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Prognostic significance of fragmented QRS complex for predicting the risk of recurrent cardiac events in patients with Q-wave myocardial infarctionGrzegorz Pietrasik
Heart Research Follow Up Program, Cardiology Division, Department of Medicine, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York, USA
Am J Cardiol 100:583-6. 2007..However, among patients with resolved Q waves, fragmented QRS was associated with increased risk of cardiac events. Fragmented QRS complex should not be neglected in patients with transient Q waves after myocardial infarction...
Trigger-specific ion-channel mechanisms, risk factors, and response to therapy in type 1 long QT syndromeIlan Goldenberg
Cardiology Division, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York 14642, USA
Heart Rhythm 9:49-56. 2012..Arrhythmic events in long-QT syndrome type 1 (LQT1) may be associated with exercise, acute arousal, or rest/sleep...
Does the lipid-lowering peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors ligand bezafibrate prevent colon cancer in patients with coronary artery disease?Alexander Tenenbaum
Cardiac Rehabilitation Institute, Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, affiliated with Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
Cardiovasc Diabetol 7:18. 2008..Therefore, we proposed to investigate a possible preventive effect of bezafibrate on the development of colon cancer in patients with coronary artery disease during a 6-year follow-up...
Long-term effects of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor ligand bezafibrate on N-terminal pro-B type natriuretic peptide in patients with advanced functional capacity impairmentKoichi Node
Department of Cardiovascular and Renal Medicine, Saga University Faculty of Medicine, Saga, Japan
Cardiovasc Diabetol 8:5. 2009..The current study aimed to investigate the long-term effects of bezafibrate on ProBNP level in patients with pre-existing CAD and advanced functional capacity impairment...
Long QT syndromeIlan Goldenberg
Cardiology Division, Department of Medicine, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York 14642 8653, USA
J Am Coll Cardiol 51:2291-300. 2008..These new data may be used to improve risk stratification and for the development of gene-specific therapies that may reduce the risk of life-threatening cardiac events in patients with this inherited cardiac disorder...
Implantable device therapyIlan Goldenberg
Cardiology Division of the Department of Medicine, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, NY, USA
Prog Cardiovasc Dis 50:449-74. 2008..In the present review we focus on current data regarding the clinical indications as well as the safety and efficacy of implantable device therapy, including ICD, CRT, and CRT-D...
Risk factors for aborted cardiac arrest and sudden cardiac death in children with the congenital long-QT syndromeIlan Goldenberg
Cardiology Division of the Department of Medicine, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY 14642, USA
Circulation 117:2184-91. 2008..However, specific risk factors for life-threatening cardiac events in children with this genetic disorder have not been identified...
Long-QT syndrome after age 40Ilan Goldenberg
Cardiology Division of the Department of Medicine, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY 14642, USA
Circulation 117:2192-201. 2008....
Risk stratification for primary implantation of a cardioverter-defibrillator in patients with ischemic left ventricular dysfunctionIlan Goldenberg
Department of Medicine, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York 14642, USA
J Am Coll Cardiol 51:288-96. 2008..The study was designed to develop a simple risk stratification score for primary therapy with an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD)...
Polymorphism in the cholesteryl ester transfer protein gene and the risk of early onset myocardial infarction among cigarette smokersIlan Goldenberg
Cardiology Units of the Department of Medicine, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, New York, USA
Ann Noninvasive Electrocardiol 12:364-74. 2007..We hypothesized that susceptibility to early onset myocardial infarction (MI) among cigarette smokers may be related to the presence of TaqIB polymorphism in the CETP gene...
Inverse relationship of blood pressure levels to sudden cardiac mortality and benefit of the implantable cardioverter-defibrillator in patients with ischemic left ventricular dysfunctionIlan Goldenberg
Cardiology Unit of the Department of Medicine, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York, USA
J Am Coll Cardiol 49:1427-33. 2007....
