Eric Velazquez, MD
Cardiovascular Medicine, Heart Failure, Genetics
Titles
- Robert W. Berliner Professor of Medicine (Cardiology)
- Chief, Cardiovascular Medicine
- Chief, Cardiovascular Medicine, Yale New Haven Hospital
- Physician-in-Chief, Heart and Vascular Center, Yale New Haven Health
- Deputy Director, Clinical Trials Innovation, Yale Center for Clinical Investigation (YCCI)
- Co-Chair, Clinical and Translational Research Oversight Committee
- President’s contingency planning committee, Clinical Practice/Clinical Research Subcommittee
Education & Training
- FellowDuke University School of Medicine (2001)
- Research FellowDuke University School of Medicine (2001)
- Clinical Research FellowDuke Clinical Research Institute (2001)
- FellowDuke University School of Medicine (2000)
- MDAlbert Einstein College of Medicine (1997)
- Visiting Junior RegistrarJohn Radcliffe Hospital (1997)
- Senior Assistant ResidentDuke University School of Medicine, (1997)
- Junior Assistant ResidentDuke University School of Medicine (1996)
- InternDuke University School of Medicine (1995)
- BAWilliams College, Psychology (1988)
Additional Information
Honors & Recognitions
- Distinguished Nominee, Research Mentor Award: Duke University Schools of Medicine and Nursing (2015)
- Inducted into the American Society for Clinical Investigation: (2014)
- Who’s Who in America: (2014)
- Nominee: Joseph G. Greenfield, Jr. Faculty Award for Research Mentoring (2004)
- Greenfield Scholar in Cardiology Award: (2001)
- Nominee: Eugene A. Stead, Jr. Faculty Award for Excellence in Teaching (2001)
- Sigma Xi Honor Society: (1988)
- Class of 1960 Scholar: Williams College (1988)
- Rogers Award: Regis High School, New York, NY (1984)
Board Certifications
- AB of Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease (2002)
Publications
- Patel PA, Ambrosy AP, Phelan M, Alenezi F, Chiswell K, Van Dyke MK, Tomfohr J, Honarpour N, Velazquez EJ. Association between systolic ejection time and outcomes in heart failure by ejection fraction. European Journal Of Heart Failure 2020, 22: 1174-1182. PMID: 31863532, PMCID: PMC7493053, DOI: 10.1002/ejhf.1659.
- Butler J, Greene SJ, Shah SH, Shah SJ, Anstrom KJ, Kim RJ, Kalogeropoulos AP, Velazquez EJ, Hernandez AF, Desvigne-Nickens P, Scherzer R, Hsue PY, Braunwald E. Diastolic Dysfunction in Patients With Human Immunodeficiency Virus Receiving Antiretroviral Therapy: Results From the CHART Study. Journal Of Cardiac Failure 2020, 26: 371-380. PMID: 31682908, PMCID: PMC7195219, DOI: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2019.10.011.
- Krishnamoorthy V, Chaikittisilpa N, Lee J, Mackensen GB, Gibbons EF, Laskowitz D, Hernandez A, Velazquez E, Lele AV, Vavilala MS. Speckle Tracking Analysis of Left Ventricular Systolic Function Following Traumatic Brain Injury: A Pilot Prospective Observational Cohort Study. Journal Of Neurosurgical Anesthesiology 2020, 32: 156-161. PMID: 30676403, PMCID: PMC6646112, DOI: 10.1097/ANA.0000000000000578.
- Daubert MA, Sivak J, Dunning A, Douglas PS, Coyne B, Wang TY, Mark DB, Velazquez EJ. Implications of Abnormal Exercise Electrocardiography With Normal Stress Echocardiography. JAMA Internal Medicine 2020, 180: 494-502. PMID: 31985749, PMCID: PMC6990669, DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2019.6958.
- Muiruri C, Longenecker CT, Meissner EG, Okeke NL, Pettit AC, Thomas K, Velazquez E, Bloomfield GS. Prevention of cardiovascular disease for historically marginalized racial and ethnic groups living with HIV: A narrative review of the literature. Progress In Cardiovascular Diseases 2020, 63: 142-148. PMID: 32057785, PMCID: PMC7237291, DOI: 10.1016/j.pcad.2020.02.006.
- Patel RB, Alenezi F, Sun JL, Alhanti B, Vaduganathan M, Oh JK, Redfield MM, Butler J, Hernandez AF, Velazquez EJ, Shah SJ. Biomarker Profile of Left Atrial Myopathy in Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction: Insights From the RELAX Trial. Journal Of Cardiac Failure 2020, 26: 270-275. PMID: 31857197, PMCID: PMC7078046, DOI: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2019.12.001.
- 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 2020, 8: 141-150. PMID: 31838034, PMCID: PMC6995411, DOI: 10.1016/j.jchf.2019.08.016.
- DeVore AD, Braunwald E, Morrow DA, Duffy CI, Ambrosy AP, Chakraborty H, McCague K, Rocha R, Velazquez EJ. Initiation of Angiotensin-Neprilysin Inhibition After Acute Decompensated Heart Failure: Secondary Analysis of the Open-label Extension of the PIONEER-HF Trial. JAMA Cardiology 2020, 5: 202-207. PMID: 31825471, PMCID: PMC6990764, DOI: 10.1001/jamacardio.2019.4665.
- Panza JA, Velazquez EJ, Bonow RO. Myocardial Viability and Long-Term Outcomes in Ischemic Cardiomyopathy. Reply. The New England Journal Of Medicine 2019, 381: 2374. PMID: 31826352, DOI: 10.1056/NEJMc1913972.
- DeVore AD, Yow E, Krucoff MW, Sherwood MW, Shaw LK, Chiswell K, O'Connor CM, Ohman EM, Velazquez EJ. Percutaneous coronary intervention outcomes in patients with stable coronary disease and left ventricular systolic dysfunction. ESC Heart Failure 2019, 6: 1233-1242. PMID: 31560171, PMCID: PMC6989282, DOI: 10.1002/ehf2.12510.
- Morrow DA, Velazquez EJ, DeVore AD, Prescott MF, Duffy CI, Gurmu Y, McCague K, Rocha R, Braunwald E. Cardiovascular biomarkers in patients with acute decompensated heart failure randomized to sacubitril-valsartan or enalapril in the PIONEER-HF trial. European Heart Journal 2019, 40: 3345-3352. PMID: 31093657, PMCID: PMC6801941, DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehz240.
- Shelburne NJ, Parikh KS, Chiswell K, Shaw LK, Sivak J, Arges K, Tomfohr J, Velazquez EJ, Kisslo J, Samad Z, Rajagopal S. Echocardiographic Assessment of Right Ventricular Function and Response to Therapy in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension. The American Journal Of Cardiology 2019, 124: 1298-1304. PMID: 31481176, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2019.07.026.
- Vedanthan R, Kamano JH, DeLong AK, Naanyu V, Binanay CA, Bloomfield GS, Chrysanthopoulou SA, Finkelstein EA, Hogan JW, Horowitz CR, Inui TS, Menya D, Orango V, Velazquez EJ, Were MC, Kimaiyo S, Fuster V. Community Health Workers Improve Linkage to Hypertension Care in Western Kenya. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2019, 74: 1897-1906. PMID: 31487546, PMCID: PMC6788970, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2019.08.003.
- Howlett JG, Stebbins A, Petrie MC, Jhund PS, Castelvecchio S, Cherniavsky A, Sueta CA, Roy A, Piña IL, Wurm R, Drazner MH, Andersson B, Batlle C, Senni M, Chrzanowski L, Merkely B, Carson P, Desvigne-Nickens PM, Lee KL, Velazquez EJ, Al-Khalidi HR. CABG Improves Outcomes in Patients With Ischemic Cardiomyopathy: 10-Year Follow-Up of the STICH Trial. JACC. Heart Failure 2019, 7: 878-887. PMID: 31521682, PMCID: PMC7375257, DOI: 10.1016/j.jchf.2019.04.018.
- Nicolau JC, Stevens SR, Al-Khalidi HR, Jatene FB, Furtado RHM, Dallan LAO, Lisboa LAF, Desvigne-Nickens P, Haddad H, Jolicoeur EM, Petrie MC, Doenst T, Michler RE, Ohman EM, Maddury J, Ali I, Deja MA, Rouleau JL, Velazquez EJ, Hill JA. Does prior coronary angioplasty affect outcomes of surgical coronary revascularization? Insights from the STICH trial. International Journal Of Cardiology 2019, 291: 36-41. PMID: 30929973, PMCID: PMC6579621, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2019.03.029.
- Alenezi F, Bloomfield GS, Okeke NL, Velagapudi P, Abudaqa L, Ijioma N, Dunning A, Alajmi H, Clement ME, Shah SH, Naggie S, Velazquez EJ. Global Longitudinal Strain and Immune Status in Patients Living With Human Immunodeficiency Virus. The American Journal Of Cardiology 2019, 124: 966-971. PMID: 31371060, PMCID: PMC6887515, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2019.06.013.
- Panza JA, Ellis AM, Al-Khalidi HR, Holly TA, Berman DS, Oh JK, Pohost GM, Sopko G, Chrzanowski L, Mark DB, Kukulski T, Favaloro LE, Maurer G, Farsky PS, Tan RS, Asch FM, Velazquez EJ, Rouleau JL, Lee KL, Bonow RO. Myocardial Viability and Long-Term Outcomes in Ischemic Cardiomyopathy. The New England Journal Of Medicine 2019, 381: 739-748. PMID: 31433921, PMCID: PMC6814246, DOI: 10.1056/NEJMoa1807365.
- Ambrosy AP, DeVore AD, Velazquez EJ. In-hospital initiation of sacubitril/valsartan in acute decompensated heart failure: being in the right place at the right time. European Journal Of Heart Failure 2019, 21: 1008-1011. PMID: 31218805, DOI: 10.1002/ejhf.1540.
- Rao VS, Ahmad T, Brisco-Bacik MA, Bonventre JV, Wilson FP, Siew ED, Felker GM, Anstrom KK, Mahoney DD, Bart BA, Tang WHW, Velazquez EJ, Testani JM. Renal Effects of Intensive Volume Removal in Heart Failure Patients With Preexisting Worsening Renal Function. Circulation. Heart Failure 2019, 12: e005552. PMID: 31163974, PMCID: PMC6585463, DOI: 10.1161/CIRCHEARTFAILURE.118.005552.
- Morrow DA, Velazquez EJ, DeVore AD, Desai AS, Duffy CI, Ambrosy AP, Gurmu Y, McCague K, Rocha R, Braunwald E. Clinical Outcomes in Patients With Acute Decompensated Heart Failure Randomly Assigned to Sacubitril/Valsartan or Enalapril in the PIONEER-HF Trial. Circulation 2019, 139: 2285-2288. PMID: 30955360, DOI: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.118.039331.
- Bishawi M, Zanotti G, Shaw L, MacKenzie M, Castleberry A, Bartels K, Schroder J, Velazquez E, Swaminathan M, Rogers J, Milano C. Tricuspid Valve Regurgitation Immediately After Heart Transplant and Long-Term Outcomes. The Annals Of Thoracic Surgery 2019, 107: 1348-1355. PMID: 30529215, PMCID: PMC7256852, DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2018.10.065.
- Kelly JP, Andonian BJ, Patel MJ, Huang Z, Shaw LK, McGarrah RW, Borges-Neto S, Velazquez EJ, Kraus WE. Trends in cardiorespiratory fitness: The evolution of exercise treadmill testing at a single Academic Medical Center from 1970 to 2012. American Heart Journal 2019, 210: 88-97. PMID: 30743212, PMCID: PMC6441626, DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2019.01.001.
- 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.
- Alenezi F, Fudim M, Rymer J, Dunning A, Chiswell K, Swaminathan M, Bottiger B, Velagapudi P, Nicoara A, Kisslo J, Velazquez E, Vemulapalli S, Bloomfield GS, Samad Z. Predictors and Changes in Cardiac Hemodynamics and Geometry With Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation. The American Journal Of Cardiology 2019, 123: 813-819. PMID: 30598241, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2018.11.038.
- Bloomfield GS, Kirwa K, Agarwal A, Eliot MN, Alenezi F, Carter EJ, Foster MC, Kimaiyo S, Lumsden R, Menya D, Mitter SS, Velazquez EJ, Vedanthan R, Wellenius GA. Effects of a Cookstove Intervention on Cardiac Structure, Cardiac Function, and Blood Pressure in Western Kenya. Journal Of The American Society Of Echocardiography : Official Publication Of The American Society Of Echocardiography 2019, 32: 427-430. PMID: 30665729, DOI: 10.1016/j.echo.2018.11.013.
- Ambrosy AP, Stevens SR, Al-Khalidi HR, 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. 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.
- Velazquez EJ, Morrow DA, DeVore AD, Duffy CI, Ambrosy AP, McCague K, Rocha R, Braunwald E. Angiotensin-Neprilysin Inhibition in Acute Decompensated Heart Failure. The New England Journal Of Medicine 2019, 380: 539-548. PMID: 30415601, DOI: 10.1056/NEJMoa1812851.
- Alenezi F, Ambrosy AP, Phelan M, Chiswell K, Abudaqa L, Alajmi H, Kisslo J, Velazquez EJ. Left Ventricular Global Longitudinal Strain Can Reliably Be Measured from a Single Apical Four-Chamber View in Patients with Heart Failure. Journal Of The American Society Of Echocardiography : Official Publication Of The American Society Of Echocardiography 2019, 32: 317-318. PMID: 30552031, DOI: 10.1016/j.echo.2018.10.009.
- Hunter WG, McGarrah RW, Kelly JP, Khouri MG, Craig DM, Haynes C, Felker GM, Hernandez AF, Velazquez EJ, Kraus WE, Shah SH. High-Density Lipoprotein Particle Subfractions in Heart Failure With Preserved or Reduced Ejection Fraction. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2019, 73: 177-186. PMID: 30654890, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2018.10.059.
- 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 : Official Publication Of The American Society Of Echocardiography 2019, 32: 1-64. PMID: 30282592, DOI: 10.1016/j.echo.2018.06.004.
- Eisenstein EL, Prather K, Greene SJ, Harding T, Harrington A, Gabriel D, Jones I, Mentz RJ, Velazquez EJ, Anstrom KJ. Death: The Simple Clinical Trial Endpoint. Studies In Health Technology And Informatics 2019, 257: 86-91. PMID: 30741178, PMCID: PMC8228236.
- Sharma A, Ambrosy AP, DeVore AD, Margulies KB, McNulty SE, Mentz RJ, Hernandez AF, Michael Felker G, Cooper LB, Lala A, Vader J, Groake JD, Borlaug BA, Velazquez EJ. Liraglutide and weight loss among patients with advanced heart failure and a reduced ejection fraction: insights from the FIGHT trial. ESC Heart Failure 2018, 5: 1035-1043. PMID: 30120812, PMCID: PMC6300815, DOI: 10.1002/ehf2.12334.
- Giannini C, D'ascenzo F, Fiorelli F, Spontoni P, Swaans MJ, Velazquez EJ, Armeni P, Adamo M, De Carlo M, Petronio AS. A meta-analysis of MitraClip combined with medical therapy vs. medical therapy alone for treatment of mitral regurgitation in heart failure patients. ESC Heart Failure 2018, 5: 1150-1158. PMID: 30191666, PMCID: PMC6300824, DOI: 10.1002/ehf2.12339.
- Crowley AL, Yow E, Rabineau D, Norris C, White J, Daubert MA, Velazquez EJ, Barnhart H, Krucoff MW, Rao SV, Douglas PS. The Impact of a Rigorous Quality Program on 3D Echocardiography Data Quality in an International Multisite Randomized Trial. JACC. Cardiovascular Imaging 2018, 11: 1918-1920. PMID: 30121272, DOI: 10.1016/j.jcmg.2018.05.024.
- Borlaug BA, Velazquez EJ. On Books, Covers, and Judgments in Heart Failure. JACC. Cardiovascular Imaging 2018, 11: 1747-1749. PMID: 29153569, DOI: 10.1016/j.jcmg.2017.08.021.
- Minter S, Armour A, Tinnemore A, Strub K, Crowley AL, Bloomfield GS, Alexander JH, Douglas PS, Kisslo JA, Velazquez EJ, Samad Z. Crowdsourcing consensus: proposal of a novel method for assessing accuracy in echocardiography interpretation. The International Journal Of Cardiovascular Imaging 2018, 34: 1725-1730. PMID: 30128849, DOI: 10.1007/s10554-018-1389-y.
- Bouabdallaoui N, Stevens SR, Doenst T, Petrie MC, Al-Attar N, Ali IS, Ambrosy AP, Barton AK, Cartier R, Cherniavsky A, Demondion P, Desvigne-Nickens P, Favaloro RR, Gradinac S, Heinisch P, Jain A, Jasinski M, Jouan J, Kalil RAK, Menicanti L, Michler RE, Rao V, Smith PK, Zembala M, Velazquez EJ, Al-Khalidi HR, Rouleau JL. Society of Thoracic Surgeons Risk Score and EuroSCORE-2 Appropriately Assess 30-Day Postoperative Mortality in the STICH Trial and a Contemporary Cohort of Patients With Left Ventricular Dysfunction Undergoing Surgical Revascularization. Circulation. Heart Failure 2018, 11: e005531. PMID: 30571194, PMCID: PMC6309904, DOI: 10.1161/CIRCHEARTFAILURE.118.005531.
- Alenezi F, Mandawat A, Il'Giovine ZJ, Shaw LK, Siddiqui I, Tapson VF, Arges K, Rivera D, Romano MMD, Velazquez EJ, Douglas PS, Samad Z, Rajagopal S. Clinical Utility and Prognostic Value of Right Atrial Function in Pulmonary Hypertension. Circulation. Cardiovascular Imaging 2018, 11: e006984. PMID: 30571314, PMCID: PMC6309911, DOI: 10.1161/CIRCIMAGING.117.006984.
- Andersson B, She L, Tan RS, Jeemon P, Mokrzycki K, Siepe M, Romanov A, Favaloro LE, Djokovic LT, Raju PK, Betlejewski P, Racine N, Ostrzycki A, Nawarawong W, Das S, Rouleau JL, Sopko G, Lee KL, Velazquez EJ, Panza JA. The association between blood pressure and long-term outcomes of patients with ischaemic cardiomyopathy with and without surgical revascularization: an analysis of the STICH trial. European Heart Journal 2018, 39: 3464-3471. PMID: 30113633, PMCID: PMC6166135, DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehy438.
- Samad Z, Shaw LK, Phelan M, Glower DD, Ersboll M, Toptine JH, Alexander JH, Kisslo JA, Wang A, Mark DB, Velazquez EJ. Long-term outcomes of mitral regurgitation by type and severity. American Heart Journal 2018, 203: 39-48. PMID: 30015067, DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2018.05.001.
- Siddiqui I, Rajagopal S, Brucker A, Chiswell K, Christopher B, Alenezi F, Mandawat A, Rivera D, Arges K, Tapson V, Kisslo J, Velazquez E, Douglas PS, Samad Z. Clinical and Echocardiographic Predictors of Outcomes in Patients With Pulmonary Hypertension. The American Journal Of Cardiology 2018, 122: 872-878. PMID: 30093068, PMCID: PMC6280670, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2018.05.019.
- Pellikka PA, She L, Holly TA, Lin G, Varadarajan P, Pai RG, Bonow RO, Pohost GM, Panza JA, Berman DS, Prior DL, Asch FM, Borges-Neto S, Grayburn P, Al-Khalidi HR, Miszalski-Jamka K, Desvigne-Nickens P, Lee KL, Velazquez EJ, Oh JK. Variability in Ejection Fraction Measured By Echocardiography, Gated Single-Photon Emission Computed Tomography, and Cardiac Magnetic Resonance in Patients With Coronary Artery Disease and Left Ventricular Dysfunction. JAMA Network Open 2018, 1: e181456. PMID: 30646130, PMCID: PMC6324278, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2018.1456.
- Okeke NL, Alenezi F, Bloomfield GS, Dunning A, Clement ME, Shah SH, Naggie S, Velazquez EJ. Determinants of Left Ventricular Hypertrophy and Diastolic Dysfunction in an HIV Clinical Cohort. Journal Of Cardiac Failure 2018, 24: 496-503. PMID: 29964194, PMCID: PMC6231907, DOI: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2018.06.003.
- Friedman DJ, Fudim M, Overton R, Shaw LK, Patel D, Pokorney SD, Velazquez EJ, Al-Khatib SM. The relationship between baseline and follow-up left ventricular ejection fraction with adverse events among primary prevention ICD patients. American Heart Journal 2018, 201: 17-24. PMID: 29910051, PMCID: PMC6309220, DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2018.03.017.
- Il'Giovine ZJ, Mulder H, Chiswell K, Arges K, Tomfohr J, Hashmi A, Velazquez EJ, Kisslo JA, Samad Z, Rajagopal S. Right Ventricular Longitudinal Strain Reproducibility Using Vendor-Dependent and Vendor-Independent Software. Journal Of The American Society Of Echocardiography : Official Publication Of The American Society Of Echocardiography 2018, 31: 721-732.e5. PMID: 29525250, PMCID: PMC6825401, DOI: 10.1016/j.echo.2018.01.008.
- Ohman EM, Velazquez EJ. Revascularization for Heart Failure: Can We Do Better? JACC. Heart Failure 2018, 6: 527-529. PMID: 29852934, DOI: 10.1016/j.jchf.2018.05.002.
- Bouabdallaoui N, Stevens SR, Doenst T, Wrobel K, Bouchard D, Deja MA, Michler RE, Chua YL, Kalil RAK, Selzman CH, Daly RC, Sun B, Djokovic LT, Sopko G, Velazquez EJ, Rouleau JL, Lee KL, Al-Khalidi HR. Impact of Intubation Time on Survival following Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting: Insights from the Surgical Treatment for Ischemic Heart Failure (STICH) Trial. Journal Of Cardiothoracic And Vascular Anesthesia 2018, 32: 1256-1263. PMID: 29422280, PMCID: PMC6517319, DOI: 10.1053/j.jvca.2017.12.038.
- Angiotensin receptor-neprilysin inhibitor therapy in heart failure: An end that justifies the means.Ambrosy AP, Velazquez EJ. Angiotensin receptor-neprilysin inhibitor therapy in heart failure: An end that justifies the means. American Heart Journal 2018, 199: 176-177. PMID: 29754658, DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2018.02.007.
- Agarwal A, Kirwa K, Eliot MN, Alenezi F, Menya D, Mitter SS, Velazquez EJ, Vedanthan R, Wellenius GA, Bloomfield GS. Household Air Pollution Is Associated with Altered Cardiac Function among Women in Kenya. American Journal Of Respiratory And Critical Care Medicine 2018, 197: 958-961. PMID: 28925740, PMCID: PMC6020413, DOI: 10.1164/rccm.201704-0832LE.
- Butler J, Kalogeropoulos AP, Anstrom KJ, Hsue PY, Kim RJ, Scherzer R, Shah SJ, Shah SH, Velazquez EJ, Hernandez AF, Desvigne-Nickens P, Braunwald E. Diastolic Dysfunction in Individuals With Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection: Literature Review, Rationale and Design of the Characterizing Heart Function on Antiretroviral Therapy (CHART) Study. Journal Of Cardiac Failure 2018, 24: 255-265. PMID: 29482027, PMCID: PMC5880702, DOI: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2018.02.001.
- Velazquez EJ, Morrow DA, DeVore AD, Ambrosy AP, Duffy CI, McCague K, Hernandez AF, Rocha RA, Braunwald E. Rationale and design of the comParIson Of sacubitril/valsartaN versus Enalapril on Effect on nt-pRo-bnp in patients stabilized from an acute Heart Failure episode (PIONEER-HF) trial. American Heart Journal 2018, 198: 145-151. PMID: 29653636, DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2018.01.004.
- Pokorney SD, Al-Khatib SM, Sun JL, Schulte P, O'Connor CM, Teerlink JR, Armstrong PW, Ezekowitz JA, Starling RC, Voors AA, Velazquez EJ, Hernandez AF, Mentz RJ. Sudden cardiac death after acute heart failure hospital admission: insights from ASCEND-HF. European Journal Of Heart Failure 2018, 20: 525-532. PMID: 29266564, DOI: 10.1002/ejhf.1078.
- Velazquez EJ, Petrie MC. CABG or PCI for Diabetic Patients With Left Ventricular Dysfunction: Closing in on the Truth? Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2018, 71: 828-831. PMID: 29471932, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2018.01.014.
- Piña IL, Zheng Q, She L, Szwed H, Lang IM, Farsky PS, Castelvecchio S, Biernat J, Paraforos A, Kosevic D, Favaloro LE, Nicolau JC, Varadarajan P, Velazquez EJ, Pai RG, Cyrille N, Lee KL, Desvigne-Nickens P. Sex Difference in Patients With Ischemic Heart Failure Undergoing Surgical Revascularization: Results From the STICH Trial (Surgical Treatment for Ischemic Heart Failure). Circulation 2018, 137: 771-780. PMID: 29459462, PMCID: PMC5896331, DOI: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.117.030526.
- Sze E, Samad Z, Dunning A, Campbell KB, Loring Z, Atwater BD, Chiswell K, Kisslo JA, Velazquez EJ, Daubert JP. Impaired Recovery of Left Ventricular Function in Patients With Cardiomyopathy and Left Bundle Branch Block. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2018, 71: 306-317. PMID: 29348023, PMCID: PMC8352572, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2017.11.020.
- Brook RD, Kaciroti N, Bakris G, Dahlöf B, Pitt B, Velazquez E, Weber M, Zappe DH, Hau T, Jamerson KA. Prior Medications and the Cardiovascular Benefits From Combination Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibition Plus Calcium Channel Blockade Among High-Risk Hypertensive Patients. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2018, 7 PMID: 29301757, PMCID: PMC5778960, DOI: 10.1161/JAHA.117.006940.
- Burroughs Peña MS, Swett K, Kaplan RC, Perreira K, Daviglus M, Kansal MM, Cai J, Giachello AL, Gellman MD, Velazquez EJ, Rodriguez CJ. Childhood and adult exposure to secondhand tobacco smoke and cardiac structure and function: results from Echo-SOL. Open Heart 2018, 5: e000831. PMID: 30402256, PMCID: PMC6203071, DOI: 10.1136/openhrt-2018-000831.
- Stewart RAH, Szalewska D, Stebbins A, Al-Khalidi HR, Cleland JGH, Rynkiewicz A, Drazner MH, White HD, Mark DB, Roy A, Kosevic D, Rajda M, Jasinski M, Leng CY, Tungsubutra W, Desvigne-Nickens P, Velazquez EJ, Petrie MC. Six-minute walk distance after coronary artery bypass grafting compared with medical therapy in ischaemic cardiomyopathy. Open Heart 2018, 5: e000752. PMID: 29531766, PMCID: PMC5845417, DOI: 10.1136/openhrt-2017-000752.
- Sze E, Dunning A, Loring Z, Atwater BD, Chiswell K, Daubert JP, Kisslo JA, Mark DB, Velazquez EJ, Samad Z. Comparison of Incidence of Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction Among Patients With Left Bundle Branch Block Versus Those With Normal QRS Duration. The American Journal Of Cardiology 2017, 120: 1990-1997. PMID: 28958452, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2017.08.003.
- Alenezi F, Brummett BH, Boyle SH, Samad Z, Babyak MA, Alzaeim N, Wilson J, Romano MMD, Sun JL, Ersboll M, O'Connor CM, Velazquez EJ, Jiang W. Usefulness of Myocardial Annular Velocity Change During Mental Stress to Predict Cardiovascular Outcome in Patients With Coronary Artery Disease (From the Responses of Mental Stress-Induced Myocardial Ischemia to Escitalopram Treatment Trial). The American Journal Of Cardiology 2017, 120: 1495-1500. PMID: 28917493, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2017.07.039.
- Buggey J, Alenezi F, Yoon HJ, Phelan M, DeVore AD, Khouri MG, Schulte PJ, Velazquez EJ. Left ventricular global longitudinal strain in patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction: outcomes following an acute heart failure hospitalization. ESC Heart Failure 2017, 4: 432-439. PMID: 29154416, PMCID: PMC5695196, DOI: 10.1002/ehf2.12159.
- Prevalence and Outcomes of Left-Sided Valvular Heart Disease Associated With Chronic Kidney Disease.Samad Z, Sivak JA, Phelan M, Schulte PJ, Patel U, Velazquez EJ. Prevalence and Outcomes of Left-Sided Valvular Heart Disease Associated With Chronic Kidney Disease. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2017, 6 PMID: 29021274, PMCID: PMC5721834, DOI: 10.1161/JAHA.117.006044.
- Lekavich CL, Barksdale DJ, Wu JR, Neelon V, Crandell J, Velazquez EJ. Measures of Ventricular-Arterial Coupling and Incident Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction: A Matched Case-Control Analysis. Journal Of Cardiac Failure 2017, 23: 659-665. PMID: 28716687, PMCID: PMC5585062, DOI: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2017.07.395.
- Broderick-Forsgren K, Davenport CA, Sivak JA, Hargett CW, Foster MC, Monteagudo A, Armour A, Rajagopal S, Arges K, Velazquez EJ, Samad Z. Improving on the diagnostic characteristics of echocardiography for pulmonary hypertension. The International Journal Of Cardiovascular Imaging 2017, 33: 1341-1349. PMID: 28337558, DOI: 10.1007/s10554-017-1114-2.
- Lu MT, Douglas PS, Udelson JE, Adami E, Ghoshhajra BB, Picard MH, Roberts R, Lee KL, Einstein AJ, Mark DB, Velazquez EJ, Carter W, Ridner M, Al-Khalidi HR, Hoffmann U. Safety of coronary CT angiography and functional testing for stable chest pain in the PROMISE trial: A randomized comparison of test complications, incidental findings, and radiation dose. Journal Of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography 2017, 11: 373-382. PMID: 28838846, PMCID: PMC6201309, DOI: 10.1016/j.jcct.2017.08.005.
- Bhatt AS, Ambrosy AP, Velazquez EJ. Adverse Remodeling and Reverse Remodeling After Myocardial Infarction. Current Cardiology Reports 2017, 19: 71. PMID: 28660552, DOI: 10.1007/s11886-017-0876-4.
- DeVore AD, McNulty S, Alenezi F, Ersboll M, Vader JM, Oh JK, Lin G, Redfield MM, Lewis G, Semigran MJ, Anstrom KJ, Hernandez AF, Velazquez EJ. Impaired left ventricular global longitudinal strain in patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction: insights from the RELAX trial. European Journal Of Heart Failure 2017, 19: 893-900. PMID: 28194841, PMCID: PMC5511088, DOI: 10.1002/ejhf.754.
- Banks A, Broderick S, Chiswell K, Shaw L, Devore A, Fiuzat M, O'Connor C, Felker GM, Velazquez E, Mentz R. Comparison of Clinical Characteristics and Outcomes of Patients With Versus Without Diabetes Mellitus and With Versus Without Angina Pectoris (from the Duke Databank for Cardiovascular Disease). The American Journal Of Cardiology 2017, 119: 1703-1709. PMID: 28395884, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2017.02.053.
- DeVore AD, Alenezi F, Krishnamoorthy A, Ersboll M, Samsky MD, Schulte PJ, Patel CB, Rogers JG, Milano CA, Velazquez EJ, Khouri MG. Assessment of cardiac allograft systolic function by global longitudinal strain: From donor to recipient. Clinical Transplantation 2017, 31 PMID: 28294407, DOI: 10.1111/ctr.12961.
- Pai RG, Varadarajan P, Rouleau JL, Stebbins AL, Velazquez EJ, Al-Khalidi HR, Pohost GM. Value of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Imaging-Derived Baseline Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction and Volumes for Precise Risk Stratification of Patients With Ischemic Cardiomyopathy: Insights From the Surgical Treatment for Ischemic Heart Failure (STICH) Trial. JAMA Cardiology 2017, 2: 577-579. PMID: 28199489, PMCID: PMC5814980, DOI: 10.1001/jamacardio.2016.5492.
- Wyrembak J, Campbell KB, Steinberg BA, Bahnson TD, Daubert JP, Velazquez EJ, Samad Z, Atwater BD. Incidence and Predictors of Left Atrial Appendage Thrombus in Patients Treated With Nonvitamin K Oral Anticoagulants Versus Warfarin Before Catheter Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation. The American Journal Of Cardiology 2017, 119: 1017-1022. PMID: 28153350, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2016.12.008.
