2024
Implementing Formal Mitral Heart Team Improves Multidisciplinary Evaluation Rate and Survival of Patients With Severe Primary Mitral Regurgitation
Waldron C, Mori M, Krane M, Reinhardt S, Ahmad Y, Kaple R, Forrest J, Geirsson A. Implementing Formal Mitral Heart Team Improves Multidisciplinary Evaluation Rate and Survival of Patients With Severe Primary Mitral Regurgitation. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2024, 13: e033324. PMID: 38390804, PMCID: PMC11179864, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.123.033324.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSevere primary mitral regurgitationPrimary mitral regurgitationHeart failure symptomsMitral regurgitationMultidisciplinary evaluationPatient survivalHeart teamFailure symptomsSociety of Thoracic Surgeons Predicted Risk of MortalityThoracic Surgeons Predicted Risk of MortalityImprove overall patient survivalCorrection of MRAssociated with lower oddsMultidisciplinary heart teamSurvival of patientsAssociated with higher oddsOverall patient survivalProportion of patientsRetrospective cohort studyCardiac surgery servicesHistory of MIOptimal treatment decisionsPropensity-score matchingRisk of mortalityStructural cardiology
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