Treatment of arrhythmias and use of implantable cardioverter-defibrillators to improve survival in elderly patients with cardiac diseaseIlan Goldenberg
Heart Research Follow Up Program, Cardiology Unit, Department of Medicine, Box 653, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY 14642, USA
Clin Geriatr Med 23:205-19. 2007....
Update on the use of fibrates: focus on bezafibrateIlan Goldenberg
Heart Institute, Shiba Medical Center Tel Hashomer, Israel
Vasc Health Risk Manag 4:131-41. 2008..In addition, recent data from subgroup analyses of the Bezafibrate Infarction Prevention trial, demonstrating several important metabolic and long-term cardiovascular effects of bezafibrate therapy, are detailed...
Predictors of response to cardiac resynchronization therapy in the Multicenter Automatic Defibrillator Implantation Trial with Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy (MADIT-CRT)Ilan Goldenberg
Heart Research Follow Up Program, Box 653, Cardiology Division, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY 14642, USA
Circulation 124:1527-36. 2011..We hypothesized that combined assessment of factors that are associated with favorable reverse remodeling after cardiac resynchronization-defibrillator therapy (CRT-D) can be used to predict clinical response to the device...
Reduction of the risk of recurring heart failure events with cardiac resynchronization therapy: MADIT-CRT (Multicenter Automatic Defibrillator Implantation Trial With Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy)Ilan Goldenberg
Cardiology Division of the Department of Medicine, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York, USA
J Am Coll Cardiol 58:729-37. 2011..The evaluation of the risk of recurring heart failure events (HFEs) was a pre-specified substudy of MADIT-CRT (Multicenter Automatic Defibrillator Implantation Trial with Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy)...
Risk for life-threatening cardiac events in patients with genotype-confirmed long-QT syndrome and normal-range corrected QT intervalsIlan Goldenberg
Cardiology Division of Department of Medicine, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York 14642, USA
J Am Coll Cardiol 57:51-9. 2011..This study was designed to assess the clinical course and to identify risk factors for life-threatening events in patients with long-QT syndrome (LQTS) with normal corrected QT (QTc) intervals...
Hereditary arrhythmia corner: learning from challenging patients. Family with suspect LQTSIlan Goldenberg
Cardiology Unit of the Department of Medicine, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY 14642, USA
Ann Noninvasive Electrocardiol 15:384-6. 2010..The family history is significant for sudden deaths in several distant relatives. In addition, the mother's aunt had an abnormal ECG in the setting of multiple syncopal episodes. In the interim, she had been treated with beta-blockers...
Long-term benefit of primary prevention with an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator: an extended 8-year follow-up study of the Multicenter Automatic Defibrillator Implantation Trial IIIlan Goldenberg
Heart Research Follow Up Program, Box 653, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY 14642, USA
Circulation 122:1265-71. 2010..5 years. However, currently there are no data on the long-term efficacy of primary defibrillator therapy...
Relation between renal function and response to cardiac resynchronization therapy in Multicenter Automatic Defibrillator Implantation Trial--Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy (MADIT-CRT)Ilan Goldenberg
Cardiology Unit, Department of Medicine, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York, USA
Heart Rhythm 7:1777-82. 2010..Cardiorenal interactions have been shown to affect outcome in heart failure patients but were not related to response to cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT)...
Relation between renal function and outcomes in patients with non-ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndrome: real-world data from the European Public Health Outcome Research and Indicators Collection ProjectIlan Goldenberg
Neufeld Cardiac Research Institute, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, 52621, Israel
Arch Intern Med 170:888-95. 2010..Clinical trials provide limited information about the outcome of patients with acute coronary syndromes (ACSs) and kidney disease (KD) owing to underrepresentation of this population in most studies...
Beta-blocker efficacy in high-risk patients with the congenital long-QT syndrome types 1 and 2: implications for patient managementIlan Goldenberg
Cardiology Division, Department of Medicine, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY 14642, USA
J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 21:893-901. 2010..However, limited data exist regarding the efficacy and limitations of this form of medical management within high-risk subsets of these populations...