- Sun JL, Boyle SH, Samad Z, Babyak MA, Wilson JL, Kuhn C, Becker RC, Ortel TL, Williams RB, Rogers JG, O'Connor CM, Velazquez EJ, Jiang W. Mental stress-induced left ventricular dysfunction and adverse outcome in ischemic heart disease patients. European Journal Of Preventive Cardiology 2017, 24: 591-599. PMID: 28067532, PMCID: PMC6093615, DOI: 10.1177/2047487316686435.
- Rao MP, Al-Khatib SM, Pokorney SD, She L, Romanov A, Nicolau JC, Lee KL, Carson P, Selzman CH, Stepinska J, Cleland JG, Tungsubutra W, Desvigne-Nickens PM, Sueta CA, Siepe M, Lang I, Feldman AM, Yii M, Rouleau JL, Velazquez EJ. Sudden Cardiac Death in Patients With Ischemic Heart Failure Undergoing Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting: Results From the STICH Randomized Clinical Trial (Surgical Treatment for Ischemic Heart Failure). Circulation 2017, 135: 1136-1144. PMID: 28154006, PMCID: PMC5516272, DOI: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.116.026075.
- Randolph TC, Broderick S, Shaw LK, Chiswell K, Mentz RJ, Kutyifa V, Velazquez EJ, Gilliam FR, Thomas KL. Race and Sex Differences in QRS Interval and Associated Outcome Among Patients with Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2017, 6 PMID: 28320746, PMCID: PMC5523998, DOI: 10.1161/JAHA.116.004381.
- Barasa FA, Vedanthan R, Pastakia SD, Crowe SJ, Aruasa W, Sugut WK, White R, Ogola ES, Bloomfield GS, Velazquez EJ. Approaches to Sustainable Capacity Building for Cardiovascular Disease Care in Kenya. Cardiology Clinics 2017, 35: 145-152. PMID: 27886785, DOI: 10.1016/j.ccl.2016.08.014.
- Feigal JP, Boyle SH, Samad Z, Velazquez EJ, Wilson JL, Becker RC, Williams RB, Kuhn CM, Ortel TL, Rogers JG, O'Connor CM, Jiang W. Associations between positive emotional well-being and stress-induced myocardial ischemia: Well-being scores predict exercise-induced ischemia. Journal Of Psychosomatic Research 2017, 93: 14-18. PMID: 28107887, PMCID: PMC6044283, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2016.11.012.
- Pokorney SD, Miller AL, Chen AY, Thomas L, Fonarow GC, de Lemos JA, Al-Khatib SM, Velazquez EJ, Peterson ED, Wang TY. Reassessment of Cardiac Function and Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Use Among Medicare Patients With Low Ejection Fraction After Myocardial Infarction. Circulation 2017, 135: 38-47. PMID: 27881561, DOI: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.116.022359.
- Temu TM, Lane KA, Shen C, Ng'ang'a L, Akwanalo CO, Chen PS, Emonyi W, Heckbert SR, Koech MM, Manji I, Vatta M, Velazquez EJ, Wessel J, Kimaiyo S, Inui TS, Bloomfield GS. Clinical characteristics and 12-month outcomes of patients with valvular and non-valvular atrial fibrillation in Kenya. PloS One 2017, 12: e0185204. PMID: 28934312, PMCID: PMC5608343, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0185204.
- DeVore AD, Velazquez EJ. Rethinking Revascularization in Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction. Circulation. Heart Failure 2017, 10 PMID: 28087689, PMCID: PMC5516273, DOI: 10.1161/CIRCHEARTFAILURE.116.003770.
- Samad Z, Velazquez EJ. Functional Mitral Regurgitation: Appraising the Evidence Behind Recommended Treatment Strategies. Current Cardiology Reports 2016, 18: 128. PMID: 27796864, DOI: 10.1007/s11886-016-0808-8.
- Burroughs Peña MS, Dunning A, Schulte PJ, Durheim MT, Kussin P, Checkley W, Velazquez EJ. Pulmonary function and adverse cardiovascular outcomes: Can cardiac function explain the link? Respiratory Medicine 2016, 121: 4-12. PMID: 27888991, DOI: 10.1016/j.rmed.2016.10.009.
- Petrie MC, Jhund PS, She L, Adlbrecht C, Doenst T, Panza JA, Hill JA, Lee KL, Rouleau JL, Prior DL, Ali IS, Maddury J, Golba KS, White HD, Carson P, Chrzanowski L, Romanov A, Miller AB, Velazquez EJ. Ten-Year Outcomes After Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting According to Age in Patients With Heart Failure and Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction: An Analysis of the Extended Follow-Up of the STICH Trial (Surgical Treatment for Ischemic Heart Failure). Circulation 2016, 134: 1314-1324. PMID: 27573034, PMCID: PMC5089908, DOI: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.116.024800.
- Dahhan T, Siddiqui I, Tapson VF, Velazquez EJ, Sun S, Davenport CA, Samad Z, Rajagopal S. Clinical and echocardiographic predictors of mortality in acute pulmonary embolism. Cardiovascular Ultrasound 2016, 14: 44. PMID: 27793158, PMCID: PMC5086059, DOI: 10.1186/s12947-016-0087-y.
- Hunter WG, Kelly JP, McGarrah RW, Khouri MG, Craig D, Haynes C, Ilkayeva O, Stevens RD, Bain JR, Muehlbauer MJ, Newgard CB, Felker GM, Hernandez AF, Velazquez EJ, Kraus WE, Shah SH. Metabolomic Profiling Identifies Novel Circulating Biomarkers of Mitochondrial Dysfunction Differentially Elevated in Heart Failure With Preserved Versus Reduced Ejection Fraction: Evidence for Shared Metabolic Impairments in Clinical Heart Failure. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2016, 5 PMID: 27473038, PMCID: PMC5015273, DOI: 10.1161/JAHA.115.003190.
- Samad Z, Vora AN, Dunning A, Schulte PJ, Shaw LK, Al-Enezi F, Ersboll M, McGarrah RW, Vavalle JP, Shah SH, Kisslo J, Glower D, Harrison JK, Velazquez EJ. Aortic valve surgery and survival in patients with moderate or severe aortic stenosis and left ventricular dysfunction. European Heart Journal 2016, 37: 2276-86. PMID: 26787441, PMCID: PMC5841220, DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehv701.
- Lopes RD, Pieper KS, Stevens SR, Solomon SD, McMurray JJ, Pfeffer MA, Leimberger JD, Velazquez EJ. Predicting Outcomes Over Time in Patients With Heart Failure, Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction, or Both Following Acute Myocardial Infarction. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2016, 5 PMID: 27353607, PMCID: PMC4937254, DOI: 10.1161/JAHA.115.003045.
- Klein MR, Kiefer TL, Velazquez EJ. Platypnea-Orthodeoxia Syndrome: To Shunt or Not to Shunt, That is the Question. Texas Heart Institute Journal / From The Texas Heart Institute Of St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital, Texas Children's Hospital 2016, 43: 264-6. PMID: 27303248, PMCID: PMC4894711, DOI: 10.14503/THIJ-15-5280.
- Abdul-Rahim AH, Docherty KF, Skali H, Køber L, Dickstein K, Maggioni AP, Mareev V, Zannad F, Velazquez EJ, Califf RM, Pfeffer MA, Solomon SD, Lees KR, McMurray JJ. Effect of single and dual renin-angiotensin blockade on stroke in patients with and without diabetes in VALIANT. European Stroke Journal 2016, 1: 93-100. PMID: 31008270, PMCID: PMC6301225, DOI: 10.1177/2396987316646025.
- Velazquez EJ, Lee KL, Jones RH, Al-Khalidi HR, Hill JA, Panza JA, Michler RE, Bonow RO, Doenst T, Petrie MC, Oh JK, She L, Moore VL, Desvigne-Nickens P, Sopko G, Rouleau JL. Coronary-Artery Bypass Surgery in Patients with Ischemic Cardiomyopathy. The New England Journal Of Medicine 2016, 374: 1511-20. PMID: 27040723, PMCID: PMC4938005, DOI: 10.1056/NEJMoa1602001.
- Redfield MM, Velazquez EJ, Braunwald E. Nitrates in Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction. The New England Journal Of Medicine 2016, 374: 1589. PMID: 27096585, DOI: 10.1056/NEJMc1601507.
- Sivak JA, Vora AN, Navar AM, Schulte PJ, Crowley AL, Kisslo J, Corey GR, Liao L, Wang A, Velazquez EJ, Samad Z. An Approach to Improve the Negative Predictive Value and Clinical Utility of Transthoracic Echocardiography in Suspected Native Valve Infective Endocarditis. Journal Of The American Society Of Echocardiography : Official Publication Of The American Society Of Echocardiography 2016, 29: 315-22. PMID: 26850679, PMCID: PMC6052444, DOI: 10.1016/j.echo.2015.12.009.
- Garber AM, Mentz RJ, Al-Khalidi HR, Shaw LK, Fiuzat M, O'Connor CM, Velazquez EJ. Clinical predictors and outcomes of patients with left ventricular thrombus following ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction. Journal Of Thrombosis And Thrombolysis 2016, 41: 365-73. PMID: 26202909, DOI: 10.1007/s11239-015-1252-0.
- Weber MA, Bloch M, Bakris GL, Weir MR, Zappe DH, Dahlof B, Velazquez EJ, Pitt B, Basile JN, Jamerson K, Hua TA. Cardiovascular Outcomes According to Systolic Blood Pressure in Patients With and Without Diabetes: An ACCOMPLISH Substudy. Journal Of Clinical Hypertension (Greenwich, Conn.) 2016, 18: 299-307. PMID: 27060568, PMCID: PMC8032014, DOI: 10.1111/jch.12816.
- Samsky MD, DeVore AD, Durkin M, Stout JE, Velazquez EJ, Milano CA. Getting to a Man's Heart through His Colon. Texas Heart Institute Journal / From The Texas Heart Institute Of St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital, Texas Children's Hospital 2016, 43: 168-70. PMID: 27127437, PMCID: PMC4845564, DOI: 10.14503/THIJ-14-4946.
- DeVore AD, Schulte PJ, Mentz RJ, Hardy NC, Kelly JP, Velazquez EJ, Maya JF, Kielhorn A, Patel HK, Reed SD, Hernandez AF. Relation of Elevated Heart Rate in Patients With Heart Failure With Reduced Ejection Fraction to One-Year Outcomes and Costs. The American Journal Of Cardiology 2016, 117: 946-51. PMID: 26805662, PMCID: PMC5429586, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2015.12.031.
- Samad Z, Minter S, Armour A, Tinnemore A, Sivak JA, Sedberry B, Strub K, Horan SM, Harrison JK, Kisslo J, Douglas PS, Velazquez EJ. Implementing a Continuous Quality Improvement Program in a High-Volume Clinical Echocardiography Laboratory: Improving Care for Patients With Aortic Stenosis. Circulation. Cardiovascular Imaging 2016, 9 PMID: 26957220, DOI: 10.1161/CIRCIMAGING.115.003708.
- Bloomfield GS, DeLong AK, Akwanalo CO, Hogan JW, Carter EJ, Aswa DF, Binanay C, Koech M, Kimaiyo S, Velazquez EJ. Markers of Atherosclerosis, Clinical Characteristics, and Treatment Patterns in Heart Failure: A Case-Control Study of Middle-Aged Adult Heart Failure Patients in Rural Kenya. Global Heart 2016, 11: 97-107. PMID: 27102027, PMCID: PMC4843836, DOI: 10.1016/j.gheart.2015.12.014.
- Mentz RJ, Hasselblad V, DeVore AD, Metra M, Voors AA, Armstrong PW, Ezekowitz JA, Tang WH, Schulte PJ, Anstrom KJ, Hernandez AF, Velazquez EJ, O'Connor CM. Torsemide Versus Furosemide in Patients With Acute Heart Failure (from the ASCEND-HF Trial). The American Journal Of Cardiology 2016, 117: 404-11. PMID: 26704029, PMCID: PMC4718787, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2015.10.059.
- Redfield MM, Anstrom KJ, Levine JA, Koepp GA, Borlaug BA, Chen HH, LeWinter MM, Joseph SM, Shah SJ, Semigran MJ, Felker GM, Cole RT, Reeves GR, Tedford RJ, Tang WH, McNulty SE, Velazquez EJ, Shah MR, Braunwald E. Isosorbide Mononitrate in Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction. The New England Journal Of Medicine 2015, 373: 2314-24. PMID: 26549714, PMCID: PMC4712067, DOI: 10.1056/NEJMoa1510774.
- Binanay CA, Akwanalo CO, Aruasa W, Barasa FA, Corey GR, Crowe S, Esamai F, Einterz R, Foster MC, Gardner A, Kibosia J, Kimaiyo S, Koech M, Korir B, Lawrence JE, Lukas S, Manji I, Maritim P, Ogaro F, Park P, Pastakia SD, Sugut W, Vedanthan R, Yanoh R, Velazquez EJ, Bloomfield GS. Building Sustainable Capacity for Cardiovascular Care at a Public Hospital in Western Kenya. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2015, 66: 2550-60. PMID: 26653630, PMCID: PMC4680855, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2015.09.086.
- Jolicœur EM, Dunning A, Castelvecchio S, Dabrowski R, Waclawiw MA, Petrie MC, Stewart R, Jhund PS, Desvigne-Nickens P, Panza JA, Bonow RO, Sun B, San TR, Al-Khalidi HR, Rouleau JL, Velazquez EJ, Cleland JGF. Importance of angina in patients with coronary disease, heart failure, and left ventricular systolic dysfunction: insights from STICH. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2015, 66: 2092-2100. PMID: 26541919, PMCID: PMC4655599, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2015.08.882.
- Velazquez EJ, Samad Z, Al-Khalidi HR, Sangli C, Grayburn PA, Massaro JM, Stevens SR, Feldman TE, Krucoff MW. The MitraClip and survival in patients with mitral regurgitation at high risk for surgery: A propensity-matched comparison. American Heart Journal 2015, 170: 1050-1059.e3. PMID: 26542516, DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2015.08.004.
- Samad Z, Shaw LK, Phelan M, Ersboll M, Risum N, Al-Khalidi HR, Glower DD, Milano CA, Alexander JH, O'Connor CM, Wang A, Velazquez EJ. Management and outcomes in patients with moderate or severe functional mitral regurgitation and severe left ventricular dysfunction. European Heart Journal 2015, 36: 2733-41. PMID: 26233850, DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehv343.
- Bonow RO, Castelvecchio S, Panza JA, Berman DS, Velazquez EJ, Michler RE, She L, Holly TA, Desvigne-Nickens P, Kosevic D, Rajda M, Chrzanowski L, Deja M, Lee KL, White H, Oh JK, Doenst T, Hill JA, Rouleau JL, Menicanti L. Severity of Remodeling, Myocardial Viability, and Survival in Ischemic LV Dysfunction After Surgical Revascularization. JACC. Cardiovascular Imaging 2015, 8: 1121-1129. PMID: 26363840, PMCID: PMC4633018, DOI: 10.1016/j.jcmg.2015.03.013.
- Grayburn PA, She L, Roberts BJ, Golba KS, Mokrzycki K, Drozdz J, Cherniavsky A, Przybylski R, Wrobel K, Asch FM, Holly TA, Haddad H, Yii M, Maurer G, Kron I, Schaff H, Velazquez EJ, Oh JK. Comparison of Transesophageal and Transthoracic Echocardiographic Measurements of Mechanism and Severity of Mitral Regurgitation in Ischemic Cardiomyopathy (from the Surgical Treatment of Ischemic Heart Failure Trial). The American Journal Of Cardiology 2015, 116: 913-8. PMID: 26170249, PMCID: PMC4554976, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2015.06.015.
- Ersboll M, Samad Z, Al Enezi F, Kisslo J, Schulte PJ, Shaw LK, Køber L, Harrison JK, Bashore T, Brennan M, Velazquez EJ. Temporal Trends in Disease Severity and Predicted Surgical Risk at the Time of Referral for Echocardiography in Patients Diagnosed with Aortic Stenosis. Critical Pathways In Cardiology 2015, 14: 103-9. PMID: 26214813, DOI: 10.1097/HPC.0000000000000048.
- Parikh KS, Rajagopal S, Arges K, Ahmad T, Sivak J, Kaul P, Shah SH, Tapson V, Velazquez EJ, Douglas PS, Samad Z. Use of outcome measures in pulmonary hypertension clinical trials. American Heart Journal 2015, 170: 419-29.e3. PMID: 26385024, DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2015.06.010.
- Mentz RJ, Velazquez EJ, Metra M, McKendry C, Chiswell K, Fiuzat M, Givertz MM, Voors AA, Teerlink JR, O'Connor CM. Comparative effectiveness of torsemide versus furosemide in heart failure patients: insights from the PROTECT trial. Future Cardiology 2015, 11: 585-95. PMID: 26403536, PMCID: PMC5558519, DOI: 10.2217/fca.15.56.
- Angiotensin receptor neprilysin inhibition in heart failure: mechanistic action and clinical impact.Buggey J, Mentz RJ, DeVore AD, Velazquez EJ. Angiotensin receptor neprilysin inhibition in heart failure: mechanistic action and clinical impact. Journal Of Cardiac Failure 2015, 21: 741-50. PMID: 26209000, DOI: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2015.07.008.
- Bloomfield GS, Temu TM, Akwanalo CO, Chen PS, Emonyi W, Heckbert SR, Koech MM, Manji I, Shen C, Vatta M, Velazquez EJ, Wessel J, Kimaiyo S, Inui TS. Genetic mutations in African patients with atrial fibrillation: Rationale and design of the Study of Genetics of Atrial Fibrillation in an African Population (SIGNAL). American Heart Journal 2015, 170: 455-64.e5. PMID: 26385028, PMCID: PMC4575772, DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2015.06.008.
- Wrobel K, Stevens SR, Jones RH, Selzman CH, Lamy A, Beaver TM, Djokovic LT, Wang N, Velazquez EJ, Sopko G, Kron IL, DiMaio JM, Michler RE, Lee KL, Yii M, Leng CY, Zembala M, Rouleau JL, Daly RC, Al-Khalidi HR. Influence of Baseline Characteristics, Operative Conduct, and Postoperative Course on 30-Day Outcomes of Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Among Patients With Left Ventricular Dysfunction: Results From the Surgical Treatment for Ischemic Heart Failure (STICH) Trial. Circulation 2015, 132: 720-30. PMID: 26304663, PMCID: PMC4551105, DOI: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.114.014932.
- Bloomfield GS, Alenezi F, Barasa FA, Lumsden R, Mayosi BM, Velazquez EJ. Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Heart Failure in Low- and Middle-Income Countries. JACC. Heart Failure 2015, 3: 579-90. PMID: 26251085, PMCID: PMC4530470, DOI: 10.1016/j.jchf.2015.05.003.
- Hannink LG, Wagner GS, Kisslo J, Alenezi FA, Shaw LK, Hofmann P, Zusterzeel R, Phelan M, Velazquez EJ, Gorgels AP. Influence of QRS infarct score and QRS duration prior to transcatheter aortic valve replacement on follow-up left ventricular end systolic volume in patients with new persistent left bundle branch block. Journal Of Electrocardiology 2015, 48: 637-42. PMID: 25959263, DOI: 10.1016/j.jelectrocard.2015.04.010.
- Khouri MG, Klein MR, Velazquez EJ, Jones LW. Current and emerging modalities for detection of cardiotoxicity in cardio-oncology. Future Cardiology 2015, 11: 471-84. PMID: 26235924, PMCID: PMC5558528, DOI: 10.2217/fca.15.16.
- MacDonald MR, She L, Doenst T, Binkley PF, Rouleau JL, Tan RS, Lee KL, Miller AB, Sopko G, Szalewska D, Waclawiw MA, Dabrowski R, Castelvecchio S, Adlbrecht C, Michler RE, Oh JK, Velazquez EJ, Petrie MC. Clinical characteristics and outcomes of patients with and without diabetes in the Surgical Treatment for Ischemic Heart Failure (STICH) trial. European Journal Of Heart Failure 2015, 17: 725-34. PMID: 26011509, PMCID: PMC4668269, DOI: 10.1002/ejhf.288.
- Holly TA, Bonow RO, Velazquez EJ, Panza JA. A balanced assessment of the STICH trial. The Journal Of Thoracic And Cardiovascular Surgery 2015, 149: 1683-4. PMID: 26060013, DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2015.03.036.
- Holmqvist F, Thomas KL, Broderick S, Ersbøll M, Singh D, Chiswell K, Shaw LK, Hegland DD, Velazquez EJ, Daubert JP. Clinical outcome as a function of the PR-interval-there is virtue in moderation: data from the Duke Databank for cardiovascular disease. Europace : European Pacing, Arrhythmias, And Cardiac Electrophysiology : Journal Of The Working Groups On Cardiac Pacing, Arrhythmias, And Cardiac Cellular Electrophysiology Of The European Society Of Cardiology 2015, 17: 978-85. PMID: 25164430, DOI: 10.1093/europace/euu211.
- Boyle SH, Matson WR, Velazquez EJ, Samad Z, Williams RB, Sharma S, Thomas B, Wilson JL, O'Connor C, Jiang W. Metabolomics analysis reveals insights into biochemical mechanisms of mental stress-induced left ventricular dysfunction. Metabolomics : Official Journal Of The Metabolomic Society 2015, 11: 571-582. PMID: 25983674, PMCID: PMC4431771, DOI: 10.1007/s11306-014-0718-y.
- Steinberg BA, Schulte PJ, Hofmann P, Ersbøll M, Alexander JH, Broderick-Forsgren K, Anstrom KJ, Granger CB, Piccini JP, Velazquez EJ, Shah BR. Outcomes after nonemergent electrical cardioversion for atrial arrhythmias. The American Journal Of Cardiology 2015, 115: 1407-14. PMID: 25784514, PMCID: PMC4414802, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2015.02.030.
- Mentz RJ, Buggey J, Fiuzat M, Ersbøll MK, Schulte PJ, DeVore AD, Eisenstein EL, Anstrom KJ, OʼConnor CM, Velazquez EJ. Torsemide versus furosemide in heart failure patients: insights from Duke University Hospital. Journal Of Cardiovascular Pharmacology 2015, 65: 438-43. PMID: 25945862, PMCID: PMC4423558, DOI: 10.1097/FJC.0000000000000212.
- Burroughs Peña M, Romero KM, Velazquez EJ, Davila-Roman VG, Gilman RH, Wise RA, Miranda JJ, Checkley W. Relationship between daily exposure to biomass fuel smoke and blood pressure in high-altitude Peru. Hypertension 2015, 65: 1134-40. PMID: 25753976, PMCID: PMC4466100, DOI: 10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.114.04840.
- Kukulski T, She L, Racine N, Gradinac S, Panza JA, Velazquez EJ, Chan K, Petrie MC, Lee KL, Pellikka PA, Romanov A, Biernat J, Rouleau JL, Batlle C, Rogowski J, Ferrazzi P, Zembala M, Oh JK. Implication of right ventricular dysfunction on long-term outcome in patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting with or without surgical ventricular reconstruction. The Journal Of Thoracic And Cardiovascular Surgery 2015, 149: 1312-21. PMID: 25451487, PMCID: PMC4385741, DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2014.09.117.
- Douglas PS, Hoffmann U, Patel MR, Mark DB, Al-Khalidi HR, Cavanaugh B, Cole J, Dolor RJ, Fordyce CB, Huang M, Khan MA, Kosinski AS, Krucoff MW, Malhotra V, Picard MH, Udelson JE, Velazquez EJ, Yow E, Cooper LS, Lee KL. Outcomes of anatomical versus functional testing for coronary artery disease. The New England Journal Of Medicine 2015, 372: 1291-300. PMID: 25773919, PMCID: PMC4473773, DOI: 10.1056/NEJMoa1415516.
- Choi JO, Daly RC, Lin G, Lahr BD, Wiste HJ, Beaver TM, Iacovoni A, Malinowski M, Friedrich I, Rouleau JL, Favaloro RR, Sopko G, Lang IM, White HD, Milano CA, Jones RH, Lee KL, Velazquez EJ, Oh JK. Impact of surgical ventricular reconstruction on sphericity index in patients with ischaemic cardiomyopathy: follow-up from the STICH trial. European Journal Of Heart Failure 2015, 17: 453-63. PMID: 25779355, PMCID: PMC4664050, DOI: 10.1002/ejhf.256.
- Jiang W, Boyle SH, Ortel TL, Samad Z, Velazquez EJ, Harrison RW, Wilson J, Kuhn C, Williams RB, O'Connor CM, Becker RC. Platelet aggregation and mental stress induced myocardial ischemia: Results from the Responses of Myocardial Ischemia to Escitalopram Treatment (REMIT) study. American Heart Journal 2015, 169: 496-507.e1. PMID: 25819856, PMCID: PMC4382806, DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2014.12.002.
- Castleberry AW, Williams JB, Daneshmand MA, Honeycutt E, Shaw LK, Samad Z, Lopes RD, Alexander JH, Mathew JP, Velazquez EJ, Milano CA, Smith PK. Response to letter regarding article, "surgical revascularization is associated with maximal survival in patients with ischemic mitral regurgitation: a 20-year experience". Circulation 2015, 131: e378-9. PMID: 25779550, PMCID: PMC5126645, DOI: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.114.013125.
- Lam CS, McEntegart M, Claggett B, Liu J, Skali H, Lewis E, Køber L, Rouleau J, Velazquez E, Califf R, McMurray JJ, Pfeffer M, Solomon S. Sex differences in clinical characteristics and outcomes after myocardial infarction: insights from the Valsartan in Acute Myocardial Infarction Trial (VALIANT). European Journal Of Heart Failure 2015, 17: 301-12. PMID: 25655011, DOI: 10.1002/ejhf.238.
- Buggey J, Mentz RJ, Pitt B, Eisenstein EL, Anstrom KJ, Velazquez EJ, O'Connor CM. A reappraisal of loop diuretic choice in heart failure patients. American Heart Journal 2015, 169: 323-33. PMID: 25728721, PMCID: PMC4346710, DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2014.12.009.
- Bloomfield GS, Wang TY, Boulware LE, Califf RM, Hernandez AF, Velazquez EJ, Peterson ED, Li JS. Implementation of management strategies for diabetes and hypertension: from local to global health in cardiovascular diseases. Global Heart 2015, 10: 31-8. PMID: 25754564, PMCID: PMC4754665, DOI: 10.1016/j.gheart.2014.12.010.
- Velazquez EJ, Bonow RO. Revascularization in severe left ventricular dysfunction. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2015, 65: 615-24. PMID: 25677320, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2014.10.070.
- Ersboll M, Schulte PJ, Al Enezi F, Shaw L, Køber L, Kisslo J, Siddiqui I, Piccini J, Glower D, Harrison JK, Bashore T, Risum N, Jollis JG, Velazquez EJ, Samad Z. Predictors and progression of aortic stenosis in patients with preserved left ventricular ejection fraction. The American Journal Of Cardiology 2015, 115: 86-92. PMID: 25456876, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2014.09.049.
- Feldman AM, She L, McNamara DM, Mann DL, Bristow MR, Maisel AS, Wagner DR, Andersson B, Chiariello L, Hayward CS, Hendry P, Parker JD, Racine N, Selzman CH, Senni M, Stepinska J, Zembala M, Rouleau J, Velazquez EJ, Lee KL. Genetic variants are not associated with outcome in patients with coronary artery disease and left ventricular dysfunction: results of the Genetic Substudy of the Surgical Treatment for Ischemic Heart Failure (STICH) trials. Cardiology 2015, 130: 69-81. PMID: 25592552, PMCID: PMC4367125, DOI: 10.1159/000368221.
- Holly TA, Bonow RO, Arnold JM, Oh JK, Varadarajan P, Pohost GM, Haddad H, Jones RH, Velazquez EJ, Birkenfeld B, Asch FM, Malinowski M, Barretto R, Kalil RA, Berman DS, Sun JL, Lee KL, Panza JA. Myocardial viability and impact of surgical ventricular reconstruction on outcomes of patients with severe left ventricular dysfunction undergoing coronary artery bypass surgery: results of the Surgical Treatment for Ischemic Heart Failure trial. The Journal Of Thoracic And Cardiovascular Surgery 2014, 148: 2677-84.e1. PMID: 25152476, PMCID: PMC4250319, DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2014.06.090.
- Samad Z, Boyle S, Ersboll M, Vora AN, Zhang Y, Becker RC, Williams R, Kuhn C, Ortel TL, Rogers JG, O'Connor CM, Velazquez EJ, Jiang W. Sex differences in platelet reactivity and cardiovascular and psychological response to mental stress in patients with stable ischemic heart disease: insights from the REMIT study. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2014, 64: 1669-78. PMID: 25323254, PMCID: PMC4752118, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2014.04.087.
- Mark DB, Knight JD, Velazquez EJ, Wasilewski J, Howlett JG, Smith PK, Spertus JA, Rajda M, Yadav R, Hamman BL, Malinowski M, Naik A, Rankin G, Harding TM, Drew LA, Desvigne-Nickens P, Anstrom KJ. Quality-of-life outcomes with coronary artery bypass graft surgery in ischemic left ventricular dysfunction: a randomized trial. Annals Of Internal Medicine 2014, 161: 392-9. PMID: 25222386, PMCID: PMC4182862, DOI: 10.7326/M13-1380.
- Bloomfield GS, Khazanie P, Morris A, Rabadán-Diehl C, Benjamin LA, Murdoch D, Radcliff VS, Velazquez EJ, Hicks C. HIV and noncommunicable cardiovascular and pulmonary diseases in low- and middle-income countries in the ART era: what we know and best directions for future research. Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes (1999) 2014, 67 Suppl 1: S40-53. PMID: 25117960, PMCID: PMC4133739, DOI: 10.1097/QAI.0000000000000257.
- Panza JA, Velazquez EJ, She L, Smith PK, Nicolau JC, Favaloro RR, Gradinac S, Chrzanowski L, Prabhakaran D, Howlett JG, Jasinski M, Hill JA, Szwed H, Larbalestier R, Desvigne-Nickens P, Jones RH, Lee KL, Rouleau JL. Extent of coronary and myocardial disease and benefit from surgical revascularization in ischemic LV dysfunction [Corrected]. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2014, 64: 553-61. PMID: 25104523, PMCID: PMC4129547, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2014.04.064.
- Stewart RA, Szalewska D, She L, Lee KL, Drazner MH, Lubiszewska B, Kosevic D, Ruengsakulrach P, Nicolau JC, Coutu B, Choudhary SK, Mark DB, Cleland JG, Piña IL, Velazquez EJ, Rynkiewicz A, White H. Exercise capacity and mortality in patients with ischemic left ventricular dysfunction randomized to coronary artery bypass graft surgery or medical therapy: an analysis from the STICH trial (Surgical Treatment for Ischemic Heart Failure). JACC. Heart Failure 2014, 2: 335-43. PMID: 25023813, PMCID: PMC4127151, DOI: 10.1016/j.jchf.2014.02.009.
- Castleberry AW, Williams JB, Daneshmand MA, Honeycutt E, Shaw LK, Samad Z, Lopes RD, Alexander JH, Mathew JP, Velazquez EJ, Milano CA, Smith PK. Surgical revascularization is associated with maximal survival in patients with ischemic mitral regurgitation: a 20-year experience. Circulation 2014, 129: 2547-56. PMID: 24744275, PMCID: PMC4142433, DOI: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.113.005223.
- Bloomfield GS, Vedanthan R, Vasudevan L, Kithei A, Were M, Velazquez EJ. Mobile health for non-communicable diseases in Sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review of the literature and strategic framework for research. Globalization And Health 2014, 10: 49. PMID: 24927745, PMCID: PMC4064106, DOI: 10.1186/1744-8603-10-49.
- Lagat DK, DeLong AK, Wellenius GA, Carter EJ, Bloomfield GS, Velazquez EJ, Hogan J, Kimaiyo S, Sherman CB. Factors associated with isolated right heart failure in women: a pilot study from western Kenya. Global Heart 2014, 9: 249-54. PMID: 25667096, PMCID: PMC4405788, DOI: 10.1016/j.gheart.2014.04.003.
