Left Ventricular Assessment in Myocardial Infarction: The VALIANT Registry
Hernandez AF, Velazquez EJ, Solomon SD, Kilaru R, Diaz R, O’Connor C, Ertl G, Maggioni AP, Rouleau JL, van Gilst W, Pfeffer MA, Califf RM. Left Ventricular Assessment in Myocardial Infarction: The VALIANT Registry. JAMA Internal Medicine 2005, 165: 2162-2169. PMID: 16217008, DOI: 10.1001/archinte.165.18.2162.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHeart failureMyocardial infarctionLV assessmentCardiac catheterizationVentricular assessmentAcute Myocardial Infarction RegistryAngiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitorClinical heart failureMyocardial Infarction RegistryLeft ventricular functionAcute myocardial infarctionQuality of careHospital mortalityHospital outcomesHospital stayBaseline characteristicsDischarge medicationsVentricular functionMultivariable modelPatientsPropensity analysisEnzyme inhibitorsLower mortalityCatheterizationEchocardiographyHeart failure on admission and the risk of stroke following acute myocardial infarction: the VALIANT registry
Szummer KE, Solomon SD, Velazquez EJ, Kilaru R, McMurray J, Rouleau JL, Mahaffey KW, Maggioni AP, Califf RM, Pfeffer MA, White HD. Heart failure on admission and the risk of stroke following acute myocardial infarction: the VALIANT registry. European Heart Journal 2005, 26: 2114-2119. PMID: 15972293, DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehi352.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisk of strokeHeart failureAcute myocardial infarctionMyocardial infarctionHospital strokeStroke riskOdds ratioAcute Myocardial Infarction RegistryPresence of HFConsecutive MI patientsKillip class IIIPrior heart failureHistory of hypertensionHistory of strokeMyocardial Infarction RegistryHospital mortalityKillip classBaseline characteristicsDismal prognosisMI patientsRisk factorsPatientsAdmissionClass IIIStroke