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
2018
Tricuspid Valve Regurgitation Immediately After Heart Transplant and Long-Term Outcomes
Bishawi M, Zanotti G, Shaw L, MacKenzie M, Castleberry A, Bartels K, Schroder J, Velazquez E, Swaminathan M, Rogers J, Milano C. Tricuspid Valve Regurgitation Immediately After Heart Transplant and Long-Term Outcomes. The Annals Of Thoracic Surgery 2018, 107: 1348-1355. PMID: 30529215, PMCID: PMC7256852, DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2018.10.065.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSignificant tricuspid valve regurgitationTricuspid valve regurgitationLong-term outcomesHeart transplantationCardiopulmonary bypassTR gradeValve regurgitationSurgical repairValve repairCommon findingOrthotropic heart transplantationPostoperative plasma creatininePulmonary vascular resistanceTricuspid valve repairEarly surgical repairEarly morbidityPostoperative stayCardiac transplantationMultiorgan transplantsVascular resistanceTransplant databaseHeart transplantAdjusted survivalPlasma creatinineTransplant