- Douglas PS, Hoffmann U, Lee KL, Mark DB, Al-Khalidi HR, Anstrom K, Dolor RJ, Kosinski A, Krucoff MW, Mudrick DW, Patel MR, Picard MH, Udelson JE, Velazquez EJ, Cooper L. PROspective Multicenter Imaging Study for Evaluation of chest pain: rationale and design of the PROMISE trial. American Heart Journal 2014, 167: 796-803.e1. PMID: 24890527, PMCID: PMC4044617, DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2014.03.003.
- Rajagopal S, Forsha DE, Risum N, Hornik CP, Poms AD, Fortin TA, Tapson VF, Velazquez EJ, Kisslo J, Samad Z. Comprehensive assessment of right ventricular function in patients with pulmonary hypertension with global longitudinal peak systolic strain derived from multiple right ventricular views. Journal Of The American Society Of Echocardiography : Official Publication Of The American Society Of Echocardiography 2014, 27: 657-665.e3. PMID: 24656881, DOI: 10.1016/j.echo.2014.02.001.
- Bloomfield GS, Hogan JW, Keter A, Holland TL, Sang E, Kimaiyo S, Velazquez EJ. Blood pressure level impacts risk of death among HIV seropositive adults in Kenya: a retrospective analysis of electronic health records. BMC Infectious Diseases 2014, 14: 284. PMID: 24886474, PMCID: PMC4046023, DOI: 10.1186/1471-2334-14-284.
- Vedanthan R, Kamano JH, Naanyu V, Delong AK, Were MC, Finkelstein EA, Menya D, Akwanalo CO, Bloomfield GS, Binanay CA, Velazquez EJ, Hogan JW, Horowitz CR, Inui TS, Kimaiyo S, Fuster V. Optimizing linkage and retention to hypertension care in rural Kenya (LARK hypertension study): study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Trials 2014, 15: 143. PMID: 24767476, PMCID: PMC4113229, DOI: 10.1186/1745-6215-15-143.
- Ersbøll M, Al Enezi F, Samad Z, Sedberry B, Boyle SH, O'Connor C, Jiang W, Velazquez EJ. Impaired resting myocardial annular velocities are independently associated with mental stress-induced ischemia in coronary heart disease. JACC. Cardiovascular Imaging 2014, 7: 351-61. PMID: 24631512, PMCID: PMC3992174, DOI: 10.1016/j.jcmg.2013.10.014.
- Lewis EF, Li Y, Pfeffer MA, Solomon SD, Weinfurt KP, Velazquez EJ, Califf RM, Rouleau JL, Kober L, White HD, Schulman KA, Reed SD. Impact of cardiovascular events on change in quality of life and utilities in patients after myocardial infarction: a VALIANT study (valsartan in acute myocardial infarction). JACC. Heart Failure 2014, 2: 159-65. PMID: 24720924, DOI: 10.1016/j.jchf.2013.12.003.
- Khouri MG, Hornsby WE, Risum N, Velazquez EJ, Thomas S, Lane A, Scott JM, Koelwyn GJ, Herndon JE, Mackey JR, Douglas PS, Jones LW. Utility of 3-dimensional echocardiography, global longitudinal strain, and exercise stress echocardiography to detect cardiac dysfunction in breast cancer patients treated with doxorubicin-containing adjuvant therapy. Breast Cancer Research And Treatment 2014, 143: 531-9. PMID: 24390149, PMCID: PMC4521213, DOI: 10.1007/s10549-013-2818-1.
- Vedanthan R, Kamano JH, Horowitz CR, Ascheim D, Velazquez EJ, Kimaiyo S, Fuster V. Nurse management of hypertension in rural western Kenya: implementation research to optimize delivery. Annals Of Global Health 2014, 80: 5-12. PMID: 24751560, PMCID: PMC4036099, DOI: 10.1016/j.aogh.2013.12.002.
- Chen HH, Anstrom KJ, Givertz MM, Stevenson LW, Semigran MJ, Goldsmith SR, Bart BA, Bull DA, Stehlik J, LeWinter MM, Konstam MA, Huggins GS, Rouleau JL, O'Meara E, Tang WH, Starling RC, Butler J, Deswal A, Felker GM, O'Connor CM, Bonita RE, Margulies KB, Cappola TP, Ofili EO, Mann DL, Dávila-Román VG, McNulty SE, Borlaug BA, Velazquez EJ, Lee KL, Shah MR, Hernandez AF, Braunwald E, Redfield MM. Low-dose dopamine or low-dose nesiritide in acute heart failure with renal dysfunction: the ROSE acute heart failure randomized trial. JAMA 2013, 310: 2533-43. PMID: 24247300, PMCID: PMC3934929, DOI: 10.1001/jama.2013.282190.
- Golba K, Mokrzycki K, Drozdz J, Cherniavsky A, Wrobel K, Roberts BJ, Haddad H, Maurer G, Yii M, Asch FM, Handschumacher MD, Holly TA, Przybylski R, Kron I, Schaff H, Aston S, Horton J, Lee KL, Velazquez EJ, Grayburn PA. Mechanisms of functional mitral regurgitation in ischemic cardiomyopathy determined by transesophageal echocardiography (from the Surgical Treatment for Ischemic Heart Failure Trial). The American Journal Of Cardiology 2013, 112: 1812-8. PMID: 24035166, PMCID: PMC3830629, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2013.07.047.
- Michler RE, Rouleau JL, Al-Khalidi HR, Bonow RO, Pellikka PA, Pohost GM, Holly TA, Oh JK, Dagenais F, Milano C, Wrobel K, Pirk J, Ali IS, Jones RH, Velazquez EJ, Lee KL, Di Donato M. Insights from the STICH trial: change in left ventricular size after coronary artery bypass grafting with and without surgical ventricular reconstruction. The Journal Of Thoracic And Cardiovascular Surgery 2013, 146: 1139-1145.e6. PMID: 23111018, PMCID: PMC3810307, DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2012.09.007.
- Boyle SH, Samad Z, Becker RC, Williams R, Kuhn C, Ortel TL, Kuchibhatla M, Prybol K, Rogers J, O'Connor C, Velazquez EJ, Jiang W. Depressive symptoms and mental stress-induced myocardial ischemia in patients with coronary heart disease. Psychosomatic Medicine 2013, 75: 822-31. PMID: 24163385, PMCID: PMC4378828, DOI: 10.1097/PSY.0b013e3182a893ae.
- Jiang W, O'Connor CM, Velazquez EJ. Therapy for mental stress-induced myocardial ischemia--reply. JAMA 2013, 310: 1401-2. PMID: 24084928, DOI: 10.1001/jama.2013.277975.
- Carson P, Wertheimer J, Miller A, O'Connor CM, Pina IL, Selzman C, Sueta C, She L, Greene D, Lee KL, Jones RH, Velazquez EJ. The STICH trial (Surgical Treatment for Ischemic Heart Failure): mode-of-death results. JACC. Heart Failure 2013, 1: 400-8. PMID: 24621972, PMCID: PMC3829618, DOI: 10.1016/j.jchf.2013.04.012.
- Ersbøll M, Valeur N, Andersen MJ, Mogensen UM, Vinther M, Svendsen JH, Møller JE, Kisslo J, Velazquez EJ, Hassager C, Søgaard P, Køber L. Early echocardiographic deformation analysis for the prediction of sudden cardiac death and life-threatening arrhythmias after myocardial infarction. JACC. Cardiovascular Imaging 2013, 6: 851-60. PMID: 23850252, DOI: 10.1016/j.jcmg.2013.05.009.
- Givertz MM, Mann DL, Lee KL, Ibarra JC, Velazquez EJ, Hernandez AF, Mascette AM, Braunwald E. Xanthine oxidase inhibition for hyperuricemic heart failure patients: design and rationale of the EXACT-HF study. Circulation. Heart Failure 2013, 6: 862-8. PMID: 23861505, PMCID: PMC3902033, DOI: 10.1161/CIRCHEARTFAILURE.113.000394.
- Bloomfield GS, Velazquez EJ. HIV and cardiovascular disease in sub-Saharan Africa: the Sutton Law as applied to global health. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2013, 61: 2395. PMID: 23524216, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2013.02.041.
- Ersbøll M, Valeur N, Mogensen UM, Andersen MJ, Møller JE, Velazquez EJ, Hassager C, Søgaard P, Køber L. Prediction of all-cause mortality and heart failure admissions from global left ventricular longitudinal strain in patients with acute myocardial infarction and preserved left ventricular ejection fraction. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2013, 61: 2365-73. PMID: 23563128, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2013.02.061.
- Weber MA, Bakris GL, Hester A, Weir MR, Hua TA, Zappe D, Dahlof B, Velazquez EJ, Pitt B, Jamerson K. Systolic blood pressure and cardiovascular outcomes during treatment of hypertension. The American Journal Of Medicine 2013, 126: 501-8. PMID: 23541376, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2013.01.007.
- Jiang W, Velazquez EJ, Kuchibhatla M, Samad Z, Boyle SH, Kuhn C, Becker RC, Ortel TL, Williams RB, Rogers JG, O'Connor C. Effect of escitalopram on mental stress-induced myocardial ischemia: results of the REMIT trial. JAMA 2013, 309: 2139-49. PMID: 23695483, PMCID: PMC4378823, DOI: 10.1001/jama.2013.5566.
- Panza JA, Holly TA, Asch FM, She L, Pellikka PA, Velazquez EJ, Lee KL, Borges-Neto S, Farsky PS, Jones RH, Berman DS, Bonow RO. Inducible myocardial ischemia and outcomes in patients with coronary artery disease and left ventricular dysfunction. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2013, 61: 1860-70. PMID: 23500234, PMCID: PMC3755503, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2013.02.014.
- Doenst T, Cleland JG, Rouleau JL, She L, Wos S, Ohman EM, Krzeminska-Pakula M, Airan B, Jones RH, Siepe M, Sopko G, Velazquez EJ, Racine N, Gullestad L, Filgueira JL, Lee KL. Influence of crossover on mortality in a randomized study of revascularization in patients with systolic heart failure and coronary artery disease. Circulation. Heart Failure 2013, 6: 443-50. PMID: 23515275, PMCID: PMC3721746, DOI: 10.1161/CIRCHEARTFAILURE.112.000130.
- Bloomfield GS, Barasa FA, Doll JA, Velazquez EJ. Heart failure in sub-Saharan Africa. Current Cardiology Reviews 2013, 9: 157-73. PMID: 23597299, PMCID: PMC3682399, DOI: 10.2174/1573403x11309020008.
- Feldman AM, Mann DL, She L, Bristow MR, Maisel AS, McNamara DM, Walsh R, Lee DL, Wos S, Lang I, Wells G, Drazner MH, Schmedtje JF, Pauly DF, Sueta CA, Di Maio M, Kron IL, Velazquez EJ, Lee KL. Prognostic significance of biomarkers in predicting outcome in patients with coronary artery disease and left ventricular dysfunction: results of the biomarker substudy of the Surgical Treatment for Ischemic Heart Failure trials. Circulation. Heart Failure 2013, 6: 461-72. PMID: 23584092, PMCID: PMC3905743, DOI: 10.1161/CIRCHEARTFAILURE.112.000185.
- Redfield MM, Chen HH, Borlaug BA, Semigran MJ, Lee KL, Lewis G, LeWinter MM, Rouleau JL, Bull DA, Mann DL, Deswal A, Stevenson LW, Givertz MM, Ofili EO, O'Connor CM, Felker GM, Goldsmith SR, Bart BA, McNulty SE, Ibarra JC, Lin G, Oh JK, Patel MR, Kim RJ, Tracy RP, Velazquez EJ, Anstrom KJ, Hernandez AF, Mascette AM, Braunwald E. Effect of phosphodiesterase-5 inhibition on exercise capacity and clinical status in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction: a randomized clinical trial. JAMA 2013, 309: 1268-77. PMID: 23478662, PMCID: PMC3835156, DOI: 10.1001/jama.2013.2024.
- Jiang W, Samad Z, Boyle S, Becker RC, Williams R, Kuhn C, Ortel TL, Rogers J, Kuchibhatla M, O'Connor C, Velazquez EJ. Prevalence and clinical characteristics of mental stress-induced myocardial ischemia in patients with coronary heart disease. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2013, 61: 714-22. PMID: 23410543, PMCID: PMC3913125, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2012.11.037.
- Weber MA, Jamerson K, Bakris GL, Weir MR, Zappe D, Zhang Y, Dahlof B, Velazquez EJ, Pitt B. Effects of body size and hypertension treatments on cardiovascular event rates: subanalysis of the ACCOMPLISH randomised controlled trial. Lancet 2013, 381: 537-45. PMID: 23219284, DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(12)61343-9.
- Oh JK, Velazquez EJ, Menicanti L, Pohost GM, Bonow RO, Lin G, Hellkamp AS, Ferrazzi P, Wos S, Rao V, Berman D, Bochenek A, Cherniavsky A, Rogowski J, Rouleau JL, Lee KL. Influence of baseline left ventricular function on the clinical outcome of surgical ventricular reconstruction in patients with ischaemic cardiomyopathy. European Heart Journal 2013, 34: 39-47. PMID: 22584648, PMCID: PMC3533917, DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehs021.
- Risum N, Williams ES, Khouri MG, Jackson KP, Olsen NT, Jons C, Storm KS, Velazquez EJ, Kisslo J, Bruun NE, Sogaard P. Mechanical dyssynchrony evaluated by tissue Doppler cross-correlation analysis is associated with long-term survival in patients after cardiac resynchronization therapy. European Heart Journal 2013, 34: 48-56. PMID: 22390911, DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehs035.
- Han SY, Palmeri ST, Broderick SH, Hasselblad V, Rendall D, Stevens S, Tenaglia A, Velazquez E, Whellan D, Wagner G, Heitner JF. Quality of anticoagulation with warfarin in patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation in the community setting. Journal Of Electrocardiology 2013, 46: 45-50. PMID: 23063241, DOI: 10.1016/j.jelectrocard.2012.08.011.
- Bart BA, Goldsmith SR, Lee KL, Givertz MM, O'Connor CM, Bull DA, Redfield MM, Deswal A, Rouleau JL, LeWinter MM, Ofili EO, Stevenson LW, Semigran MJ, Felker GM, Chen HH, Hernandez AF, Anstrom KJ, McNulty SE, Velazquez EJ, Ibarra JC, Mascette AM, Braunwald E. Ultrafiltration in decompensated heart failure with cardiorenal syndrome. The New England Journal Of Medicine 2012, 367: 2296-304. PMID: 23131078, PMCID: PMC3690472, DOI: 10.1056/NEJMoa1210357.
- Risum N, Ali S, Olsen NT, Jons C, Khouri MG, Lauridsen TK, Samad Z, Velazquez EJ, Sogaard P, Kisslo J. Variability of global left ventricular deformation analysis using vendor dependent and independent two-dimensional speckle-tracking software in adults. Journal Of The American Society Of Echocardiography : Official Publication Of The American Society Of Echocardiography 2012, 25: 1195-203. PMID: 22981228, DOI: 10.1016/j.echo.2012.08.007.
- Bloomfield GS, Lagat DK, Akwanalo OC, Carter EJ, Lugogo N, Vedanthan R, Velazquez EJ, Kimaiyo S, Sherman CB. Waiting to inhale: An exploratory review of conditions that may predispose to pulmonary hypertension and right heart failure in persons exposed to household air pollution in low- and middle-income countries. Global Heart 2012, 7: 249-259. PMID: 23687634, PMCID: PMC3653331, DOI: 10.1016/j.gheart.2012.06.015.
- Williams ES, Thomas KL, Broderick S, Shaw LK, Velazquez EJ, Al-Khatib SM, Daubert JP. Race and gender variation in the QT interval and its association with mortality in patients with coronary artery disease: results from the Duke Databank for Cardiovascular Disease (DDCD). American Heart Journal 2012, 164: 434-41. PMID: 22980312, DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2012.05.024.
- Deja MA, Grayburn PA, Sun B, Rao V, She L, Krejca M, Jain AR, Leng Chua Y, Daly R, Senni M, Mokrzycki K, Menicanti L, Oh JK, Michler R, Wróbel K, Lamy A, Velazquez EJ, Lee KL, Jones RH. Influence of mitral regurgitation repair on survival in the surgical treatment for ischemic heart failure trial. Circulation 2012, 125: 2639-48. PMID: 22553307, PMCID: PMC3776601, DOI: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.111.072256.
- Meris A, Amigoni M, Verma A, Thune JJ, Køber L, Velazquez E, McMurray JJ, Pfeffer MA, Califf R, Levine RA, Solomon SD. Mechanisms and predictors of mitral regurgitation after high-risk myocardial infarction. Journal Of The American Society Of Echocardiography : Official Publication Of The American Society Of Echocardiography 2012, 25: 535-42. PMID: 22305962, PMCID: PMC3501447, DOI: 10.1016/j.echo.2012.01.006.
- Kjeldsen SE, Jamerson KA, Bakris GL, Pitt B, Dahlöf B, Velazquez EJ, Hua TA, Kelly RY, Zappe D, Hester A, Tuomilehto J, Ostergren J, Ibsen H, Weber M. Predictors of systolic BP <140 mmHg and systolic BP level by randomly assigned treatment group (benazepril plus amlodipine or hydrochlorothiazide) in the ACCOMPLISH Study. Blood Pressure 2012, 21: 82-7. PMID: 21830844, DOI: 10.3109/08037051.2011.598699.
- Oh JK, Pellikka PA, Panza JA, Biernat J, Attisano T, Manahan BG, Wiste HJ, Lin G, Lee K, Miller FA, Stevens S, Sopko G, She L, Velazquez EJ. Core lab analysis of baseline echocardiographic studies in the STICH trial and recommendation for use of echocardiography in future clinical trials. Journal Of The American Society Of Echocardiography : Official Publication Of The American Society Of Echocardiography 2012, 25: 327-36. PMID: 22227341, PMCID: PMC3310914, DOI: 10.1016/j.echo.2011.12.002.
- Siegel B, Sears V, Bretsch JK, Wilson M, Jones KC, Mead H, Hasnain-Wynia R, Ayala RK, Bhalla R, Cornue CM, Emrich CM, Patel P, Setzer JR, Suitonu J, Velazquez EJ, Eagle KA, Winniford MD. A quality improvement framework for equity in cardiovascular care: results of a national collaborative. Journal For Healthcare Quality : Official Publication Of The National Association For Healthcare Quality 2012, 34: 32-42; quiz 42-3. PMID: 23552200, DOI: 10.1111/j.1945-1474.2011.00196.x.
- Velazquez EJ. Does imaging-guided selection of patients with ischemic heart failure for high risk revascularization improve identification of those with the highest clinical benefit?: Myocardial imaging should not exclude patients with ischemic heart failure from coronary revascularization. Circulation. Cardiovascular Imaging 2012, 5: 271-9; discussion 279. PMID: 22438425, PMCID: PMC3878903, DOI: 10.1161/CIRCIMAGING.111.964650.
- Weir MR, Bakris GL, Weber MA, Dahlof B, Devereux RB, Kjeldsen SE, Pitt B, Wright JT, Kelly RY, Hua TA, Hester RA, Velazquez E, Jamerson KA. Renal outcomes in hypertensive Black patients at high cardiovascular risk. Kidney International 2012, 81: 568-76. PMID: 22189843, DOI: 10.1038/ki.2011.417.
- Velazquez EJ, Williams JB, Yow E, Shaw LK, Lee KL, Phillips HR, O'Connor CM, Smith PK, Jones RH. Long-term survival of patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy treated by coronary artery bypass grafting versus medical therapy. The Annals Of Thoracic Surgery 2012, 93: 523-30. PMID: 22269720, PMCID: PMC3638256, DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2011.10.064.
- Jiang W, Velazquez EJ, Samad Z, Kuchibhatla M, Martsberger C, Rogers J, Williams R, Kuhn C, Ortel TL, Becker RC, Pristera N, Krishnan R, O'Connor CM. Responses of mental stress-induced myocardial ischemia to escitalopram treatment: background, design, and method for the Responses of Mental Stress Induced Myocardial Ischemia to Escitalopram Treatment trial. American Heart Journal 2012, 163: 20-6. PMID: 22172432, PMCID: PMC3254211, DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2011.09.018.
- Shah AM, Hung CL, Shin SH, Skali H, Verma A, Ghali JK, Køber L, Velazquez EJ, Rouleau JL, McMurray JJ, Pfeffer MA, Solomon SD. Cardiac structure and function, remodeling, and clinical outcomes among patients with diabetes after myocardial infarction complicated by left ventricular systolic dysfunction, heart failure, or both. American Heart Journal 2011, 162: 685-91. PMID: 21982661, DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2011.07.015.
- Weinsaft JW, Kim HW, Crowley AL, Klem I, Shenoy C, Van Assche L, Brosnan R, Shah DJ, Velazquez EJ, Parker M, Judd RM, Kim RJ. LV thrombus detection by routine echocardiography: insights into performance characteristics using delayed enhancement CMR. JACC. Cardiovascular Imaging 2011, 4: 702-12. PMID: 21757159, PMCID: PMC3724234, DOI: 10.1016/j.jcmg.2011.03.017.
- Ye S, Grunnert M, Thune JJ, Stephenson KM, Uno H, Finn PV, McMurray JJ, Velazquez EJ, Califf R, Pfeffer MA, Solomon SD. Circumstances and outcomes of sudden unexpected death in patients with high-risk myocardial infarction: implications for prevention. Circulation 2011, 123: 2674-80. PMID: 21606398, DOI: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.110.990655.
- Swaminathan M, Nicoara A, Phillips-Bute BG, Aeschlimann N, Milano CA, Mackensen GB, Podgoreanu MV, Velazquez EJ, Stafford-Smith M, Mathew JP. Utility of a simple algorithm to grade diastolic dysfunction and predict outcome after coronary artery bypass graft surgery. The Annals Of Thoracic Surgery 2011, 91: 1844-50. PMID: 21492828, DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2011.02.008.
- Verma A, Pfeffer MA, Skali H, Rouleau J, Maggioni A, McMurray JJ, Califf RM, Velazquez EJ, Solomon SD. Incremental value of echocardiographic assessment beyond clinical evaluation for prediction of death and development of heart failure after high-risk myocardial infarction. American Heart Journal 2011, 161: 1156-62. PMID: 21641363, DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2011.03.024.
- Bloomfield GS, Kimaiyo S, Carter EJ, Binanay C, Corey GR, Einterz RM, Tierney WM, Velazquez EJ. Chronic noncommunicable cardiovascular and pulmonary disease in sub-Saharan Africa: an academic model for countering the epidemic. American Heart Journal 2011, 161: 842-7. PMID: 21570512, PMCID: PMC3093664, DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2010.12.020.
- Bonow RO, Maurer G, Lee KL, Holly TA, Binkley PF, Desvigne-Nickens P, Drozdz J, Farsky PS, Feldman AM, Doenst T, Michler RE, Berman DS, Nicolau JC, Pellikka PA, Wrobel K, Alotti N, Asch FM, Favaloro LE, She L, Velazquez EJ, Jones RH, Panza JA. Myocardial viability and survival in ischemic left ventricular dysfunction. The New England Journal Of Medicine 2011, 364: 1617-25. PMID: 21463153, PMCID: PMC3290901, DOI: 10.1056/NEJMoa1100358.
- Velazquez EJ, Lee KL, Deja MA, Jain A, Sopko G, Marchenko A, Ali IS, Pohost G, Gradinac S, Abraham WT, Yii M, Prabhakaran D, Szwed H, Ferrazzi P, Petrie MC, O'Connor CM, Panchavinnin P, She L, Bonow RO, Rankin GR, Jones RH, Rouleau JL. Coronary-artery bypass surgery in patients with left ventricular dysfunction. The New England Journal Of Medicine 2011, 364: 1607-16. PMID: 21463150, PMCID: PMC3415273, DOI: 10.1056/NEJMoa1100356.
- Felker GM, Lee KL, Bull DA, Redfield MM, Stevenson LW, Goldsmith SR, LeWinter MM, Deswal A, Rouleau JL, Ofili EO, Anstrom KJ, Hernandez AF, McNulty SE, Velazquez EJ, Kfoury AG, Chen HH, Givertz MM, Semigran MJ, Bart BA, Mascette AM, Braunwald E, O'Connor CM. Diuretic strategies in patients with acute decompensated heart failure. The New England Journal Of Medicine 2011, 364: 797-805. PMID: 21366472, PMCID: PMC3412356, DOI: 10.1056/NEJMoa1005419.
- Samad Z, Kaul P, Shaw LK, Glower DD, Velazquez EJ, Douglas PS, Jollis JG. Impact of early surgery on survival of patients with severe mitral regurgitation. Heart (British Cardiac Society) 2011, 97: 221-4. PMID: 21071750, DOI: 10.1136/hrt.2010.202432.
- Thune JJ, Signorovitch JE, Kober L, McMurray JJ, Swedberg K, Rouleau J, Maggioni A, Velazquez E, Califf R, Pfeffer MA, Solomon SD. Predictors and prognostic impact of recurrent myocardial infarction in patients with left ventricular dysfunction, heart failure, or both following a first myocardial infarction. European Journal Of Heart Failure 2011, 13: 148-53. PMID: 21037250, DOI: 10.1093/eurjhf/hfq194.
- Samad Z, Atchley AE, Trimble MA, Sun JL, Shaw LK, Pagnanelli R, Chen J, Garcia EV, Iskandrian AE, Velazquez EJ, Borges-Neto S. Prevalence and predictors of mechanical dyssynchrony as defined by phase analysis in patients with left ventricular dysfunction undergoing gated SPECT myocardial perfusion imaging. Journal Of Nuclear Cardiology : Official Publication Of The American Society Of Nuclear Cardiology 2011, 18: 24-30. PMID: 21082299, PMCID: PMC3077282, DOI: 10.1007/s12350-010-9310-7.
- Jamerson KA, Devereux R, Bakris GL, Dahlöf B, Pitt B, Velazquez EJ, Weir M, Kelly RY, Hua TA, Hester A, Weber MA. Efficacy and duration of benazepril plus amlodipine or hydrochlorothiazide on 24-hour ambulatory systolic blood pressure control. Hypertension 2011, 57: 174-9. PMID: 21189401, DOI: 10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.110.159939.
- Bloomfield GS, Hogan JW, Keter A, Sang E, Carter EJ, Velazquez EJ, Kimaiyo S. Hypertension and obesity as cardiovascular risk factors among HIV seropositive patients in Western Kenya. PloS One 2011, 6: e22288. PMID: 21779407, PMCID: PMC3136516, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0022288.
- Hung CL, Verma A, Uno H, Shin SH, Bourgoun M, Hassanein AH, McMurray JJ, Velazquez EJ, Kober L, Pfeffer MA, Solomon SD. Longitudinal and circumferential strain rate, left ventricular remodeling, and prognosis after myocardial infarction. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2010, 56: 1812-22. PMID: 21087709, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2010.06.044.
- Shah AM, Uno H, Køber L, Velazquez EJ, Maggioni AP, MacDonald MR, Petrie MC, McMurray JJ, Califf RM, Pfeffer MA, Solomon SD. The inter-relationship of diabetes and left ventricular systolic function on outcome after high-risk myocardial infarction. European Journal Of Heart Failure 2010, 12: 1229-37. PMID: 20965879, DOI: 10.1093/eurjhf/hfq179.
- Rouleau JL, Michler RE, Velazquez EJ, Oh JK, O'Connor CM, Desvigne-Nickens P, Sopko G, Lee KL, Jones RH. The STICH trial: evidence-based conclusions. European Journal Of Heart Failure 2010, 12: 1028-30. PMID: 20861132, DOI: 10.1093/eurjhf/hfq140.
- Pouleur AC, Barkoudah E, Uno H, Skali H, Finn PV, Zelenkofske SL, Belenkov YN, Mareev V, Velazquez EJ, Rouleau JL, Maggioni AP, Køber L, Califf RM, McMurray JJ, Pfeffer MA, Solomon SD. Pathogenesis of sudden unexpected death in a clinical trial of patients with myocardial infarction and left ventricular dysfunction, heart failure, or both. Circulation 2010, 122: 597-602. PMID: 20660803, DOI: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.110.940619.
- Jones RH, White H, Velazquez EJ, Shaw LK, Pietrobon R, Panza JA, Bonow RO, Sopko G, O'Connor CM, Rouleau JL. STICH (Surgical Treatment for Ischemic Heart Failure) trial enrollment. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2010, 56: 490-8. PMID: 20670760, PMCID: PMC3259709, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2009.11.102.
- Shamshad F, Kenchaiah S, Finn PV, Soler-Soler J, McMurray JJ, Velazquez EJ, Maggioni AP, Califf RM, Swedberg K, Kober L, Belenkov Y, Varshavsky S, Pfeffer MA, Solomon SD. Fatal myocardial rupture after acute myocardial infarction complicated by heart failure, left ventricular dysfunction, or both: the VALsartan In Acute myocardial iNfarcTion Trial (VALIANT). American Heart Journal 2010, 160: 145-51. PMID: 20598985, DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2010.02.037.
- Weber MA, Bakris GL, Jamerson K, Weir M, Kjeldsen SE, Devereux RB, Velazquez EJ, Dahlöf B, Kelly RY, Hua TA, Hester A, Pitt B. Cardiovascular events during differing hypertension therapies in patients with diabetes. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2010, 56: 77-85. PMID: 20620720, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2010.02.046.
- Nilsson KR, Al-Khatib SM, Zhou Y, Pieper K, White HD, Maggioni AP, Kober L, Granger CB, Lewis EF, McMurray JJ, Califf RM, Velazquez EJ. Atrial fibrillation management strategies and early mortality after myocardial infarction: results from the Valsartan in Acute Myocardial Infarction (VALIANT) Trial. Heart (British Cardiac Society) 2010, 96: 838-42. PMID: 20406769, DOI: 10.1136/hrt.2009.180182.
- Gupta M, Honos GN, Velazquez EJ, Chung N, Oigman W, Maggioni AP. Evidence for the efficacy of ARBs across the cardiovascular continuum. Current Medical Research And Opinion 2010, 26: 1203-18. PMID: 20302552, DOI: 10.1185/03007991003712159.
- Bakris GL, Sarafidis PA, Weir MR, Dahlöf B, Pitt B, Jamerson K, Velazquez EJ, Staikos-Byrne L, Kelly RY, Shi V, Chiang YT, Weber MA. Renal outcomes with different fixed-dose combination therapies in patients with hypertension at high risk for cardiovascular events (ACCOMPLISH): a prespecified secondary analysis of a randomised controlled trial. Lancet 2010, 375: 1173-81. PMID: 20170948, DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(09)62100-0.
- Shin SH, Hung CL, Uno H, Hassanein AH, Verma A, Bourgoun M, Køber L, Ghali JK, Velazquez EJ, Califf RM, Pfeffer MA, Solomon SD. Mechanical dyssynchrony after myocardial infarction in patients with left ventricular dysfunction, heart failure, or both. Circulation 2010, 121: 1096-103. PMID: 20176989, DOI: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.109.863795.
- Mudrick DW, Velazquez E, Borges-Neto S. Does myocardial perfusion imaging provide incremental prognostic information to left ventricular ejection fraction? Current Cardiology Reports 2010, 12: 155-61. PMID: 20425171, DOI: 10.1007/s11886-010-0093-x.
- Piccini JP, Zhang M, Pieper K, Solomon SD, Al-Khatib SM, Van de Werf F, Pfeffer MA, McMurray JJ, Califf RM, Velazquez EJ. Predictors of sudden cardiac death change with time after myocardial infarction: results from the VALIANT trial. European Heart Journal 2010, 31: 211-21. PMID: 19854729, DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehp425.
- Atwater BD, Thompson VP, Vest RN, Shaw LK, Mazzei WR, Al-Khatib SM, Hranitzky PM, Bahnson TD, Velazquez EJ, Califf RM, Lee KL, Roe MT. Usefulness of the Duke Sudden Cardiac Death risk score for predicting sudden cardiac death in patients with angiographic (>75% narrowing) coronary artery disease. The American Journal Of Cardiology 2009, 104: 1624-30. PMID: 19962465, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2009.07.042.
- Atchley AE, Trimble MA, Samad Z, Shaw LK, Pagnanelli R, Chen J, Garcia EV, Iskandrian AE, Velazquez EJ, Borges-Neto S. Use of phase analysis of gated SPECT perfusion imaging to quantify dyssynchrony in patients with mild-to-moderate left ventricular dysfunction. Journal Of Nuclear Cardiology : Official Publication Of The American Society Of Nuclear Cardiology 2009, 16: 888-94. PMID: 19690935, PMCID: PMC3048054, DOI: 10.1007/s12350-009-9136-3.