Relation of clinical benefit of raising high-density lipoprotein cholesterol to serum levels of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol in patients with coronary heart disease (from the Bezafibrate Infarction Prevention Trial)Ilan Goldenberg
Heart Institute, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel
Am J Cardiol 103:41-5. 2009....
Cumulative burden of atherosclerotic risk genotypes and the age at onset of a first myocardial infarction: a case-only carriership approachIlan Goldenberg
Cardiology Unit of the Department of Medicine, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, New York 14642, USA
Ann Noninvasive Electrocardiol 13:287-94. 2008..We hypothesized that several genetic atherosclerotic single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) may exert an additive effect on the earlier occurrence of coronary atherothrombotic disease after adjustment for clinical factors...
Corrected QT variability in serial electrocardiograms in long QT syndrome: the importance of the maximum corrected QT for risk stratificationIlan Goldenberg
Cardiology Division, Department of Medicine, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York 14642, USA
J Am Coll Cardiol 48:1047-52. 2006..We evaluated the incremental prognostic information provided by multiple corrected QT (QTc) measurements on serial electrocardiograms (ECGs) in patients with the inherited long QT syndrome (LQTS)...
Relations among renal function, risk of sudden cardiac death, and benefit of the implanted cardiac defibrillator in patients with ischemic left ventricular dysfunctionIlan Goldenberg
Cardiology Unit, Department of Medicine, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York, USA
Am J Cardiol 98:485-90. 2006..Defibrillator therapy was associated with a significant survival benefit among the study patients with mild to moderate or no renal disease, but no benefit was shown among patients with more advanced renal dysfunction...
Cigarette smoking and the risk of supraventricular and ventricular tachyarrhythmias in high-risk cardiac patients with implantable cardioverter defibrillatorsIlan Goldenberg
Cardiology Unit of the Department of Medicine, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York 14642, USA
J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 17:931-6. 2006..Nicotine elevates serum catecholamine concentration and is therefore potentially arrhythmogenic. However, the effect of cigarette smoking on arrhythmic risk in coronary heart disease patients is not well established...
Time dependence of defibrillator benefit after coronary revascularization in the Multicenter Automatic Defibrillator Implantation Trial (MADIT)-IIIlan Goldenberg
Cardiology Unit, Department of Medicine, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York 14642, USA
J Am Coll Cardiol 47:1811-7. 2006....
QT interval: how to measure it and what is "normal"Ilan Goldenberg
Cardiology Division, Department of Medicine, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York 14642, USA
J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 17:333-6. 2006
Cost-effectiveness of implanted defibrillators in young people with inherited cardiac arrhythmiasIlan Goldenberg
Department of Medicine, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York 14642, USA
Ann Noninvasive Electrocardiol 10:67-83. 2005..However, data on the benefit and cost-effectiveness of device therapy in high-risk patients with inherited cardiac disorders are limited...
Sudden cardiac death without structural heart disease: update on the long QT and Brugada syndromesIlan Goldenberg
Heart Research Follow Up Program, Box 653, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY 14642, USA
Curr Cardiol Rep 7:349-56. 2005..In patients identified as high risk for arrhythmic mortality, the implantable cardioverter defibrillator is the most effective treatment and has been shown to provide near-complete protection during long-term follow-up...
Nephropathy induced by contrast media: pathogenesis, risk factors and preventive strategiesIlan Goldenberg
Heart Institute, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel
CMAJ 172:1461-71. 2005..In this article, we review the current evidence on the causes, pathogenesis and clinical course of contrast-medium nephropathy as well as therapeutic approaches to its prevention evaluated in clinical trials...
Clinical course and risk stratification of patients affected with the Jervell and Lange-Nielsen syndromeIlan Goldenberg
Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York 14642, USA
J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 17:1161-8. 2006....
