2018
Six-minute walk distance after coronary artery bypass grafting compared with medical therapy in ischaemic cardiomyopathy
Stewart RAH, Szalewska D, Stebbins A, Al-Khalidi HR, Cleland JGH, Rynkiewicz A, Drazner MH, White HD, Mark DB, Roy A, Kosevic D, Rajda M, Jasinski M, Leng CY, Tungsubutra W, Desvigne-Nickens P, Velazquez EJ, Petrie MC. Six-minute walk distance after coronary artery bypass grafting compared with medical therapy in ischaemic cardiomyopathy. Open Heart 2018, 5: e000752. PMID: 29531766, PMCID: PMC5845417, DOI: 10.1136/openhrt-2017-000752.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCoronary artery bypass surgeryIschemic left ventricular dysfunctionLeft ventricular dysfunctionWalk distanceVentricular dysfunctionMedical therapyMED groupFunctional capacityNew York Heart Association classSix-minute walk distanceMin walk distanceCoronary artery bypassArtery bypass surgeryVentricular ejection fractionCoronary artery diseaseArtery bypassBypass surgeryArtery diseaseAssociation classEjection fractionIschemic cardiomyopathySurgical treatmentTreatment allocationDisease trialsPatients
2016
Coronary-Artery Bypass Surgery in Patients with Ischemic Cardiomyopathy
Velazquez EJ, Lee KL, Jones RH, Al-Khalidi HR, Hill JA, Panza JA, Michler RE, Bonow RO, Doenst T, Petrie MC, Oh JK, She L, Moore VL, Desvigne-Nickens P, Sopko G, Rouleau JL. Coronary-Artery Bypass Surgery in Patients with Ischemic Cardiomyopathy. New England Journal Of Medicine 2016, 374: 1511-1520. PMID: 27040723, PMCID: PMC4938005, DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa1602001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMedical therapy groupCardiovascular causesCoronary artery diseaseMedical therapyCABG groupArtery diseaseIschemic cardiomyopathySevere left ventricular systolic dysfunctionGuideline-directed medical therapyLeft ventricular systolic dysfunctionMajor secondary outcomesCoronary artery bypassPrimary outcome eventVentricular systolic dysfunctionArtery bypass surgeryCohort of patientsRate of deathSystolic dysfunctionBypass surgeryMedian durationSecondary outcomesSurvival benefitEjection fractionHeart failurePrimary outcome
2014
Myocardial viability and impact of surgical ventricular reconstruction on outcomes of patients with severe left ventricular dysfunction undergoing coronary artery bypass surgery: Results of the Surgical Treatment for Ischemic Heart Failure trial
Holly TA, Bonow RO, Arnold JM, Oh JK, Varadarajan P, Pohost GM, Haddad H, Jones RH, Velazquez EJ, Birkenfeld B, Asch FM, Malinowski M, Barretto R, Kalil RA, Berman DS, Sun JL, Lee KL, Panza JA. Myocardial viability and impact of surgical ventricular reconstruction on outcomes of patients with severe left ventricular dysfunction undergoing coronary artery bypass surgery: Results of the Surgical Treatment for Ischemic Heart Failure trial. Journal Of Thoracic And Cardiovascular Surgery 2014, 148: 2677-2684.e1. PMID: 25152476, PMCID: PMC4250319, DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2014.06.090.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedCardiomyopathiesCoronary Artery BypassCoronary Artery DiseaseFemaleHeart FailureHumansKaplan-Meier EstimateMaleMiddle AgedMyocardiumPlastic Surgery ProceduresPredictive Value of TestsProportional Hazards ModelsSeverity of Illness IndexTime FactorsTissue SurvivalTomography, Emission-Computed, Single-PhotonTreatment OutcomeVentricular Dysfunction, LeftVentricular Function, LeftConceptsSurgical ventricular reconstructionCoronary artery bypass graft surgeryIschemic Heart Failure (STICH) trialArtery bypass graft surgeryCoronary artery bypass surgeryBypass graft surgeryHeart Failure TrialArtery bypass surgeryLeft ventricular dysfunctionCoronary artery diseaseType of surgeryCardiac hospitalizationVentricular reconstructionVentricular dysfunctionMyocardial viabilitySurgical treatmentGraft surgeryBypass surgeryArtery diseaseFailure TrialSevere regional left ventricular dysfunctionSevere left ventricular dysfunctionRegional left ventricular dysfunctionOutcomes of patientsIschemic heart failure
2011
Coronary-Artery Bypass Surgery in Patients with Left Ventricular Dysfunction
Velazquez EJ, Lee KL, Deja MA, Jain A, Sopko G, Marchenko A, Ali IS, Pohost G, Gradinac S, Abraham WT, Yii M, Prabhakaran D, Szwed H, Ferrazzi P, Petrie MC, O'Connor CM, Panchavinnin P, She L, Bonow RO, Rankin GR, Jones RH, Rouleau JL. Coronary-Artery Bypass Surgery in Patients with Left Ventricular Dysfunction. New England Journal Of Medicine 2011, 364: 1607-1616. PMID: 21463150, PMCID: PMC3415273, DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa1100356.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMedical therapy groupCardiovascular causesCoronary artery diseaseMedical therapyCABG groupRate of deathArtery diseasePrimary outcomeMajor secondary outcomesCoronary artery bypassPrimary end pointArtery bypass surgeryLeft ventricular dysfunctionTreatment of patientsVentricular dysfunctionBypass surgerySecondary outcomesEjection fractionHeart failureCABGPatientsTherapyEnd pointHospitalizationDeath
2009
Coronary Bypass Surgery with or without Surgical Ventricular Reconstruction
Jones RH, Velazquez EJ, Michler RE, Sopko G, Oh JK, O'Connor CM, Hill JA, Menicanti L, Sadowski Z, Desvigne-Nickens P, Rouleau JL, Lee KL. Coronary Bypass Surgery with or without Surgical Ventricular Reconstruction. New England Journal Of Medicine 2009, 360: 1705-1717. PMID: 19329820, PMCID: PMC3265934, DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa0900559.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSurgical ventricular reconstructionCoronary artery diseaseVentricular reconstructionRate of deathCardiac causesLeft ventricular volumeArtery diseasePrimary outcomeVentricular volumeEnd-systolic volume indexComposite of deathCoronary artery bypassCoronary bypass surgeryLeft ventricular dysfunctionVentricular dysfunctionBypass surgeryCardiac symptomsEjection fractionHeart failureCABGStudy groupPatientsVolume indexHospitalizationAnatomical changes