2024
Win Ratio Analyses Using a Modified Hierarchical Composite Outcome: Insights from PARAGLIDE-HF
Shoji S, Cyr D, Hernandez A, Velazquez E, Ward J, Williamson K, Sarwat S, Starling R, Desai A, Zieroth S, Solomon S, Mentz R. Win Ratio Analyses Using a Modified Hierarchical Composite Outcome: Insights from PARAGLIDE-HF. American Heart Journal 2024 PMID: 39505123, DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2024.10.020.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNT-proBNPComposite outcomeRenal outcomesEjection fractionHeart failureN-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptidePro-B-type natriuretic peptideNT-proBNP thresholdsNT-proBNP changesClinically significant eventsNatriuretic peptideAssessment of treatment effectsHF hospitalizationCardiovascular deathTreatment effectsTreatment benefitComprehensive assessment of treatment effectsPrimary analysisValsartanHF visitsSecondary analysisPatientsHierarchical outcomesOutcomes
2019
PCI and CABG for Treating Stable Coronary Artery Disease JACC Review Topic of the Week
Doenst T, Haverich A, Serruys P, Bonow RO, Kappetein P, Falk V, Velazquez E, Diegeler A, Sigusch H. PCI and CABG for Treating Stable Coronary Artery Disease JACC Review Topic of the Week. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2019, 73: 964-976. PMID: 30819365, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2018.11.053.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPercutaneous coronary interventionMyocardial infarctionStable coronary artery diseaseMajority of infarctsCoronary artery bypassCoronary artery diseaseFlow-limiting lesionsNew infarctsArtery bypassCoronary interventionInfarct reductionArtery diseaseMedical therapyRevascularization proceduresVessel occlusionCABGSurvival effectReview TopicTreatment effectsInfarctionInfarctsIschemia detectionRevascularizationStenosisBypassBurden of medical co‐morbidities and benefit from surgical revascularization in patients with ischaemic cardiomyopathy
Ambrosy AP, Stevens SR, Al‐Khalidi H, Rouleau JL, Bouabdallaoui N, Carson PE, Adlbrecht C, Cleland JGF, Dabrowski R, Golba KS, Pina IL, Sueta CA, Roy A, Sopko G, Bonow RO, Velazquez EJ, Investigators O. Burden of medical co‐morbidities and benefit from surgical revascularization in patients with ischaemic cardiomyopathy. European Journal Of Heart Failure 2019, 21: 373-381. PMID: 30698316, PMCID: PMC6818499, DOI: 10.1002/ejhf.1404.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCharlson co-morbidity indexCCI scoreSurgical revascularizationEjection fractionMedical therapySTICH trialHeart failureIschemic cardiomyopathyKansas City Cardiomyopathy QuestionnaireCo-morbidity indexCoronary artery bypassCo-morbid conditionsHealth-related qualityCoronary artery diseaseRisk of deathProportional hazards modelYears of ageTreatment effectsGreater functional limitationsArtery bypassCause mortalityIschemic etiologyArtery diseaseWalk testBaseline confounders