2020
A pairwise meta-analytic comparison of aortic valve area determined by planimetric versus hemodynamic methods in aortic stenosis
Rong LQ, Hameed I, Di Franco A, Rahouma MM, Khan FM, Demetres M, Weinsaft JW, Devereux RB, Gaudino M. A pairwise meta-analytic comparison of aortic valve area determined by planimetric versus hemodynamic methods in aortic stenosis. International Journal Of Cardiology 2020, 322: 77-85. PMID: 32916225, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2020.09.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAortic valve areaHemodynamic techniquesValve areaVentricular outflow tract areaLeft ventricular outflow tractMean differenceHemodynamic methodsOutflow tract areaVentricular outflow tractTransthoracic echocardiographyAortic stenosisOvid EmbaseCochrane LibraryOutflow tractOvid MEDLINEAnnular diameterMeta-analytic comparisonTract areaPlanimetric techniqueAnnular areaEchocardiographyStenosisEMBASEMEDLINEDifferences
2019
Sinus of Valsalva aneurysm repairs: Operative technique and lessons learned
Wingo M, de Angelis P, Worku BM, Leonard JR, Khan FM, Hameed I, Lau C, Gaudino M, Girardi LN. Sinus of Valsalva aneurysm repairs: Operative technique and lessons learned. Journal Of Cardiac Surgery 2019, 34: 400-403. PMID: 30953447, DOI: 10.1111/jocs.14041.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSOV aneurysmAneurysm repairSingle tertiary referral centerRight ventricular outflow tractPulmonary artery compressionValsalva aneurysm repairYears underwent repairTertiary referral centerVentricular outflow tractBentall procedureArtery compressionOperative interventionPostoperative periodReferral centerValsalva aneurysmUnderwent repairOperative managementPrimary aneurysmMean ageMyocardial infarctionAneurysm diameterOutflow tractOperative techniqueAneurysm recurrenceSafe option