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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsCalcinosisCardiac CatheterizationHeart Valve DiseasesHeart Valve ProsthesisHeart Valve Prosthesis ImplantationHumansMitral ValveMitral Valve InsufficiencyTreatment OutcomeConceptsMitral annular calciumTranscatheter mitral valve interventionsMitral valve interventionAnnular calciumConcomitant comorbiditiesValve replacementValve interventionClinical featuresValvular dysfunctionStaging systemTreatment optionsAdvanced ageInterventional cardiologistsCardiac surgeonsPosition statementImaging cardiologistsCardiologistsTechnical considerationsAnatomical featuresTranscatheterComorbiditiesMitralPatientsDysfunctionDiagnosisTranscatheter versus surgical aortic valve replacement in lower-risk and higher-risk patients: a meta-analysis of randomized trials
Ahmad Y, Howard J, Arnold A, Madhavan M, Cook C, Alu M, Mack M, Reardon M, Thourani V, Kapadia S, Thyregod H, Sondergaard L, Jørgensen T, Toff W, Van Mieghem N, Makkar R, Forrest J, Leon M. Transcatheter versus surgical aortic valve replacement in lower-risk and higher-risk patients: a meta-analysis of randomized trials. European Heart Journal 2023, 44: 836-852. PMID: 36660821, DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehac642.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAortic ValveAortic Valve StenosisHeart Valve Prosthesis ImplantationHumansRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicRisk FactorsStrokeTreatment OutcomeConceptsSurgical aortic valve replacementTranscatheter aortic valve implantationHigh-risk patientsLow-risk patientsComposite of deathAortic valve replacementValve replacementMAIN OUTCOMENew-onset atrial fibrillationSignificant differencesRandomized clinical trial dataAcute kidney injuryAortic valve implantationMain clinical outcomesRisk of deathClinical trial dataMajor bleedingKidney injurySecondary endpointsVascular complicationsValve implantationClinical outcomesParavalvular leakRandomized trialsAtrial fibrillation
2022
Prediction of Death or HF Hospitalization in Patients With Severe FMR The COAPT Risk Score
Shah N, Madhavan MV, Gray WA, Brener SJ, Ahmad Y, Lindenfeld J, Abraham WT, Grayburn PA, Kar S, Lim DS, Mishell JM, Whisenant BK, Zhang Z, Redfors B, Mack MJ, Stone GW. Prediction of Death or HF Hospitalization in Patients With Severe FMR The COAPT Risk Score. JACC Cardiovascular Interventions 2022, 15: 1893-1905. PMID: 36202557, DOI: 10.1016/j.jcin.2022.08.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsHeart FailureHeart Valve Prosthesis ImplantationHospitalizationHumansMitral Valve InsufficiencyRisk FactorsStroke VolumeTreatment OutcomeVentricular Function, LeftConceptsGuideline-directed medical therapyHeart failure hospitalizationSevere functional mitral regurgitationFunctional mitral regurgitationHeart failureRisk scoreCox proportional hazards modelPredictors of deathProportion of patientsSimple risk scoreKaplan-Meier curvesPrediction of deathPredictive risk scoreQuartiles of riskProportional hazards modelRisk score modelReceiver-operating characteristic plotsHF hospitalizationMitraClip groupMitraClip implantationMitraClip treatmentUseful prognosticationFailure hospitalizationMitraClip therapyEchocardiographic variables
2021
Patient-Prosthesis Mismatch After SAVR and TAVR The Importance of Comparing Apples With Apples ∗
Chakravarty T, Makar M, Ahmad Y. Patient-Prosthesis Mismatch After SAVR and TAVR The Importance of Comparing Apples With Apples ∗. JACC Cardiovascular Interventions 2021, 14: 1478-1480. PMID: 34238558, DOI: 10.1016/j.jcin.2021.05.011.Peer-Reviewed Original Research