2019
Durability and Efficacy of Tricuspid Valve Repair in Patients Undergoing Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation
Barac YD, Nicoara A, Bishawi M, Schroder JN, Daneshmand MA, Hashmi NK, Velazquez E, Rogers JG, Patel CB, Milano CA. Durability and Efficacy of Tricuspid Valve Repair in Patients Undergoing Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation. JACC Heart Failure 2019, 8: 141-150. PMID: 31838034, PMCID: PMC6995411, DOI: 10.1016/j.jchf.2019.08.016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLate right heart failureRight heart failureTricuspid valve repairVentricular assist device implantationAssist device implantationTricuspid regurgitationLVAD implantationValve repairDevice implantationMultivariate Cox proportional hazards analysisPostoperative right heart failureCox proportional hazards analysisDurable LVAD implantationSignificant tricuspid regurgitationConsecutive adult patientsIndependent risk factorSevere tricuspid regurgitationProportional hazards analysisDiuretic therapyIndex hospitalizationAdult patientsHeart failureIndependent predictorsEchocardiographic examinationRetrospective review
2014
Surgical Revascularization Is Associated With Maximal Survival in Patients With Ischemic Mitral Regurgitation
Castleberry AW, Williams JB, Daneshmand MA, Honeycutt E, Shaw LK, Samad Z, Lopes RD, Alexander JH, Mathew JP, Velazquez EJ, Milano CA, Smith PK. Surgical Revascularization Is Associated With Maximal Survival in Patients With Ischemic Mitral Regurgitation. Circulation 2014, 129: 2547-2556. PMID: 24744275, PMCID: PMC4142433, DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.113.005223.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedCoronary Artery BypassDatabases, BibliographicFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHeart Valve Prosthesis ImplantationHumansKaplan-Meier EstimateMaleMiddle AgedMitral ValveMitral Valve InsufficiencyMyocardial IschemiaMyocardial RevascularizationPercutaneous Coronary InterventionProportional Hazards ModelsRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsSeverity of Illness IndexStentsConceptsIschemic mitral regurgitationPercutaneous coronary interventionMitral valve repairSignificant coronary artery diseaseSevere ischemic mitral regurgitationCoronary artery diseaseMitral regurgitationCoronary interventionValve repairMedical treatmentArtery diseaseTreatment strategiesLower mortalityMultivariable Cox proportional hazards analysisCox proportional hazards analysisCoronary artery bypassMitral valve surgeryKaplan-Meier methodProportional hazards analysisMitral regurgitation severitySurgical revascularizationArtery bypassValve surgeryOptimal treatmentCABG