Polymorphism in the angiotensinogen gene, hypertension, and ethnic differences in the risk of recurrent coronary eventsIlan Goldenberg
Cardiology Unit, Department of Medicine, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, NY, USA
Hypertension 48:693-9. 2006..The presence of hypertension significantly augments the risk associated with this genetic mutation...
Causes and consequences of heart failure after prophylactic implantation of a defibrillator in the multicenter automatic defibrillator implantation trial IIIlan Goldenberg
Cardiology Unit, Department of Medicine, Heart Research Follow Up Program, Box 653, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY 14642, USA
Circulation 113:2810-7. 2006..Implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) therapy may be associated with an increased risk for heart failure (HF). The present study evaluated the frequency, causes, and consequences of HF after ICD implantation...
Phenotypic variability in Caucasian and Japanese patients with matched LQT1 mutationsJudy F Liu
Cardiology Division of the Department of Medicine, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, NY14642, USA
Ann Noninvasive Electrocardiol 13:234-41. 2008..We compared the clinical course of Caucasian and Japanese long QT type-1 (LQT1) patients who were matched for mutations in the KCNQ1 gene...
Long QT syndrome in adultsAndrew J Sauer
Cardiology Unit of the Department of Medicine, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York 14642 8653, USA
J Am Coll Cardiol 49:329-37. 2007....
Reverse remodeling and the risk of ventricular tachyarrhythmias in the MADIT-CRT (Multicenter Automatic Defibrillator Implantation Trial-Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy)Alon Barsheshet
Cardiology Division, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York 14642, USA
J Am Coll Cardiol 57:2416-23. 2011..We aimed to evaluate the relationship between echocardiographic response to cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) and the risk of subsequent ventricular tachyarrhythmias (VTAs)...
Genotype-specific QT correction for heart rate and the risk of life-threatening cardiac events in adolescents with congenital long-QT syndromeAlon Barsheshet
Cardiology Division, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York, USA
Heart Rhythm 8:1207-13. 2011..A prolonged QT interval corrected for heart rate (QTc) is a major risk factor in patients with long QT syndrome (LQTS). However, heart rate-related risk in this genetic disorder differs among genotypes...
Predictors of long-term mortality in Multicenter Automatic Defibrillator Implantation Trial II (MADIT II) patients with implantable cardioverter-defibrillatorsIwona Cygankiewicz
Cardiology Division, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York 14642, USA
Heart Rhythm 6:468-73. 2009..Data on long-term follow-up and factors influencing mortality in implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) recipients are limited...
Efficacy of medical therapy for the reduction of heart failure events in patients with implanted cardioverter defibrillatorsGrzegorz Pietrasik
Heart Research Follow Up Program, Cardiology Division, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York, USA
J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 20:395-400. 2009..There are limited data on the effect of the primary types of HF medications, angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors (ACE-I), and beta-blockers on HF progression in ICD-treated patients...
Long QT syndrome in African-AmericansThomas Fugate
Cardiology Division of the Department of Medicine, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, NY 14642 8653, USA
Ann Noninvasive Electrocardiol 15:73-6. 2010..We evaluated the risk factors and clinical course of Long QT syndrome (LQTS) in African-American patients...
Clinical aspects of type-1 long-QT syndrome by location, coding type, and biophysical function of mutations involving the KCNQ1 geneArthur J Moss
Cardiology Division, Department of Medicine, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, NY, USA
Circulation 115:2481-9. 2007..We evaluated the effect of location, coding type, and biophysical function of KCNQ1 mutations on the clinical phenotype of this disorder...
Pemphigus vulgaris is associated with the transporter associated with antigen processing (TAP) systemElena Slomov
Tissue Typing Laboratory, Sheba Medical Center, Ramat Gan, and Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
Hum Immunol 66:1213-22. 2005..8% in the patients and 5.3 % in the controls. This association was found to be independent of HLA-DR. It is therefore likely that TAP2 genes are involved in susceptibility to development of PV...