- Moukarbel GV, Signorovitch JE, Pfeffer MA, McMurray JJ, White HD, Maggioni AP, Velazquez EJ, Califf RM, Scheiman JM, Solomon SD. Gastrointestinal bleeding in high risk survivors of myocardial infarction: the VALIANT Trial. European Heart Journal 2009, 30: 2226-32. PMID: 19556260, DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehp256.
- Califf RM, Lokhnygina Y, Velazquez EJ, McMurray JJ, Leimberger JD, Lewis EF, Diaz R, Murin J, Pfeffer MA. Usefulness of beta blockers in high-risk patients after myocardial infarction in conjunction with captopril and/or valsartan (from the VALsartan In Acute Myocardial Infarction [VALIANT] trial). The American Journal Of Cardiology 2009, 104: 151-7. PMID: 19576338, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2009.03.020.
- Berry C, Pieper KS, White HD, Solomon SD, Van de Werf F, Velazquez EJ, Maggioni AP, Califf RM, Pfeffer MA, McMurray JJ. Patients with prior coronary artery bypass grafting have a poor outcome after myocardial infarction: an analysis of the VALsartan in acute myocardial iNfarcTion trial (VALIANT). European Heart Journal 2009, 30: 1450-6. PMID: 19346225, DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehp102.
- Mark DB, Knight JD, Velazquez EJ, Howlett JG, Spertus JA, Djokovic LT, Harding TM, Rankin GR, Drew LA, Szygula-Jurkiewicz B, Adlbrecht C, Anstrom KJ. Quality of life and economic outcomes with surgical ventricular reconstruction in ischemic heart failure: results from the Surgical Treatment for Ischemic Heart Failure trial. American Heart Journal 2009, 157: 837-44, 844.e1-3. PMID: 19376309, PMCID: PMC2694042, DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2009.03.008.
- Jones RH, Velazquez EJ, Michler RE, Sopko G, Oh JK, O'Connor CM, Hill JA, Menicanti L, Sadowski Z, Desvigne-Nickens P, Rouleau JL, Lee KL. Coronary bypass surgery with or without surgical ventricular reconstruction. The New England Journal Of Medicine 2009, 360: 1705-17. PMID: 19329820, PMCID: PMC3265934, DOI: 10.1056/NEJMoa0900559.
- Hawkins NM, Huang Z, Pieper KS, Solomon SD, Kober L, Velazquez EJ, Swedberg K, Pfeffer MA, McMurray JJ, Maggioni AP. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is an independent predictor of death but not atherosclerotic events in patients with myocardial infarction: analysis of the Valsartan in Acute Myocardial Infarction Trial (VALIANT). European Journal Of Heart Failure 2009, 11: 292-8. PMID: 19176539, PMCID: PMC2645058, DOI: 10.1093/eurjhf/hfp001.
- Wallace TW, Berger JS, Wang A, Velazquez EJ, Brown DL. Impact of left ventricular dysfunction on hospital mortality among patients undergoing elective percutaneous coronary intervention. The American Journal Of Cardiology 2009, 103: 355-60. PMID: 19166689, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2008.09.088.
- Meris A, Amigoni M, Uno H, Thune JJ, Verma A, Køber L, Bourgoun M, McMurray JJ, Velazquez EJ, Maggioni AP, Ghali J, Arnold JM, Zelenkofske S, Pfeffer MA, Solomon SD. Left atrial remodelling in patients with myocardial infarction complicated by heart failure, left ventricular dysfunction, or both: the VALIANT Echo study. European Heart Journal 2009, 30: 56-65. PMID: 19001474, DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehn499.
- Jamerson K, Weber MA, Bakris GL, Dahlöf B, Pitt B, Shi V, Hester A, Gupte J, Gatlin M, Velazquez EJ. Benazepril plus amlodipine or hydrochlorothiazide for hypertension in high-risk patients. The New England Journal Of Medicine 2008, 359: 2417-28. PMID: 19052124, DOI: 10.1056/NEJMoa0806182.
- Piccini JP, Hranitzky PM, Kilaru R, Rouleau JL, White HD, Aylward PE, Van de Werf F, Solomon SD, Califf RM, Velazquez EJ. Relation of mortality to failure to prescribe beta blockers acutely in patients with sustained ventricular tachycardia and ventricular fibrillation following acute myocardial infarction (from the VALsartan In Acute myocardial iNfarcTion trial [VALIANT] Registry). The American Journal Of Cardiology 2008, 102: 1427-32. PMID: 19026290, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2008.07.033.
- Chen J, Garcia EV, Lerakis S, Henneman MM, Bax JJ, Trimble MA, Borges-Neto S, Velazquez EJ, Iskandrian AE. Left ventricular mechanical dyssynchrony as assessed by phase analysis of ECG-gated SPECT myocardial perfusion imaging. Echocardiography (Mount Kisco, N.Y.) 2008, 25: 1186-94. PMID: 18986406, DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8175.2008.00782.x.
- Allen LA, Metra M, Milo-Cotter O, Filippatos G, Reisin LH, Bensimhon DR, Gronda EG, Colombo P, Felker GM, Cas LD, Kremastinos DT, O'Connor CM, Cotter G, Davison BA, Dittrich HC, Velazquez EJ. Improvements in signs and symptoms during hospitalization for acute heart failure follow different patterns and depend on the measurement scales used: an international, prospective registry to evaluate the evolution of measures of disease severity in acute heart failure (MEASURE-AHF). Journal Of Cardiac Failure 2008, 14: 777-84. PMID: 18995183, PMCID: PMC3961584, DOI: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2008.07.188.
- Verma A, Meris A, Skali H, Ghali JK, Arnold JM, Bourgoun M, Velazquez EJ, McMurray JJ, Kober L, Pfeffer MA, Califf RM, Solomon SD. Prognostic implications of left ventricular mass and geometry following myocardial infarction: the VALIANT (VALsartan In Acute myocardial iNfarcTion) Echocardiographic Study. JACC. Cardiovascular Imaging 2008, 1: 582-91. PMID: 19356485, DOI: 10.1016/j.jcmg.2008.05.012.
- Trimble MA, Borges-Neto S, Honeycutt EF, Shaw LK, Pagnanelli R, Chen J, Iskandrian AE, Garcia EV, Velazquez EJ. Evaluation of mechanical dyssynchrony and myocardial perfusion using phase analysis of gated SPECT imaging in patients with left ventricular dysfunction. Journal Of Nuclear Cardiology : Official Publication Of The American Society Of Nuclear Cardiology 2008, 15: 663-70. PMID: 18761269, PMCID: PMC3048059, DOI: 10.1016/j.nuclcard.2008.06.007.
- Trimble MA, Borges-Neto S, Velazquez EJ, Chen J, Shaw LK, Pagnanelli R, Garcia EV, Iskandrian AE. Emerging role of myocardial perfusion imaging to evaluate patients for cardiac resynchronization therapy. The American Journal Of Cardiology 2008, 102: 211-7. PMID: 18602524, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2008.03.043.
- Weinsaft JW, Kim HW, Shah DJ, Klem I, Crowley AL, Brosnan R, James OG, Patel MR, Heitner J, Parker M, Velazquez EJ, Steenbergen C, Judd RM, Kim RJ. Detection of left ventricular thrombus by delayed-enhancement cardiovascular magnetic resonance prevalence and markers in patients with systolic dysfunction. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2008, 52: 148-57. PMID: 18598895, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2008.03.041.
- Prisant LM, Thomas KL, Lewis EF, Huang Z, Francis GS, Weaver WD, Pfeffer MA, McMurray JJ, Califf RM, Velazquez EJ. Racial analysis of patients with myocardial infarction complicated by heart failure and/or left ventricular dysfunction treated with valsartan, captopril, or both. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2008, 51: 1865-71. PMID: 18466801, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2007.12.050.
- Anavekar NS, Solomon SD, McMurray JJ, Maggioni A, Rouleau JL, Califf R, White H, Kober L, Velazquez E, Pfeffer MA. Comparison of renal function and cardiovascular risk following acute myocardial infarction in patients with and without diabetes mellitus. The American Journal Of Cardiology 2008, 101: 925-9. PMID: 18359309, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2007.11.037.
- Trimble MA, Velazquez EJ, Adams GL, Honeycutt EF, Pagnanelli RA, Barnhart HX, Chen J, Iskandrian AE, Garcia EV, Borges-Neto S. Repeatability and reproducibility of phase analysis of gated single-photon emission computed tomography myocardial perfusion imaging used to quantify cardiac dyssynchrony. Nuclear Medicine Communications 2008, 29: 374-81. PMID: 18317303, PMCID: PMC3048057, DOI: 10.1097/MNM.0b013e3282f81380.
- Anderson RE, Pfeffer MA, Thune JJ, McMurray JJ, Califf RM, Velazquez E, White HD, Rouleau JL, Skali H, Maggioni A, Solomon SD. High-risk myocardial infarction in the young: the VALsartan In Acute myocardial iNfarcTion (VALIANT) trial. American Heart Journal 2008, 155: 706-11. PMID: 18371480, DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2007.11.016.
- Chen J, Garcia EV, Henneman MM, Bax JJ, Boogers MJ, Trimble MA, Borges-Neto S, Velazquez EJ, Iskandrian AE. Measuring left ventricular mechanical dyssynchrony from ECG-gated SPECT myocardial perfusion imaging. Minerva Cardioangiologica 2008, 56: 227-35. PMID: 18319701.
- Anavekar NS, Skali H, Bourgoun M, Ghali JK, Kober L, Maggioni AP, McMurray JJ, Velazquez E, Califf R, Pfeffer MA, Solomon SD. Usefulness of right ventricular fractional area change to predict death, heart failure, and stroke following myocardial infarction (from the VALIANT ECHO Study). The American Journal Of Cardiology 2008, 101: 607-12. PMID: 18308007, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2007.09.115.
- Lewis EF, Velazquez EJ, Solomon SD, Hellkamp AS, McMurray JJ, Mathias J, Rouleau JL, Maggioni AP, Swedberg K, Kober L, White H, Dalby AJ, Francis GS, Zannad F, Califf RM, Pfeffer MA. Predictors of the first heart failure hospitalization in patients who are stable survivors of myocardial infarction complicated by pulmonary congestion and/or left ventricular dysfunction: a VALIANT study. European Heart Journal 2008, 29: 748-56. PMID: 18308687, DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehn062.
- Kjeldsen SE, Jamerson KA, Bakris GL, Pitt B, Dahlöf B, Velazquez EJ, Gupte J, Staikos L, Hua TA, Shi V, Hester A, Tuomilehto J, Ostergren J, Ibsen H, Weber M. Predictors of blood pressure response to intensified and fixed combination treatment of hypertension: the ACCOMPLISH study. Blood Pressure 2008, 17: 7-17. PMID: 18568687, DOI: 10.1080/08037050801972857.
- Thune JJ, Signorovitch J, Kober L, Velazquez EJ, McMurray JJ, Califf RM, Maggioni AP, Rouleau JL, Howlett J, Zelenkofske S, Pfeffer MA, Solomon SD. Effect of antecedent hypertension and follow-up blood pressure on outcomes after high-risk myocardial infarction. Hypertension 2008, 51: 48-54. PMID: 18025296, DOI: 10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.107.093682.
- Thomas KL, Al-Khatib SM, Lokhnygina Y, Solomon SD, Kober L, McMurray JJ, Califf RM, Velazquez EJ. Amiodarone use after acute myocardial infarction complicated by heart failure and/or left ventricular dysfunction may be associated with excess mortality. American Heart Journal 2008, 155: 87-93. PMID: 18082495, DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2007.09.010.
- Velazquez EJ, Lee KL, O'Connor CM, Oh JK, Bonow RO, Pohost GM, Feldman AM, Mark DB, Panza JA, Sopko G, Rouleau JL, Jones RH. The rationale and design of the Surgical Treatment for Ischemic Heart Failure (STICH) trial. The Journal Of Thoracic And Cardiovascular Surgery 2007, 134: 1540-7. PMID: 18023680, PMCID: PMC3638867, DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2007.05.069.
- Tang Z, Diamond MA, Chen JM, Holly TA, Bonow RO, Dasgupta A, Hyslop T, Purzycki A, Wagner J, McNamara DM, Kukulski T, Wos S, Velazquez EJ, Ardlie K, Feldman AM. Polymorphisms in adenosine receptor genes are associated with infarct size in patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy. Clinical Pharmacology And Therapeutics 2007, 82: 435-40. PMID: 17728764, DOI: 10.1038/sj.clpt.6100331.
- Verma A, Anavekar NS, Meris A, Thune JJ, Arnold JM, Ghali JK, Velazquez EJ, McMurray JJ, Pfeffer MA, Solomon SD. The relationship between renal function and cardiac structure, function, and prognosis after myocardial infarction: the VALIANT Echo Study. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2007, 50: 1238-45. PMID: 17888840, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2007.06.018.
- Thomas KL, Al-Khatib SM, Kelsey RC, Bush H, Brosius L, Velazquez EJ, Peterson ED, Gilliam FR. Racial disparity in the utilization of implantable-cardioverter defibrillators among patients with prior myocardial infarction and an ejection fraction of
- Bourque JM, Velazquez EJ, Tuttle RH, Shaw LK, O'Connor CM, Borges-Neto S. Mortality risk associated with ejection fraction differs across resting nuclear perfusion findings. Journal Of Nuclear Cardiology : Official Publication Of The American Society Of Nuclear Cardiology 2007, 14: 165-73. PMID: 17386378, DOI: 10.1016/j.nuclcard.2006.11.011.
- Stephenson K, Skali H, McMurray JJ, Velazquez EJ, Aylward PG, Kober L, Van de Werf F, White HD, Pieper KS, Califf RM, Solomon SD, Pfeffer MA. Long-term outcomes of left bundle branch block in high-risk survivors of acute myocardial infarction: the VALIANT experience. Heart Rhythm : The Official Journal Of The Heart Rhythm Society 2007, 4: 308-13. PMID: 17341394, DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2006.11.021.
- Amigoni M, Meris A, Thune JJ, Mangalat D, Skali H, Bourgoun M, Warnica JW, Barvik S, Arnold JM, Velazquez EJ, Van de Werf F, Ghali J, McMurray JJ, Køber L, Pfeffer MA, Solomon SD. Mitral regurgitation in myocardial infarction complicated by heart failure, left ventricular dysfunction, or both: prognostic significance and relation to ventricular size and function. European Heart Journal 2007, 28: 326-33. PMID: 17251259, DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehl464.
- Echols MR, Mahaffey KW, Banerjee A, Pieper KS, Stebbins A, Lansky A, Cohen MG, Velazquez E, Santos R, Newby LK, Gurfinkel EP, Biasucci L, Ferguson JJ, Califf RM. Racial differences among high-risk patients presenting with non-ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndromes (results from the SYNERGY trial). The American Journal Of Cardiology 2007, 99: 315-21. PMID: 17261389, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2006.08.031.
- Weber MA, Bakris GL, Dahlöf B, Pitt B, Velazquez E, Gupte J, Lefkowitz M, Hester A, Shi V, Weir M, Kjeldsen S, Massie B, Nesbitt S, Ofili E, Jamerson K. Baseline characteristics in the Avoiding Cardiovascular events through Combination therapy in Patients Living with Systolic Hypertension (ACCOMPLISH) trial: a hypertensive population at high cardiovascular risk. Blood Pressure 2007, 16: 13-9. PMID: 17453747, DOI: 10.1080/08037050701217643.
- Jamerson K, Bakris GL, Dahlöf B, Pitt B, Velazquez E, Gupte J, Lefkowitz M, Hester A, Shi V, Kjeldsen SE, Cushman W, Papademetriou V, Weber M. Exceptional early blood pressure control rates: the ACCOMPLISH trial. Blood Pressure 2007, 16: 80-6. PMID: 17612905, DOI: 10.1080/08037050701395571.
- Thune JJ, Køber L, Pfeffer MA, Skali H, Anavekar NS, Bourgoun M, Ghali JK, Arnold JM, Velazquez EJ, Solomon SD. Comparison of regional versus global assessment of left ventricular function in patients with left ventricular dysfunction, heart failure, or both after myocardial infarction: the valsartan in acute myocardial infarction echocardiographic study. Journal Of The American Society Of Echocardiography : Official Publication Of The American Society Of Echocardiography 2006, 19: 1462-5. PMID: 17138030, DOI: 10.1016/j.echo.2006.05.028.
- Køber L, Swedberg K, McMurray JJ, Pfeffer MA, Velazquez EJ, Diaz R, Maggioni AP, Mareev V, Opolski G, Van de Werf F, Zannad F, Ertl G, Solomon SD, Zelenkofske S, Rouleau JL, Leimberger JD, Califf RM. Previously known and newly diagnosed atrial fibrillation: a major risk indicator after a myocardial infarction complicated by heart failure or left ventricular dysfunction. European Journal Of Heart Failure 2006, 8: 591-8. PMID: 16507350, DOI: 10.1016/j.ejheart.2005.11.007.
- Gheorghiade M, Sopko G, De Luca L, Velazquez EJ, Parker JD, Binkley PF, Sadowski Z, Golba KS, Prior DL, Rouleau JL, Bonow RO. Navigating the crossroads of coronary artery disease and heart failure. Circulation 2006, 114: 1202-13. PMID: 16966596, DOI: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.106.623199.
- Reed SD, McMurray JJ, Velazquez EJ, Schulman KA, Califf RM, Kober L, Maggioni AP, Van de Werf F, White HD, Diaz R, Mareev V, Murin J. Geographic variation in the treatment of acute myocardial infarction in the VALsartan In Acute myocardial iNfarcTion (VALIANT) trial. American Heart Journal 2006, 152: 500-8. PMID: 16923421, DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2006.02.032.
- 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: 494-9. PMID: 16923420, DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2006.01.016.
- Bourque JM, O'Connor CM, Velazquez EJ. Letter by Bourque et al regarding article, "Changing incidence and survival for heart failure in a well-defined older population, 1970-1974 and 1990-1994". Circulation 2006, 114: e255. PMID: 16908779, DOI: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.106.632786.
- Whellan DJ, Tuttle RH, Velazquez EJ, Shaw LK, Jollis JG, Ellis W, O'Connor CM, Califf RM, Borges-Neto S. Predicting significant coronary artery disease in patients with left ventricular dysfunction. American Heart Journal 2006, 152: 340-7. PMID: 16875920, DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2005.12.001.
- Janardhanan R, Kenchaiah S, Velazquez EJ, Park Y, McMurray JJ, Weaver WD, Finn PV, White HD, Marin-Neto JA, O'Connor C, Pfeffer MA, Califf RM, Solomon SD. Extent of coronary artery disease as a predictor of outcomes in acute myocardial infarction complicated by heart failure, left ventricular dysfunction, or both. American Heart Journal 2006, 152: 183-9. PMID: 16824854, DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2005.11.013.
- Liu PP, Maggioni A, Velazquez EJ. Use of valsartan in post-myocardial infarction and heart failure patients. Journal Of The Renin-angiotensin-aldosterone System : JRAAS 2006, 7 Suppl 1: S19-22. PMID: 16986231, DOI: 10.3317/jraas.2006.019.
- Weir RA, McMurray JJ, Velazquez EJ. Epidemiology of heart failure and left ventricular systolic dysfunction after acute myocardial infarction: prevalence, clinical characteristics, and prognostic importance. The American Journal Of Cardiology 2006, 97: 13F-25F. PMID: 16698331, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2006.03.005.
- Yerra L, Anavekar N, Skali H, Zelenkofske S, Velazquez E, McMurray J, Pfeffer M, Solomon SD. Association of QRS duration and outcomes after myocardial infarction: the VALIANT trial. Heart Rhythm : The Official Journal Of The Heart Rhythm Society 2006, 3: 313-6. PMID: 16500304, DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2005.11.024.
- McMurray J, Solomon S, Pieper K, Reed S, Rouleau J, Velazquez E, White H, Howlett J, Swedberg K, Maggioni A, Køber L, Van de Werf F, Califf R, Pfeffer M. The effect of valsartan, captopril, or both on atherosclerotic events after acute myocardial infarction: an analysis of the Valsartan in Acute Myocardial Infarction Trial (VALIANT). Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2006, 47: 726-33. PMID: 16487836, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2005.09.055.
- Kauf TL, Velazquez EJ, Crosslin DR, Weaver WD, Diaz R, Granger CB, McMurray JJ, Rouleau JL, Aylward PE, White HD, Califf RM, Schulman KA. The cost of acute myocardial infarction in the new millennium: evidence from a multinational registry. American Heart Journal 2006, 151: 206-12. PMID: 16368320, DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2005.02.028.
- Thomas KL, Velazquez EJ. Therapies to prevent heart failure post-myocardial infarction. Current Heart Failure Reports 2005, 2: 174-82. PMID: 16332310, DOI: 10.1007/bf02696647.
- Hernandez AF, Velazquez EJ, Solomon SD, Kilaru R, Diaz R, O'Connor CM, Ertl G, Maggioni AP, Rouleau JL, van Gilst W, Pfeffer MA, Califf RM. Left ventricular assessment in myocardial infarction: the VALIANT registry. Archives Of Internal Medicine 2005, 165: 2162-9. PMID: 16217008, DOI: 10.1001/archinte.165.18.2162.
- Szummer KE, Solomon SD, Velazquez EJ, Kilaru R, McMurray J, Rouleau JL, Mahaffey KW, Maggioni AP, Califf RM, Pfeffer MA, White HD. Heart failure on admission and the risk of stroke following acute myocardial infarction: the VALIANT registry. European Heart Journal 2005, 26: 2114-9. PMID: 15972293, DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehi352.
- Thomas KL, East MA, Velazquez EJ, Tuttle RH, Shaw LK, O'Connor CM, Peterson ED. Outcomes by race and etiology of patients with left ventricular systolic dysfunction. The American Journal Of Cardiology 2005, 96: 956-63. PMID: 16188524, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2005.07.002.
- Reed SD, Radeva JI, Weinfurt KP, McMurray JJ, Pfeffer MA, Velazquez EJ, Allsbrook JS, Masselink LE, Sellers MA, Califf RM, Schulman KA. Resource use, costs, and quality of life among patients in the multinational Valsartan in Acute Myocardial Infarction Trial (VALIANT). American Heart Journal 2005, 150: 323-9. PMID: 16086938, DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2004.08.037.
- Solomon SD, Skali H, Anavekar NS, Bourgoun M, Barvik S, Ghali JK, Warnica JW, Khrakovskaya M, Arnold JM, Schwartz Y, Velazquez EJ, Califf RM, McMurray JV, Pfeffer MA. Changes in ventricular size and function in patients treated with valsartan, captopril, or both after myocardial infarction. Circulation 2005, 111: 3411-9. PMID: 15967846, DOI: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.104.508093.
- Solomon SD, Zelenkofske S, McMurray JJ, Finn PV, Velazquez E, Ertl G, Harsanyi A, Rouleau JL, Maggioni A, Kober L, White H, Van de Werf F, Pieper K, Califf RM, Pfeffer MA. Sudden death in patients with myocardial infarction and left ventricular dysfunction, heart failure, or both. The New England Journal Of Medicine 2005, 352: 2581-8. PMID: 15972864, DOI: 10.1056/NEJMoa043938.
- Benjamin EJ, Jessup M, Flack JM, Krumholz HM, Liu K, Nadkarni VM, Rhoades DA, Rodriguez BL, Scott RP, Taylor MP, Velazquez EJ, Winkleby MA. Discovering the full spectrum of cardiovascular disease: Minority Health Summit 2003: report of the Outcomes Writing Group. Circulation 2005, 111: e124-33. PMID: 15769754, DOI: 10.1161/01.CIR.0000157742.95689.65.
- Doenst T, Velazquez EJ, Beyersdorf F, Michler R, Menicanti L, Di Donato M, Gradinac S, Sun B, Rao V. To STICH or not to STICH: we know the answer, but do we understand the question? The Journal Of Thoracic And Cardiovascular Surgery 2005, 129: 246-9. PMID: 15678031, DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2004.07.060.
- Velazquez EJ, Francis GS, Armstrong PW, Aylward PE, Diaz R, O'Connor CM, White HD, Henis M, Rittenhouse LM, Kilaru R, van Gilst W, Ertl G, Maggioni AP, Spac J, Weaver WD, Rouleau JL, McMurray JJ, Pfeffer MA, Califf RM. An international perspective on heart failure and left ventricular systolic dysfunction complicating myocardial infarction: the VALIANT registry. European Heart Journal 2004, 25: 1911-9. PMID: 15522470, DOI: 10.1016/j.ehj.2004.08.006.
- Anavekar NS, McMurray JJ, Velazquez EJ, Solomon SD, Kober L, Rouleau JL, White HD, Nordlander R, Maggioni A, Dickstein K, Zelenkofske S, Leimberger JD, Califf RM, Pfeffer MA. Relation between renal dysfunction and cardiovascular outcomes after myocardial infarction. The New England Journal Of Medicine 2004, 351: 1285-95. PMID: 15385655, DOI: 10.1056/NEJMoa041365.
- Aguilar D, Solomon SD, Køber L, Rouleau JL, Skali H, McMurray JJ, Francis GS, Henis M, O'Connor CM, Diaz R, Belenkov YN, Varshavsky S, Leimberger JD, Velazquez EJ, Califf RM, Pfeffer MA. Newly diagnosed and previously known diabetes mellitus and 1-year outcomes of acute myocardial infarction: the VALsartan In Acute myocardial iNfarcTion (VALIANT) trial. Circulation 2004, 110: 1572-8. PMID: 15364810, DOI: 10.1161/01.CIR.0000142047.28024.F2.
- Jamerson KA, Bakris GL, Wun CC, Dahlöf B, Lefkowitz M, Manfreda S, Pitt B, Velazquez EJ, Weber MA. Rationale and design of the avoiding cardiovascular events through combination therapy in patients living with systolic hypertension (ACCOMPLISH) trial: the first randomized controlled trial to compare the clinical outcome effects of first-line combination therapies in hypertension. American Journal Of Hypertension 2004, 17: 793-801. PMID: 15363822, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjhyper.2004.05.004.
- Reed SD, Friedman JY, Velazquez EJ, Gnanasakthy A, Califf RM, Schulman KA. Multinational economic evaluation of valsartan in patients with chronic heart failure: results from the Valsartan Heart Failure Trial (Val-HeFT). American Heart Journal 2004, 148: 122-8. PMID: 15215801, DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2003.12.040.
- Liao L, Cabell CH, Jollis JG, Velazquez EJ, Smith WT, Anstrom KJ, Pappas PA, Ryan T, Kisslo JA, Landolfo CK. Usefulness of myocardial viability or ischemia in predicting long-term survival for patients with severe left ventricular dysfunction undergoing revascularization. The American Journal Of Cardiology 2004, 93: 1275-9. PMID: 15135703, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2004.01.071.
- Bourque JM, Velazquez EJ, Borges-Neto S, Shaw LK, Whellan DJ, O'connor CM. Clinical characteristics and referral pattern of patients with left ventricular dysfunction and significant coronary artery disease undergoing radionuclide imaging. Journal Of Nuclear Cardiology : Official Publication Of The American Society Of Nuclear Cardiology 2004, 11: 118-25. PMID: 15052242, DOI: 10.1016/j.nuclcard.2003.09.005.
- Crawford TC, Smith WT, Velazquez EJ, Taylor SM, Jollis JG, Kisslo J. Prognostic usefulness of left ventricular thrombus by echocardiography in dilated cardiomyopathy in predicting stroke, transient ischemic attack, and death. The American Journal Of Cardiology 2004, 93: 500-3. PMID: 14969636, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2003.10.056.
- Velazquez EJ, Pfeffer MA. Acute heart failure complicating acute coronary syndromes: a deadly intersection. Circulation 2004, 109: 440-2. PMID: 14757680, DOI: 10.1161/01.CIR.0000113460.23813.50.
- 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: 151-7. PMID: 14691434, DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2003.07.010.
- Pfeffer MA, McMurray JJ, Velazquez EJ, Rouleau JL, Køber L, Maggioni AP, Solomon SD, Swedberg K, Van de Werf F, White H, Leimberger JD, Henis M, Edwards S, Zelenkofske S, Sellers MA, Califf RM. Valsartan, captopril, or both in myocardial infarction complicated by heart failure, left ventricular dysfunction, or both. The New England Journal Of Medicine 2003, 349: 1893-906. PMID: 14610160, DOI: 10.1056/NEJMoa032292.
- Bourque JM, Hasselblad V, Velazquez EJ, Borges-Neto S, O'connor CM. Revascularization in patients with coronary artery disease, left ventricular dysfunction, and viability: a meta-analysis. American Heart Journal 2003, 146: 621-7. PMID: 14564314, DOI: 10.1016/S0002-8703(03)00428-9.
- Velazquez EJ, Pfeffer MA, McMurray JV, Maggioni AP, Rouleau JL, Van de Werf F, Kober L, White HD, Swedberg K, Leimberger JD, Gallo P, Sellers MA, Edwards S, Henis M, Califf RM. VALsartan In Acute myocardial iNfarcTion (VALIANT) trial: baseline characteristics in context. European Journal Of Heart Failure 2003, 5: 537-44. PMID: 12921816, DOI: 10.1016/s1388-9842(03)00112-0.
- Bourque JM, Velazquez EJ, Borges-Neto S, Shaw LK, Whellan DJ, O'Connor CM. Radionuclide viability testing: should it affect treatment strategy in patients with cardiomyopathy and significant coronary artery disease? American Heart Journal 2003, 145: 758-67. PMID: 12766731, DOI: 10.1016/S0002-8703(02)94818-0.
- Cohn JN, Velazquez EJ, Musher J. Symposium reporter 2003. New therapeutic options in the management of hypertension to heart failure. Orlando, Florida, USA, March 6, 2003. Journal Of The American Medical Directors Association 2003, 1-16, quiz 17. PMID: 12924409.
- O'Connor CM, Velazquez EJ, Gardner LH, Smith PK, Newman MF, Landolfo KP, Lee KL, Califf RM, Jones RH. Comparison of coronary artery bypass grafting versus medical therapy on long-term outcome in patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy (a 25-year experience from the Duke Cardiovascular Disease Databank). The American Journal Of Cardiology 2002, 90: 101-7. PMID: 12106836, DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9149(02)02429-3.
- Shah BR, Velazquez E, Shaw LK, Bart B, O'Connor C, Wagner GS. Revascularization improves survival in ischemic cardiomyopathy regardless of electrocardiographic criteria for prior small-to-medium myocardial infarcts. American Heart Journal 2002, 143: 111-7. PMID: 11773920, DOI: 10.1067/mhj.2002.119996.
- McGuire DK, O'shea JC, Dyke CK, Velazquez EJ, Hudson MP. Highlights from the XXII congress of the European Society of Cardiology: August 26 to 30, 2000. American Heart Journal 2001, 141: 164-72. PMID: 11136503, DOI: 10.1067/mhj.2001.111923.
- Pfeffer MA, McMurray J, Leizorovicz A, Maggioni AP, Rouleau JL, Van De Werf F, Henis M, Neuhart E, Gallo P, Edwards S, Sellers MA, Velazquez E, Califf R. Valsartan in acute myocardial infarction trial (VALIANT): rationale and design. American Heart Journal 2000, 140: 727-50. PMID: 11054617.
- Solomon PR, Barth CL, Wood MS, Velazquez E, Groccia-Ellison M, Yang BY. Age-related deficits in retention of the classically conditioned nictitating membrane response in rabbits. Behavioral Neuroscience 1995, 109: 18-23. PMID: 7734073.
- Manova K, Bachvarova RF, Huang EJ, Sanchez S, Pronovost SM, Velazquez E, McGuire B, Besmer P. c-kit receptor and ligand expression in postnatal development of the mouse cerebellum suggests a function for c-kit in inhibitory interneurons. The Journal Of Neuroscience : The Official Journal Of The Society For Neuroscience 1992, 12: 4663-76. PMID: 1281492.
- Solomon PR, Blanchard S, Levine E, Velazquez E, Groccia-Ellison M. Attenuation of age-related conditioning deficits in humans by extension of the interstimulus interval. Psychology And Aging 1991, 6: 36-42. PMID: 2029366.
