2022
Sleep Characteristics, Mood, Somatic Symptoms, and Self-Care Among People With Heart Failure and Insomnia
Breazeale S, Jeon S, Hwang Y, O’Connell M, Nwanaji-Enwerem U, Linsky S, Yaggi HK, Jacoby DL, Conley S, Redeker NS. Sleep Characteristics, Mood, Somatic Symptoms, and Self-Care Among People With Heart Failure and Insomnia. Nursing Research 2022, 71: 189-199. PMID: 35149627, PMCID: PMC9038676, DOI: 10.1097/nnr.0000000000000585.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultCross-Sectional StudiesHeart FailureHumansMedically Unexplained SymptomsSelf CareSleepSleep Initiation and Maintenance DisordersStroke VolumeVentricular Function, LeftConceptsSelf-care maintenanceStable heart failureSelf-care confidenceVentricular ejection fractionHeart failureChronic insomniaSleep characteristicsSomatic symptomsClinical factorsEjection fractionLeft ventricular ejection fractionChronic heart failureSelf-care behaviorsPoor sleep characteristicsSymptoms of anxietyCross-sectional designSleep disturbancesSingle symptomWhite raceHigh riskCombined associationsInsomnia severityInsomniaSymptomsHealthcare needs
2021
Risk and predictors of mortality after implantable cardioverter-defibrillator implantation in patients with sarcoid cardiomyopathy
Higgins AY, Annapureddy AR, Wang Y, Minges KE, Bellumkonda L, Lampert R, Rosenfeld LE, Jacoby DL, Curtis JP, Miller EJ, Freeman JV. Risk and predictors of mortality after implantable cardioverter-defibrillator implantation in patients with sarcoid cardiomyopathy. American Heart Journal 2021, 246: 21-31. PMID: 34968442, DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2021.12.011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAtrial FibrillationDeath, Sudden, CardiacDefibrillators, ImplantableHeart FailureHumansMyocarditisRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsSarcoidosisStroke VolumeVentricular Function, LeftConceptsNon-ischemic cardiomyopathyAtrial fibrillation/flutterChronic lung diseaseCardiac sarcoidosisHeart failureCS patientsNICM patientsICD implantationLung diseaseNew York Heart Association class III heart failureNational Cardiovascular Data Registry ICD RegistryNYHA class IV heart failureClass III heart failureClass IV heart failureImplantable cardioverter defibrillator implantationKaplan-Meier survival curvesCox proportional hazards modelPredictors of mortalityCardioverter-defibrillator implantationVentricular ejection fractionMultivariable logistic regressionPrior ventricular arrhythmiasProportional hazards modelRate of deathTime of implantation
2020
Associations Between Female Sex, Sarcomere Variants, and Clinical Outcomes in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
Lakdawala NK, Olivotto I, Day SM, Han L, Ashley EA, Michels M, Ingles J, Semsarian C, Jacoby D, Jefferies JL, Colan SD, Pereira AC, Rossano JW, Wittekind S, Ware JS, Saberi S, Helms AS, Cirino AL, Leinwand LA, Seidman CE, Ho CY. Associations Between Female Sex, Sarcomere Variants, and Clinical Outcomes in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy. Circulation Genomic And Precision Medicine 2020, 14: e003062. PMID: 33284039, DOI: 10.1161/circgen.120.003062.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHypertrophic cardiomyopathyClinical outcomesNew York Heart Association IIIImplantable cardioverter-defibrillator utilizationSevere heart failure symptomsHeart failure symptomsReduced ejection fractionRetrospective cohort studyImpact of sexSex-based differencesHCM centersCause mortalityTract obstructionBaseline characteristicsCohort studyEjection fractionHeart failureVentricular arrhythmiasFemale sexHCM patientsMyocardial performanceFailure symptomsInternational registrySarcomere variantsHigh burdenStudy Design and Rationale of EXPLORER-HCM
Ho CY, Olivotto I, Jacoby D, Lester SJ, Roe M, Wang A, Waldman CB, Zhang D, Sehnert AJ, Heitner SB. Study Design and Rationale of EXPLORER-HCM. Circulation Heart Failure 2020, 13: e006853. PMID: 32498620, DOI: 10.1161/circheartfailure.120.006853.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNew York Heart Association classLV outflow tract obstructionObstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathyOutflow tract obstructionPeak oxygen consumptionEXPLORER-HCMTract obstructionAssociation classEnd pointExercise capacityNew York Heart Association functional class IIDynamic LV outflow tract obstructionKansas City Cardiomyopathy QuestionnaireLV outflow tract gradientSymptomatic obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathyUnexplained left ventricular hypertrophyOxygen consumptionExploratory end pointsFunctional class IIOutflow tract gradientPlacebo-controlled trialSecondary end pointsPhase 2 studyPhase 3 trialCurrent medical therapy
2019
Mavacamten Treatment for Obstructive Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy: A Clinical Trial.
Heitner SB, Jacoby D, Lester SJ, Owens A, Wang A, Zhang D, Lambing J, Lee J, Semigran M, Sehnert AJ. Mavacamten Treatment for Obstructive Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy: A Clinical Trial. Annals Of Internal Medicine 2019, 170: 741-748. PMID: 31035291, DOI: 10.7326/m18-3016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdministration, OralAdrenergic beta-AntagonistsAdultAgedBenzylaminesCardiomyopathy, HypertrophicCardiovascular AgentsDose-Response Relationship, DrugDrug Therapy, CombinationExercise ToleranceFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedOxygen ConsumptionProspective StudiesStroke VolumeUracilVentricular Function, LeftYoung AdultConceptsObstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathyLVOT gradientDyspnea scoreAdverse eventsCohort BPeak VO2Hypertrophic cardiomyopathyLeft ventricular outflow tract gradientVentricular outflow tract gradientEnd pointCommon adverse eventsOutflow tract gradientUnrelated adverse eventsOpen-label designPrimary end pointSecondary end pointsPhase 2 trialVentricular ejection fractionML/Peak oxygen consumptionEffect of mavacamtenHigher plasma concentrationsMavacamten treatmentLVOT obstructionTract gradient