Long QT syndrome and pregnancyRahul Seth
Cardiology Division of the Department of Medicine, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York 14642, USA
J Am Coll Cardiol 49:1092-8. 2007..This study was designed to investigate the clinical course of women with long QT syndrome (LQTS) throughout their potential childbearing years...
Relation of bundle branch block to long-term (four-year) mortality in hospitalized patients with systolic heart failureAlon Barsheshet
Cardiology Division, University of Rochester Medical Center, New York, USA
Am J Cardiol 107:540-4. 2011..Deleterious effects of RBBB compared to LBBB appear to be more pronounced in patients with more advanced left ventricular dysfunction...
Use of mutant-specific ion channel characteristics for risk stratification of long QT syndrome patientsChristian Jons
Cardiology Division, Department of Medicine, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, NY 14642, USA
Sci Transl Med 3:76ra28. 2011..Our results indicate that genotype and biophysical phenotype analysis may be useful for risk stratification of LQT1 patients and suggest that slow channel activation is associated with an increased risk of cardiac events...
Mutation-specific risk in two genetic forms of type 3 long QT syndromeJudy F Liu
Heart Research Follow Up Program, Cardiology Division, Department of Medicine, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York, USA
Am J Cardiol 105:210-3. 2010..The findings highlight the importance of knowing the specific mutation in risk stratification of patients with long QT syndrome type 3...
Trigger-specific risk factors and response to therapy in long QT syndrome type 2James A Kim
Cardiology Division, Department of Medicine, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York, USA
Heart Rhythm 7:1797-805. 2010..Cardiac events in patients with long QT syndrome type 2 (LQT2) are predominately associated with sudden arousal. However, exercise-induced events also occur in this population...
Risk of fatal arrhythmic events in long QT syndrome patients after syncopeChristian Jons
Cardiology Division of the Department of Medicine, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York, USA
J Am Coll Cardiol 55:783-8. 2010..The aim of this study was to identify risk factors for fatal arrhythmias in long QT syndrome (LQTS) patients presenting with syncope...
Long-term implications of cumulative right ventricular pacing among patients with an implantable cardioverter-defibrillatorAlon Barsheshet
Cardiology Division, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York 14642, USA
Heart Rhythm 8:212-8. 2011..Limited data regarding the effect of right ventricular pacing (RVP) on long-term survival following implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) implantation are available...
Response to preventive cardiac resynchronization therapy in patients with ischaemic and nonischaemic cardiomyopathy in MADIT-CRTAlon Barsheshet
Cardiology Division, Heart Research Follow Up Program, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, USA
Eur Heart J 32:1622-30. 2011..We evaluated the outcome of patients enrolled in MADIT-CRT by ischaemic and non-ischaemic aetiology of cardiomyopathy (ICM and non-ICM, respectively)...
Time-dependent benefit of preventive cardiac resynchronization therapy after myocardial infarctionAlon Barsheshet
Cardiology Division, Heart Research Follow Up Program, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, USA
Eur Heart J 32:1614-21. 2011..The present study was designed to evaluate the relationship between elapsed time from MI and the benefit of preventive CRT-D therapy in patients with ischaemic cardiomyopathy (ICM)...
Risk of aborted cardiac arrest or sudden cardiac death during adolescence in the long-QT syndromeJenny B Hobbs
Cardiology Unit of the Department of Medicine, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, USA
JAMA 296:1249-54. 2006..Among patients with recent syncope, beta-blocker treatment was associated with reduced risk...
Long QT syndrome in patients over 40 years of age: increased risk for LQTS-related cardiac events in patients with coronary diseaseEdward Sze
Cardiology Division, Department of Medicine, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, NY 14642 8653, USA
Ann Noninvasive Electrocardiol 13:327-31. 2008....
Clopidogrel resistance is associated with increased risk of recurrent atherothrombotic events in patients with acute myocardial infarctionShlomi Matetzky
Heart Institute, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel
Circulation 109:3171-5. 2004..007). CONCLUSIONS: Up to 25% of STEMI patients undergoing primary PCI with stenting are resistant to clopidogrel and therefore may be at increased risk for recurrent cardiovascular events...