Patient Care Organizations
Titles
- Robert W. Berliner Professor of Medicine (Cardiology)
- Chief, Cardiovascular Medicine
- Chief, Cardiovascular Medicine, Yale New Haven Hospital
- Physician-in-Chief, Heart and Vascular Center, Yale New Haven Health
- Deputy Director, Clinical Trials Innovation, Yale Center for Clinical Investigation (YCCI)
- Co-Chair, Clinical and Translational Research Oversight Committee
- President’s contingency planning committee, Clinical Practice/Clinical Research Subcommittee
Education & Training
- FellowDuke University School of Medicine (2001)
- Research FellowDuke University School of Medicine (2001)
- Clinical Research FellowDuke Clinical Research Institute (2001)
- FellowDuke University School of Medicine (2000)
- MDAlbert Einstein College of Medicine (1997)
- Visiting Junior RegistrarJohn Radcliffe Hospital (1997)
- Senior Assistant ResidentDuke University School of Medicine, (1997)
- Junior Assistant ResidentDuke University School of Medicine (1996)
- InternDuke University School of Medicine (1995)
- BAWilliams College, Psychology (1988)
Additional Information
Honors & Recognitions
- Distinguished Nominee, Research Mentor Award: Duke University Schools of Medicine and Nursing (2015)
- Inducted into the American Society for Clinical Investigation: (2014)
- Who’s Who in America: (2014)
- Nominee: Joseph G. Greenfield, Jr. Faculty Award for Research Mentoring (2004)
- Greenfield Scholar in Cardiology Award: (2001)
- Nominee: Eugene A. Stead, Jr. Faculty Award for Excellence in Teaching (2001)
- Sigma Xi Honor Society: (1988)
- Class of 1960 Scholar: Williams College (1988)
- Rogers Award: Regis High School, New York, NY (1984)
Board Certifications
- AB of Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease (2002)
Publications
- Patel PA, Ambrosy AP, Phelan M, Alenezi F, Chiswell K, Van Dyke MK, Tomfohr J, Honarpour N, Velazquez EJ. Association between systolic ejection time and outcomes in heart failure by ejection fraction. European Journal Of Heart Failure 2020, 22: 1174-1182. PMID: 31863532, PMCID: PMC7493053, DOI: 10.1002/ejhf.1659.
- Butler J, Greene SJ, Shah SH, Shah SJ, Anstrom KJ, Kim RJ, Kalogeropoulos AP, Velazquez EJ, Hernandez AF, Desvigne-Nickens P, Scherzer R, Hsue PY, Braunwald E. Diastolic Dysfunction in Patients With Human Immunodeficiency Virus Receiving Antiretroviral Therapy: Results From the CHART Study. Journal Of Cardiac Failure 2020, 26: 371-380. PMID: 31682908, PMCID: PMC7195219, DOI: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2019.10.011.
- Krishnamoorthy V, Chaikittisilpa N, Lee J, Mackensen GB, Gibbons EF, Laskowitz D, Hernandez A, Velazquez E, Lele AV, Vavilala MS. Speckle Tracking Analysis of Left Ventricular Systolic Function Following Traumatic Brain Injury: A Pilot Prospective Observational Cohort Study. Journal Of Neurosurgical Anesthesiology 2020, 32: 156-161. PMID: 30676403, PMCID: PMC6646112, DOI: 10.1097/ANA.0000000000000578.
- Daubert MA, Sivak J, Dunning A, Douglas PS, Coyne B, Wang TY, Mark DB, Velazquez EJ. Implications of Abnormal Exercise Electrocardiography With Normal Stress Echocardiography. JAMA Internal Medicine 2020, 180: 494-502. PMID: 31985749, PMCID: PMC6990669, DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2019.6958.
- Muiruri C, Longenecker CT, Meissner EG, Okeke NL, Pettit AC, Thomas K, Velazquez E, Bloomfield GS. Prevention of cardiovascular disease for historically marginalized racial and ethnic groups living with HIV: A narrative review of the literature. Progress In Cardiovascular Diseases 2020, 63: 142-148. PMID: 32057785, PMCID: PMC7237291, DOI: 10.1016/j.pcad.2020.02.006.
- Patel RB, Alenezi F, Sun JL, Alhanti B, Vaduganathan M, Oh JK, Redfield MM, Butler J, Hernandez AF, Velazquez EJ, Shah SJ. Biomarker Profile of Left Atrial Myopathy in Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction: Insights From the RELAX Trial. Journal Of Cardiac Failure 2020, 26: 270-275. PMID: 31857197, PMCID: PMC7078046, DOI: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2019.12.001.
- 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 2020, 8: 141-150. PMID: 31838034, PMCID: PMC6995411, DOI: 10.1016/j.jchf.2019.08.016.
- DeVore AD, Braunwald E, Morrow DA, Duffy CI, Ambrosy AP, Chakraborty H, McCague K, Rocha R, Velazquez EJ. Initiation of Angiotensin-Neprilysin Inhibition After Acute Decompensated Heart Failure: Secondary Analysis of the Open-label Extension of the PIONEER-HF Trial. JAMA Cardiology 2020, 5: 202-207. PMID: 31825471, PMCID: PMC6990764, DOI: 10.1001/jamacardio.2019.4665.
- Panza JA, Velazquez EJ, Bonow RO. Myocardial Viability and Long-Term Outcomes in Ischemic Cardiomyopathy. Reply. The New England Journal Of Medicine 2019, 381: 2374. PMID: 31826352, DOI: 10.1056/NEJMc1913972.
- DeVore AD, Yow E, Krucoff MW, Sherwood MW, Shaw LK, Chiswell K, O'Connor CM, Ohman EM, Velazquez EJ. Percutaneous coronary intervention outcomes in patients with stable coronary disease and left ventricular systolic dysfunction. ESC Heart Failure 2019, 6: 1233-1242. PMID: 31560171, PMCID: PMC6989282, DOI: 10.1002/ehf2.12510.
- Morrow DA, Velazquez EJ, DeVore AD, Prescott MF, Duffy CI, Gurmu Y, McCague K, Rocha R, Braunwald E. Cardiovascular biomarkers in patients with acute decompensated heart failure randomized to sacubitril-valsartan or enalapril in the PIONEER-HF trial. European Heart Journal 2019, 40: 3345-3352. PMID: 31093657, PMCID: PMC6801941, DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehz240.
- Shelburne NJ, Parikh KS, Chiswell K, Shaw LK, Sivak J, Arges K, Tomfohr J, Velazquez EJ, Kisslo J, Samad Z, Rajagopal S. Echocardiographic Assessment of Right Ventricular Function and Response to Therapy in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension. The American Journal Of Cardiology 2019, 124: 1298-1304. PMID: 31481176, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2019.07.026.
- Vedanthan R, Kamano JH, DeLong AK, Naanyu V, Binanay CA, Bloomfield GS, Chrysanthopoulou SA, Finkelstein EA, Hogan JW, Horowitz CR, Inui TS, Menya D, Orango V, Velazquez EJ, Were MC, Kimaiyo S, Fuster V. Community Health Workers Improve Linkage to Hypertension Care in Western Kenya. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2019, 74: 1897-1906. PMID: 31487546, PMCID: PMC6788970, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2019.08.003.
- Howlett JG, Stebbins A, Petrie MC, Jhund PS, Castelvecchio S, Cherniavsky A, Sueta CA, Roy A, Piña IL, Wurm R, Drazner MH, Andersson B, Batlle C, Senni M, Chrzanowski L, Merkely B, Carson P, Desvigne-Nickens PM, Lee KL, Velazquez EJ, Al-Khalidi HR. CABG Improves Outcomes in Patients With Ischemic Cardiomyopathy: 10-Year Follow-Up of the STICH Trial. JACC. Heart Failure 2019, 7: 878-887. PMID: 31521682, PMCID: PMC7375257, DOI: 10.1016/j.jchf.2019.04.018.
- Nicolau JC, Stevens SR, Al-Khalidi HR, Jatene FB, Furtado RHM, Dallan LAO, Lisboa LAF, Desvigne-Nickens P, Haddad H, Jolicoeur EM, Petrie MC, Doenst T, Michler RE, Ohman EM, Maddury J, Ali I, Deja MA, Rouleau JL, Velazquez EJ, Hill JA. Does prior coronary angioplasty affect outcomes of surgical coronary revascularization? Insights from the STICH trial. International Journal Of Cardiology 2019, 291: 36-41. PMID: 30929973, PMCID: PMC6579621, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2019.03.029.
- Alenezi F, Bloomfield GS, Okeke NL, Velagapudi P, Abudaqa L, Ijioma N, Dunning A, Alajmi H, Clement ME, Shah SH, Naggie S, Velazquez EJ. Global Longitudinal Strain and Immune Status in Patients Living With Human Immunodeficiency Virus. The American Journal Of Cardiology 2019, 124: 966-971. PMID: 31371060, PMCID: PMC6887515, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2019.06.013.
- Panza JA, Ellis AM, Al-Khalidi HR, Holly TA, Berman DS, Oh JK, Pohost GM, Sopko G, Chrzanowski L, Mark DB, Kukulski T, Favaloro LE, Maurer G, Farsky PS, Tan RS, Asch FM, Velazquez EJ, Rouleau JL, Lee KL, Bonow RO. Myocardial Viability and Long-Term Outcomes in Ischemic Cardiomyopathy. The New England Journal Of Medicine 2019, 381: 739-748. PMID: 31433921, PMCID: PMC6814246, DOI: 10.1056/NEJMoa1807365.
- Ambrosy AP, DeVore AD, Velazquez EJ. In-hospital initiation of sacubitril/valsartan in acute decompensated heart failure: being in the right place at the right time. European Journal Of Heart Failure 2019, 21: 1008-1011. PMID: 31218805, DOI: 10.1002/ejhf.1540.
- Rao VS, Ahmad T, Brisco-Bacik MA, Bonventre JV, Wilson FP, Siew ED, Felker GM, Anstrom KK, Mahoney DD, Bart BA, Tang WHW, Velazquez EJ, Testani JM. Renal Effects of Intensive Volume Removal in Heart Failure Patients With Preexisting Worsening Renal Function. Circulation. Heart Failure 2019, 12: e005552. PMID: 31163974, PMCID: PMC6585463, DOI: 10.1161/CIRCHEARTFAILURE.118.005552.
- Morrow DA, Velazquez EJ, DeVore AD, Desai AS, Duffy CI, Ambrosy AP, Gurmu Y, McCague K, Rocha R, Braunwald E. Clinical Outcomes in Patients With Acute Decompensated Heart Failure Randomly Assigned to Sacubitril/Valsartan or Enalapril in the PIONEER-HF Trial. Circulation 2019, 139: 2285-2288. PMID: 30955360, DOI: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.118.039331.
- Bishawi M, Zanotti G, Shaw L, MacKenzie M, Castleberry A, Bartels K, Schroder J, Velazquez E, Swaminathan M, Rogers J, Milano C. Tricuspid Valve Regurgitation Immediately After Heart Transplant and Long-Term Outcomes. The Annals Of Thoracic Surgery 2019, 107: 1348-1355. PMID: 30529215, PMCID: PMC7256852, DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2018.10.065.
- Kelly JP, Andonian BJ, Patel MJ, Huang Z, Shaw LK, McGarrah RW, Borges-Neto S, Velazquez EJ, Kraus WE. Trends in cardiorespiratory fitness: The evolution of exercise treadmill testing at a single Academic Medical Center from 1970 to 2012. American Heart Journal 2019, 210: 88-97. PMID: 30743212, PMCID: PMC6441626, DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2019.01.001.
- 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.
- Alenezi F, Fudim M, Rymer J, Dunning A, Chiswell K, Swaminathan M, Bottiger B, Velagapudi P, Nicoara A, Kisslo J, Velazquez E, Vemulapalli S, Bloomfield GS, Samad Z. Predictors and Changes in Cardiac Hemodynamics and Geometry With Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation. The American Journal Of Cardiology 2019, 123: 813-819. PMID: 30598241, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2018.11.038.
- Bloomfield GS, Kirwa K, Agarwal A, Eliot MN, Alenezi F, Carter EJ, Foster MC, Kimaiyo S, Lumsden R, Menya D, Mitter SS, Velazquez EJ, Vedanthan R, Wellenius GA. Effects of a Cookstove Intervention on Cardiac Structure, Cardiac Function, and Blood Pressure in Western Kenya. Journal Of The American Society Of Echocardiography : Official Publication Of The American Society Of Echocardiography 2019, 32: 427-430. PMID: 30665729, DOI: 10.1016/j.echo.2018.11.013.
- Ambrosy AP, Stevens SR, Al-Khalidi HR, 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. 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.
- Velazquez EJ, Morrow DA, DeVore AD, Duffy CI, Ambrosy AP, McCague K, Rocha R, Braunwald E. Angiotensin-Neprilysin Inhibition in Acute Decompensated Heart Failure. The New England Journal Of Medicine 2019, 380: 539-548. PMID: 30415601, DOI: 10.1056/NEJMoa1812851.
- Alenezi F, Ambrosy AP, Phelan M, Chiswell K, Abudaqa L, Alajmi H, Kisslo J, Velazquez EJ. Left Ventricular Global Longitudinal Strain Can Reliably Be Measured from a Single Apical Four-Chamber View in Patients with Heart Failure. Journal Of The American Society Of Echocardiography : Official Publication Of The American Society Of Echocardiography 2019, 32: 317-318. PMID: 30552031, DOI: 10.1016/j.echo.2018.10.009.
- Hunter WG, McGarrah RW, Kelly JP, Khouri MG, Craig DM, Haynes C, Felker GM, Hernandez AF, Velazquez EJ, Kraus WE, Shah SH. High-Density Lipoprotein Particle Subfractions in Heart Failure With Preserved or Reduced Ejection Fraction. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2019, 73: 177-186. PMID: 30654890, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2018.10.059.
- 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 : Official Publication Of The American Society Of Echocardiography 2019, 32: 1-64. PMID: 30282592, DOI: 10.1016/j.echo.2018.06.004.
- Eisenstein EL, Prather K, Greene SJ, Harding T, Harrington A, Gabriel D, Jones I, Mentz RJ, Velazquez EJ, Anstrom KJ. Death: The Simple Clinical Trial Endpoint. Studies In Health Technology And Informatics 2019, 257: 86-91. PMID: 30741178, PMCID: PMC8228236.
- Sharma A, Ambrosy AP, DeVore AD, Margulies KB, McNulty SE, Mentz RJ, Hernandez AF, Michael Felker G, Cooper LB, Lala A, Vader J, Groake JD, Borlaug BA, Velazquez EJ. Liraglutide and weight loss among patients with advanced heart failure and a reduced ejection fraction: insights from the FIGHT trial. ESC Heart Failure 2018, 5: 1035-1043. PMID: 30120812, PMCID: PMC6300815, DOI: 10.1002/ehf2.12334.
- Giannini C, D'ascenzo F, Fiorelli F, Spontoni P, Swaans MJ, Velazquez EJ, Armeni P, Adamo M, De Carlo M, Petronio AS. A meta-analysis of MitraClip combined with medical therapy vs. medical therapy alone for treatment of mitral regurgitation in heart failure patients. ESC Heart Failure 2018, 5: 1150-1158. PMID: 30191666, PMCID: PMC6300824, DOI: 10.1002/ehf2.12339.
- Crowley AL, Yow E, Rabineau D, Norris C, White J, Daubert MA, Velazquez EJ, Barnhart H, Krucoff MW, Rao SV, Douglas PS. The Impact of a Rigorous Quality Program on 3D Echocardiography Data Quality in an International Multisite Randomized Trial. JACC. Cardiovascular Imaging 2018, 11: 1918-1920. PMID: 30121272, DOI: 10.1016/j.jcmg.2018.05.024.
- Borlaug BA, Velazquez EJ. On Books, Covers, and Judgments in Heart Failure. JACC. Cardiovascular Imaging 2018, 11: 1747-1749. PMID: 29153569, DOI: 10.1016/j.jcmg.2017.08.021.
- Minter S, Armour A, Tinnemore A, Strub K, Crowley AL, Bloomfield GS, Alexander JH, Douglas PS, Kisslo JA, Velazquez EJ, Samad Z. Crowdsourcing consensus: proposal of a novel method for assessing accuracy in echocardiography interpretation. The International Journal Of Cardiovascular Imaging 2018, 34: 1725-1730. PMID: 30128849, DOI: 10.1007/s10554-018-1389-y.
- Bouabdallaoui N, Stevens SR, Doenst T, Petrie MC, Al-Attar N, Ali IS, Ambrosy AP, Barton AK, Cartier R, Cherniavsky A, Demondion P, Desvigne-Nickens P, Favaloro RR, Gradinac S, Heinisch P, Jain A, Jasinski M, Jouan J, Kalil RAK, Menicanti L, Michler RE, Rao V, Smith PK, Zembala M, Velazquez EJ, Al-Khalidi HR, Rouleau JL. Society of Thoracic Surgeons Risk Score and EuroSCORE-2 Appropriately Assess 30-Day Postoperative Mortality in the STICH Trial and a Contemporary Cohort of Patients With Left Ventricular Dysfunction Undergoing Surgical Revascularization. Circulation. Heart Failure 2018, 11: e005531. PMID: 30571194, PMCID: PMC6309904, DOI: 10.1161/CIRCHEARTFAILURE.118.005531.
- Alenezi F, Mandawat A, Il'Giovine ZJ, Shaw LK, Siddiqui I, Tapson VF, Arges K, Rivera D, Romano MMD, Velazquez EJ, Douglas PS, Samad Z, Rajagopal S. Clinical Utility and Prognostic Value of Right Atrial Function in Pulmonary Hypertension. Circulation. Cardiovascular Imaging 2018, 11: e006984. PMID: 30571314, PMCID: PMC6309911, DOI: 10.1161/CIRCIMAGING.117.006984.
- Andersson B, She L, Tan RS, Jeemon P, Mokrzycki K, Siepe M, Romanov A, Favaloro LE, Djokovic LT, Raju PK, Betlejewski P, Racine N, Ostrzycki A, Nawarawong W, Das S, Rouleau JL, Sopko G, Lee KL, Velazquez EJ, Panza JA. The association between blood pressure and long-term outcomes of patients with ischaemic cardiomyopathy with and without surgical revascularization: an analysis of the STICH trial. European Heart Journal 2018, 39: 3464-3471. PMID: 30113633, PMCID: PMC6166135, DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehy438.
- Samad Z, Shaw LK, Phelan M, Glower DD, Ersboll M, Toptine JH, Alexander JH, Kisslo JA, Wang A, Mark DB, Velazquez EJ. Long-term outcomes of mitral regurgitation by type and severity. American Heart Journal 2018, 203: 39-48. PMID: 30015067, DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2018.05.001.
- Siddiqui I, Rajagopal S, Brucker A, Chiswell K, Christopher B, Alenezi F, Mandawat A, Rivera D, Arges K, Tapson V, Kisslo J, Velazquez E, Douglas PS, Samad Z. Clinical and Echocardiographic Predictors of Outcomes in Patients With Pulmonary Hypertension. The American Journal Of Cardiology 2018, 122: 872-878. PMID: 30093068, PMCID: PMC6280670, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2018.05.019.
- Pellikka PA, She L, Holly TA, Lin G, Varadarajan P, Pai RG, Bonow RO, Pohost GM, Panza JA, Berman DS, Prior DL, Asch FM, Borges-Neto S, Grayburn P, Al-Khalidi HR, Miszalski-Jamka K, Desvigne-Nickens P, Lee KL, Velazquez EJ, Oh JK. Variability in Ejection Fraction Measured By Echocardiography, Gated Single-Photon Emission Computed Tomography, and Cardiac Magnetic Resonance in Patients With Coronary Artery Disease and Left Ventricular Dysfunction. JAMA Network Open 2018, 1: e181456. PMID: 30646130, PMCID: PMC6324278, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2018.1456.
- Okeke NL, Alenezi F, Bloomfield GS, Dunning A, Clement ME, Shah SH, Naggie S, Velazquez EJ. Determinants of Left Ventricular Hypertrophy and Diastolic Dysfunction in an HIV Clinical Cohort. Journal Of Cardiac Failure 2018, 24: 496-503. PMID: 29964194, PMCID: PMC6231907, DOI: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2018.06.003.
- Friedman DJ, Fudim M, Overton R, Shaw LK, Patel D, Pokorney SD, Velazquez EJ, Al-Khatib SM. The relationship between baseline and follow-up left ventricular ejection fraction with adverse events among primary prevention ICD patients. American Heart Journal 2018, 201: 17-24. PMID: 29910051, PMCID: PMC6309220, DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2018.03.017.
- Il'Giovine ZJ, Mulder H, Chiswell K, Arges K, Tomfohr J, Hashmi A, Velazquez EJ, Kisslo JA, Samad Z, Rajagopal S. Right Ventricular Longitudinal Strain Reproducibility Using Vendor-Dependent and Vendor-Independent Software. Journal Of The American Society Of Echocardiography : Official Publication Of The American Society Of Echocardiography 2018, 31: 721-732.e5. PMID: 29525250, PMCID: PMC6825401, DOI: 10.1016/j.echo.2018.01.008.
- Ohman EM, Velazquez EJ. Revascularization for Heart Failure: Can We Do Better? JACC. Heart Failure 2018, 6: 527-529. PMID: 29852934, DOI: 10.1016/j.jchf.2018.05.002.
- Bouabdallaoui N, Stevens SR, Doenst T, Wrobel K, Bouchard D, Deja MA, Michler RE, Chua YL, Kalil RAK, Selzman CH, Daly RC, Sun B, Djokovic LT, Sopko G, Velazquez EJ, Rouleau JL, Lee KL, Al-Khalidi HR. Impact of Intubation Time on Survival following Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting: Insights from the Surgical Treatment for Ischemic Heart Failure (STICH) Trial. Journal Of Cardiothoracic And Vascular Anesthesia 2018, 32: 1256-1263. PMID: 29422280, PMCID: PMC6517319, DOI: 10.1053/j.jvca.2017.12.038.
- Angiotensin receptor-neprilysin inhibitor therapy in heart failure: An end that justifies the means.Ambrosy AP, Velazquez EJ. Angiotensin receptor-neprilysin inhibitor therapy in heart failure: An end that justifies the means. American Heart Journal 2018, 199: 176-177. PMID: 29754658, DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2018.02.007.
- Agarwal A, Kirwa K, Eliot MN, Alenezi F, Menya D, Mitter SS, Velazquez EJ, Vedanthan R, Wellenius GA, Bloomfield GS. Household Air Pollution Is Associated with Altered Cardiac Function among Women in Kenya. American Journal Of Respiratory And Critical Care Medicine 2018, 197: 958-961. PMID: 28925740, PMCID: PMC6020413, DOI: 10.1164/rccm.201704-0832LE.
- Butler J, Kalogeropoulos AP, Anstrom KJ, Hsue PY, Kim RJ, Scherzer R, Shah SJ, Shah SH, Velazquez EJ, Hernandez AF, Desvigne-Nickens P, Braunwald E. Diastolic Dysfunction in Individuals With Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection: Literature Review, Rationale and Design of the Characterizing Heart Function on Antiretroviral Therapy (CHART) Study. Journal Of Cardiac Failure 2018, 24: 255-265. PMID: 29482027, PMCID: PMC5880702, DOI: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2018.02.001.
- Velazquez EJ, Morrow DA, DeVore AD, Ambrosy AP, Duffy CI, McCague K, Hernandez AF, Rocha RA, Braunwald E. Rationale and design of the comParIson Of sacubitril/valsartaN versus Enalapril on Effect on nt-pRo-bnp in patients stabilized from an acute Heart Failure episode (PIONEER-HF) trial. American Heart Journal 2018, 198: 145-151. PMID: 29653636, DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2018.01.004.
- Pokorney SD, Al-Khatib SM, Sun JL, Schulte P, O'Connor CM, Teerlink JR, Armstrong PW, Ezekowitz JA, Starling RC, Voors AA, Velazquez EJ, Hernandez AF, Mentz RJ. Sudden cardiac death after acute heart failure hospital admission: insights from ASCEND-HF. European Journal Of Heart Failure 2018, 20: 525-532. PMID: 29266564, DOI: 10.1002/ejhf.1078.
- Velazquez EJ, Petrie MC. CABG or PCI for Diabetic Patients With Left Ventricular Dysfunction: Closing in on the Truth? Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2018, 71: 828-831. PMID: 29471932, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2018.01.014.
- Piña IL, Zheng Q, She L, Szwed H, Lang IM, Farsky PS, Castelvecchio S, Biernat J, Paraforos A, Kosevic D, Favaloro LE, Nicolau JC, Varadarajan P, Velazquez EJ, Pai RG, Cyrille N, Lee KL, Desvigne-Nickens P. Sex Difference in Patients With Ischemic Heart Failure Undergoing Surgical Revascularization: Results From the STICH Trial (Surgical Treatment for Ischemic Heart Failure). Circulation 2018, 137: 771-780. PMID: 29459462, PMCID: PMC5896331, DOI: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.117.030526.
- Sze E, Samad Z, Dunning A, Campbell KB, Loring Z, Atwater BD, Chiswell K, Kisslo JA, Velazquez EJ, Daubert JP. Impaired Recovery of Left Ventricular Function in Patients With Cardiomyopathy and Left Bundle Branch Block. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2018, 71: 306-317. PMID: 29348023, PMCID: PMC8352572, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2017.11.020.
- Brook RD, Kaciroti N, Bakris G, Dahlöf B, Pitt B, Velazquez E, Weber M, Zappe DH, Hau T, Jamerson KA. Prior Medications and the Cardiovascular Benefits From Combination Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibition Plus Calcium Channel Blockade Among High-Risk Hypertensive Patients. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2018, 7 PMID: 29301757, PMCID: PMC5778960, DOI: 10.1161/JAHA.117.006940.
- Burroughs Peña MS, Swett K, Kaplan RC, Perreira K, Daviglus M, Kansal MM, Cai J, Giachello AL, Gellman MD, Velazquez EJ, Rodriguez CJ. Childhood and adult exposure to secondhand tobacco smoke and cardiac structure and function: results from Echo-SOL. Open Heart 2018, 5: e000831. PMID: 30402256, PMCID: PMC6203071, DOI: 10.1136/openhrt-2018-000831.
- Stewart RAH, Szalewska D, Stebbins A, Al-Khalidi HR, Cleland JGH, Rynkiewicz A, Drazner MH, White HD, Mark DB, Roy A, Kosevic D, Rajda M, Jasinski M, Leng CY, Tungsubutra W, Desvigne-Nickens P, Velazquez EJ, Petrie MC. Six-minute walk distance after coronary artery bypass grafting compared with medical therapy in ischaemic cardiomyopathy. Open Heart 2018, 5: e000752. PMID: 29531766, PMCID: PMC5845417, DOI: 10.1136/openhrt-2017-000752.
- Sze E, Dunning A, Loring Z, Atwater BD, Chiswell K, Daubert JP, Kisslo JA, Mark DB, Velazquez EJ, Samad Z. Comparison of Incidence of Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction Among Patients With Left Bundle Branch Block Versus Those With Normal QRS Duration. The American Journal Of Cardiology 2017, 120: 1990-1997. PMID: 28958452, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2017.08.003.
- Alenezi F, Brummett BH, Boyle SH, Samad Z, Babyak MA, Alzaeim N, Wilson J, Romano MMD, Sun JL, Ersboll M, O'Connor CM, Velazquez EJ, Jiang W. Usefulness of Myocardial Annular Velocity Change During Mental Stress to Predict Cardiovascular Outcome in Patients With Coronary Artery Disease (From the Responses of Mental Stress-Induced Myocardial Ischemia to Escitalopram Treatment Trial). The American Journal Of Cardiology 2017, 120: 1495-1500. PMID: 28917493, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2017.07.039.
- Buggey J, Alenezi F, Yoon HJ, Phelan M, DeVore AD, Khouri MG, Schulte PJ, Velazquez EJ. Left ventricular global longitudinal strain in patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction: outcomes following an acute heart failure hospitalization. ESC Heart Failure 2017, 4: 432-439. PMID: 29154416, PMCID: PMC5695196, DOI: 10.1002/ehf2.12159.
- Prevalence and Outcomes of Left-Sided Valvular Heart Disease Associated With Chronic Kidney Disease.Samad Z, Sivak JA, Phelan M, Schulte PJ, Patel U, Velazquez EJ. Prevalence and Outcomes of Left-Sided Valvular Heart Disease Associated With Chronic Kidney Disease. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2017, 6 PMID: 29021274, PMCID: PMC5721834, DOI: 10.1161/JAHA.117.006044.
- Lekavich CL, Barksdale DJ, Wu JR, Neelon V, Crandell J, Velazquez EJ. Measures of Ventricular-Arterial Coupling and Incident Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction: A Matched Case-Control Analysis. Journal Of Cardiac Failure 2017, 23: 659-665. PMID: 28716687, PMCID: PMC5585062, DOI: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2017.07.395.
- Broderick-Forsgren K, Davenport CA, Sivak JA, Hargett CW, Foster MC, Monteagudo A, Armour A, Rajagopal S, Arges K, Velazquez EJ, Samad Z. Improving on the diagnostic characteristics of echocardiography for pulmonary hypertension. The International Journal Of Cardiovascular Imaging 2017, 33: 1341-1349. PMID: 28337558, DOI: 10.1007/s10554-017-1114-2.
- Lu MT, Douglas PS, Udelson JE, Adami E, Ghoshhajra BB, Picard MH, Roberts R, Lee KL, Einstein AJ, Mark DB, Velazquez EJ, Carter W, Ridner M, Al-Khalidi HR, Hoffmann U. Safety of coronary CT angiography and functional testing for stable chest pain in the PROMISE trial: A randomized comparison of test complications, incidental findings, and radiation dose. Journal Of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography 2017, 11: 373-382. PMID: 28838846, PMCID: PMC6201309, DOI: 10.1016/j.jcct.2017.08.005.
- Bhatt AS, Ambrosy AP, Velazquez EJ. Adverse Remodeling and Reverse Remodeling After Myocardial Infarction. Current Cardiology Reports 2017, 19: 71. PMID: 28660552, DOI: 10.1007/s11886-017-0876-4.
- DeVore AD, McNulty S, Alenezi F, Ersboll M, Vader JM, Oh JK, Lin G, Redfield MM, Lewis G, Semigran MJ, Anstrom KJ, Hernandez AF, Velazquez EJ. Impaired left ventricular global longitudinal strain in patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction: insights from the RELAX trial. European Journal Of Heart Failure 2017, 19: 893-900. PMID: 28194841, PMCID: PMC5511088, DOI: 10.1002/ejhf.754.
- Banks A, Broderick S, Chiswell K, Shaw L, Devore A, Fiuzat M, O'Connor C, Felker GM, Velazquez E, Mentz R. Comparison of Clinical Characteristics and Outcomes of Patients With Versus Without Diabetes Mellitus and With Versus Without Angina Pectoris (from the Duke Databank for Cardiovascular Disease). The American Journal Of Cardiology 2017, 119: 1703-1709. PMID: 28395884, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2017.02.053.
- DeVore AD, Alenezi F, Krishnamoorthy A, Ersboll M, Samsky MD, Schulte PJ, Patel CB, Rogers JG, Milano CA, Velazquez EJ, Khouri MG. Assessment of cardiac allograft systolic function by global longitudinal strain: From donor to recipient. Clinical Transplantation 2017, 31 PMID: 28294407, DOI: 10.1111/ctr.12961.
- Pai RG, Varadarajan P, Rouleau JL, Stebbins AL, Velazquez EJ, Al-Khalidi HR, Pohost GM. Value of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Imaging-Derived Baseline Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction and Volumes for Precise Risk Stratification of Patients With Ischemic Cardiomyopathy: Insights From the Surgical Treatment for Ischemic Heart Failure (STICH) Trial. JAMA Cardiology 2017, 2: 577-579. PMID: 28199489, PMCID: PMC5814980, DOI: 10.1001/jamacardio.2016.5492.
- Wyrembak J, Campbell KB, Steinberg BA, Bahnson TD, Daubert JP, Velazquez EJ, Samad Z, Atwater BD. Incidence and Predictors of Left Atrial Appendage Thrombus in Patients Treated With Nonvitamin K Oral Anticoagulants Versus Warfarin Before Catheter Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation. The American Journal Of Cardiology 2017, 119: 1017-1022. PMID: 28153350, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2016.12.008.
