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1. Cardiology Encounters for Underrepresented Racial and Ethnic Groups with Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Borderline Cardiovascular Disease Risk

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Bloomfield, Gerald S., Hill, C. Larry, Chiswell, Karen, Cooper, Linda, Gray, Shamea, Longenecker, Chris T., Louzao, Darcy, Marsolo, Keith, Meissner, Eric G., Morse, Caryn G., Muiruri, Charles, Thomas, Kevin L., Velazquez, Eric J., Vicini, Joseph, Pettit, April C., Sanders, Gretchen, and Okeke, Nwora Lance

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2024
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4. Long-term results of surgical ventricular reconstruction and comparison with the Surgical Treatment for Ischemic Heart Failure trial

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Gaudino, Mario, Castelvecchio, Serenella, Rahouma, Mohamed, Robinson, N. Bryce, Audisio, Katia, Soletti, Giovanni J., Cancelli, Gianmarco, Tam, Derrick Y., Garatti, Andrea, Benedetto, Umberto, Doenst, Torsten, Girardi, Leonard N., Michler, Robert E., Fremes, Stephen E., Velazquez, Eric J., and Menicanti, Lorenzo

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2024
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7. A phenomapping-derived tool to personalize the selection of anatomical vs. functional testing in evaluating chest pain (ASSIST).

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Oikonomou, Evangelos K, Van Dijk, David, Parise, Helen, Suchard, Marc A, de Lemos, James, Antoniades, Charalambos, Velazquez, Eric J, Miller, Edward J, and Khera, Rohan

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Biomedical Imaging, Clinical Research, Heart Disease, Heart Disease - Coronary Heart Disease, Chronic Pain, Pain Research, Patient Safety, Cardiovascular, 4.2 Evaluation of markers and technologies, Detection, screening and diagnosis, Generic health relevance, Good Health and Well Being, Chest Pain, Computed Tomography Angiography, Coronary Angiography, Coronary Artery Disease, Humans, Prospective Studies, Chest pain, Phenomapping, Machine learning, Computed tomography, Stress testing, Cardiorespiratory Medicine and Haematology, Clinical Sciences, Cardiovascular System & Hematology
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AimsCoronary artery disease is frequently diagnosed following evaluation of stable chest pain with anatomical or functional testing. A more granular understanding of patient phenotypes that benefit from either strategy may enable personalized testing.Methods and resultsUsing participant-level data from 9572 patients undergoing anatomical (n = 4734) vs. functional (n = 4838) testing in the PROMISE (PROspective Multicenter Imaging Study for Evaluation of Chest Pain) trial, we created a topological representation of the study population based on 57 pre-randomization variables. Within each patient's 5% topological neighbourhood, Cox regression models provided individual patient-centred hazard ratios for major adverse cardiovascular events and revealed marked heterogeneity across the phenomap [median 1.11 (10th to 90th percentile: 0.52-2.61]), suggestive of distinct phenotypic neighbourhoods favouring anatomical or functional testing. Based on this risk phenomap, we employed an extreme gradient boosting algorithm in 80% of the PROMISE population to predict the personalized benefit of anatomical vs. functional testing using 12 model-derived, routinely collected variables and created a decision support tool named ASSIST (Anatomical vs. Stress teSting decIsion Support Tool). In both the remaining 20% of PROMISE and an external validation set consisting of patients from SCOT-HEART (Scottish COmputed Tomography of the HEART Trial) undergoing anatomical-first vs. functional-first assessment, the testing strategy recommended by ASSIST was associated with a significantly lower incidence of each study's primary endpoint (P = 0.0024 and P = 0.0321 for interaction, respectively), as well as a harmonized endpoint of all-cause mortality or non-fatal myocardial infarction (P = 0.0309 and P

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2021

11. Diastolic Dysfunction in Patients With Human Immunodeficiency Virus Receiving Antiretroviral Therapy: Results From the CHART Study