Predictors of long-term (4-year) mortality in elderly and young patients with acute heart failureAlon Barsheshet
Heart Institute, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer and Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
Eur J Heart Fail 12:833-40. 2010..The present study was designed to identify and compare predictors of short- and long-term mortality in elderly and young patients hospitalized with acute heart failure (HF)...
Mutations in conserved amino acids in the KCNQ1 channel and risk of cardiac events in type-1 long-QT syndromeChristian Jons
Cardiology Division, Department of Medicine, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York, USA
J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 20:859-65. 2009..The purpose of this study was to investigate whether KCNQ1 mutations in highly conserved amino acid residues within the voltage-gated potassium channel family are associated with an increased risk of cardiac events...
Risk of recurrent cardiac events after onset of menopause in women with congenital long-QT syndrome types 1 and 2Jonathan Buber
Leviev Heart Center, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel
Circulation 123:2784-91. 2011..We hypothesized that the hormonal changes associated with menopause may affect clinical risk in this population...
Risk factors for recurrent heart failure events in the Multicenter Automatic Defibrillator Implantation Trial II (MADIT-II)Edward Sze
Cardiology Unit of the Department of Medicine, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York, USA
J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 21:1217-23. 2010..Risk Factors for Recurrent Heart Failure...
Polymorphisms in the paraoxonase and endothelial nitric oxide synthase genes and the risk of early-onset myocardial infarctionBrian Morray
Cardiology Unit, Department of Medicine, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, New York, USA
Am J Cardiol 99:1100-5. 2007..15, p = 0.01, respectively). In conclusion, our findings suggest that high-risk genotypes of the PON1 Q192R and eNOS E298D polymorphisms are independently associated with a significantly earlier occurrence of coronary events...
Obesity as a risk factor for sustained ventricular tachyarrhythmias in MADIT II patientsGrzegorz Pietrasik
Heart Research Follow Up Program, Cardiology Division, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York, USA
J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 18:181-4. 2007..The aim of this study was to evaluate the risk of ventricular tachyarrhythmias and sudden death by BMI in patients after myocardial infarction with severe left ventricular dysfunction...
Usefulness of combining serum uric acid and C-reactive protein for risk stratification of patients with coronary artery disease (Bezafibrate Infarction Prevention [BIP] study)Yafim Brodov
Heart Institute, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer and Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
Am J Cardiol 104:194-8. 2009..66, 1.07 to 2.59). In conclusion, combined assessment of UA and CRP levels provides incremental information for risk stratification of patients with CAD with low levels of a single marker...
Risk of cardiac events in patients with asthma and long-QT syndrome treated with beta(2) agonistsPrincy Thottathil
Cardiology Division of the Department of Medicine, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, New York, USA
Am J Cardiol 102:871-4. 2008..14, p = 0.05). In conclusion, beta(2)-agonist therapy was associated with an increased risk for cardiac events in patients with asthma with LQTS, and this risk was diminished in patients receiving beta blockers...
Influence of diabetes mellitus on outcome in patients over 40 years of age with the long QT syndromeGregory Ouellet
Department of Medicine, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, NY, USA
Am J Cardiol 105:87-9. 2010..In conclusion, diabetes and prolonged QTc interval contributed independent mortality risks in adult patients with LQTS, with no interaction between these 2 risk factors...
Effectiveness of the implantable cardioverter defibrillator in blacks versus whites (from MADIT-II)Gabriel Vorobiof
Heart Research Follow-up Program, Cardiology Division, Department of Medicine, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York, USA
Am J Cardiol 98:1383-6. 2006..In conclusion, ICD therapy in MADIT-II was associated with a reduction in total mortality, cardiac death, and sudden cardiac death in whites but not in blacks...
