2019
Durability and Efficacy of Tricuspid Valve Repair in Patients Undergoing Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation
Barac YD, Nicoara A, Bishawi M, Schroder JN, Daneshmand MA, Hashmi NK, Velazquez E, Rogers JG, Patel CB, Milano CA. Durability and Efficacy of Tricuspid Valve Repair in Patients Undergoing Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation. JACC Heart Failure 2019, 8: 141-150. PMID: 31838034, PMCID: PMC6995411, DOI: 10.1016/j.jchf.2019.08.016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLate right heart failureRight heart failureTricuspid valve repairVentricular assist device implantationAssist device implantationTricuspid regurgitationLVAD implantationValve repairDevice implantationMultivariate Cox proportional hazards analysisPostoperative right heart failureCox proportional hazards analysisDurable LVAD implantationSignificant tricuspid regurgitationConsecutive adult patientsIndependent risk factorSevere tricuspid regurgitationProportional hazards analysisDiuretic therapyIndex hospitalizationAdult patientsHeart failureIndependent predictorsEchocardiographic examinationRetrospective review
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
2004
Importance of echocardiography in patients with severe nonischemic heart failure: the second prospective randomized amlodipine survival evaluation (PRAISE-2) echocardiographic study
Cabell CH, Trichon BH, Velazquez EJ, Dumesnil JG, Anstrom KJ, Ryan T, Miller AB, Belkin RN, Cropp AB, O'Connor CM, Jollis JG. Importance of echocardiography in patients with severe nonischemic heart failure: the second prospective randomized amlodipine survival evaluation (PRAISE-2) echocardiographic study. American Heart Journal 2004, 147: 151-157. PMID: 14691434, DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2003.07.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHeart failureEchocardiographic studyEchocardiographic parametersNonischemic cardiomyopathyEchocardiographic examinationPrognostic informationClinical informationRestrictive left ventricular filling patternLeft ventricular filling patternSevere nonischemic heart failureAvailable echocardiographic parametersBaseline clinical findingsVentricular filling patternSignificant clinical predictorsIncremental prognostic informationClinical examination findingsImportance of echocardiographyNonischemic heart failureVentricular ejection fractionEchocardiographic predictorsClinical predictorsEchocardiographic measuresEjection fractionExamination findingsClinical findings