Publications by authors named "Jay M Voit"
Background: Hypertension is an important contributor to cardiovascular disease (CVD) in breast cancer (BC) survivors; however, research on blood pressure (BP) and CVD outcomes in BC survivors is limited.
Objectives: The purpose of this study was to better characterize the association between BP and CVD in a large, longitudinal cohort of BC patients.
Methods: Women with invasive BC diagnosed from 2005 to 2013 at Kaiser Permanente Northern California were matched 1:5 to women without BC.
Article Synopsis
- Takotsubo syndrome (TTS) leads to temporary heart dysfunction and is linked to significant health risks; this study evaluates how changes in heart function after TTS diagnosis affect the risk of major cardiovascular events (MACE) over one year.
- A study of 85 TTS patients involved analyzing echocardiograms to measure heart performance using criteria like left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) and global longitudinal strain (GLS), with a focus on identifying risk factors for MACE.
- Results showed that 18% of patients experienced MACE within a year, with changes in LVEF and GLS linked to increased risk; particularly, those with normalized GLS had a lower occurrence of MACE compared
Introduction: Takotsubo syndrome (TTS) is an acute heart failure syndrome that leads to significant morbidity and mortality. We sought to evaluate the association of cardiac mechanics on presentation with in-hospital adverse outcomes in patients with apical TTS.
Methods: We retrospectively identified 468 patients with TTS based on ICD-9/10 codes between 2006 and 2017.