Effectiveness of Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy by QRS Morphology in the Multicenter Automatic Defibrillator Implantation Trial-Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy (MADIT-CRT)Wojciech Zareba
Cardiology Division, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, USA
Circulation 123:1061-72. 2011....
Cardiac resynchronization therapy is more effective in women than in men: the MADIT-CRT (Multicenter Automatic Defibrillator Implantation Trial with Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy) trialAysha Arshad
Cardiology Division, St Luke s and Roosevelt Hospitals and Columbia University, New York, New York, USA
J Am Coll Cardiol 57:813-20. 2011....
Risk Factors for Recurrent Syncope and Subsequent Fatal or Near-Fatal Events in Children and Adolescents With Long QT SyndromeJudy F Liu
Heart Research Follow Up Program, Cardiology Division, Department of Medicine, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York
J Am Coll Cardiol 57:941-50. 2011..We aimed to identify risk factors for recurrent syncope in children and adolescents with congenital long QT syndrome (LQTS)...
Serum uric acid for risk stratification of patients with coronary artery diseaseYafim Brodov
Heart Institute, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel
Cardiology 114:300-5. 2009..It is known that SUA levels are influenced by renal function. We aimed to assess the predictive value of SUA while taking into account patients' renal function...
Risk of syncope in family members who are genotype-negative for a family-associated long-QT syndrome mutationAlon Barsheshet
Cardiology Division, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY 14642, USA
Circ Cardiovasc Genet 4:491-9. 2011..The present study was designed to assess the clinical course of individuals who are found negative for the LQTS-causing mutation in their families...
HLA-G is associated with pemphigus vulgaris in Jewish patientsEphraim Gazit
Tissue Typing Laboratory, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel
Hum Immunol 65:39-46. 2004..The latter is probably associated with the efficiency of transcription of this gene. Taken together, the results suggest that HLA-G is associated with PV in Jewish patients...
Primary angioplasty with routine stenting compared with thrombolytic therapy in elderly patients with acute myocardial infarctionIlan Goldenberg
Heart Institute, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel
Am Heart J 145:862-7. 2003..03). CONCLUSIONS: Compared with thrombolysis, primary angioplasty with routine stenting in elderly patients with AMI is associated with better clinical outcomes and a lower risk of bleeding complications...
Reversible acute kidney injury following contrast exposure and the risk of long-term mortalityIlan Goldenberg
Heart Institute, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel
Am J Nephrol 29:136-44. 2009..However, data regarding the long-term prognostic implications of reversible AKI following contrast exposure are limited...
Relation of body mass index to sudden cardiac death and the benefit of implantable cardioverter-defibrillator in patients with left ventricular dysfunction after healing of myocardial infarctionBonnie Choy
Cardiology Unit, Department of Medicine, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York, USA
Am J Cardiol 105:581-6. 2010..In conclusion, our findings suggest an independent inverse association between BMI values and risk of all-cause mortality and SCD in patients after myocardial infarction with left ventricular dysfunction enrolled in the MADIT-II trial...
Pemphigus vulgaris in Jewish patients is associated with HLA-A region genes: mapping by microsatellite markersElena Slomov
Tissue Typing Laboratory, Sheba Medical Center, Ramat Gan, Israel
Hum Immunol 64:771-9. 2003..Activation/suppression of these genes might act as the trigger mechanism that starts the autoimmune destructive process...
Genetics of sudden cardiac deathAlon Barsheshet
Heart Research Follow Up Program, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY 14642, USA
Curr Cardiol Rep 13:364-76. 2011..This paper reviews the current data regarding genotype-phenotype correlations and the role of clinical genetic testing in diagnosis, prognosis, and management of inheritable disorders leading to sudden cardiac death...
Time dependence of life-threatening ventricular tachyarrhythmias after coronary revascularization in MADIT-CRTAlon Barsheshet
Cardiology Division, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York 14642, USA
Heart Rhythm 7:1421-7. 2010..Coronary revascularization (CR) may confer electrical stability in patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy. However, data regarding the effect of CR on the development of ventricular tachyarrhythmias in this population are limited...
