2017
Impact of Intubation Time on Survival following Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting: Insights from the Surgical Treatment for Ischemic Heart Failure (STICH) Trial
Bouabdallaoui N, Stevens SR, Doenst T, Wrobel K, Bouchard D, Deja MA, Michler RE, Chua YL, Kalil RAK, Selzman CH, Daly RC, Sun B, Djokovic LT, Sopko G, Velazquez EJ, Rouleau JL, Lee KL, Al-Khalidi HR, Investigators F. Impact of Intubation Time on Survival following Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting: Insights from the Surgical Treatment for Ischemic Heart Failure (STICH) Trial. Journal Of Cardiothoracic And Vascular Anesthesia 2017, 32: 1256-1263. PMID: 29422280, PMCID: PMC6517319, DOI: 10.1053/j.jvca.2017.12.038.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCoronary artery bypassIntubation timeArtery bypassSurgical treatmentRisk factorsNew York Heart Association classMultivariable Cox proportional hazards modelsIschemic Heart Failure (STICH) trialPrevious coronary artery bypassMultivariable logistic regression modelCox proportional hazards modelPostoperative intubation timeHeart Failure TrialSystolic volume indexIschemic heart failureMitral valve proceduresIdentification of patientsMortality risk factorsStrong independent predictorProportional hazards modelStrongest predictorLogistic regression modelsPostoperative mortalitySTICH trialPerioperative factors
2006
Epidemiology of Heart Failure and Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction after Acute Myocardial Infarction: Prevalence, Clinical Characteristics, and Prognostic Importance
Weir RA, McMurray JJ, Velazquez EJ. Epidemiology of Heart Failure and Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction after Acute Myocardial Infarction: Prevalence, Clinical Characteristics, and Prognostic Importance. The American Journal Of Cardiology 2006, 97: 13-25. PMID: 16698331, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2006.03.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVentricular systolic dysfunctionHeart failureSystolic dysfunctionAcute myocardial infarction resultsConcomitant heart failureLong-term mortalityAcute myocardial infarctionMyocardial infarction resultsEvidence-based treatmentsAggressive treatmentClinical characteristicsInhospital deathRehospitalization ratesHospital admissionInfarction resultsPrognostic importanceMyocardial infarctionEarly initiationHigh riskSignificant riskStrongest predictorAdmissionSignificant increaseDysfunctionTreatment