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Butler, Javed, Greene, Stephen J, Shah, Svati H, Shah, Sanjiv J, Anstrom, Kevin J, Kim, Raymond J, Kalogeropoulos, Andreas P, Velazquez, Eric J, Hernandez, Adrian F, Desvigne-Nickens, Patrice, Scherzer, Rebecca, Hsue, Priscilla Y, and Braunwald, Eugene

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Medical Microbiology, Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, Clinical Sciences, HIV/AIDS, Cardiovascular, Infectious Diseases, Clinical Research, Heart Disease, Aetiology, 2.1 Biological and endogenous factors, Cardiomyopathies, Case-Control Studies, Cross-Sectional Studies, HIV, HIV Infections, Heart Atria, Heart Failure, Humans, Quality of Life, Ventricular Dysfunction, Left, Antiretroviral therapy, diastolic dysfunction, human immunodeficiency virus, myocardial fibrosis, Cardiorespiratory Medicine and Haematology, Nursing, Cardiovascular System & Hematology, Cardiovascular medicine and haematology, Clinical sciences
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BackgroundDiastolic dysfunction (DD) is common and occurs at an earlier age among human immunodeficiency virus-infected (HIV+) individuals, but the mechanisms and consequences of DD among HIV+ individuals are unclear.Methods and resultsThe Characterization of Heart Function on Antiretroviral Therapy (CHART) study was a multicenter cross-sectional case-control study of treated and virally suppressed HIV+ individuals with (DD+) and without DD (DD-). All patients had normal ejection fraction (>50%), no significant valvular disease, and no history of coronary revascularization or persistent atrial fibrillation. Overall, 94 DD+ and 101 DD- patients were included. DD+ patients were older with higher body mass index (BMI) and more likely to have hypertension, renal dysfunction, and dyslipidemia. Groups were similar with respect to sex, race, CD4 count, and HIV RNA copies. N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide levels (median 36 [23, 85] vs 26 [12, 49] pg/mL, P < .01) and high-sensitivity troponin I (3.6 [2.6, 5.1] vs 2.5 [1.8, 3.5] pg/mL, P < .01) were higher among DD+ patients. The latter had similar left atrial size, but increased stiffness (conduit strain: 23.5 [17.5, 36.9] vs 30.0 [22.9, 37.0], P < .01) and impaired relaxation (reservoir strain: 39.7 [32.0, 58.0] vs 45.9 [37.0, 60.6], P = .04). On cardiac magnetic resonance, the prevalence of focal fibrosis was higher among DD+ patients (19.0% vs 5.3%, P < .01). DD+ patients demonstrated higher levels of carboxyl-terminal telopeptide of collagen type I (P = .04), and trends toward higher interleukin-6 and oxidized low-density lipoprotein levels (P ≤ .08). Kansas City Cardiomyopathy Questionnaire physical limitation (87.1±21.4 vs 93.1±18.1, P = .01) and symptom frequency scores were lower among DD+ patients (86.0±21.5 vs 92.5±16.8, P = .01).ConclusionsIn this contemporary HIV+ population receiving antiretroviral therapy, DD was associated with multiple alterations in cardiac structure and function, including myocardial fibrosis and left atrial abnormalities, and worse quality of life. Further studies are needed to assess longitudinal changes in these parameters and their potential as therapeutic targets to prevent progressive cardiac remodeling and dysfunction in HIV.