Current smoking, smoking cessation, and the risk of sudden cardiac death in patients with coronary artery diseaseIlan Goldenberg
Heart Institute, The Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer 52621, Israel
Arch Intern Med 163:2301-5. 2003..We, therefore, evaluated the effect of cigarette smoking on SCD risk in a large cohort of patients with established CAD...
Relation between on-treatment increments in serum high-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels and cardiac mortality in patients with coronary heart disease (from the Bezafibrate Infarction Prevention trial)Ilan Goldenberg
Heart Institute, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel
Am J Cardiol 97:466-71. 2006..In appropriately selected patients, monitoring short-term response to bezafibrate therapy through change in HDL cholesterol may indicate the potential long-term benefit of the drug...
Long-term benefit of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol-raising therapy with bezafibrate: 16-year mortality follow-up of the bezafibrate infarction prevention trialIlan Goldenberg
Heart Institute, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel
Arch Intern Med 169:508-14. 2009..We hypothesized that the degree of HDL-C response to bezafibrate is independently associated with subsequent long-term mortality...
Secondary prevention with bezafibrate therapy for the treatment of dyslipidemia: an extended follow-up of the BIP trialIlan Goldenberg
Heart Institute, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel
J Am Coll Cardiol 51:459-65. 2008..This study was designed to evaluate the long-term cardiovascular benefit of bezafibrate therapy in coronary heart disease patients enrolled in the BIP (Bezafibrate Infarction Prevention) trial...
Oral acetylcysteine as an adjunct to saline hydration for the prevention of contrast-induced nephropathy following coronary angiography. A randomized controlled trial and review of the current literatureIlan Goldenberg
Heart Institute, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel
Eur Heart J 25:212-8. 2004....
Association of elevated homocysteine levels with a higher risk of recurrent coronary events and mortality in patients with acute myocardial infarctionShlomi Matetzky
Heart Institute, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel
Arch Intern Med 163:1933-7. 2003....
Effect of elevated homocysteine levels on clinical restenosis following percutaneous coronary interventionIsrael Hodish
Heart Institute, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer 52621, Israel
Cardiology 97:214-7. 2002..14 +/- 11 micromol/l, p = 0.77). There was no correlation between homocysteine levels and time to restenosis (r(2) = 0.06, p = 0.35). In conclusion, elevated homocysteine levels do not predict a higher incidence of restenosis after PCI...
Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor ligand bezafibrate for prevention of type 2 diabetes mellitus in patients with coronary artery diseaseAlexander Tenenbaum
Cardiac Rehabilitation Institute, Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, 52621 Israel
Circulation 109:2197-202. 2004..2-year follow-up period...
Risk factors for sudden cardiac death in patients with chronic renal insufficiency and left ventricular dysfunctionMichel Chonchol
Division of Renal Diseases and Hypertension, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, Colo 80262, USA
Am J Nephrol 27:7-14. 2007..It is, however, unclear if the risk and risk factors of SCD in these patients is modulated by the coexistence of mild chronic renal insufficiency...
Decrease in triglyceride level by bezafibrate is related to reduction of recurrent coronary events: a Bezafibrate Infarction Prevention substudyMoti Haim
Cardiology Department, Rabin Medical Center, Petach-Tikva, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Israel
Coron Artery Dis 17:455-61. 2006..CONCLUSION: Bezafibrate treatment was associated with significant risk reduction among coronary heart disease patients with elevated triglyceride levels that substantially reduced their triglyceride level with treatment...
Serologic testing for celiac disease in young adults--a cost-effect analysisYael Yagil
Medical Services and Supply Center, Medical Corps, Israeli Defense Forces, Israel
Dig Dis Sci 50:796-805. 2005..From a cost-effect perspective, implemented screening procedures need to be dependent on subgroup: low-risk, clinical follow-up; and high-risk, serological testing for EMA and, only if positive, possibly a small-bowel biopsy...