- Sun JL, Boyle SH, Samad Z, Babyak MA, Wilson JL, Kuhn C, Becker RC, Ortel TL, Williams RB, Rogers JG, O'Connor CM, Velazquez EJ, Jiang W. Mental stress-induced left ventricular dysfunction and adverse outcome in ischemic heart disease patients. European Journal Of Preventive Cardiology 2017, 24: 591-599. PMID: 28067532, PMCID: PMC6093615, DOI: 10.1177/2047487316686435.
- Rao MP, Al-Khatib SM, Pokorney SD, She L, Romanov A, Nicolau JC, Lee KL, Carson P, Selzman CH, Stepinska J, Cleland JG, Tungsubutra W, Desvigne-Nickens PM, Sueta CA, Siepe M, Lang I, Feldman AM, Yii M, Rouleau JL, Velazquez EJ. Sudden Cardiac Death in Patients With Ischemic Heart Failure Undergoing Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting: Results From the STICH Randomized Clinical Trial (Surgical Treatment for Ischemic Heart Failure). Circulation 2017, 135: 1136-1144. PMID: 28154006, PMCID: PMC5516272, DOI: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.116.026075.
- Randolph TC, Broderick S, Shaw LK, Chiswell K, Mentz RJ, Kutyifa V, Velazquez EJ, Gilliam FR, Thomas KL. Race and Sex Differences in QRS Interval and Associated Outcome Among Patients with Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2017, 6 PMID: 28320746, PMCID: PMC5523998, DOI: 10.1161/JAHA.116.004381.
- Barasa FA, Vedanthan R, Pastakia SD, Crowe SJ, Aruasa W, Sugut WK, White R, Ogola ES, Bloomfield GS, Velazquez EJ. Approaches to Sustainable Capacity Building for Cardiovascular Disease Care in Kenya. Cardiology Clinics 2017, 35: 145-152. PMID: 27886785, DOI: 10.1016/j.ccl.2016.08.014.
- Feigal JP, Boyle SH, Samad Z, Velazquez EJ, Wilson JL, Becker RC, Williams RB, Kuhn CM, Ortel TL, Rogers JG, O'Connor CM, Jiang W. Associations between positive emotional well-being and stress-induced myocardial ischemia: Well-being scores predict exercise-induced ischemia. Journal Of Psychosomatic Research 2017, 93: 14-18. PMID: 28107887, PMCID: PMC6044283, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2016.11.012.
- Pokorney SD, Miller AL, Chen AY, Thomas L, Fonarow GC, de Lemos JA, Al-Khatib SM, Velazquez EJ, Peterson ED, Wang TY. Reassessment of Cardiac Function and Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Use Among Medicare Patients With Low Ejection Fraction After Myocardial Infarction. Circulation 2017, 135: 38-47. PMID: 27881561, DOI: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.116.022359.
- Temu TM, Lane KA, Shen C, Ng'ang'a L, Akwanalo CO, Chen PS, Emonyi W, Heckbert SR, Koech MM, Manji I, Vatta M, Velazquez EJ, Wessel J, Kimaiyo S, Inui TS, Bloomfield GS. Clinical characteristics and 12-month outcomes of patients with valvular and non-valvular atrial fibrillation in Kenya. PloS One 2017, 12: e0185204. PMID: 28934312, PMCID: PMC5608343, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0185204.
- DeVore AD, Velazquez EJ. Rethinking Revascularization in Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction. Circulation. Heart Failure 2017, 10 PMID: 28087689, PMCID: PMC5516273, DOI: 10.1161/CIRCHEARTFAILURE.116.003770.
- Samad Z, Velazquez EJ. Functional Mitral Regurgitation: Appraising the Evidence Behind Recommended Treatment Strategies. Current Cardiology Reports 2016, 18: 128. PMID: 27796864, DOI: 10.1007/s11886-016-0808-8.
- Burroughs Peña MS, Dunning A, Schulte PJ, Durheim MT, Kussin P, Checkley W, Velazquez EJ. Pulmonary function and adverse cardiovascular outcomes: Can cardiac function explain the link? Respiratory Medicine 2016, 121: 4-12. PMID: 27888991, DOI: 10.1016/j.rmed.2016.10.009.
- Petrie MC, Jhund PS, She L, Adlbrecht C, Doenst T, Panza JA, Hill JA, Lee KL, Rouleau JL, Prior DL, Ali IS, Maddury J, Golba KS, White HD, Carson P, Chrzanowski L, Romanov A, Miller AB, Velazquez EJ. Ten-Year Outcomes After Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting According to Age in Patients With Heart Failure and Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction: An Analysis of the Extended Follow-Up of the STICH Trial (Surgical Treatment for Ischemic Heart Failure). Circulation 2016, 134: 1314-1324. PMID: 27573034, PMCID: PMC5089908, DOI: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.116.024800.
- Dahhan T, Siddiqui I, Tapson VF, Velazquez EJ, Sun S, Davenport CA, Samad Z, Rajagopal S. Clinical and echocardiographic predictors of mortality in acute pulmonary embolism. Cardiovascular Ultrasound 2016, 14: 44. PMID: 27793158, PMCID: PMC5086059, DOI: 10.1186/s12947-016-0087-y.
- Hunter WG, Kelly JP, McGarrah RW, Khouri MG, Craig D, Haynes C, Ilkayeva O, Stevens RD, Bain JR, Muehlbauer MJ, Newgard CB, Felker GM, Hernandez AF, Velazquez EJ, Kraus WE, Shah SH. Metabolomic Profiling Identifies Novel Circulating Biomarkers of Mitochondrial Dysfunction Differentially Elevated in Heart Failure With Preserved Versus Reduced Ejection Fraction: Evidence for Shared Metabolic Impairments in Clinical Heart Failure. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2016, 5 PMID: 27473038, PMCID: PMC5015273, DOI: 10.1161/JAHA.115.003190.
- Samad Z, Vora AN, Dunning A, Schulte PJ, Shaw LK, Al-Enezi F, Ersboll M, McGarrah RW, Vavalle JP, Shah SH, Kisslo J, Glower D, Harrison JK, Velazquez EJ. Aortic valve surgery and survival in patients with moderate or severe aortic stenosis and left ventricular dysfunction. European Heart Journal 2016, 37: 2276-86. PMID: 26787441, PMCID: PMC5841220, DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehv701.
- Lopes RD, Pieper KS, Stevens SR, Solomon SD, McMurray JJ, Pfeffer MA, Leimberger JD, Velazquez EJ. Predicting Outcomes Over Time in Patients With Heart Failure, Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction, or Both Following Acute Myocardial Infarction. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2016, 5 PMID: 27353607, PMCID: PMC4937254, DOI: 10.1161/JAHA.115.003045.
- Klein MR, Kiefer TL, Velazquez EJ. Platypnea-Orthodeoxia Syndrome: To Shunt or Not to Shunt, That is the Question. Texas Heart Institute Journal / From The Texas Heart Institute Of St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital, Texas Children's Hospital 2016, 43: 264-6. PMID: 27303248, PMCID: PMC4894711, DOI: 10.14503/THIJ-15-5280.
- Abdul-Rahim AH, Docherty KF, Skali H, Køber L, Dickstein K, Maggioni AP, Mareev V, Zannad F, Velazquez EJ, Califf RM, Pfeffer MA, Solomon SD, Lees KR, McMurray JJ. Effect of single and dual renin-angiotensin blockade on stroke in patients with and without diabetes in VALIANT. European Stroke Journal 2016, 1: 93-100. PMID: 31008270, PMCID: PMC6301225, DOI: 10.1177/2396987316646025.
- Velazquez EJ, Lee KL, Jones RH, Al-Khalidi HR, Hill JA, Panza JA, Michler RE, Bonow RO, Doenst T, Petrie MC, Oh JK, She L, Moore VL, Desvigne-Nickens P, Sopko G, Rouleau JL. Coronary-Artery Bypass Surgery in Patients with Ischemic Cardiomyopathy. The New England Journal Of Medicine 2016, 374: 1511-20. PMID: 27040723, PMCID: PMC4938005, DOI: 10.1056/NEJMoa1602001.
- Redfield MM, Velazquez EJ, Braunwald E. Nitrates in Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction. The New England Journal Of Medicine 2016, 374: 1589. PMID: 27096585, DOI: 10.1056/NEJMc1601507.
- Sivak JA, Vora AN, Navar AM, Schulte PJ, Crowley AL, Kisslo J, Corey GR, Liao L, Wang A, Velazquez EJ, Samad Z. An Approach to Improve the Negative Predictive Value and Clinical Utility of Transthoracic Echocardiography in Suspected Native Valve Infective Endocarditis. Journal Of The American Society Of Echocardiography : Official Publication Of The American Society Of Echocardiography 2016, 29: 315-22. PMID: 26850679, PMCID: PMC6052444, DOI: 10.1016/j.echo.2015.12.009.
- Garber AM, Mentz RJ, Al-Khalidi HR, Shaw LK, Fiuzat M, O'Connor CM, Velazquez EJ. Clinical predictors and outcomes of patients with left ventricular thrombus following ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction. Journal Of Thrombosis And Thrombolysis 2016, 41: 365-73. PMID: 26202909, DOI: 10.1007/s11239-015-1252-0.
- Weber MA, Bloch M, Bakris GL, Weir MR, Zappe DH, Dahlof B, Velazquez EJ, Pitt B, Basile JN, Jamerson K, Hua TA. Cardiovascular Outcomes According to Systolic Blood Pressure in Patients With and Without Diabetes: An ACCOMPLISH Substudy. Journal Of Clinical Hypertension (Greenwich, Conn.) 2016, 18: 299-307. PMID: 27060568, PMCID: PMC8032014, DOI: 10.1111/jch.12816.
- Samsky MD, DeVore AD, Durkin M, Stout JE, Velazquez EJ, Milano CA. Getting to a Man's Heart through His Colon. Texas Heart Institute Journal / From The Texas Heart Institute Of St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital, Texas Children's Hospital 2016, 43: 168-70. PMID: 27127437, PMCID: PMC4845564, DOI: 10.14503/THIJ-14-4946.
- DeVore AD, Schulte PJ, Mentz RJ, Hardy NC, Kelly JP, Velazquez EJ, Maya JF, Kielhorn A, Patel HK, Reed SD, Hernandez AF. Relation of Elevated Heart Rate in Patients With Heart Failure With Reduced Ejection Fraction to One-Year Outcomes and Costs. The American Journal Of Cardiology 2016, 117: 946-51. PMID: 26805662, PMCID: PMC5429586, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2015.12.031.
- Samad Z, Minter S, Armour A, Tinnemore A, Sivak JA, Sedberry B, Strub K, Horan SM, Harrison JK, Kisslo J, Douglas PS, Velazquez EJ. Implementing a Continuous Quality Improvement Program in a High-Volume Clinical Echocardiography Laboratory: Improving Care for Patients With Aortic Stenosis. Circulation. Cardiovascular Imaging 2016, 9 PMID: 26957220, DOI: 10.1161/CIRCIMAGING.115.003708.
- Bloomfield GS, DeLong AK, Akwanalo CO, Hogan JW, Carter EJ, Aswa DF, Binanay C, Koech M, Kimaiyo S, Velazquez EJ. Markers of Atherosclerosis, Clinical Characteristics, and Treatment Patterns in Heart Failure: A Case-Control Study of Middle-Aged Adult Heart Failure Patients in Rural Kenya. Global Heart 2016, 11: 97-107. PMID: 27102027, PMCID: PMC4843836, DOI: 10.1016/j.gheart.2015.12.014.
- Mentz RJ, Hasselblad V, DeVore AD, Metra M, Voors AA, Armstrong PW, Ezekowitz JA, Tang WH, Schulte PJ, Anstrom KJ, Hernandez AF, Velazquez EJ, O'Connor CM. Torsemide Versus Furosemide in Patients With Acute Heart Failure (from the ASCEND-HF Trial). The American Journal Of Cardiology 2016, 117: 404-11. PMID: 26704029, PMCID: PMC4718787, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2015.10.059.
- Redfield MM, Anstrom KJ, Levine JA, Koepp GA, Borlaug BA, Chen HH, LeWinter MM, Joseph SM, Shah SJ, Semigran MJ, Felker GM, Cole RT, Reeves GR, Tedford RJ, Tang WH, McNulty SE, Velazquez EJ, Shah MR, Braunwald E. Isosorbide Mononitrate in Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction. The New England Journal Of Medicine 2015, 373: 2314-24. PMID: 26549714, PMCID: PMC4712067, DOI: 10.1056/NEJMoa1510774.
- Binanay CA, Akwanalo CO, Aruasa W, Barasa FA, Corey GR, Crowe S, Esamai F, Einterz R, Foster MC, Gardner A, Kibosia J, Kimaiyo S, Koech M, Korir B, Lawrence JE, Lukas S, Manji I, Maritim P, Ogaro F, Park P, Pastakia SD, Sugut W, Vedanthan R, Yanoh R, Velazquez EJ, Bloomfield GS. Building Sustainable Capacity for Cardiovascular Care at a Public Hospital in Western Kenya. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2015, 66: 2550-60. PMID: 26653630, PMCID: PMC4680855, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2015.09.086.
- Jolicœur EM, Dunning A, Castelvecchio S, Dabrowski R, Waclawiw MA, Petrie MC, Stewart R, Jhund PS, Desvigne-Nickens P, Panza JA, Bonow RO, Sun B, San TR, Al-Khalidi HR, Rouleau JL, Velazquez EJ, Cleland JGF. Importance of angina in patients with coronary disease, heart failure, and left ventricular systolic dysfunction: insights from STICH. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2015, 66: 2092-2100. PMID: 26541919, PMCID: PMC4655599, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2015.08.882.
- Velazquez EJ, Samad Z, Al-Khalidi HR, Sangli C, Grayburn PA, Massaro JM, Stevens SR, Feldman TE, Krucoff MW. The MitraClip and survival in patients with mitral regurgitation at high risk for surgery: A propensity-matched comparison. American Heart Journal 2015, 170: 1050-1059.e3. PMID: 26542516, DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2015.08.004.
- Samad Z, Shaw LK, Phelan M, Ersboll M, Risum N, Al-Khalidi HR, Glower DD, Milano CA, Alexander JH, O'Connor CM, Wang A, Velazquez EJ. Management and outcomes in patients with moderate or severe functional mitral regurgitation and severe left ventricular dysfunction. European Heart Journal 2015, 36: 2733-41. PMID: 26233850, DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehv343.
- Bonow RO, Castelvecchio S, Panza JA, Berman DS, Velazquez EJ, Michler RE, She L, Holly TA, Desvigne-Nickens P, Kosevic D, Rajda M, Chrzanowski L, Deja M, Lee KL, White H, Oh JK, Doenst T, Hill JA, Rouleau JL, Menicanti L. Severity of Remodeling, Myocardial Viability, and Survival in Ischemic LV Dysfunction After Surgical Revascularization. JACC. Cardiovascular Imaging 2015, 8: 1121-1129. PMID: 26363840, PMCID: PMC4633018, DOI: 10.1016/j.jcmg.2015.03.013.
- Grayburn PA, She L, Roberts BJ, Golba KS, Mokrzycki K, Drozdz J, Cherniavsky A, Przybylski R, Wrobel K, Asch FM, Holly TA, Haddad H, Yii M, Maurer G, Kron I, Schaff H, Velazquez EJ, Oh JK. Comparison of Transesophageal and Transthoracic Echocardiographic Measurements of Mechanism and Severity of Mitral Regurgitation in Ischemic Cardiomyopathy (from the Surgical Treatment of Ischemic Heart Failure Trial). The American Journal Of Cardiology 2015, 116: 913-8. PMID: 26170249, PMCID: PMC4554976, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2015.06.015.
- Ersboll M, Samad Z, Al Enezi F, Kisslo J, Schulte PJ, Shaw LK, Køber L, Harrison JK, Bashore T, Brennan M, Velazquez EJ. Temporal Trends in Disease Severity and Predicted Surgical Risk at the Time of Referral for Echocardiography in Patients Diagnosed with Aortic Stenosis. Critical Pathways In Cardiology 2015, 14: 103-9. PMID: 26214813, DOI: 10.1097/HPC.0000000000000048.
- Parikh KS, Rajagopal S, Arges K, Ahmad T, Sivak J, Kaul P, Shah SH, Tapson V, Velazquez EJ, Douglas PS, Samad Z. Use of outcome measures in pulmonary hypertension clinical trials. American Heart Journal 2015, 170: 419-29.e3. PMID: 26385024, DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2015.06.010.
- Mentz RJ, Velazquez EJ, Metra M, McKendry C, Chiswell K, Fiuzat M, Givertz MM, Voors AA, Teerlink JR, O'Connor CM. Comparative effectiveness of torsemide versus furosemide in heart failure patients: insights from the PROTECT trial. Future Cardiology 2015, 11: 585-95. PMID: 26403536, PMCID: PMC5558519, DOI: 10.2217/fca.15.56.
- Angiotensin receptor neprilysin inhibition in heart failure: mechanistic action and clinical impact.Buggey J, Mentz RJ, DeVore AD, Velazquez EJ. Angiotensin receptor neprilysin inhibition in heart failure: mechanistic action and clinical impact. Journal Of Cardiac Failure 2015, 21: 741-50. PMID: 26209000, DOI: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2015.07.008.
- Bloomfield GS, Temu TM, Akwanalo CO, Chen PS, Emonyi W, Heckbert SR, Koech MM, Manji I, Shen C, Vatta M, Velazquez EJ, Wessel J, Kimaiyo S, Inui TS. Genetic mutations in African patients with atrial fibrillation: Rationale and design of the Study of Genetics of Atrial Fibrillation in an African Population (SIGNAL). American Heart Journal 2015, 170: 455-64.e5. PMID: 26385028, PMCID: PMC4575772, DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2015.06.008.
- Wrobel K, Stevens SR, Jones RH, Selzman CH, Lamy A, Beaver TM, Djokovic LT, Wang N, Velazquez EJ, Sopko G, Kron IL, DiMaio JM, Michler RE, Lee KL, Yii M, Leng CY, Zembala M, Rouleau JL, Daly RC, Al-Khalidi HR. Influence of Baseline Characteristics, Operative Conduct, and Postoperative Course on 30-Day Outcomes of Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Among Patients With Left Ventricular Dysfunction: Results From the Surgical Treatment for Ischemic Heart Failure (STICH) Trial. Circulation 2015, 132: 720-30. PMID: 26304663, PMCID: PMC4551105, DOI: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.114.014932.
- Bloomfield GS, Alenezi F, Barasa FA, Lumsden R, Mayosi BM, Velazquez EJ. Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Heart Failure in Low- and Middle-Income Countries. JACC. Heart Failure 2015, 3: 579-90. PMID: 26251085, PMCID: PMC4530470, DOI: 10.1016/j.jchf.2015.05.003.
- Hannink LG, Wagner GS, Kisslo J, Alenezi FA, Shaw LK, Hofmann P, Zusterzeel R, Phelan M, Velazquez EJ, Gorgels AP. Influence of QRS infarct score and QRS duration prior to transcatheter aortic valve replacement on follow-up left ventricular end systolic volume in patients with new persistent left bundle branch block. Journal Of Electrocardiology 2015, 48: 637-42. PMID: 25959263, DOI: 10.1016/j.jelectrocard.2015.04.010.
- Khouri MG, Klein MR, Velazquez EJ, Jones LW. Current and emerging modalities for detection of cardiotoxicity in cardio-oncology. Future Cardiology 2015, 11: 471-84. PMID: 26235924, PMCID: PMC5558528, DOI: 10.2217/fca.15.16.
- MacDonald MR, She L, Doenst T, Binkley PF, Rouleau JL, Tan RS, Lee KL, Miller AB, Sopko G, Szalewska D, Waclawiw MA, Dabrowski R, Castelvecchio S, Adlbrecht C, Michler RE, Oh JK, Velazquez EJ, Petrie MC. Clinical characteristics and outcomes of patients with and without diabetes in the Surgical Treatment for Ischemic Heart Failure (STICH) trial. European Journal Of Heart Failure 2015, 17: 725-34. PMID: 26011509, PMCID: PMC4668269, DOI: 10.1002/ejhf.288.
- Holly TA, Bonow RO, Velazquez EJ, Panza JA. A balanced assessment of the STICH trial. The Journal Of Thoracic And Cardiovascular Surgery 2015, 149: 1683-4. PMID: 26060013, DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2015.03.036.
- Holmqvist F, Thomas KL, Broderick S, Ersbøll M, Singh D, Chiswell K, Shaw LK, Hegland DD, Velazquez EJ, Daubert JP. Clinical outcome as a function of the PR-interval-there is virtue in moderation: data from the Duke Databank for cardiovascular disease. Europace : European Pacing, Arrhythmias, And Cardiac Electrophysiology : Journal Of The Working Groups On Cardiac Pacing, Arrhythmias, And Cardiac Cellular Electrophysiology Of The European Society Of Cardiology 2015, 17: 978-85. PMID: 25164430, DOI: 10.1093/europace/euu211.
- Boyle SH, Matson WR, Velazquez EJ, Samad Z, Williams RB, Sharma S, Thomas B, Wilson JL, O'Connor C, Jiang W. Metabolomics analysis reveals insights into biochemical mechanisms of mental stress-induced left ventricular dysfunction. Metabolomics : Official Journal Of The Metabolomic Society 2015, 11: 571-582. PMID: 25983674, PMCID: PMC4431771, DOI: 10.1007/s11306-014-0718-y.
- Steinberg BA, Schulte PJ, Hofmann P, Ersbøll M, Alexander JH, Broderick-Forsgren K, Anstrom KJ, Granger CB, Piccini JP, Velazquez EJ, Shah BR. Outcomes after nonemergent electrical cardioversion for atrial arrhythmias. The American Journal Of Cardiology 2015, 115: 1407-14. PMID: 25784514, PMCID: PMC4414802, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2015.02.030.
- Mentz RJ, Buggey J, Fiuzat M, Ersbøll MK, Schulte PJ, DeVore AD, Eisenstein EL, Anstrom KJ, OʼConnor CM, Velazquez EJ. Torsemide versus furosemide in heart failure patients: insights from Duke University Hospital. Journal Of Cardiovascular Pharmacology 2015, 65: 438-43. PMID: 25945862, PMCID: PMC4423558, DOI: 10.1097/FJC.0000000000000212.
- Burroughs Peña M, Romero KM, Velazquez EJ, Davila-Roman VG, Gilman RH, Wise RA, Miranda JJ, Checkley W. Relationship between daily exposure to biomass fuel smoke and blood pressure in high-altitude Peru. Hypertension 2015, 65: 1134-40. PMID: 25753976, PMCID: PMC4466100, DOI: 10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.114.04840.
- Kukulski T, She L, Racine N, Gradinac S, Panza JA, Velazquez EJ, Chan K, Petrie MC, Lee KL, Pellikka PA, Romanov A, Biernat J, Rouleau JL, Batlle C, Rogowski J, Ferrazzi P, Zembala M, Oh JK. Implication of right ventricular dysfunction on long-term outcome in patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting with or without surgical ventricular reconstruction. The Journal Of Thoracic And Cardiovascular Surgery 2015, 149: 1312-21. PMID: 25451487, PMCID: PMC4385741, DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2014.09.117.
- Douglas PS, Hoffmann U, Patel MR, Mark DB, Al-Khalidi HR, Cavanaugh B, Cole J, Dolor RJ, Fordyce CB, Huang M, Khan MA, Kosinski AS, Krucoff MW, Malhotra V, Picard MH, Udelson JE, Velazquez EJ, Yow E, Cooper LS, Lee KL. Outcomes of anatomical versus functional testing for coronary artery disease. The New England Journal Of Medicine 2015, 372: 1291-300. PMID: 25773919, PMCID: PMC4473773, DOI: 10.1056/NEJMoa1415516.
- Choi JO, Daly RC, Lin G, Lahr BD, Wiste HJ, Beaver TM, Iacovoni A, Malinowski M, Friedrich I, Rouleau JL, Favaloro RR, Sopko G, Lang IM, White HD, Milano CA, Jones RH, Lee KL, Velazquez EJ, Oh JK. Impact of surgical ventricular reconstruction on sphericity index in patients with ischaemic cardiomyopathy: follow-up from the STICH trial. European Journal Of Heart Failure 2015, 17: 453-63. PMID: 25779355, PMCID: PMC4664050, DOI: 10.1002/ejhf.256.
- Jiang W, Boyle SH, Ortel TL, Samad Z, Velazquez EJ, Harrison RW, Wilson J, Kuhn C, Williams RB, O'Connor CM, Becker RC. Platelet aggregation and mental stress induced myocardial ischemia: Results from the Responses of Myocardial Ischemia to Escitalopram Treatment (REMIT) study. American Heart Journal 2015, 169: 496-507.e1. PMID: 25819856, PMCID: PMC4382806, DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2014.12.002.
- Castleberry AW, Williams JB, Daneshmand MA, Honeycutt E, Shaw LK, Samad Z, Lopes RD, Alexander JH, Mathew JP, Velazquez EJ, Milano CA, Smith PK. Response to letter regarding article, "surgical revascularization is associated with maximal survival in patients with ischemic mitral regurgitation: a 20-year experience". Circulation 2015, 131: e378-9. PMID: 25779550, PMCID: PMC5126645, DOI: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.114.013125.
- Lam CS, McEntegart M, Claggett B, Liu J, Skali H, Lewis E, Køber L, Rouleau J, Velazquez E, Califf R, McMurray JJ, Pfeffer M, Solomon S. Sex differences in clinical characteristics and outcomes after myocardial infarction: insights from the Valsartan in Acute Myocardial Infarction Trial (VALIANT). European Journal Of Heart Failure 2015, 17: 301-12. PMID: 25655011, DOI: 10.1002/ejhf.238.
- Buggey J, Mentz RJ, Pitt B, Eisenstein EL, Anstrom KJ, Velazquez EJ, O'Connor CM. A reappraisal of loop diuretic choice in heart failure patients. American Heart Journal 2015, 169: 323-33. PMID: 25728721, PMCID: PMC4346710, DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2014.12.009.
- Bloomfield GS, Wang TY, Boulware LE, Califf RM, Hernandez AF, Velazquez EJ, Peterson ED, Li JS. Implementation of management strategies for diabetes and hypertension: from local to global health in cardiovascular diseases. Global Heart 2015, 10: 31-8. PMID: 25754564, PMCID: PMC4754665, DOI: 10.1016/j.gheart.2014.12.010.
- Velazquez EJ, Bonow RO. Revascularization in severe left ventricular dysfunction. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2015, 65: 615-24. PMID: 25677320, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2014.10.070.
- Ersboll M, Schulte PJ, Al Enezi F, Shaw L, Køber L, Kisslo J, Siddiqui I, Piccini J, Glower D, Harrison JK, Bashore T, Risum N, Jollis JG, Velazquez EJ, Samad Z. Predictors and progression of aortic stenosis in patients with preserved left ventricular ejection fraction. The American Journal Of Cardiology 2015, 115: 86-92. PMID: 25456876, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2014.09.049.
- Feldman AM, She L, McNamara DM, Mann DL, Bristow MR, Maisel AS, Wagner DR, Andersson B, Chiariello L, Hayward CS, Hendry P, Parker JD, Racine N, Selzman CH, Senni M, Stepinska J, Zembala M, Rouleau J, Velazquez EJ, Lee KL. Genetic variants are not associated with outcome in patients with coronary artery disease and left ventricular dysfunction: results of the Genetic Substudy of the Surgical Treatment for Ischemic Heart Failure (STICH) trials. Cardiology 2015, 130: 69-81. PMID: 25592552, PMCID: PMC4367125, DOI: 10.1159/000368221.
- Holly TA, Bonow RO, Arnold JM, Oh JK, Varadarajan P, Pohost GM, Haddad H, Jones RH, Velazquez EJ, Birkenfeld B, Asch FM, Malinowski M, Barretto R, Kalil RA, Berman DS, Sun JL, Lee KL, Panza JA. Myocardial viability and impact of surgical ventricular reconstruction on outcomes of patients with severe left ventricular dysfunction undergoing coronary artery bypass surgery: results of the Surgical Treatment for Ischemic Heart Failure trial. The Journal Of Thoracic And Cardiovascular Surgery 2014, 148: 2677-84.e1. PMID: 25152476, PMCID: PMC4250319, DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2014.06.090.
- Samad Z, Boyle S, Ersboll M, Vora AN, Zhang Y, Becker RC, Williams R, Kuhn C, Ortel TL, Rogers JG, O'Connor CM, Velazquez EJ, Jiang W. Sex differences in platelet reactivity and cardiovascular and psychological response to mental stress in patients with stable ischemic heart disease: insights from the REMIT study. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2014, 64: 1669-78. PMID: 25323254, PMCID: PMC4752118, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2014.04.087.
- Mark DB, Knight JD, Velazquez EJ, Wasilewski J, Howlett JG, Smith PK, Spertus JA, Rajda M, Yadav R, Hamman BL, Malinowski M, Naik A, Rankin G, Harding TM, Drew LA, Desvigne-Nickens P, Anstrom KJ. Quality-of-life outcomes with coronary artery bypass graft surgery in ischemic left ventricular dysfunction: a randomized trial. Annals Of Internal Medicine 2014, 161: 392-9. PMID: 25222386, PMCID: PMC4182862, DOI: 10.7326/M13-1380.
- Bloomfield GS, Khazanie P, Morris A, Rabadán-Diehl C, Benjamin LA, Murdoch D, Radcliff VS, Velazquez EJ, Hicks C. HIV and noncommunicable cardiovascular and pulmonary diseases in low- and middle-income countries in the ART era: what we know and best directions for future research. Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes (1999) 2014, 67 Suppl 1: S40-53. PMID: 25117960, PMCID: PMC4133739, DOI: 10.1097/QAI.0000000000000257.
- Panza JA, Velazquez EJ, She L, Smith PK, Nicolau JC, Favaloro RR, Gradinac S, Chrzanowski L, Prabhakaran D, Howlett JG, Jasinski M, Hill JA, Szwed H, Larbalestier R, Desvigne-Nickens P, Jones RH, Lee KL, Rouleau JL. Extent of coronary and myocardial disease and benefit from surgical revascularization in ischemic LV dysfunction [Corrected]. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2014, 64: 553-61. PMID: 25104523, PMCID: PMC4129547, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2014.04.064.
- Stewart RA, Szalewska D, She L, Lee KL, Drazner MH, Lubiszewska B, Kosevic D, Ruengsakulrach P, Nicolau JC, Coutu B, Choudhary SK, Mark DB, Cleland JG, Piña IL, Velazquez EJ, Rynkiewicz A, White H. Exercise capacity and mortality in patients with ischemic left ventricular dysfunction randomized to coronary artery bypass graft surgery or medical therapy: an analysis from the STICH trial (Surgical Treatment for Ischemic Heart Failure). JACC. Heart Failure 2014, 2: 335-43. PMID: 25023813, PMCID: PMC4127151, DOI: 10.1016/j.jchf.2014.02.009.
- Castleberry AW, Williams JB, Daneshmand MA, Honeycutt E, Shaw LK, Samad Z, Lopes RD, Alexander JH, Mathew JP, Velazquez EJ, Milano CA, Smith PK. Surgical revascularization is associated with maximal survival in patients with ischemic mitral regurgitation: a 20-year experience. Circulation 2014, 129: 2547-56. PMID: 24744275, PMCID: PMC4142433, DOI: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.113.005223.
- Bloomfield GS, Vedanthan R, Vasudevan L, Kithei A, Were M, Velazquez EJ. Mobile health for non-communicable diseases in Sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review of the literature and strategic framework for research. Globalization And Health 2014, 10: 49. PMID: 24927745, PMCID: PMC4064106, DOI: 10.1186/1744-8603-10-49.
- Lagat DK, DeLong AK, Wellenius GA, Carter EJ, Bloomfield GS, Velazquez EJ, Hogan J, Kimaiyo S, Sherman CB. Factors associated with isolated right heart failure in women: a pilot study from western Kenya. Global Heart 2014, 9: 249-54. PMID: 25667096, PMCID: PMC4405788, DOI: 10.1016/j.gheart.2014.04.003.