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2020

12. Representativeness of the PIONEER-HF Clinical Trial Population in Patients Hospitalized With Heart Failure and Reduced Ejection Fraction

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Fudim, Marat, Sayeed, Sabina, Xu, Haolin, Matsouaka, Roland A, Heidenreich, Paul A, Velazquez, Eric J, Yancy, Clyde W, Fonarow, Gregg C, Hernandez, Adrian F, and DeVore, Adam D

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Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, Clinical Sciences, Cardiovascular, Heart Disease, Clinical Research, Good Health and Well Being, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Aminobutyrates, Angiotensin II Type 1 Receptor Blockers, Biomarkers, Biphenyl Compounds, Clinical Decision-Making, Drug Combinations, Eligibility Determination, Evidence-Based Medicine, Female, Heart Failure, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Natriuretic Peptide, Brain, Neprilysin, Patient Admission, Patient Selection, Peptide Fragments, Protease Inhibitors, Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic, Recovery of Function, Registries, Risk Factors, Stroke Volume, Tetrazoles, Time Factors, Treatment Outcome, Valsartan, Ventricular Function, Left, brain natriuretic peptide, enalapril, heart failure, hospitalization, sacubitril valsartan, Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Cardiorespiratory Medicine and Haematology, Medical Physiology, Cardiovascular System & Hematology, Cardiovascular medicine and haematology, Medical physiology
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BackgroundIn PIONEER-HF (Comparison of Sacubitril/Valsartan Versus Enalapril on Effect on NT-pro BNP in Patients Stabilized From an Acute Heart Failure Episode), the in-hospital initiation of sacubitril/valsartan in patients hospitalized for acute decompensated heart failure (ADHF) was well-tolerated and led to improved outcomes. We aim to determine the representativeness of the PIONEER-HF trial among patients hospitalized for ADHF using real-world data.MethodsThe study population was derived from all patients discharged alive for ADHF in the Get With The Guidelines-HF registry from 2006 to 2018 with HF with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF; all HFrEF with ADHF). We then determined the proportion of patients meeting PIONEER-HF eligibility criteria (PIONEER-HF eligible) and those meeting a set of limited eligibility criteria (actionable cohort). Rates of HF readmissions and all-cause mortality were then compared between the all HFrEF with ADHF, PIONEER-HF eligible, and actionable cohorts using linked Medicare claims data.ResultsA total of 99 767 patients with HFrEF in Get With The Guidelines-HF were hospitalized for ADHF. PIONEER-HF inclusion criteria were met by 71 633 (71.8%) patients, and both inclusion and exclusion criteria were met by 20 704 (20.8%) patients. Further, 68 739 (68.9%) patients met the criteria for the actionable cohort. Among the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid-linked patients, the HF rehospitalization rate at 1 year was 35.1% (95% CI, 34.5-35.8) for all HFrEF with ADHF patients, 32.6% (95% CI, 31.3-33.9) for the PIONEER-HF eligible cohort, and 33.1% (95% CI, 32.3-33.9) for the actionable cohort. The 1-year all-cause mortality was 36.7% (95% CI, 36.1-7.4) for all HFrEF with ADHF patients, 31.6% (95% CI, 30.3-32.9) for the PIONEER-HF eligible cohort, and 32.2% (95% CI, 31.4-33.0) for the actionable cohort.ConclusionsPatient characteristics and clinical outcomes for patients eligible for PIONEER-HF only modestly differ when compared with those encountered in routine practice, suggesting that the in-hospital initiation of sacubitril/valsartan should be routinely considered for patients with HFrEF hospitalized for ADHF.

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2020

20. Optimal medical therapy with or without surgical revascularization and long-term outcomes in ischemic cardiomyopathy

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Dabrowski, Rafal, Djokovic, Ljubomir, Drazner, Mark, Haddad, Haissam, Ali, Imtiaz S., Keltai, Matyas, Naik, Ajay, Sopko, George, Golba, Krzysztof, Andersson, Bert, Carson, Peter, Kukulski, Tomasz, Farsky, Pedro S., White, Jennifer, Al-Khalidi, Hussein R., Sueta, Carla A., Rouleau, Jean L., Panza, Julio A., Velazquez, Eric J., and O'Connor, Christopher M.

