2021
Cavitron ultrasonic surgical aspirator for mitral annular decalcification.
Weininger G, Green J, Mori M, Geirsson A. Cavitron ultrasonic surgical aspirator for mitral annular decalcification. Multimedia Manual Of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery 2021, 2021 PMID: 33691046, DOI: 10.1510/mmcts.2021.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedCalcinosisCardiac Surgical ProceduresFemaleHeart Valve DiseasesHumansMitral ValvePostoperative PeriodTreatment OutcomeUltrasonic Surgical ProceduresConceptsMitral annular calcificationCavitron Ultrasonic Surgical AspiratorUltrasonic surgical aspiratorAnnular calcificationSurgical aspiratorAnnular decalcificationMitral annulusSevere mitral annular calcificationMitral valve surgeryProper surgical techniqueProper techniqueValve surgerySurgical complicationsSevere calcificationHigh morbidityPostoperative imagingPatient presentationSurgical techniqueCalcificationPatientsAspiratorDecalcificationMorbidityComplicationsSurgery
2020
Combined Valve Operations in the Aortic and Mitral Positions With or Without Added Tricuspid Valve Repair
Faggion Vinholo T, Mori M, Mahmood SUB, Mullan CW, Weininger G, Yousef S, Geirsson A. Combined Valve Operations in the Aortic and Mitral Positions With or Without Added Tricuspid Valve Repair. Seminars In Thoracic And Cardiovascular Surgery 2020, 32: 665-672. PMID: 32060011, DOI: 10.1053/j.semtcvs.2020.02.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDouble valve surgeryPerioperative adverse eventsTricuspid valve repairTricuspid regurgitationValve surgeryAdverse eventsValve repairMitral valveMitral positionValve functionTriple valve surgeryMid-term survivalLimited clinical evidenceSingle-institution seriesSubpopulation of patientsTricuspid valve functionMitral valve diseaseValve operationsLogistic regression modelsSignificant additional riskMultivalve surgeryPostoperative echocardiogramsPatient comorbiditiesMultivariable analysisClinical evidence