Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices and Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation (from the National Inpatient Sample)
Singh V, Patel SV, Savani C, Patel NJ, Patel N, Arora S, Panaich SS, Deshmukh A, Cleman M, Mangi A, Forrest JK, Badheka AO. Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices and Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation (from the National Inpatient Sample). The American Journal Of Cardiology 2015, 116: 1574-1580. PMID: 26434512, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2015.08.020.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTranscatheter aortic valve implantationMechanical circulatory support devicesAortic valve implantationCirculatory support devicesMCS devicesValve implantationHigh-risk surgical patientsPropensity score-matched analysisClinical Modification procedure codesSupport devicesVentricular fibrillation arrestNationwide Inpatient SampleCost of hospitalizationShort-term useSignificant increaseUnacceptably high ratesInhospital mortalityInhospital outcomesCardiogenic shockIndependent predictorsSurgical patientsNinth RevisionTAVI procedureTransapical accessInpatient SampleA balloon-expandable sheath facilitates transfemoral TAVR in patients with peripheral vascular disease and tortuosity
Goldsweig AM, Faheem O, Cleman MW, Forrest JK. A balloon-expandable sheath facilitates transfemoral TAVR in patients with peripheral vascular disease and tortuosity. Therapeutic Advances In Cardiovascular Disease 2015, 9: 95-102. PMID: 25784499, DOI: 10.1177/1753944715575970.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTransfemoral transcatheter aortic valve replacementTranscatheter aortic valve replacementPeripheral arterial diseaseSurgical aortic valve replacementBalloon-expandable sheathAortic valve replacementVascular tortuosityValve replacementTransfemoral approachSuccessful transcatheter aortic valve replacementVascular access complicationsPeripheral vascular diseaseTerms of mortalityPostprocedural angiographyTAVR resultsAccess complicationsSurgical cutdownSurgical riskArterial diseaseSevere stenosisVascular accessTransapical accessVascular diseaseMortality riskPatients