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2022
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22. Detection of Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction From Electrocardiographic Images

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Sangha, Veer, Nargesi, Arash A., Dhingra, Lovedeep S., Khunte, Akshay, Mortazavi, Bobak J., Ribeiro, Antônio H., Banina, Evgeniya, Adeola, Oluwaseun, Garg, Nadish, Brandt, Cynthia A., Miller, Edward J., Ribeiro, Antonio Luiz P., Velazquez, Eric J., Giatti, Luana, Barreto, Sandhi M., Foppa, Murilo, Yuan, Neal, Ouyang, David, Krumholz, Harlan M., and Khera, Rohan

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2023
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23. Effect of Torsemide Versus Furosemide on Symptoms and Quality of Life Among Patients Hospitalized for Heart Failure: The TRANSFORM-HF Randomized Clinical Trial

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Greene, Stephen J., Velazquez, Eric J., Anstrom, Kevin J., Clare, Robert M., DeWald, Tracy A., Psotka, Mitchell A., Ambrosy, Andrew P., Stevens, Gerin R., Rommel, John J., Alexy, Tamas, Ketema, Fassil, Kim, Dong-Yun, Desvigne-Nickens, Patrice, Pitt, Bertram, Eisenstein, Eric L., and Mentz, Robert J.

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2023
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26. Rationale and design of a cluster-randomized pragmatic trial aimed at improving use of guideline directed medical therapy in outpatients with heart failure: PRagmatic trial of messaging to providers about treatment of heart failure (PROMPT-HF)

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Ghazi, Lama, Desai, Nihar R., Simonov, Michael, Yamamoto, Yu, O'Connor, Kyle D., Riello, Ralph J., Huang, Joanna, Olufade, Temitope, McDermott, James, Inzucchi, Silvio E., Velazquez, Eric J., Wilson, F. Perry, and Ahmad, Tariq

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2022
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27. Diastolic Dysfunction in Individuals With Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection: Literature Review, Rationale and Design of the Characterizing Heart Function on Antiretroviral Therapy (CHART) Study

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Butler, Javed, Kalogeropoulos, Andreas P, Anstrom, Kevin J, Hsue, Priscilla Y, Kim, Raymond J, Scherzer, Rebecca, Shah, Sanjiv J, Shah, Svati H, Velazquez, Eric J, Hernandez, Adrian F, Desvigne-Nickens, Patrice, and Braunwald, Eugene

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Medical Microbiology, Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, Immunology, Infectious Diseases, Cardiovascular, HIV/AIDS, Clinical Research, Heart Disease, 6.1 Pharmaceuticals, Evaluation of treatments and therapeutic interventions, 2.1 Biological and endogenous factors, Aetiology, Infection, Good Health and Well Being, Anti-Retroviral Agents, Global Health, HIV, HIV Infections, Heart Failure, Diastolic, Humans, Incidence, Prognosis, Stroke Volume, Ventricular Function, Left, Human immunodeficiency virus, diastolic dysfunction, heart failure, pathophysiology, Cardiorespiratory Medicine and Haematology, Clinical Sciences, Nursing, Cardiovascular System & Hematology, Cardiovascular medicine and haematology, Clinical sciences
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Antiretroviral therapy (ART) has been associated with a shift in the epidemiology of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-associated cardiomyopathy from a phenotype of primarily left ventricular (LV) systolic dysfunction to LV diastolic dysfunction (DD). Patients with HIV receiving ART have higher rates of DD compared with age-matched control subjects and develop DD at a younger age. However, little is known about the natural history and pathogenesis of DD in virally suppressed HIV-infected patients. Current evidence suggests that immune processes modulate the risk for cardiac involvement in HIV-infected persons. Ongoing inflammation appears to have myocardial effects, and accelerated myocardial fibrosis appears to be a key mediator of HIV-induced DD. The Characterizing Heart Function on Antiretroviral Therapy (CHART) study aims to systematically investigate determinants, mechanisms, and consequences of DD in HIV-infected patients. We will compare ART-treated virally suppressed HIV-infected individuals with and without DD and HIV- individuals with DD regarding (1) systemic inflammation, myocardial stress, and subclinical myocardial necrosis as indicated by circulating biomarkers; (2) immune system activation as indicated by cell surface receptors; (3) myocardial fibrosis according to cardiac magnetic resonance examination; (4) markers of fibrosis and remodeling, oxidative stress, and hypercoagulability; (5) left atrial function according to echocardiographic examination; (6) myocardial stress and subclinical necrosis as indicated by circulating biomarkers; (7) proteomic and metabolic profiles; and (8) phenotype signatures derived from clinical, biomarker, and imaging data.

