2024
Mechanisms of repair failure after mitral valve repair using chordal replacement
Lang M, Feirer N, Voss B, Geirsson A, Amabile A, Krane M, Vitanova K. Mechanisms of repair failure after mitral valve repair using chordal replacement. The Annals Of Thoracic Surgery 2024 PMID: 39603581, DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2024.10.029.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMechanisms of repair failureMitral valve repairMitral valve replacementMitral valve sclerosisDegenerative mitral regurgitationChordal replacementValve repairMitral regurgitationRe-repairRepair failureTechnical failureIsolated mitral valve repairCases of mitral valve replacementTranscatheter edge-to-edge repairCases of technical failureEdge-to-edge repairMitral valve reoperationGerman Heart Center MunichRetrospective observational studyValve reoperationValve replacementRe-reoperationMitral valveReoperationFollow-up
2021
Robotic, totally endoscopic excision of mitral valve papillary fibroelastoma.
Amabile A, Morrison A, Weininger G, LaLonde M, Krane M, Geirsson A. Robotic, totally endoscopic excision of mitral valve papillary fibroelastoma. Multimedia Manual Of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery 2021, 2021 PMID: 34491636, DOI: 10.1510/mmcts.2021.045.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical Notes
2019
Advanced techniques in mitral annular calcification management
Torregrossa G, Amabile A, Williams EE, Puskas JD. Advanced techniques in mitral annular calcification management. Journal Of Cardiac Surgery 2019, 34: 1632-1634. PMID: 31794126, DOI: 10.1111/jocs.14302.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSevere mitral annular calcificationMitral annular calcificationDouble suture linesProsthetic mitral valveAutologous pericardiumMitral valveSuture linePosterior mitral valve annulusRheumatic valve diseaseMitral annular planeRisk of bloodMitral valve annulusAnnular calcificationCardiac ruptureExtensive debridementSurgical managementRheumatic diseasesValve diseaseAV grooveValve annulusAnnular lesionsAnnular planeConservative approachDebridementFeasible technique