I.                   Completed Studies (with selected publications and presentations)

 

A. The Healing and Early Afterload Reducing Therapy Trial (HEART) – Sponsor, Hoechst-Marion Roussell

 

Pfeffer MA, Greaves SC, Arnold JM, Glynn RJ, LaMotte FS, Lee RT, Menapace FJ Jr, Rapaport E, Ridker PM, Rouleau JL, Solomon SD, Hennekens CH.  Early versus delayed angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibition therapy in acute myocardial infarction. The healing and early afterload reducing therapy trial. Circulation. 1997 Jun 17;95(12):2643-51.

 

Solomon SD, Glynn RJ, Greaves S, Ajani U, Rouleau JL, Menapace F, Arnold JM, Hennekens C, Pfeffer MA.  Recovery of ventricular function after myocardial infarction in the reperfusion era: the healing and early afterload reducing therapy study. Ann Intern Med. 2001 Mar 20;134(6):451-8. 

 

Greaves SC, Zhi G, Lee RT, Solomon SD, MacFadyen J, Rapaport E, Menapace FJ, Rouleau JL, Pfeffer MA.  Incidence and natural history of left ventricular thrombus following anterior wall acute myocardial infarction.

Am J Cardiol. 1997 Aug 15;80(4):442-8. 

 

Aikawa Y, Rohde L, Plehn J, Greaves SC, Menapace F, Arnold MO, Rouleau JL, Pfeffer MA, Lee RT, Solomon SD.  Regional wall stress predicts ventricular remodeling after anteroseptal myocardial infarction in the Healing and Early Afterload Reducing Trial (HEART): an echocardiography-based structural analysis. Am Heart J. 2001 Feb;141(2):234-42. 

 

Manes C, Pfeffer MA, Rutherford JD, Greaves S, Rouleau JL, Arnold JM, Menapace F, Solomon SD.  Value of the electrocardiogram in predicting left ventricular enlargement and dysfunction after myocardial infarction. Am J Med. 2003 Feb 1;114(2):99-105.

 

Jilaihawi H, Greaves S, Rouleau JL, Pfeffer MA, Solomon SD; Healing and Early Afterload Reducing Therapy Trial Investigators.  Left ventricular hypertrophy and the risk of subsequent left ventricular remodeling following myocardial infarction.

Am J Cardiol. 2003 Mar 15;91(6):723-6.

 

Manes C, Greaves S, Pfeffer MA, Rutherford JD, Rouleau JL, Hennekens C, Solomon SD. Influence of diabetes mellitus on clinical presentation and development of heart failure following myocardial infarction. ACC 2004

 

 

B. The Survival and Ventricular Enlargement (SAVE) Trial, Echocardiographic Analyses:

 

Zornoff LA, Skali H, Pfeffer MA, St John Sutton M, Rouleau JL, Lamas GA, Plappert T, Rouleau JR, Moye LA, Lewis SJ, Braunwald E, Solomon SD; SAVE Investigators. Right ventricular dysfunction and risk of heart failure and mortality after myocardial infarction. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2002 May 1;39(9):1450-5. 

 

Solomon SD, St John Sutton M, Lamas GA, Plappert T, Rouleau JL, Skali H, Moye L, Braunwald E, Pfeffer MA; Survival And Ventricular Enlargement (SAVE) Investigators.  Ventricular remodeling does not accompany the development of heart failure in diabetic patients after myocardial infarction. Circulation. 2002 Sep 3;106(10):1251-5. 

 

Solomon SD, Anavekar NS, Greaves S, Rouleau JL, Hennekens C, Pfeffer MA; HEART Investigators.  Angina pectoris prior to myocardial infarction protects against subsequent left ventricular remodeling. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2004 May 5;43(9):1511-4. 

 

Kenchaiah S, Pfeffer MA, St John Sutton M, Plappert T, Rouleau JL, Lamas GA, Sasson Z, Parker JO, Geltman EM, Solomon SD.  Effect of antecedent systemic hypertension on subsequent left ventricular dilation after acute myocardial infarction (from the Survival and Ventricular Enlargement trial). Am J Cardiol. 2004 Jul 1;94(1):1-8. 

 

C. The Omapatrilat Versus Enalapril in Heart Failure (OVERTURE) Trial: Sponsor, Bristol Myers Squibb

         

Solomon SD, Skali H, Bourgoun M, Fang J, Ghali JK, Martelet M, Wojciechowski D, Ansmite B, Skards J, Laks T, Henry D, Packer M, Pfeffer MA; OVERTURE Investigators. Effect of angiotensin-converting enzyme or vasopeptidase inhibition on ventricular size and function in patients with heart failure: the Omapatrilat Versus Enalapril Randomized Trial of Utility in Reducing Events (OVERTURE) echocardiographic study. Am Heart J. 2005 Aug;150(2):257-62.

 

Crivaro M, Kenchaiah S, Bourgoun M, Skali H, Ghali JK, Pfeffer MA, Solomon SD. Functional mitral regurgitation and risk of heart failure in patients with left ventricular dysfunction. The OVERTURE Echo study. Presented ACC 2004

 

D. The Valsartan in Acute Infarction (VALIANT) trial Echocardiographic Study: Sponsor, Novartis;

         

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 Jun 28;111(25):3411-9. Epub 2005 Jun 20.

 

 Anavekar N, Skali H, Bourgoun M, Ghali JK, Kober L, Maggioni AP, McMurray JJV, Velazquez E, Pfeffer MA, Solomon SD. Right ventricular function is an independent predictor of death, heart failure and stroke following myocardial infarction. Presented AHA 2004

 

Amigoni M, Mangalat D, Bourgoun M, Velazquez E, Van de Werf F, Ghali J, McMurray JJV, Kober 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. Presented ACC 2005

 

Amigoni M, Mangalat D, Bourgoun M, Velazquez E, Van de Werf F, Ghali J, McMurray JJV, Kober L, Pfeffer MA, Solomon SD. Left atrial size predicts outcome in myocardial infarction complicated by heart failure, left ventricular dysfunction or Both: Prognostic significance and relation to ventricular size and function. Presented ESC 2005

 

 

 

E.  Cardiac structure and function in Fabry’s Disease – response to Fabryzyme Therapy: Sponsor, Genzyme

 

Echocardiographic Analysis completed; Presented AHA 2004

 

 

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II.                 Ongoing Studies

 

 

A. Herceptin Cardiomyopathy – Sponsor, NSABP/NCI  and Genentech

                  

Analyses ongoing

 

B. Hypoxia Inducible Factor I – Sponsor, Genzyme

 

Analyses ongoing

 

 

C. Myocardial Fibroblast Therapy Trial (MAGIC) – Sponsor, Genzyme

 

Analyses ongoing

 

D. VALsartan In Diastolic Dysfunction (VALIDD) Study – (S.Solomon, Study Chair); Sponsor, Novartis

 

E. ALiskiren Failure Therapy (ALOFT) Trial ; Sponsor, Novartis

 

F. ALiskiren to Alleviate LVH (ALLAY) Trial; (S.Solomon, Study Chair), Sponsor, Novartis

 

G. Treatment of Preserved Cardiac Function Heart failure with an Aldosterone Antagonist (TOPCAT) Trial – (Core echo lab). Sponsor: NHLBI

 

H. DELTA-MI – Sponsor: Kai Pharmaceuticals

 

I. MADIT-CRT, Core echo lab, Sponsor: Guidant