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2018

28. The Impact of Depression on Outcomes in Patients With Heart Failure and Reduced Ejection Fraction Treated in the GUIDE-IT Trial

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CHOUAIRI, FOUAD, FUERY, MICHAEL A., MULLAN, CLANCY W., CARABALLO, CESAR, SEN, SOUNOK, MAULION, CHRISTOPHER, WILKINSON, SAMUEL T., SURTI, TORAL, MCCULLOUGH, MEGAN, MILLER, P. ELLIOTT, PACOR, JUSTIN, LEIFER, ERIC S., FELKER, G. MICHAEL, VELAZQUEZ, ERIC J., FIUZAT, MONA, O'CONNOR, CHRISTOPHER M., JANUZZI, JAMES L, DESAI, NIHAR R., and AHMAD, TARIQ

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2021
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29. On‐treatment analysis of torsemide versus furosemide for patients hospitalized for heart failure: A post‐hoc analysis of TRANSFORM‐HF

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Kittipibul, Veraprapas, primary, Mentz, Robert J., additional, Clare, Robert M., additional, Wojdyla, Daniel M., additional, Anstrom, Kevin J., additional, Eisenstein, Eric L., additional, Ambrosy, Andrew P., additional, Goyal, Parag, additional, Skopicki, Hal A., additional, Ketema, Fassil, additional, Kim, Dong‐Yun, additional, Desvigne‐Nickens, Patrice, additional, Pitt, Bertram, additional, Velazquez, Eric J., additional, and Greene, Stephen J., additional

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2024
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32. Pragmatic Design of Randomized Clinical Trials for Heart Failure: Rationale and Design of the TRANSFORM-HF Trial

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Adams, Kirkwood, Long, Tammy, Bhatt, Kunal, Walker, Brandon, DeWald, Tracy, Biever, Kim, Axsom, Kelly, Acosta, Ariana, Murthy, Sandhya, Camilo, Angeline, Rich, Jonathan D., Martinez, Leslie, Testani, Jeffrey M., Tainsh, Jennifer, Smith, Bryan, Bennett, Amy, Vader, Justin, Stilinovic, Stephanie, McCulloch, Michael, Musso, Iris, Skopicki, Hal, Caikauskaite, Indre, Psotka, Mitchell A., Freiler, Allen, Heroux, Alain, Kartje, Carol, Lala-Trindade, Anuradha, Julien, Lovelyne, Stevens, Gerin, Leppla, Keriann, Tang, Wilson, Fonk, Teresa, Lev, Yair, Fizgerald, Kathleen, William, Preethi, Stroster, John, Eberly, Arthur, III, Workman, Celeste, Gottlieb, Stephen, Bowers-Lash, Mary, Haught, Walter Herbert, Abath, Cynthia, Grafton, Gillian, Neaton, Kelsey, Larned, Joshua, Ortiz, Mara-Li, Tejwani, Lokesh, Villalta, Tara, Mody, Freny, Strugatsky, Svetlana, Krim, Selim, Washington, Katasha, Robinson, Monique, Norton, Nadine, Smart, Frank, Worsham, Emily, Fang, James, Goldstein, Joe, Dunlap, Stephanie, Starnes, Nancy, Adler, Alexander, Theodorof, Virginia, Bell, Adrian, Kondramashin, Aleksey, Banerjee, Dipanjan, Yee, Michael, Ruiz-Duque, Ernesto, Larew, Cynthia, Mizyed, Ahmad, Sawaya, Kara, Friedman, Dennis, Rele, Shilpa, Rommel, John, Burkhart, Janet, Arhinful, Justice, Atkinson, Sam, Goyal, Parag, Samdani, Nidha, Hall, Michael, Watson, Connie, Hummel, Scott, Wells, Joanna, Shetty, Sanjay, White, Jackie, Haas, Donald, Marchand, Colleen, Vilaro, Juan, Osman, Alfaroug, Alexy, Tamas, Dicken, Julie, Guglin, Maya, Willig, Meghan, Ferguson, Andrew, Peabody, Mark, Herre, John, McMichael, Brittany, Clark, John, Britton, Nancy, Ambrosy, Andrew P., Tan, Thida, Heitner, John, Meykler, Marcella, Meadows, Judith, Halliday, Janet, Greene, Stephen J., Velazquez, Eric J., Anstrom, Kevin J., Eisenstein, Eric L., Sapp, Shelly, Morgan, Shelby, Harding, Tina, Sachdev, Vandana, Ketema, Fassil, Kim, Dong-Yun, Desvigne-Nickens, Patrice, Pitt, Bertram, and Mentz, Robert J.