- Douglas PS, Hoffmann U, Lee KL, Mark DB, Al-Khalidi HR, Anstrom K, Dolor RJ, Kosinski A, Krucoff MW, Mudrick DW, Patel MR, Picard MH, Udelson JE, Velazquez EJ, Cooper L. PROspective Multicenter Imaging Study for Evaluation of chest pain: rationale and design of the PROMISE trial. American Heart Journal 2014, 167: 796-803.e1. PMID: 24890527, PMCID: PMC4044617, DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2014.03.003.
- Rajagopal S, Forsha DE, Risum N, Hornik CP, Poms AD, Fortin TA, Tapson VF, Velazquez EJ, Kisslo J, Samad Z. Comprehensive assessment of right ventricular function in patients with pulmonary hypertension with global longitudinal peak systolic strain derived from multiple right ventricular views. Journal Of The American Society Of Echocardiography : Official Publication Of The American Society Of Echocardiography 2014, 27: 657-665.e3. PMID: 24656881, DOI: 10.1016/j.echo.2014.02.001.
- Bloomfield GS, Hogan JW, Keter A, Holland TL, Sang E, Kimaiyo S, Velazquez EJ. Blood pressure level impacts risk of death among HIV seropositive adults in Kenya: a retrospective analysis of electronic health records. BMC Infectious Diseases 2014, 14: 284. PMID: 24886474, PMCID: PMC4046023, DOI: 10.1186/1471-2334-14-284.
- Vedanthan R, Kamano JH, Naanyu V, Delong AK, Were MC, Finkelstein EA, Menya D, Akwanalo CO, Bloomfield GS, Binanay CA, Velazquez EJ, Hogan JW, Horowitz CR, Inui TS, Kimaiyo S, Fuster V. Optimizing linkage and retention to hypertension care in rural Kenya (LARK hypertension study): study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Trials 2014, 15: 143. PMID: 24767476, PMCID: PMC4113229, DOI: 10.1186/1745-6215-15-143.
- Ersbøll M, Al Enezi F, Samad Z, Sedberry B, Boyle SH, O'Connor C, Jiang W, Velazquez EJ. Impaired resting myocardial annular velocities are independently associated with mental stress-induced ischemia in coronary heart disease. JACC. Cardiovascular Imaging 2014, 7: 351-61. PMID: 24631512, PMCID: PMC3992174, DOI: 10.1016/j.jcmg.2013.10.014.
- Lewis EF, Li Y, Pfeffer MA, Solomon SD, Weinfurt KP, Velazquez EJ, Califf RM, Rouleau JL, Kober L, White HD, Schulman KA, Reed SD. Impact of cardiovascular events on change in quality of life and utilities in patients after myocardial infarction: a VALIANT study (valsartan in acute myocardial infarction). JACC. Heart Failure 2014, 2: 159-65. PMID: 24720924, DOI: 10.1016/j.jchf.2013.12.003.
- Khouri MG, Hornsby WE, Risum N, Velazquez EJ, Thomas S, Lane A, Scott JM, Koelwyn GJ, Herndon JE, Mackey JR, Douglas PS, Jones LW. Utility of 3-dimensional echocardiography, global longitudinal strain, and exercise stress echocardiography to detect cardiac dysfunction in breast cancer patients treated with doxorubicin-containing adjuvant therapy. Breast Cancer Research And Treatment 2014, 143: 531-9. PMID: 24390149, PMCID: PMC4521213, DOI: 10.1007/s10549-013-2818-1.
- Vedanthan R, Kamano JH, Horowitz CR, Ascheim D, Velazquez EJ, Kimaiyo S, Fuster V. Nurse management of hypertension in rural western Kenya: implementation research to optimize delivery. Annals Of Global Health 2014, 80: 5-12. PMID: 24751560, PMCID: PMC4036099, DOI: 10.1016/j.aogh.2013.12.002.
- Chen HH, Anstrom KJ, Givertz MM, Stevenson LW, Semigran MJ, Goldsmith SR, Bart BA, Bull DA, Stehlik J, LeWinter MM, Konstam MA, Huggins GS, Rouleau JL, O'Meara E, Tang WH, Starling RC, Butler J, Deswal A, Felker GM, O'Connor CM, Bonita RE, Margulies KB, Cappola TP, Ofili EO, Mann DL, Dávila-Román VG, McNulty SE, Borlaug BA, Velazquez EJ, Lee KL, Shah MR, Hernandez AF, Braunwald E, Redfield MM. Low-dose dopamine or low-dose nesiritide in acute heart failure with renal dysfunction: the ROSE acute heart failure randomized trial. JAMA 2013, 310: 2533-43. PMID: 24247300, PMCID: PMC3934929, DOI: 10.1001/jama.2013.282190.
- Golba K, Mokrzycki K, Drozdz J, Cherniavsky A, Wrobel K, Roberts BJ, Haddad H, Maurer G, Yii M, Asch FM, Handschumacher MD, Holly TA, Przybylski R, Kron I, Schaff H, Aston S, Horton J, Lee KL, Velazquez EJ, Grayburn PA. Mechanisms of functional mitral regurgitation in ischemic cardiomyopathy determined by transesophageal echocardiography (from the Surgical Treatment for Ischemic Heart Failure Trial). The American Journal Of Cardiology 2013, 112: 1812-8. PMID: 24035166, PMCID: PMC3830629, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2013.07.047.
- Michler RE, Rouleau JL, Al-Khalidi HR, Bonow RO, Pellikka PA, Pohost GM, Holly TA, Oh JK, Dagenais F, Milano C, Wrobel K, Pirk J, Ali IS, Jones RH, Velazquez EJ, Lee KL, Di Donato M. Insights from the STICH trial: change in left ventricular size after coronary artery bypass grafting with and without surgical ventricular reconstruction. The Journal Of Thoracic And Cardiovascular Surgery 2013, 146: 1139-1145.e6. PMID: 23111018, PMCID: PMC3810307, DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2012.09.007.
- Boyle SH, Samad Z, Becker RC, Williams R, Kuhn C, Ortel TL, Kuchibhatla M, Prybol K, Rogers J, O'Connor C, Velazquez EJ, Jiang W. Depressive symptoms and mental stress-induced myocardial ischemia in patients with coronary heart disease. Psychosomatic Medicine 2013, 75: 822-31. PMID: 24163385, PMCID: PMC4378828, DOI: 10.1097/PSY.0b013e3182a893ae.
- Jiang W, O'Connor CM, Velazquez EJ. Therapy for mental stress-induced myocardial ischemia--reply. JAMA 2013, 310: 1401-2. PMID: 24084928, DOI: 10.1001/jama.2013.277975.
- Carson P, Wertheimer J, Miller A, O'Connor CM, Pina IL, Selzman C, Sueta C, She L, Greene D, Lee KL, Jones RH, Velazquez EJ. The STICH trial (Surgical Treatment for Ischemic Heart Failure): mode-of-death results. JACC. Heart Failure 2013, 1: 400-8. PMID: 24621972, PMCID: PMC3829618, DOI: 10.1016/j.jchf.2013.04.012.
- Ersbøll M, Valeur N, Andersen MJ, Mogensen UM, Vinther M, Svendsen JH, Møller JE, Kisslo J, Velazquez EJ, Hassager C, Søgaard P, Køber L. Early echocardiographic deformation analysis for the prediction of sudden cardiac death and life-threatening arrhythmias after myocardial infarction. JACC. Cardiovascular Imaging 2013, 6: 851-60. PMID: 23850252, DOI: 10.1016/j.jcmg.2013.05.009.
- Givertz MM, Mann DL, Lee KL, Ibarra JC, Velazquez EJ, Hernandez AF, Mascette AM, Braunwald E. Xanthine oxidase inhibition for hyperuricemic heart failure patients: design and rationale of the EXACT-HF study. Circulation. Heart Failure 2013, 6: 862-8. PMID: 23861505, PMCID: PMC3902033, DOI: 10.1161/CIRCHEARTFAILURE.113.000394.
- Bloomfield GS, Velazquez EJ. HIV and cardiovascular disease in sub-Saharan Africa: the Sutton Law as applied to global health. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2013, 61: 2395. PMID: 23524216, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2013.02.041.
- Ersbøll M, Valeur N, Mogensen UM, Andersen MJ, Møller JE, Velazquez EJ, Hassager C, Søgaard P, Køber L. Prediction of all-cause mortality and heart failure admissions from global left ventricular longitudinal strain in patients with acute myocardial infarction and preserved left ventricular ejection fraction. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2013, 61: 2365-73. PMID: 23563128, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2013.02.061.
- Weber MA, Bakris GL, Hester A, Weir MR, Hua TA, Zappe D, Dahlof B, Velazquez EJ, Pitt B, Jamerson K. Systolic blood pressure and cardiovascular outcomes during treatment of hypertension. The American Journal Of Medicine 2013, 126: 501-8. PMID: 23541376, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2013.01.007.
- Jiang W, Velazquez EJ, Kuchibhatla M, Samad Z, Boyle SH, Kuhn C, Becker RC, Ortel TL, Williams RB, Rogers JG, O'Connor C. Effect of escitalopram on mental stress-induced myocardial ischemia: results of the REMIT trial. JAMA 2013, 309: 2139-49. PMID: 23695483, PMCID: PMC4378823, DOI: 10.1001/jama.2013.5566.
- Panza JA, Holly TA, Asch FM, She L, Pellikka PA, Velazquez EJ, Lee KL, Borges-Neto S, Farsky PS, Jones RH, Berman DS, Bonow RO. Inducible myocardial ischemia and outcomes in patients with coronary artery disease and left ventricular dysfunction. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2013, 61: 1860-70. PMID: 23500234, PMCID: PMC3755503, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2013.02.014.
- Doenst T, Cleland JG, Rouleau JL, She L, Wos S, Ohman EM, Krzeminska-Pakula M, Airan B, Jones RH, Siepe M, Sopko G, Velazquez EJ, Racine N, Gullestad L, Filgueira JL, Lee KL. Influence of crossover on mortality in a randomized study of revascularization in patients with systolic heart failure and coronary artery disease. Circulation. Heart Failure 2013, 6: 443-50. PMID: 23515275, PMCID: PMC3721746, DOI: 10.1161/CIRCHEARTFAILURE.112.000130.
- Bloomfield GS, Barasa FA, Doll JA, Velazquez EJ. Heart failure in sub-Saharan Africa. Current Cardiology Reviews 2013, 9: 157-73. PMID: 23597299, PMCID: PMC3682399, DOI: 10.2174/1573403x11309020008.
- Feldman AM, Mann DL, She L, Bristow MR, Maisel AS, McNamara DM, Walsh R, Lee DL, Wos S, Lang I, Wells G, Drazner MH, Schmedtje JF, Pauly DF, Sueta CA, Di Maio M, Kron IL, Velazquez EJ, Lee KL. Prognostic significance of biomarkers in predicting outcome in patients with coronary artery disease and left ventricular dysfunction: results of the biomarker substudy of the Surgical Treatment for Ischemic Heart Failure trials. Circulation. Heart Failure 2013, 6: 461-72. PMID: 23584092, PMCID: PMC3905743, DOI: 10.1161/CIRCHEARTFAILURE.112.000185.
- Redfield MM, Chen HH, Borlaug BA, Semigran MJ, Lee KL, Lewis G, LeWinter MM, Rouleau JL, Bull DA, Mann DL, Deswal A, Stevenson LW, Givertz MM, Ofili EO, O'Connor CM, Felker GM, Goldsmith SR, Bart BA, McNulty SE, Ibarra JC, Lin G, Oh JK, Patel MR, Kim RJ, Tracy RP, Velazquez EJ, Anstrom KJ, Hernandez AF, Mascette AM, Braunwald E. Effect of phosphodiesterase-5 inhibition on exercise capacity and clinical status in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction: a randomized clinical trial. JAMA 2013, 309: 1268-77. PMID: 23478662, PMCID: PMC3835156, DOI: 10.1001/jama.2013.2024.
- Jiang W, Samad Z, Boyle S, Becker RC, Williams R, Kuhn C, Ortel TL, Rogers J, Kuchibhatla M, O'Connor C, Velazquez EJ. Prevalence and clinical characteristics of mental stress-induced myocardial ischemia in patients with coronary heart disease. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2013, 61: 714-22. PMID: 23410543, PMCID: PMC3913125, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2012.11.037.
- Weber MA, Jamerson K, Bakris GL, Weir MR, Zappe D, Zhang Y, Dahlof B, Velazquez EJ, Pitt B. Effects of body size and hypertension treatments on cardiovascular event rates: subanalysis of the ACCOMPLISH randomised controlled trial. Lancet 2013, 381: 537-45. PMID: 23219284, DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(12)61343-9.
- Oh JK, Velazquez EJ, Menicanti L, Pohost GM, Bonow RO, Lin G, Hellkamp AS, Ferrazzi P, Wos S, Rao V, Berman D, Bochenek A, Cherniavsky A, Rogowski J, Rouleau JL, Lee KL. Influence of baseline left ventricular function on the clinical outcome of surgical ventricular reconstruction in patients with ischaemic cardiomyopathy. European Heart Journal 2013, 34: 39-47. PMID: 22584648, PMCID: PMC3533917, DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehs021.
- Risum N, Williams ES, Khouri MG, Jackson KP, Olsen NT, Jons C, Storm KS, Velazquez EJ, Kisslo J, Bruun NE, Sogaard P. Mechanical dyssynchrony evaluated by tissue Doppler cross-correlation analysis is associated with long-term survival in patients after cardiac resynchronization therapy. European Heart Journal 2013, 34: 48-56. PMID: 22390911, DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehs035.
- Han SY, Palmeri ST, Broderick SH, Hasselblad V, Rendall D, Stevens S, Tenaglia A, Velazquez E, Whellan D, Wagner G, Heitner JF. Quality of anticoagulation with warfarin in patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation in the community setting. Journal Of Electrocardiology 2013, 46: 45-50. PMID: 23063241, DOI: 10.1016/j.jelectrocard.2012.08.011.
- Bart BA, Goldsmith SR, Lee KL, Givertz MM, O'Connor CM, Bull DA, Redfield MM, Deswal A, Rouleau JL, LeWinter MM, Ofili EO, Stevenson LW, Semigran MJ, Felker GM, Chen HH, Hernandez AF, Anstrom KJ, McNulty SE, Velazquez EJ, Ibarra JC, Mascette AM, Braunwald E. Ultrafiltration in decompensated heart failure with cardiorenal syndrome. The New England Journal Of Medicine 2012, 367: 2296-304. PMID: 23131078, PMCID: PMC3690472, DOI: 10.1056/NEJMoa1210357.
- Risum N, Ali S, Olsen NT, Jons C, Khouri MG, Lauridsen TK, Samad Z, Velazquez EJ, Sogaard P, Kisslo J. Variability of global left ventricular deformation analysis using vendor dependent and independent two-dimensional speckle-tracking software in adults. Journal Of The American Society Of Echocardiography : Official Publication Of The American Society Of Echocardiography 2012, 25: 1195-203. PMID: 22981228, DOI: 10.1016/j.echo.2012.08.007.
- Bloomfield GS, Lagat DK, Akwanalo OC, Carter EJ, Lugogo N, Vedanthan R, Velazquez EJ, Kimaiyo S, Sherman CB. Waiting to inhale: An exploratory review of conditions that may predispose to pulmonary hypertension and right heart failure in persons exposed to household air pollution in low- and middle-income countries. Global Heart 2012, 7: 249-259. PMID: 23687634, PMCID: PMC3653331, DOI: 10.1016/j.gheart.2012.06.015.
- Williams ES, Thomas KL, Broderick S, Shaw LK, Velazquez EJ, Al-Khatib SM, Daubert JP. Race and gender variation in the QT interval and its association with mortality in patients with coronary artery disease: results from the Duke Databank for Cardiovascular Disease (DDCD). American Heart Journal 2012, 164: 434-41. PMID: 22980312, DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2012.05.024.
- Deja MA, Grayburn PA, Sun B, Rao V, She L, Krejca M, Jain AR, Leng Chua Y, Daly R, Senni M, Mokrzycki K, Menicanti L, Oh JK, Michler R, Wróbel K, Lamy A, Velazquez EJ, Lee KL, Jones RH. Influence of mitral regurgitation repair on survival in the surgical treatment for ischemic heart failure trial. Circulation 2012, 125: 2639-48. PMID: 22553307, PMCID: PMC3776601, DOI: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.111.072256.
- Meris A, Amigoni M, Verma A, Thune JJ, Køber L, Velazquez E, McMurray JJ, Pfeffer MA, Califf R, Levine RA, Solomon SD. Mechanisms and predictors of mitral regurgitation after high-risk myocardial infarction. Journal Of The American Society Of Echocardiography : Official Publication Of The American Society Of Echocardiography 2012, 25: 535-42. PMID: 22305962, PMCID: PMC3501447, DOI: 10.1016/j.echo.2012.01.006.
- Kjeldsen SE, Jamerson KA, Bakris GL, Pitt B, Dahlöf B, Velazquez EJ, Hua TA, Kelly RY, Zappe D, Hester A, Tuomilehto J, Ostergren J, Ibsen H, Weber M. Predictors of systolic BP <140 mmHg and systolic BP level by randomly assigned treatment group (benazepril plus amlodipine or hydrochlorothiazide) in the ACCOMPLISH Study. Blood Pressure 2012, 21: 82-7. PMID: 21830844, DOI: 10.3109/08037051.2011.598699.
- Oh JK, Pellikka PA, Panza JA, Biernat J, Attisano T, Manahan BG, Wiste HJ, Lin G, Lee K, Miller FA, Stevens S, Sopko G, She L, Velazquez EJ. Core lab analysis of baseline echocardiographic studies in the STICH trial and recommendation for use of echocardiography in future clinical trials. Journal Of The American Society Of Echocardiography : Official Publication Of The American Society Of Echocardiography 2012, 25: 327-36. PMID: 22227341, PMCID: PMC3310914, DOI: 10.1016/j.echo.2011.12.002.
- Siegel B, Sears V, Bretsch JK, Wilson M, Jones KC, Mead H, Hasnain-Wynia R, Ayala RK, Bhalla R, Cornue CM, Emrich CM, Patel P, Setzer JR, Suitonu J, Velazquez EJ, Eagle KA, Winniford MD. A quality improvement framework for equity in cardiovascular care: results of a national collaborative. Journal For Healthcare Quality : Official Publication Of The National Association For Healthcare Quality 2012, 34: 32-42; quiz 42-3. PMID: 23552200, DOI: 10.1111/j.1945-1474.2011.00196.x.
- Velazquez EJ. Does imaging-guided selection of patients with ischemic heart failure for high risk revascularization improve identification of those with the highest clinical benefit?: Myocardial imaging should not exclude patients with ischemic heart failure from coronary revascularization. Circulation. Cardiovascular Imaging 2012, 5: 271-9; discussion 279. PMID: 22438425, PMCID: PMC3878903, DOI: 10.1161/CIRCIMAGING.111.964650.
- Weir MR, Bakris GL, Weber MA, Dahlof B, Devereux RB, Kjeldsen SE, Pitt B, Wright JT, Kelly RY, Hua TA, Hester RA, Velazquez E, Jamerson KA. Renal outcomes in hypertensive Black patients at high cardiovascular risk. Kidney International 2012, 81: 568-76. PMID: 22189843, DOI: 10.1038/ki.2011.417.
- Velazquez EJ, Williams JB, Yow E, Shaw LK, Lee KL, Phillips HR, O'Connor CM, Smith PK, Jones RH. Long-term survival of patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy treated by coronary artery bypass grafting versus medical therapy. The Annals Of Thoracic Surgery 2012, 93: 523-30. PMID: 22269720, PMCID: PMC3638256, DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2011.10.064.
- Jiang W, Velazquez EJ, Samad Z, Kuchibhatla M, Martsberger C, Rogers J, Williams R, Kuhn C, Ortel TL, Becker RC, Pristera N, Krishnan R, O'Connor CM. Responses of mental stress-induced myocardial ischemia to escitalopram treatment: background, design, and method for the Responses of Mental Stress Induced Myocardial Ischemia to Escitalopram Treatment trial. American Heart Journal 2012, 163: 20-6. PMID: 22172432, PMCID: PMC3254211, DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2011.09.018.
- Shah AM, Hung CL, Shin SH, Skali H, Verma A, Ghali JK, Køber L, Velazquez EJ, Rouleau JL, McMurray JJ, Pfeffer MA, Solomon SD. Cardiac structure and function, remodeling, and clinical outcomes among patients with diabetes after myocardial infarction complicated by left ventricular systolic dysfunction, heart failure, or both. American Heart Journal 2011, 162: 685-91. PMID: 21982661, DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2011.07.015.
- Weinsaft JW, Kim HW, Crowley AL, Klem I, Shenoy C, Van Assche L, Brosnan R, Shah DJ, Velazquez EJ, Parker M, Judd RM, Kim RJ. LV thrombus detection by routine echocardiography: insights into performance characteristics using delayed enhancement CMR. JACC. Cardiovascular Imaging 2011, 4: 702-12. PMID: 21757159, PMCID: PMC3724234, DOI: 10.1016/j.jcmg.2011.03.017.
- Ye S, Grunnert M, Thune JJ, Stephenson KM, Uno H, Finn PV, McMurray JJ, Velazquez EJ, Califf R, Pfeffer MA, Solomon SD. Circumstances and outcomes of sudden unexpected death in patients with high-risk myocardial infarction: implications for prevention. Circulation 2011, 123: 2674-80. PMID: 21606398, DOI: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.110.990655.
- Swaminathan M, Nicoara A, Phillips-Bute BG, Aeschlimann N, Milano CA, Mackensen GB, Podgoreanu MV, Velazquez EJ, Stafford-Smith M, Mathew JP. Utility of a simple algorithm to grade diastolic dysfunction and predict outcome after coronary artery bypass graft surgery. The Annals Of Thoracic Surgery 2011, 91: 1844-50. PMID: 21492828, DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2011.02.008.
- Verma A, Pfeffer MA, Skali H, Rouleau J, Maggioni A, McMurray JJ, Califf RM, Velazquez EJ, Solomon SD. Incremental value of echocardiographic assessment beyond clinical evaluation for prediction of death and development of heart failure after high-risk myocardial infarction. American Heart Journal 2011, 161: 1156-62. PMID: 21641363, DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2011.03.024.
- Bloomfield GS, Kimaiyo S, Carter EJ, Binanay C, Corey GR, Einterz RM, Tierney WM, Velazquez EJ. Chronic noncommunicable cardiovascular and pulmonary disease in sub-Saharan Africa: an academic model for countering the epidemic. American Heart Journal 2011, 161: 842-7. PMID: 21570512, PMCID: PMC3093664, DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2010.12.020.
- Bonow RO, Maurer G, Lee KL, Holly TA, Binkley PF, Desvigne-Nickens P, Drozdz J, Farsky PS, Feldman AM, Doenst T, Michler RE, Berman DS, Nicolau JC, Pellikka PA, Wrobel K, Alotti N, Asch FM, Favaloro LE, She L, Velazquez EJ, Jones RH, Panza JA. Myocardial viability and survival in ischemic left ventricular dysfunction. The New England Journal Of Medicine 2011, 364: 1617-25. PMID: 21463153, PMCID: PMC3290901, DOI: 10.1056/NEJMoa1100358.
- Velazquez EJ, Lee KL, Deja MA, Jain A, Sopko G, Marchenko A, Ali IS, Pohost G, Gradinac S, Abraham WT, Yii M, Prabhakaran D, Szwed H, Ferrazzi P, Petrie MC, O'Connor CM, Panchavinnin P, She L, Bonow RO, Rankin GR, Jones RH, Rouleau JL. Coronary-artery bypass surgery in patients with left ventricular dysfunction. The New England Journal Of Medicine 2011, 364: 1607-16. PMID: 21463150, PMCID: PMC3415273, DOI: 10.1056/NEJMoa1100356.
- Felker GM, Lee KL, Bull DA, Redfield MM, Stevenson LW, Goldsmith SR, LeWinter MM, Deswal A, Rouleau JL, Ofili EO, Anstrom KJ, Hernandez AF, McNulty SE, Velazquez EJ, Kfoury AG, Chen HH, Givertz MM, Semigran MJ, Bart BA, Mascette AM, Braunwald E, O'Connor CM. Diuretic strategies in patients with acute decompensated heart failure. The New England Journal Of Medicine 2011, 364: 797-805. PMID: 21366472, PMCID: PMC3412356, DOI: 10.1056/NEJMoa1005419.
- Samad Z, Kaul P, Shaw LK, Glower DD, Velazquez EJ, Douglas PS, Jollis JG. Impact of early surgery on survival of patients with severe mitral regurgitation. Heart (British Cardiac Society) 2011, 97: 221-4. PMID: 21071750, DOI: 10.1136/hrt.2010.202432.
- Thune JJ, Signorovitch JE, Kober L, McMurray JJ, Swedberg K, Rouleau J, Maggioni A, Velazquez E, Califf R, Pfeffer MA, Solomon SD. Predictors and prognostic impact of recurrent myocardial infarction in patients with left ventricular dysfunction, heart failure, or both following a first myocardial infarction. European Journal Of Heart Failure 2011, 13: 148-53. PMID: 21037250, DOI: 10.1093/eurjhf/hfq194.
- Samad Z, Atchley AE, Trimble MA, Sun JL, Shaw LK, Pagnanelli R, Chen J, Garcia EV, Iskandrian AE, Velazquez EJ, Borges-Neto S. Prevalence and predictors of mechanical dyssynchrony as defined by phase analysis in patients with left ventricular dysfunction undergoing gated SPECT myocardial perfusion imaging. Journal Of Nuclear Cardiology : Official Publication Of The American Society Of Nuclear Cardiology 2011, 18: 24-30. PMID: 21082299, PMCID: PMC3077282, DOI: 10.1007/s12350-010-9310-7.
- Jamerson KA, Devereux R, Bakris GL, Dahlöf B, Pitt B, Velazquez EJ, Weir M, Kelly RY, Hua TA, Hester A, Weber MA. Efficacy and duration of benazepril plus amlodipine or hydrochlorothiazide on 24-hour ambulatory systolic blood pressure control. Hypertension 2011, 57: 174-9. PMID: 21189401, DOI: 10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.110.159939.
- Bloomfield GS, Hogan JW, Keter A, Sang E, Carter EJ, Velazquez EJ, Kimaiyo S. Hypertension and obesity as cardiovascular risk factors among HIV seropositive patients in Western Kenya. PloS One 2011, 6: e22288. PMID: 21779407, PMCID: PMC3136516, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0022288.
- Hung CL, Verma A, Uno H, Shin SH, Bourgoun M, Hassanein AH, McMurray JJ, Velazquez EJ, Kober L, Pfeffer MA, Solomon SD. Longitudinal and circumferential strain rate, left ventricular remodeling, and prognosis after myocardial infarction. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2010, 56: 1812-22. PMID: 21087709, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2010.06.044.
- Shah AM, Uno H, Køber L, Velazquez EJ, Maggioni AP, MacDonald MR, Petrie MC, McMurray JJ, Califf RM, Pfeffer MA, Solomon SD. The inter-relationship of diabetes and left ventricular systolic function on outcome after high-risk myocardial infarction. European Journal Of Heart Failure 2010, 12: 1229-37. PMID: 20965879, DOI: 10.1093/eurjhf/hfq179.
- Rouleau JL, Michler RE, Velazquez EJ, Oh JK, O'Connor CM, Desvigne-Nickens P, Sopko G, Lee KL, Jones RH. The STICH trial: evidence-based conclusions. European Journal Of Heart Failure 2010, 12: 1028-30. PMID: 20861132, DOI: 10.1093/eurjhf/hfq140.
- Pouleur AC, Barkoudah E, Uno H, Skali H, Finn PV, Zelenkofske SL, Belenkov YN, Mareev V, Velazquez EJ, Rouleau JL, Maggioni AP, Køber L, Califf RM, McMurray JJ, Pfeffer MA, Solomon SD. Pathogenesis of sudden unexpected death in a clinical trial of patients with myocardial infarction and left ventricular dysfunction, heart failure, or both. Circulation 2010, 122: 597-602. PMID: 20660803, DOI: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.110.940619.
- Jones RH, White H, Velazquez EJ, Shaw LK, Pietrobon R, Panza JA, Bonow RO, Sopko G, O'Connor CM, Rouleau JL. STICH (Surgical Treatment for Ischemic Heart Failure) trial enrollment. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2010, 56: 490-8. PMID: 20670760, PMCID: PMC3259709, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2009.11.102.
- Shamshad F, Kenchaiah S, Finn PV, Soler-Soler J, McMurray JJ, Velazquez EJ, Maggioni AP, Califf RM, Swedberg K, Kober L, Belenkov Y, Varshavsky S, Pfeffer MA, Solomon SD. Fatal myocardial rupture after acute myocardial infarction complicated by heart failure, left ventricular dysfunction, or both: the VALsartan In Acute myocardial iNfarcTion Trial (VALIANT). American Heart Journal 2010, 160: 145-51. PMID: 20598985, DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2010.02.037.
- Weber MA, Bakris GL, Jamerson K, Weir M, Kjeldsen SE, Devereux RB, Velazquez EJ, Dahlöf B, Kelly RY, Hua TA, Hester A, Pitt B. Cardiovascular events during differing hypertension therapies in patients with diabetes. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2010, 56: 77-85. PMID: 20620720, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2010.02.046.
- Nilsson KR, Al-Khatib SM, Zhou Y, Pieper K, White HD, Maggioni AP, Kober L, Granger CB, Lewis EF, McMurray JJ, Califf RM, Velazquez EJ. Atrial fibrillation management strategies and early mortality after myocardial infarction: results from the Valsartan in Acute Myocardial Infarction (VALIANT) Trial. Heart (British Cardiac Society) 2010, 96: 838-42. PMID: 20406769, DOI: 10.1136/hrt.2009.180182.
- Gupta M, Honos GN, Velazquez EJ, Chung N, Oigman W, Maggioni AP. Evidence for the efficacy of ARBs across the cardiovascular continuum. Current Medical Research And Opinion 2010, 26: 1203-18. PMID: 20302552, DOI: 10.1185/03007991003712159.
- Bakris GL, Sarafidis PA, Weir MR, Dahlöf B, Pitt B, Jamerson K, Velazquez EJ, Staikos-Byrne L, Kelly RY, Shi V, Chiang YT, Weber MA. Renal outcomes with different fixed-dose combination therapies in patients with hypertension at high risk for cardiovascular events (ACCOMPLISH): a prespecified secondary analysis of a randomised controlled trial. Lancet 2010, 375: 1173-81. PMID: 20170948, DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(09)62100-0.
- Shin SH, Hung CL, Uno H, Hassanein AH, Verma A, Bourgoun M, Køber L, Ghali JK, Velazquez EJ, Califf RM, Pfeffer MA, Solomon SD. Mechanical dyssynchrony after myocardial infarction in patients with left ventricular dysfunction, heart failure, or both. Circulation 2010, 121: 1096-103. PMID: 20176989, DOI: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.109.863795.
- Mudrick DW, Velazquez E, Borges-Neto S. Does myocardial perfusion imaging provide incremental prognostic information to left ventricular ejection fraction? Current Cardiology Reports 2010, 12: 155-61. PMID: 20425171, DOI: 10.1007/s11886-010-0093-x.
- Piccini JP, Zhang M, Pieper K, Solomon SD, Al-Khatib SM, Van de Werf F, Pfeffer MA, McMurray JJ, Califf RM, Velazquez EJ. Predictors of sudden cardiac death change with time after myocardial infarction: results from the VALIANT trial. European Heart Journal 2010, 31: 211-21. PMID: 19854729, DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehp425.
- Atwater BD, Thompson VP, Vest RN, Shaw LK, Mazzei WR, Al-Khatib SM, Hranitzky PM, Bahnson TD, Velazquez EJ, Califf RM, Lee KL, Roe MT. Usefulness of the Duke Sudden Cardiac Death risk score for predicting sudden cardiac death in patients with angiographic (>75% narrowing) coronary artery disease. The American Journal Of Cardiology 2009, 104: 1624-30. PMID: 19962465, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2009.07.042.
- Atchley AE, Trimble MA, Samad Z, Shaw LK, Pagnanelli R, Chen J, Garcia EV, Iskandrian AE, Velazquez EJ, Borges-Neto S. Use of phase analysis of gated SPECT perfusion imaging to quantify dyssynchrony in patients with mild-to-moderate left ventricular dysfunction. Journal Of Nuclear Cardiology : Official Publication Of The American Society Of Nuclear Cardiology 2009, 16: 888-94. PMID: 19690935, PMCID: PMC3048054, DOI: 10.1007/s12350-009-9136-3.
