1995
Valve Replacement for Regurgitant Lesions of the Aortic or Mitral Valve in Advanced Left Ventricular Dysfunction
Bonow R, Nikas D, Elefteriades J. Valve Replacement for Regurgitant Lesions of the Aortic or Mitral Valve in Advanced Left Ventricular Dysfunction. Cardiology Clinics 1995, 13: 73-83. PMID: 7796434, DOI: 10.1016/s0733-8651(18)30063-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLeft ventricular dysfunctionAdvanced left ventricular dysfunctionSevere left ventricular dysfunctionVentricular dysfunctionValve replacementLate left ventricular dysfunctionSubvalvular mitral apparatusSevere systolic dysfunctionAortic valve replacementCongestive heart failureMitral valve repairRegurgitant valvular lesionsSystolic dysfunctionAortic regurgitationSystolic functionHeart failureValvular lesionsCardiology clinicMitral regurgitationValve repairSevere depressionMitral valveMitral apparatusPatient's familyAlternative treatment
1992
Transesophageal echocardiographic evaluation of aortic valve integrity with antegrade crystalloid cardioplegic solution used as an imaging agent
Rafferty T, Durkin M, Elefteriades J, O’Connor T. Transesophageal echocardiographic evaluation of aortic valve integrity with antegrade crystalloid cardioplegic solution used as an imaging agent. Journal Of Thoracic And Cardiovascular Surgery 1992, 104: 637-641. PMID: 1513154, DOI: 10.1016/s0022-5223(19)34729-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCrystalloid cardioplegic solutionCardioplegic solutionValve dysfunctionValve integrityEchocardiographic contrast agentsImaging agentVentricular dimensional changesAortic regurgitationEchocardiographic evaluationLeft atriumCardiac dimensionsIntravascular injectionSolution administrationPatientsDysfunctionContrast agentsAgentsEchocardiographyRegurgitationAtriumAdministration