2018
The association between blood pressure and long-term outcomes of patients with ischaemic cardiomyopathy with and without surgical revascularization: an analysis of the STICH trial
Andersson B, She L, Tan RS, Jeemon P, Mokrzycki K, Siepe M, Romanov A, Favaloro LE, Djokovic LT, Raju PK, Betlejewski P, Racine N, Ostrzycki A, Nawarawong W, Das S, Rouleau JL, Sopko G, Lee KL, Velazquez EJ, Panza JA. The association between blood pressure and long-term outcomes of patients with ischaemic cardiomyopathy with and without surgical revascularization: an analysis of the STICH trial. European Heart Journal 2018, 39: 3464-3471. PMID: 30113633, PMCID: PMC6166135, DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehy438.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBlood pressureCoronary artery diseaseHigh blood pressureMortality outcomesSTICH trialArtery diseaseHeart failureIschemic cardiomyopathyLandmark analysisInfluence of BPLong-term mortality outcomesBP-lowering medicationsIschemic HF patientsCoronary artery bypassOutcomes of patientsBaseline blood pressureDiastolic blood pressureLower blood pressureLong-term outcomesSystolic BP valuesCABG treatmentSurgical revascularizationArtery bypassHF patientsVentricular dysfunction
2008
Predictors of blood pressure response to intensified and fixed combination treatment of hypertension: The ACCOMPLISH Study
Kjeldsen SE, Jamerson KA, Bakris GL, Pitt B, Dahlöf B, Velazquez EJ, Gupte J, Staikos L, Hua TA, Shi V, Hester A, Tuomilehto J, Östergren J, Ibsen H, Weber M, Investigators F. Predictors of blood pressure response to intensified and fixed combination treatment of hypertension: The ACCOMPLISH Study. Blood Pressure 2008, 17: 7-17. PMID: 18568687, DOI: 10.1080/08037050801972857.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAmlodipineAntihypertensive AgentsBenzazepinesBlood PressureDose-Response Relationship, DrugDouble-Blind MethodDrug ResistanceDrug Therapy, CombinationFemaleFinlandHumansHydrochlorothiazideHypertensionMaleMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisPredictive Value of TestsRacial GroupsRisk AssessmentScandinavian and Nordic CountriesTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesConceptsBlood pressureBP controlCombination therapyBaseline predictorsBP valuesCombination treatmentAbsolute BP valuesMain baseline predictorsPrevious antihypertensive medicationsLipid-lowering therapyUncontrolled blood pressureBlood pressure responseLarge outcome trialsLipid-lowering drugsSystolic BP valuesLogistic regression modelsBlinded baselineUncontrolled hypertensionAntihypertensive medicationsCardiovascular eventsSevere hypertensionSystolic hypertensionThiazide useOutcome trialsOverall patients