- Moukarbel GV, Signorovitch JE, Pfeffer MA, McMurray JJ, White HD, Maggioni AP, Velazquez EJ, Califf RM, Scheiman JM, Solomon SD. Gastrointestinal bleeding in high risk survivors of myocardial infarction: the VALIANT Trial. European Heart Journal 2009, 30: 2226-32. PMID: 19556260, DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehp256.
- Califf RM, Lokhnygina Y, Velazquez EJ, McMurray JJ, Leimberger JD, Lewis EF, Diaz R, Murin J, Pfeffer MA. Usefulness of beta blockers in high-risk patients after myocardial infarction in conjunction with captopril and/or valsartan (from the VALsartan In Acute Myocardial Infarction [VALIANT] trial). The American Journal Of Cardiology 2009, 104: 151-7. PMID: 19576338, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2009.03.020.
- Berry C, Pieper KS, White HD, Solomon SD, Van de Werf F, Velazquez EJ, Maggioni AP, Califf RM, Pfeffer MA, McMurray JJ. Patients with prior coronary artery bypass grafting have a poor outcome after myocardial infarction: an analysis of the VALsartan in acute myocardial iNfarcTion trial (VALIANT). European Heart Journal 2009, 30: 1450-6. PMID: 19346225, DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehp102.
- Mark DB, Knight JD, Velazquez EJ, Howlett JG, Spertus JA, Djokovic LT, Harding TM, Rankin GR, Drew LA, Szygula-Jurkiewicz B, Adlbrecht C, Anstrom KJ. Quality of life and economic outcomes with surgical ventricular reconstruction in ischemic heart failure: results from the Surgical Treatment for Ischemic Heart Failure trial. American Heart Journal 2009, 157: 837-44, 844.e1-3. PMID: 19376309, PMCID: PMC2694042, DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2009.03.008.
- Jones RH, Velazquez EJ, Michler RE, Sopko G, Oh JK, O'Connor CM, Hill JA, Menicanti L, Sadowski Z, Desvigne-Nickens P, Rouleau JL, Lee KL. Coronary bypass surgery with or without surgical ventricular reconstruction. The New England Journal Of Medicine 2009, 360: 1705-17. PMID: 19329820, PMCID: PMC3265934, DOI: 10.1056/NEJMoa0900559.
- Hawkins NM, Huang Z, Pieper KS, Solomon SD, Kober L, Velazquez EJ, Swedberg K, Pfeffer MA, McMurray JJ, Maggioni AP. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is an independent predictor of death but not atherosclerotic events in patients with myocardial infarction: analysis of the Valsartan in Acute Myocardial Infarction Trial (VALIANT). European Journal Of Heart Failure 2009, 11: 292-8. PMID: 19176539, PMCID: PMC2645058, DOI: 10.1093/eurjhf/hfp001.
- Wallace TW, Berger JS, Wang A, Velazquez EJ, Brown DL. Impact of left ventricular dysfunction on hospital mortality among patients undergoing elective percutaneous coronary intervention. The American Journal Of Cardiology 2009, 103: 355-60. PMID: 19166689, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2008.09.088.
- Meris A, Amigoni M, Uno H, Thune JJ, Verma A, Køber L, Bourgoun M, McMurray JJ, Velazquez EJ, Maggioni AP, Ghali J, Arnold JM, Zelenkofske S, Pfeffer MA, Solomon SD. Left atrial remodelling in patients with myocardial infarction complicated by heart failure, left ventricular dysfunction, or both: the VALIANT Echo study. European Heart Journal 2009, 30: 56-65. PMID: 19001474, DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehn499.
- Jamerson K, Weber MA, Bakris GL, Dahlöf B, Pitt B, Shi V, Hester A, Gupte J, Gatlin M, Velazquez EJ. Benazepril plus amlodipine or hydrochlorothiazide for hypertension in high-risk patients. The New England Journal Of Medicine 2008, 359: 2417-28. PMID: 19052124, DOI: 10.1056/NEJMoa0806182.
- Piccini JP, Hranitzky PM, Kilaru R, Rouleau JL, White HD, Aylward PE, Van de Werf F, Solomon SD, Califf RM, Velazquez EJ. Relation of mortality to failure to prescribe beta blockers acutely in patients with sustained ventricular tachycardia and ventricular fibrillation following acute myocardial infarction (from the VALsartan In Acute myocardial iNfarcTion trial [VALIANT] Registry). The American Journal Of Cardiology 2008, 102: 1427-32. PMID: 19026290, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2008.07.033.
- Chen J, Garcia EV, Lerakis S, Henneman MM, Bax JJ, Trimble MA, Borges-Neto S, Velazquez EJ, Iskandrian AE. Left ventricular mechanical dyssynchrony as assessed by phase analysis of ECG-gated SPECT myocardial perfusion imaging. Echocardiography (Mount Kisco, N.Y.) 2008, 25: 1186-94. PMID: 18986406, DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8175.2008.00782.x.
- Allen LA, Metra M, Milo-Cotter O, Filippatos G, Reisin LH, Bensimhon DR, Gronda EG, Colombo P, Felker GM, Cas LD, Kremastinos DT, O'Connor CM, Cotter G, Davison BA, Dittrich HC, Velazquez EJ. Improvements in signs and symptoms during hospitalization for acute heart failure follow different patterns and depend on the measurement scales used: an international, prospective registry to evaluate the evolution of measures of disease severity in acute heart failure (MEASURE-AHF). Journal Of Cardiac Failure 2008, 14: 777-84. PMID: 18995183, PMCID: PMC3961584, DOI: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2008.07.188.
- Verma A, Meris A, Skali H, Ghali JK, Arnold JM, Bourgoun M, Velazquez EJ, McMurray JJ, Kober L, Pfeffer MA, Califf RM, Solomon SD. Prognostic implications of left ventricular mass and geometry following myocardial infarction: the VALIANT (VALsartan In Acute myocardial iNfarcTion) Echocardiographic Study. JACC. Cardiovascular Imaging 2008, 1: 582-91. PMID: 19356485, DOI: 10.1016/j.jcmg.2008.05.012.
- Trimble MA, Borges-Neto S, Honeycutt EF, Shaw LK, Pagnanelli R, Chen J, Iskandrian AE, Garcia EV, Velazquez EJ. Evaluation of mechanical dyssynchrony and myocardial perfusion using phase analysis of gated SPECT imaging in patients with left ventricular dysfunction. Journal Of Nuclear Cardiology : Official Publication Of The American Society Of Nuclear Cardiology 2008, 15: 663-70. PMID: 18761269, PMCID: PMC3048059, DOI: 10.1016/j.nuclcard.2008.06.007.
- Trimble MA, Borges-Neto S, Velazquez EJ, Chen J, Shaw LK, Pagnanelli R, Garcia EV, Iskandrian AE. Emerging role of myocardial perfusion imaging to evaluate patients for cardiac resynchronization therapy. The American Journal Of Cardiology 2008, 102: 211-7. PMID: 18602524, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2008.03.043.
- Weinsaft JW, Kim HW, Shah DJ, Klem I, Crowley AL, Brosnan R, James OG, Patel MR, Heitner J, Parker M, Velazquez EJ, Steenbergen C, Judd RM, Kim RJ. Detection of left ventricular thrombus by delayed-enhancement cardiovascular magnetic resonance prevalence and markers in patients with systolic dysfunction. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2008, 52: 148-57. PMID: 18598895, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2008.03.041.
- Prisant LM, Thomas KL, Lewis EF, Huang Z, Francis GS, Weaver WD, Pfeffer MA, McMurray JJ, Califf RM, Velazquez EJ. Racial analysis of patients with myocardial infarction complicated by heart failure and/or left ventricular dysfunction treated with valsartan, captopril, or both. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2008, 51: 1865-71. PMID: 18466801, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2007.12.050.
- Anavekar NS, Solomon SD, McMurray JJ, Maggioni A, Rouleau JL, Califf R, White H, Kober L, Velazquez E, Pfeffer MA. Comparison of renal function and cardiovascular risk following acute myocardial infarction in patients with and without diabetes mellitus. The American Journal Of Cardiology 2008, 101: 925-9. PMID: 18359309, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2007.11.037.
- Trimble MA, Velazquez EJ, Adams GL, Honeycutt EF, Pagnanelli RA, Barnhart HX, Chen J, Iskandrian AE, Garcia EV, Borges-Neto S. Repeatability and reproducibility of phase analysis of gated single-photon emission computed tomography myocardial perfusion imaging used to quantify cardiac dyssynchrony. Nuclear Medicine Communications 2008, 29: 374-81. PMID: 18317303, PMCID: PMC3048057, DOI: 10.1097/MNM.0b013e3282f81380.
- Anderson RE, Pfeffer MA, Thune JJ, McMurray JJ, Califf RM, Velazquez E, White HD, Rouleau JL, Skali H, Maggioni A, Solomon SD. High-risk myocardial infarction in the young: the VALsartan In Acute myocardial iNfarcTion (VALIANT) trial. American Heart Journal 2008, 155: 706-11. PMID: 18371480, DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2007.11.016.
- Chen J, Garcia EV, Henneman MM, Bax JJ, Boogers MJ, Trimble MA, Borges-Neto S, Velazquez EJ, Iskandrian AE. Measuring left ventricular mechanical dyssynchrony from ECG-gated SPECT myocardial perfusion imaging. Minerva Cardioangiologica 2008, 56: 227-35. PMID: 18319701.
- Anavekar NS, Skali H, Bourgoun M, Ghali JK, Kober L, Maggioni AP, McMurray JJ, Velazquez E, Califf R, Pfeffer MA, Solomon SD. Usefulness of right ventricular fractional area change to predict death, heart failure, and stroke following myocardial infarction (from the VALIANT ECHO Study). The American Journal Of Cardiology 2008, 101: 607-12. PMID: 18308007, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2007.09.115.
- Lewis EF, Velazquez EJ, Solomon SD, Hellkamp AS, McMurray JJ, Mathias J, Rouleau JL, Maggioni AP, Swedberg K, Kober L, White H, Dalby AJ, Francis GS, Zannad F, Califf RM, Pfeffer MA. Predictors of the first heart failure hospitalization in patients who are stable survivors of myocardial infarction complicated by pulmonary congestion and/or left ventricular dysfunction: a VALIANT study. European Heart Journal 2008, 29: 748-56. PMID: 18308687, DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehn062.
- Kjeldsen SE, Jamerson KA, Bakris GL, Pitt B, Dahlöf B, Velazquez EJ, Gupte J, Staikos L, Hua TA, Shi V, Hester A, Tuomilehto J, Ostergren J, Ibsen H, Weber M. Predictors of blood pressure response to intensified and fixed combination treatment of hypertension: the ACCOMPLISH study. Blood Pressure 2008, 17: 7-17. PMID: 18568687, DOI: 10.1080/08037050801972857.
- Thune JJ, Signorovitch J, Kober L, Velazquez EJ, McMurray JJ, Califf RM, Maggioni AP, Rouleau JL, Howlett J, Zelenkofske S, Pfeffer MA, Solomon SD. Effect of antecedent hypertension and follow-up blood pressure on outcomes after high-risk myocardial infarction. Hypertension 2008, 51: 48-54. PMID: 18025296, DOI: 10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.107.093682.
- Thomas KL, Al-Khatib SM, Lokhnygina Y, Solomon SD, Kober L, McMurray JJ, Califf RM, Velazquez EJ. Amiodarone use after acute myocardial infarction complicated by heart failure and/or left ventricular dysfunction may be associated with excess mortality. American Heart Journal 2008, 155: 87-93. PMID: 18082495, DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2007.09.010.
- Velazquez EJ, Lee KL, O'Connor CM, Oh JK, Bonow RO, Pohost GM, Feldman AM, Mark DB, Panza JA, Sopko G, Rouleau JL, Jones RH. The rationale and design of the Surgical Treatment for Ischemic Heart Failure (STICH) trial. The Journal Of Thoracic And Cardiovascular Surgery 2007, 134: 1540-7. PMID: 18023680, PMCID: PMC3638867, DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2007.05.069.
- Tang Z, Diamond MA, Chen JM, Holly TA, Bonow RO, Dasgupta A, Hyslop T, Purzycki A, Wagner J, McNamara DM, Kukulski T, Wos S, Velazquez EJ, Ardlie K, Feldman AM. Polymorphisms in adenosine receptor genes are associated with infarct size in patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy. Clinical Pharmacology And Therapeutics 2007, 82: 435-40. PMID: 17728764, DOI: 10.1038/sj.clpt.6100331.
- Verma A, Anavekar NS, Meris A, Thune JJ, Arnold JM, Ghali JK, Velazquez EJ, McMurray JJ, Pfeffer MA, Solomon SD. The relationship between renal function and cardiac structure, function, and prognosis after myocardial infarction: the VALIANT Echo Study. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2007, 50: 1238-45. PMID: 17888840, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2007.06.018.
- Thomas KL, Al-Khatib SM, Kelsey RC, Bush H, Brosius L, Velazquez EJ, Peterson ED, Gilliam FR. Racial disparity in the utilization of implantable-cardioverter defibrillators among patients with prior myocardial infarction and an ejection fraction of
- Bourque JM, Velazquez EJ, Tuttle RH, Shaw LK, O'Connor CM, Borges-Neto S. Mortality risk associated with ejection fraction differs across resting nuclear perfusion findings. Journal Of Nuclear Cardiology : Official Publication Of The American Society Of Nuclear Cardiology 2007, 14: 165-73. PMID: 17386378, DOI: 10.1016/j.nuclcard.2006.11.011.
- Stephenson K, Skali H, McMurray JJ, Velazquez EJ, Aylward PG, Kober L, Van de Werf F, White HD, Pieper KS, Califf RM, Solomon SD, Pfeffer MA. Long-term outcomes of left bundle branch block in high-risk survivors of acute myocardial infarction: the VALIANT experience. Heart Rhythm : The Official Journal Of The Heart Rhythm Society 2007, 4: 308-13. PMID: 17341394, DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2006.11.021.
- Amigoni M, Meris A, Thune JJ, Mangalat D, Skali H, Bourgoun M, Warnica JW, Barvik S, Arnold JM, Velazquez EJ, Van de Werf F, Ghali J, McMurray JJ, Køber L, Pfeffer MA, Solomon SD. Mitral regurgitation in myocardial infarction complicated by heart failure, left ventricular dysfunction, or both: prognostic significance and relation to ventricular size and function. European Heart Journal 2007, 28: 326-33. PMID: 17251259, DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehl464.
- Echols MR, Mahaffey KW, Banerjee A, Pieper KS, Stebbins A, Lansky A, Cohen MG, Velazquez E, Santos R, Newby LK, Gurfinkel EP, Biasucci L, Ferguson JJ, Califf RM. Racial differences among high-risk patients presenting with non-ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndromes (results from the SYNERGY trial). The American Journal Of Cardiology 2007, 99: 315-21. PMID: 17261389, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2006.08.031.
- Weber MA, Bakris GL, Dahlöf B, Pitt B, Velazquez E, Gupte J, Lefkowitz M, Hester A, Shi V, Weir M, Kjeldsen S, Massie B, Nesbitt S, Ofili E, Jamerson K. Baseline characteristics in the Avoiding Cardiovascular events through Combination therapy in Patients Living with Systolic Hypertension (ACCOMPLISH) trial: a hypertensive population at high cardiovascular risk. Blood Pressure 2007, 16: 13-9. PMID: 17453747, DOI: 10.1080/08037050701217643.
- Jamerson K, Bakris GL, Dahlöf B, Pitt B, Velazquez E, Gupte J, Lefkowitz M, Hester A, Shi V, Kjeldsen SE, Cushman W, Papademetriou V, Weber M. Exceptional early blood pressure control rates: the ACCOMPLISH trial. Blood Pressure 2007, 16: 80-6. PMID: 17612905, DOI: 10.1080/08037050701395571.
- Thune JJ, Køber L, Pfeffer MA, Skali H, Anavekar NS, Bourgoun M, Ghali JK, Arnold JM, Velazquez EJ, Solomon SD. Comparison of regional versus global assessment of left ventricular function in patients with left ventricular dysfunction, heart failure, or both after myocardial infarction: the valsartan in acute myocardial infarction echocardiographic study. Journal Of The American Society Of Echocardiography : Official Publication Of The American Society Of Echocardiography 2006, 19: 1462-5. PMID: 17138030, DOI: 10.1016/j.echo.2006.05.028.
- Køber L, Swedberg K, McMurray JJ, Pfeffer MA, Velazquez EJ, Diaz R, Maggioni AP, Mareev V, Opolski G, Van de Werf F, Zannad F, Ertl G, Solomon SD, Zelenkofske S, Rouleau JL, Leimberger JD, Califf RM. Previously known and newly diagnosed atrial fibrillation: a major risk indicator after a myocardial infarction complicated by heart failure or left ventricular dysfunction. European Journal Of Heart Failure 2006, 8: 591-8. PMID: 16507350, DOI: 10.1016/j.ejheart.2005.11.007.
- Gheorghiade M, Sopko G, De Luca L, Velazquez EJ, Parker JD, Binkley PF, Sadowski Z, Golba KS, Prior DL, Rouleau JL, Bonow RO. Navigating the crossroads of coronary artery disease and heart failure. Circulation 2006, 114: 1202-13. PMID: 16966596, DOI: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.106.623199.
- Reed SD, McMurray JJ, Velazquez EJ, Schulman KA, Califf RM, Kober L, Maggioni AP, Van de Werf F, White HD, Diaz R, Mareev V, Murin J. Geographic variation in the treatment of acute myocardial infarction in the VALsartan In Acute myocardial iNfarcTion (VALIANT) trial. American Heart Journal 2006, 152: 500-8. PMID: 16923421, DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2006.02.032.
- 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: 494-9. PMID: 16923420, DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2006.01.016.
- Bourque JM, O'Connor CM, Velazquez EJ. Letter by Bourque et al regarding article, "Changing incidence and survival for heart failure in a well-defined older population, 1970-1974 and 1990-1994". Circulation 2006, 114: e255. PMID: 16908779, DOI: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.106.632786.
- Whellan DJ, Tuttle RH, Velazquez EJ, Shaw LK, Jollis JG, Ellis W, O'Connor CM, Califf RM, Borges-Neto S. Predicting significant coronary artery disease in patients with left ventricular dysfunction. American Heart Journal 2006, 152: 340-7. PMID: 16875920, DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2005.12.001.
- Janardhanan R, Kenchaiah S, Velazquez EJ, Park Y, McMurray JJ, Weaver WD, Finn PV, White HD, Marin-Neto JA, O'Connor C, Pfeffer MA, Califf RM, Solomon SD. Extent of coronary artery disease as a predictor of outcomes in acute myocardial infarction complicated by heart failure, left ventricular dysfunction, or both. American Heart Journal 2006, 152: 183-9. PMID: 16824854, DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2005.11.013.
- Liu PP, Maggioni A, Velazquez EJ. Use of valsartan in post-myocardial infarction and heart failure patients. Journal Of The Renin-angiotensin-aldosterone System : JRAAS 2006, 7 Suppl 1: S19-22. PMID: 16986231, DOI: 10.3317/jraas.2006.019.
- Weir RA, McMurray JJ, Velazquez EJ. Epidemiology of heart failure and left ventricular systolic dysfunction after acute myocardial infarction: prevalence, clinical characteristics, and prognostic importance. The American Journal Of Cardiology 2006, 97: 13F-25F. PMID: 16698331, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2006.03.005.
- Yerra L, Anavekar N, Skali H, Zelenkofske S, Velazquez E, McMurray J, Pfeffer M, Solomon SD. Association of QRS duration and outcomes after myocardial infarction: the VALIANT trial. Heart Rhythm : The Official Journal Of The Heart Rhythm Society 2006, 3: 313-6. PMID: 16500304, DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2005.11.024.
- McMurray J, Solomon S, Pieper K, Reed S, Rouleau J, Velazquez E, White H, Howlett J, Swedberg K, Maggioni A, Køber L, Van de Werf F, Califf R, Pfeffer M. The effect of valsartan, captopril, or both on atherosclerotic events after acute myocardial infarction: an analysis of the Valsartan in Acute Myocardial Infarction Trial (VALIANT). Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2006, 47: 726-33. PMID: 16487836, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2005.09.055.
- Kauf TL, Velazquez EJ, Crosslin DR, Weaver WD, Diaz R, Granger CB, McMurray JJ, Rouleau JL, Aylward PE, White HD, Califf RM, Schulman KA. The cost of acute myocardial infarction in the new millennium: evidence from a multinational registry. American Heart Journal 2006, 151: 206-12. PMID: 16368320, DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2005.02.028.
- Thomas KL, Velazquez EJ. Therapies to prevent heart failure post-myocardial infarction. Current Heart Failure Reports 2005, 2: 174-82. PMID: 16332310, DOI: 10.1007/bf02696647.
- Hernandez AF, Velazquez EJ, Solomon SD, Kilaru R, Diaz R, O'Connor CM, Ertl G, Maggioni AP, Rouleau JL, van Gilst W, Pfeffer MA, Califf RM. Left ventricular assessment in myocardial infarction: the VALIANT registry. Archives Of Internal Medicine 2005, 165: 2162-9. PMID: 16217008, DOI: 10.1001/archinte.165.18.2162.
- Szummer KE, Solomon SD, Velazquez EJ, Kilaru R, McMurray J, Rouleau JL, Mahaffey KW, Maggioni AP, Califf RM, Pfeffer MA, White HD. Heart failure on admission and the risk of stroke following acute myocardial infarction: the VALIANT registry. European Heart Journal 2005, 26: 2114-9. PMID: 15972293, DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehi352.
- Thomas KL, East MA, Velazquez EJ, Tuttle RH, Shaw LK, O'Connor CM, Peterson ED. Outcomes by race and etiology of patients with left ventricular systolic dysfunction. The American Journal Of Cardiology 2005, 96: 956-63. PMID: 16188524, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2005.07.002.
- Reed SD, Radeva JI, Weinfurt KP, McMurray JJ, Pfeffer MA, Velazquez EJ, Allsbrook JS, Masselink LE, Sellers MA, Califf RM, Schulman KA. Resource use, costs, and quality of life among patients in the multinational Valsartan in Acute Myocardial Infarction Trial (VALIANT). American Heart Journal 2005, 150: 323-9. PMID: 16086938, DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2004.08.037.
- Solomon SD, Skali H, Anavekar NS, Bourgoun M, Barvik S, Ghali JK, Warnica JW, Khrakovskaya M, Arnold JM, Schwartz Y, Velazquez EJ, Califf RM, McMurray JV, Pfeffer MA. Changes in ventricular size and function in patients treated with valsartan, captopril, or both after myocardial infarction. Circulation 2005, 111: 3411-9. PMID: 15967846, DOI: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.104.508093.
- Solomon SD, Zelenkofske S, McMurray JJ, Finn PV, Velazquez E, Ertl G, Harsanyi A, Rouleau JL, Maggioni A, Kober L, White H, Van de Werf F, Pieper K, Califf RM, Pfeffer MA. Sudden death in patients with myocardial infarction and left ventricular dysfunction, heart failure, or both. The New England Journal Of Medicine 2005, 352: 2581-8. PMID: 15972864, DOI: 10.1056/NEJMoa043938.
- Benjamin EJ, Jessup M, Flack JM, Krumholz HM, Liu K, Nadkarni VM, Rhoades DA, Rodriguez BL, Scott RP, Taylor MP, Velazquez EJ, Winkleby MA. Discovering the full spectrum of cardiovascular disease: Minority Health Summit 2003: report of the Outcomes Writing Group. Circulation 2005, 111: e124-33. PMID: 15769754, DOI: 10.1161/01.CIR.0000157742.95689.65.
- Doenst T, Velazquez EJ, Beyersdorf F, Michler R, Menicanti L, Di Donato M, Gradinac S, Sun B, Rao V. To STICH or not to STICH: we know the answer, but do we understand the question? The Journal Of Thoracic And Cardiovascular Surgery 2005, 129: 246-9. PMID: 15678031, DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2004.07.060.
- Velazquez EJ, Francis GS, Armstrong PW, Aylward PE, Diaz R, O'Connor CM, White HD, Henis M, Rittenhouse LM, Kilaru R, van Gilst W, Ertl G, Maggioni AP, Spac J, Weaver WD, Rouleau JL, McMurray JJ, Pfeffer MA, Califf RM. An international perspective on heart failure and left ventricular systolic dysfunction complicating myocardial infarction: the VALIANT registry. European Heart Journal 2004, 25: 1911-9. PMID: 15522470, DOI: 10.1016/j.ehj.2004.08.006.
- Anavekar NS, McMurray JJ, Velazquez EJ, Solomon SD, Kober L, Rouleau JL, White HD, Nordlander R, Maggioni A, Dickstein K, Zelenkofske S, Leimberger JD, Califf RM, Pfeffer MA. Relation between renal dysfunction and cardiovascular outcomes after myocardial infarction. The New England Journal Of Medicine 2004, 351: 1285-95. PMID: 15385655, DOI: 10.1056/NEJMoa041365.
- Aguilar D, Solomon SD, Køber L, Rouleau JL, Skali H, McMurray JJ, Francis GS, Henis M, O'Connor CM, Diaz R, Belenkov YN, Varshavsky S, Leimberger JD, Velazquez EJ, Califf RM, Pfeffer MA. Newly diagnosed and previously known diabetes mellitus and 1-year outcomes of acute myocardial infarction: the VALsartan In Acute myocardial iNfarcTion (VALIANT) trial. Circulation 2004, 110: 1572-8. PMID: 15364810, DOI: 10.1161/01.CIR.0000142047.28024.F2.
- Jamerson KA, Bakris GL, Wun CC, Dahlöf B, Lefkowitz M, Manfreda S, Pitt B, Velazquez EJ, Weber MA. Rationale and design of the avoiding cardiovascular events through combination therapy in patients living with systolic hypertension (ACCOMPLISH) trial: the first randomized controlled trial to compare the clinical outcome effects of first-line combination therapies in hypertension. American Journal Of Hypertension 2004, 17: 793-801. PMID: 15363822, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjhyper.2004.05.004.
- Reed SD, Friedman JY, Velazquez EJ, Gnanasakthy A, Califf RM, Schulman KA. Multinational economic evaluation of valsartan in patients with chronic heart failure: results from the Valsartan Heart Failure Trial (Val-HeFT). American Heart Journal 2004, 148: 122-8. PMID: 15215801, DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2003.12.040.
- Liao L, Cabell CH, Jollis JG, Velazquez EJ, Smith WT, Anstrom KJ, Pappas PA, Ryan T, Kisslo JA, Landolfo CK. Usefulness of myocardial viability or ischemia in predicting long-term survival for patients with severe left ventricular dysfunction undergoing revascularization. The American Journal Of Cardiology 2004, 93: 1275-9. PMID: 15135703, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2004.01.071.
- Bourque JM, Velazquez EJ, Borges-Neto S, Shaw LK, Whellan DJ, O'connor CM. Clinical characteristics and referral pattern of patients with left ventricular dysfunction and significant coronary artery disease undergoing radionuclide imaging. Journal Of Nuclear Cardiology : Official Publication Of The American Society Of Nuclear Cardiology 2004, 11: 118-25. PMID: 15052242, DOI: 10.1016/j.nuclcard.2003.09.005.
- Crawford TC, Smith WT, Velazquez EJ, Taylor SM, Jollis JG, Kisslo J. Prognostic usefulness of left ventricular thrombus by echocardiography in dilated cardiomyopathy in predicting stroke, transient ischemic attack, and death. The American Journal Of Cardiology 2004, 93: 500-3. PMID: 14969636, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2003.10.056.
- Velazquez EJ, Pfeffer MA. Acute heart failure complicating acute coronary syndromes: a deadly intersection. Circulation 2004, 109: 440-2. PMID: 14757680, DOI: 10.1161/01.CIR.0000113460.23813.50.
- 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: 151-7. PMID: 14691434, DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2003.07.010.
- Pfeffer MA, McMurray JJ, Velazquez EJ, Rouleau JL, Køber L, Maggioni AP, Solomon SD, Swedberg K, Van de Werf F, White H, Leimberger JD, Henis M, Edwards S, Zelenkofske S, Sellers MA, Califf RM. Valsartan, captopril, or both in myocardial infarction complicated by heart failure, left ventricular dysfunction, or both. The New England Journal Of Medicine 2003, 349: 1893-906. PMID: 14610160, DOI: 10.1056/NEJMoa032292.
- Bourque JM, Hasselblad V, Velazquez EJ, Borges-Neto S, O'connor CM. Revascularization in patients with coronary artery disease, left ventricular dysfunction, and viability: a meta-analysis. American Heart Journal 2003, 146: 621-7. PMID: 14564314, DOI: 10.1016/S0002-8703(03)00428-9.
- Velazquez EJ, Pfeffer MA, McMurray JV, Maggioni AP, Rouleau JL, Van de Werf F, Kober L, White HD, Swedberg K, Leimberger JD, Gallo P, Sellers MA, Edwards S, Henis M, Califf RM. VALsartan In Acute myocardial iNfarcTion (VALIANT) trial: baseline characteristics in context. European Journal Of Heart Failure 2003, 5: 537-44. PMID: 12921816, DOI: 10.1016/s1388-9842(03)00112-0.
- Bourque JM, Velazquez EJ, Borges-Neto S, Shaw LK, Whellan DJ, O'Connor CM. Radionuclide viability testing: should it affect treatment strategy in patients with cardiomyopathy and significant coronary artery disease? American Heart Journal 2003, 145: 758-67. PMID: 12766731, DOI: 10.1016/S0002-8703(02)94818-0.
- Cohn JN, Velazquez EJ, Musher J. Symposium reporter 2003. New therapeutic options in the management of hypertension to heart failure. Orlando, Florida, USA, March 6, 2003. Journal Of The American Medical Directors Association 2003, 1-16, quiz 17. PMID: 12924409.
- O'Connor CM, Velazquez EJ, Gardner LH, Smith PK, Newman MF, Landolfo KP, Lee KL, Califf RM, Jones RH. Comparison of coronary artery bypass grafting versus medical therapy on long-term outcome in patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy (a 25-year experience from the Duke Cardiovascular Disease Databank). The American Journal Of Cardiology 2002, 90: 101-7. PMID: 12106836, DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9149(02)02429-3.
- Shah BR, Velazquez E, Shaw LK, Bart B, O'Connor C, Wagner GS. Revascularization improves survival in ischemic cardiomyopathy regardless of electrocardiographic criteria for prior small-to-medium myocardial infarcts. American Heart Journal 2002, 143: 111-7. PMID: 11773920, DOI: 10.1067/mhj.2002.119996.
- McGuire DK, O'shea JC, Dyke CK, Velazquez EJ, Hudson MP. Highlights from the XXII congress of the European Society of Cardiology: August 26 to 30, 2000. American Heart Journal 2001, 141: 164-72. PMID: 11136503, DOI: 10.1067/mhj.2001.111923.
- Pfeffer MA, McMurray J, Leizorovicz A, Maggioni AP, Rouleau JL, Van De Werf F, Henis M, Neuhart E, Gallo P, Edwards S, Sellers MA, Velazquez E, Califf R. Valsartan in acute myocardial infarction trial (VALIANT): rationale and design. American Heart Journal 2000, 140: 727-50. PMID: 11054617.
- Solomon PR, Barth CL, Wood MS, Velazquez E, Groccia-Ellison M, Yang BY. Age-related deficits in retention of the classically conditioned nictitating membrane response in rabbits. Behavioral Neuroscience 1995, 109: 18-23. PMID: 7734073.
- Manova K, Bachvarova RF, Huang EJ, Sanchez S, Pronovost SM, Velazquez E, McGuire B, Besmer P. c-kit receptor and ligand expression in postnatal development of the mouse cerebellum suggests a function for c-kit in inhibitory interneurons. The Journal Of Neuroscience : The Official Journal Of The Society For Neuroscience 1992, 12: 4663-76. PMID: 1281492.
- Solomon PR, Blanchard S, Levine E, Velazquez E, Groccia-Ellison M. Attenuation of age-related conditioning deficits in humans by extension of the interstimulus interval. Psychology And Aging 1991, 6: 36-42. PMID: 2029366.
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