Effect of antecedent statin usage on conduction disturbances and arrhythmias after transcatheter aortic valve replacement
Shah T, Maarek R, See C, Huang H, Wang Y, Parise H, Forrest J, Lansky A. Effect of antecedent statin usage on conduction disturbances and arrhythmias after transcatheter aortic valve replacement. Cardiovascular Revascularization Medicine 2023, 59: 3-8. PMID: 37573173, DOI: 10.1016/j.carrev.2023.07.022.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAtrial fibrillationConduction disturbancesPrimary endpointStatin usersPacemaker placementRate of AFTranscatheter aortic valve replacementNew atrial fibrillationNew conduction disturbancesPersistent conduction disturbancesAortic valve replacementLong-term prognosisSmall retrospective studiesSignificant differencesPrior pacemakerIndex hospitalizationIntensity statinsValve replacementConsecutive patientsPropensity matchingProcedural complicationsStatin regimenRetrospective studyStatin usageCardiac proceduresCerebral Embolic Risk in Coronary and Structural Heart Interventions: Clinical Evidence
Tirziu D, Huang H, Parise H, Pietras C, Moses J, Messé S, Lansky A. Cerebral Embolic Risk in Coronary and Structural Heart Interventions: Clinical Evidence. Journal Of The Society For Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions 2023, 2: 100631. PMID: 39130705, PMCID: PMC11307836, DOI: 10.1016/j.jscai.2023.100631.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchStructural heart interventionsHeart interventionsCardiac proceduresBrain injuryLong-term neurocognitive sequelaeTranscatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) proceduresAortic valve replacement proceduresCerebral embolic riskIatrogenic brain injuryIschemic brain injuryRisk of thromboembolismCoronary artery diseaseEmbolic protection devicesNumber of patientsValve replacement proceduresPercutaneous transcatheter interventionsLikelihood of disabilitySymptomatic strokeCerebral embolismCerebral embolizationEmbolic riskAcute strokeNeurologic injuryArtery diseaseIschemic infarction