaseAcute myocardial infarctionHeart failureCV outcomesMyocardial infarctionCause mortalityArtery diseaseSeverity of CADVentricular systolic dysfunctionAdverse CV outcomesHigh-risk patientsIndependent risk factorSingle-vessel diseasePredictors of outcomeProportional hazards modelCoronary angiography dataCaptopril monotherapyValsartan monotherapyCardiovascular outcomesSystolic dysfunctionVentricular dysfunctionHazard ratioEjection fractionPoor outcome