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-upMechanical versus Biological Mitral Valve Replacement: Insights from Propensity Score Matching on Survival and Reoperation Rates
Feirer N, Buchner A, Weber M, Lang M, Dzilic E, Amabile A, Geirsson A, Trenkwalder T, Krane M, Vitanova K. Mechanical versus Biological Mitral Valve Replacement: Insights from Propensity Score Matching on Survival and Reoperation Rates. Journal Of Thoracic And Cardiovascular Surgery 2024 PMID: 39067811, DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2024.07.038.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMitral valve replacementBiological mitral valve replacementPropensity-score matchingValve replacementReoperation rateCumulative incidenceFollow-upMechanical mitral valve replacementMedian follow-up timeCumulative incidence of reoperationSurgical mitral valve replacementSymptomatic mitral valve diseaseIncidence of reoperationThirty-day mortalityHigh-volume centersMitral valve diseaseHistory of neurological disordersPropensity score matchingAnalyzed time pointsConcomitant proceduresPeriprocedural complicationsSingle-centerThirty-dayRetrospective studyReoperationFunctional Mitral Valve Regurgitation: Mitral Valve Repair or Replacement? Our “Road Map” for the Appropriate Strategy
Sideris K, Burri M, Mayr A, Voss S, Vitanova K, Prinzing A, Voss B, Amabile A, Geirsson A, Krane M, Guenzinger R. Functional Mitral Valve Regurgitation: Mitral Valve Repair or Replacement? Our “Road Map” for the Appropriate Strategy. Journal Of Clinical Medicine 2024, 13: 3264. PMID: 38892978, PMCID: PMC11172680, DOI: 10.3390/jcm13113264.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFunctional mitral regurgitationPoor ejection fractionSurgical approachMV replacementMV repairEjection fractionAtrial fibrillationMitral valve (MV) surgeryEtiology of functional mitral regurgitationDilatation of left ventricleTreatment of functional mitral regurgitationSurvival ratePresence of atrial fibrillationSevere LV dilatationMitral valve replacementOverall survival rateOptimal surgical approachRisk of deathYears of ageLV dilatationMitral regurgitationLV functionPostoperative survivalValve replacementLV dimensions
2023
Minimally invasive, robotic-assisted approach for mitral valve replacement in a pediatric congenital patient with severe mitral regurgitation
Lee M, Amabile A, LaLonde M, Krane M, Geirsson A, Gruber P. Minimally invasive, robotic-assisted approach for mitral valve replacement in a pediatric congenital patient with severe mitral regurgitation. JTCVS Techniques 2023, 22: 94-95. PMID: 38152178, PMCID: PMC10750875, DOI: 10.1016/j.xjtc.2023.09.019.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical Notes