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2021
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33. Relation of Cardiovascular Risk Factors to Mortality and Cardiovascular Events in Hospitalized Patients With Coronavirus Disease 2019 (from the Yale COVID-19 Cardiovascular Registry)

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Pareek, Manan, Singh, Avinainder, Vadlamani, Lina, Eder, Maxwell, Pacor, Justin, Park, Jakob, Ghazizadeh, Zaniar, Heard, Alex, Cruz-Solbes, Ana Sofia, Nikooie, Roozbeh, Gier, Chad, Ahmed, Zain V., Freeman, James V., Meadows, Judith, Smolderen, Kim G.E., Lampert, Rachel, Velazquez, Eric J., Ahmad, Tariq, and Desai, Nihar R.

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2021
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37. Abstract 13818: Health System Integrated Measurement-Based Care Using Patient-Reported Outcomes Assessment in Lower-Extremity Peripheral Artery Disease

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Smolderen, Kim G, Scierka, Lindsey, Rahman, Mufti, van Roij, Evy, Bradley, Brooklyn, Nagpal, Sameer, Spertus, John, Bascombe, Alexandria, Siddiqui, Waleed Tariq, Provance, Jeremy A, Romain, Gaelle, Lynch, Shannon, Bogra, Pragati, Velazquez, Eric J, Churchwell, Keith, Lorusso, Francine, and Mena-Hurtado, Carlos

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2022
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46. Comparative effectiveness of torsemide versus furosemide in heart failure patients: insights from the PROTECT trial

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Mentz, Robert J, Velazquez, Eric J, Metra, Marco, McKendry, Colleen, Chiswell, Karen, Fiuzat, Mona, Givertz, Michael M, Voors, Adriaan A, Teerlink, John R, and O'Connor, Christopher M

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Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, Clinical Sciences, Kidney Disease, Patient Safety, Cardiovascular, Clinical Trials and Supportive Activities, Comparative Effectiveness Research, Clinical Research, Heart Disease, Good Health and Well Being, Aged, Disease Progression, Diuretics, Dose-Response Relationship, Drug, Europe, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Furosemide, Heart Failure, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Prospective Studies, Sulfonamides, Survival Rate, Time Factors, Torsemide, Treatment Outcome, furosemide, heart failure, loop diuretics, outcomes, torsemide, Cardiorespiratory Medicine and Haematology, Cardiovascular System & Hematology, Cardiovascular medicine and haematology
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AimThe authors assessed the comparative effectiveness of torsemide versus furosemide in the PROTECT trial.MethodsThe authors assessed the relationship between loop diuretic at discharge and death or cardiovascular/renal hospitalization within 30 days, and death through 150 days postdischarge using inverse probability weighting.ResultsOut of 1004 patients, 83.5% received furosemide and 16.5% torsemide. Torsemide patients had higher blood urea nitrogen, and more in-hospital worsening heart failure. Following adjustment, torsemide was associated with similar 30-day outcomes compared with furosemide (p = 0.93), but remained associated with increased 150-day death (hazard ratio: 2.26; 95% CI: 1.40-3.66; p < 0.001).ConclusionPatients treated with torsemide had features of greater disease severity, similar 30-day outcomes but increased 150-day mortality. Prospective randomized trials are needed to investigate the effect of torsemide versus furosemide.

