Impact of secondary mitral regurgitation on survival in atrial and ventricular dysfunction
Mori M, Zogg C, Amabile A, Fereydooni S, Agarwal R, Weininger G, Krane M, Sugeng L, Geirsson A. Impact of secondary mitral regurgitation on survival in atrial and ventricular dysfunction. PLOS ONE 2022, 17: e0277385. PMID: 36548259, PMCID: PMC9778994, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0277385.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSecondary mitral regurgitationVentricular dysfunctionHazard of deathAtrial dysfunctionMitral regurgitationMild secondary mitral regurgitationSevere secondary mitral regurgitationCox proportional hazards modelRisk-adjusted hazardRetrospective cohort studySurvival of patientsProportional hazards modelCohort studyPatient demographicsSeverity strataBetter survivalHazards modelPatientsDysfunctionNatural historyPropensity scoreSeverityDifferent severitySurvivalRegurgitationGrowth rate of ascending thoracic aortic aneurysms in a non-referral-based population
Weininger G, Mori M, Yousef S, Hur DJ, Assi R, Geirsson A, Vallabhajosyula P. Growth rate of ascending thoracic aortic aneurysms in a non-referral-based population. Journal Of Cardiothoracic Surgery 2022, 17: 14. PMID: 35109884, PMCID: PMC8812194, DOI: 10.1186/s13019-022-01761-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAneurysm growth rateAortic dilatationAortic aneurysmStudy populationCT scanInitial aneurysm sizeTrue natural historyPatients age 50High-risk patientsMedian time intervalLarge institutional databaseThoracic aortic aneurysmComputed tomography scanAortic aneurysm diseaseRisk patientsAortic sizeInstitutional databaseTomography scanAneurysm diseaseRadiologic diagnosisAneurysm sizeBackgroundPrior studiesAge 50PatientsNatural history