2023
Diagnosis, Classification, and Management Strategies for Mitral Annular Calcification A Heart Valve Collaboratory Position Statement
Guerrero M, Grayburn P, Smith R, Sorajja P, Wang D, Ahmad Y, Blusztein D, Cavalcante J, Tang G, Ailawadi G, Lim D, Blanke P, Eleid M, Kaneko T, Thourani V, Bapat V, Mack M, Leon M, George I. Diagnosis, Classification, and Management Strategies for Mitral Annular Calcification A Heart Valve Collaboratory Position Statement. JACC Cardiovascular Interventions 2023, 16: 2195-2210. PMID: 37758378, DOI: 10.1016/j.jcin.2023.06.044.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMitral annular calciumTranscatheter mitral valve interventionsMitral valve interventionAnnular calciumConcomitant comorbiditiesValve replacementValve interventionClinical featuresValvular dysfunctionStaging systemTreatment optionsAdvanced ageInterventional cardiologistsCardiac surgeonsPosition statementImaging cardiologistsCardiologistsTechnical considerationsAnatomical featuresTranscatheterComorbiditiesMitralPatientsDysfunctionDiagnosis
2021
Usefulness of Computed Tomography to Predict Mitral Stenosis After Transcatheter Mitral Valve Edge-to-Edge Repair
Kaewkes D, Patel V, Ochiai T, Flint N, Ahmad Y, Kim I, Koseki K, Sharma R, Joseph J, Yoon SH, Chakravarty T, Nakamura M, Makar M, Makkar R. Usefulness of Computed Tomography to Predict Mitral Stenosis After Transcatheter Mitral Valve Edge-to-Edge Repair. The American Journal Of Cardiology 2021, 153: 109-118. PMID: 34210503, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2021.05.025.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overCardiac CatheterizationEchocardiographyEchocardiography, TransesophagealFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedMitral ValveMitral Valve AnnuloplastyMitral Valve InsufficiencyMitral Valve StenosisMultidetector Computed TomographyPostoperative ComplicationsPreoperative PeriodRisk AssessmentConceptsMitral valve orifice areaMitraClip implantationMitral stenosisMDCT parametersPredictive valuePre-discharge transthoracic echocardiographyTranscatheter mitral valve edgeTranscatheter mitral valve interventionsMitral valve interventionMitral valve edgeMitral annulus areaOptimal cutoff valueValve orifice areaCharacteristic curve analysisMitral annulus diameterNegative predictive valuePositive predictive valueTransthoracic echocardiographyConsecutive patientsValve interventionMitraClip procedureMitral regurgitationAP diameterAnnulus diameterEdge repair