2018
Guidelines for Performing a Comprehensive Transthoracic Echocardiographic Examination in Adults: Recommendations from the American Society of Echocardiography
Mitchell C, Rahko PS, Blauwet LA, Canaday B, Finstuen JA, Foster MC, Horton K, Ogunyankin KO, Palma RA, Velazquez EJ. Guidelines for Performing a Comprehensive Transthoracic Echocardiographic Examination in Adults: Recommendations from the American Society of Echocardiography. Journal Of The American Society Of Echocardiography 2018, 32: 1-64. PMID: 30282592, DOI: 10.1016/j.echo.2018.06.004.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2006
Contemporary performance of surgical ventricular restoration procedures: Data from the Society of Thoracic Surgeons' National Cardiac Database
Hernandez AF, Velazquez EJ, Dullum MK, O'Brien SM, Ferguson TB, Peterson ED. Contemporary performance of surgical ventricular restoration procedures: Data from the Society of Thoracic Surgeons' National Cardiac Database. American Heart Journal 2006, 152: 494-499. PMID: 16923420, DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2006.01.016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSurgical ventricular restorationNational Cardiac DatabaseThoracic Surgeons National Cardiac DatabaseSVR procedureCardiac DatabaseSurgical ventricular restoration proceduresAdverse procedural outcomesVentricular restoration proceduresCombined end pointSevere mitral insufficiencyLeft ventricular dysfunctionCongestive heart failureInsulin-dependent diabetesStatus of surgeryCombined deathMajor morbidityOperative mortalityVentricular dysfunctionBaseline characteristicsOperative riskRenal failureCoronary diseaseHeart failureMajor complicationsOperative outcomes