2020
Impact of Tricuspid Valve Repair for Moderate Tricuspid Regurgitation at the Time of Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation on the Occurrence of Right Heart Failure
Barac Y, Bishawi M, Milano C, Schroder J, Daneshmand M, Hashmi N, Velazquez E, Rogers J, Patel C, Nicoara A. Impact of Tricuspid Valve Repair for Moderate Tricuspid Regurgitation at the Time of Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation on the Occurrence of Right Heart Failure. The Journal Of Heart And Lung Transplantation 2020, 39: s444. DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2020.01.259.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRight heart failureModerate tricuspid regurgitationLeft ventricular assist device implantationLate right heart failureVentricular assist device implantationAssist device implantationTricuspid regurgitationTricuspid valve repairLVAD implantationTVR groupTR repairEchocardiographic studyHeart failureStudy cohortDevice implantationValve repairDurable left ventricular assist device implantationEvent-free survival differencesImprovement of TRRight ventricular assist deviceDurable LVAD implantationSevere tricuspid regurgitationSignificant tricuspid regurgitationSingle-center studyKaplan-Meier curves
2017
Comparison of Incidence of Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction Among Patients With Left Bundle Branch Block Versus Those With Normal QRS Duration
Sze E, Dunning A, Loring Z, Atwater BD, Chiswell K, Daubert JP, Kisslo JA, Mark DB, Velazquez EJ, Samad Z. Comparison of Incidence of Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction Among Patients With Left Bundle Branch Block Versus Those With Normal QRS Duration. The American Journal Of Cardiology 2017, 120: 1990-1997. PMID: 28958452, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2017.08.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLeft ventricular systolic dysfunctionLeft bundle branch blockVentricular systolic dysfunctionBundle branch blockEjection fractionBaseline echocardiogramSystolic dysfunctionBranch blockQRS durationRisk factorsRelative riskLeft ventricular assist deviceNarrow QRS durationCohort of patientsNormal QRS durationFinal study cohortCommon risk factorsComparison of incidenceVentricular assist deviceHeart transplantStudy cohortLBBB patientsHigh incidencePatientsEchocardiogramMeasures of Ventricular-Arterial Coupling and Incident Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction: A Matched Case-Control Analysis
Lekavich CL, Barksdale DJ, Wu JR, Neelon V, Crandell J, Velazquez EJ. Measures of Ventricular-Arterial Coupling and Incident Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction: A Matched Case-Control Analysis. Journal Of Cardiac Failure 2017, 23: 659-665. PMID: 28716687, PMCID: PMC5585062, DOI: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2017.07.395.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVentricular-arterial couplingControl groupEchocardiographic markersEjection fractionHeart failureControl subjectsCase groupHigher oddsConditional logistic regression analysisMatched Case-Control AnalysisDate of echocardiographyIncident heart failureConditional logistic regressionLogistic regression analysisCase-control analysisTimes higher oddsIncident HFpEFAtrial diameterTransthoracic echocardiogramProspective studyStudy cohortMortality implicationsUse of EESHFpEFVentricular elastance