2014
Surgical Revascularization Is Associated With Maximal Survival in Patients With Ischemic Mitral Regurgitation
Castleberry AW, Williams JB, Daneshmand MA, Honeycutt E, Shaw LK, Samad Z, Lopes RD, Alexander JH, Mathew JP, Velazquez EJ, Milano CA, Smith PK. Surgical Revascularization Is Associated With Maximal Survival in Patients With Ischemic Mitral Regurgitation. Circulation 2014, 129: 2547-2556. PMID: 24744275, PMCID: PMC4142433, DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.113.005223.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedCoronary Artery BypassDatabases, BibliographicFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHeart Valve Prosthesis ImplantationHumansKaplan-Meier EstimateMaleMiddle AgedMitral ValveMitral Valve InsufficiencyMyocardial IschemiaMyocardial RevascularizationPercutaneous Coronary InterventionProportional Hazards ModelsRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsSeverity of Illness IndexStentsConceptsIschemic mitral regurgitationPercutaneous coronary interventionMitral valve repairSignificant coronary artery diseaseSevere ischemic mitral regurgitationCoronary artery diseaseMitral regurgitationCoronary interventionValve repairMedical treatmentArtery diseaseTreatment strategiesLower mortalityMultivariable Cox proportional hazards analysisCox proportional hazards analysisCoronary artery bypassMitral valve surgeryKaplan-Meier methodProportional hazards analysisMitral regurgitation severitySurgical revascularizationArtery bypassValve surgeryOptimal treatmentCABG
2012
Core Lab Analysis of Baseline Echocardiographic Studies in the STICH Trial and Recommendation for Use of Echocardiography in Future Clinical Trials
Oh JK, Pellikka PA, Panza JA, Biernat J, Attisano T, Manahan BG, Wiste HJ, Lin G, Lee K, Miller FA, Stevens S, Sopko G, She L, Velazquez EJ, Investigators S. Core Lab Analysis of Baseline Echocardiographic Studies in the STICH Trial and Recommendation for Use of Echocardiography in Future Clinical Trials. Journal Of The American Society Of Echocardiography 2012, 25: 327-336. PMID: 22227341, PMCID: PMC3310914, DOI: 10.1016/j.echo.2011.12.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEjection fractionEffective regurgitant orifice areaRegurgitant orifice areaIschemic cardiomyopathyClinical practiceVentricular end-systolic volume indexPulmonary artery systolic pressureEnd-systolic volume indexLeast moderate mitral regurgitationOrifice areaBaseline echocardiographic examinationBaseline echocardiographic findingsBaseline echocardiographic studyCore lab analysisCoronary artery bypassIschemic heart failureMean ejection fractionCoronary artery diseaseModerate mitral regurgitationUse of echocardiographyMitral inflow velocityEchocardiography core laboratoryFuture clinical trialsCore laboratory analysisMitral regurgitation severity