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2015

47. Relationship Between Daily Exposure to Biomass Fuel Smoke and Blood Pressure in High-Altitude Peru

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Burroughs Peña, Melissa, Romero, Karina M, Velazquez, Eric J, Davila-Roman, Victor G, Gilman, Robert H, Wise, Robert A, Miranda, J Jaime, and Checkley, William

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Hypertension, Lung, Cardiovascular, Clinical Research, Affordable and Clean Energy, Adult, Aged, Air Pollution, Indoor, Altitude, Biomass, Blood Pressure, Environmental Illness, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Humans, Incidence, Male, Middle Aged, Peru, Rural Population, Smoke, Latin America, air pollution, blood pressure, global health, health status disparities, indoor air pollution, rural health, Cardiorespiratory Medicine and Haematology, Clinical Sciences, Public Health and Health Services, Cardiovascular System & Hematology
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Household air pollution from biomass fuel use affects 3 billion people worldwide; however, few studies have examined the relationship between biomass fuel use and blood pressure. We sought to determine if daily biomass fuel use was associated with elevated blood pressure in high altitude Peru and if this relationship was affected by lung function. We analyzed baseline information from a population-based cohort study of adults aged ≥ 35 years in Puno, Peru. Daily biomass fuel use was self-reported. We used multivariable regression models to examine the relationship between daily exposure to biomass fuel smoke and blood pressure outcomes. Interactions with sex and quartiles of forced vital capacity were conducted to evaluate for effect modification. Data from 1004 individuals (mean age, 55.3 years; 51.7% women) were included. We found an association between biomass fuel use with both prehypertension (adjusted relative risk ratio, 5.0; 95% confidence interval, 2.6-9.9) and hypertension (adjusted relative risk ratio, 3.5; 95% confidence interval, 1.7-7.0). Biomass fuel users had a higher systolic blood pressure (7.0 mm Hg; 95% confidence interval, 4.4-9.6) and a higher diastolic blood pressure (5.9 mm Hg; 95% confidence interval, 4.2-7.6) when compared with nonusers. We did not find interaction effects between daily biomass fuel use and sex or percent predicted forced vital capacity for either systolic blood pressure or diastolic blood pressure. Biomass fuel use was associated with a higher likelihood of having hypertension and higher blood pressure in Peru. Reducing exposure to household air pollution from biomass fuel use represents an opportunity for cardiovascular prevention.

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2015

50. CABG Improves Outcomes in Patients With Ischemic Cardiomyopathy: 10-Year Follow-Up of the STICH Trial

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Howlett, Jonathan G., Stebbins, Amanda, Petrie, Mark C., Jhund, Pardeep S., Castelvecchio, Serenella, Cherniavsky, Alexander, Sueta, Carla A., Roy, Ambuj, Piña, Ileana L., Wurm, Raphael, Drazner, Mark H., Andersson, Bert, Batlle, Carmen, Senni, Michele, Chrzanowski, Lukasz, Merkely, Bela, Carson, Peter, Desvigne-Nickens, Patrice M., Lee, Kerry L., Velazquez, Eric J., and Al-Khalidi, Hussein R.

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2019
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