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
2022
Hypoattenuated leaflet thickening (HALT) and reduced leaflet motion (RELM) of aortic bioprostheses: An imaging finding or a complication?
Ahmad Y, Makkar R, Sondergaard L. Hypoattenuated leaflet thickening (HALT) and reduced leaflet motion (RELM) of aortic bioprostheses: An imaging finding or a complication? Progress In Cardiovascular Diseases 2022, 72: 78-83. PMID: 35675882, DOI: 10.1016/j.pcad.2022.05.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAortic ValveAortic Valve StenosisBioprosthesisHeart Valve ProsthesisHumansThrombosisTranscatheter Aortic Valve ReplacementTreatment OutcomeConceptsLeaflet thickeningAortic bioprosthesesLeaflet motionSurgical aortic valve replacementSymptomatic severe aortic stenosisTranscatheter aortic valve implantationSubclinical leaflet thrombosisSurgical aortic bioprosthesesSevere aortic stenosisAortic valve replacementAortic valve implantationForm of strokeThrombotic complicationsValve implantationValve replacementAortic stenosisSurgical riskLeaflet thrombosisEffective therapyComputed tomographyValve functionRandomized dataValve durabilityClinical implicationsNatural history
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