2013
Minimally invasive fibrillating mitral valve replacement for patients with advanced cardiomyopathy: A safe and effective approach to treat a complex problem
Brittain EL, Goyal SK, Sample MA, Leacche M, Absi TS, Papa F, Churchwell KB, Ball S, Byrne JG, Maltais S, Petracek MR, Mendes L. Minimally invasive fibrillating mitral valve replacement for patients with advanced cardiomyopathy: A safe and effective approach to treat a complex problem. Journal Of Thoracic And Cardiovascular Surgery 2013, 148: 2045-2051.e1. PMID: 24332110, PMCID: PMC4050032, DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2013.10.062.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedCardiomyopathiesDisease-Free SurvivalFemaleHeart Valve Prosthesis ImplantationHospital MortalityHumansKaplan-Meier EstimateMaleMiddle AgedMinimally Invasive Surgical ProceduresMitral ValveMitral Valve InsufficiencyPostoperative ComplicationsRecurrenceRisk FactorsSeverity of Illness IndexStroke VolumeTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeVentricular Dysfunction, LeftVentricular Function, LeftVentricular Function, RightVentricular PressureVentricular RemodelingConceptsLV ejection fractionRecurrent mitral regurgitationRight ventricular systolic pressureVentricular systolic pressureMitral valve replacementSevere mitral regurgitationMitral regurgitationAdvanced cardiomyopathyValve replacementSystolic pressureLV dimensionsThoracic surgeonsNew York Heart Association classLV end-diastolic diameterComposite of deathEnd-diastolic diameterFirst postoperative visitOperative mortalityPostoperative morbidityPostoperative visitAssociation classClinical outcomesEjection fractionDevice insertionPatients
2012
MINIMALLY-INVASIVE MITRAL VALVE REPLACEMENT WITHOUT AORTIC CROSS-CLAMP IS SAFE IN PATIENTS WITH SEVERE CARDIOMYOPATHY
Brittain E, Goyal S, Leacche M, Absi T, Balaguer J, Churchwell K, Mendes L, Byrne J, Ball S, Petracek M. MINIMALLY-INVASIVE MITRAL VALVE REPLACEMENT WITHOUT AORTIC CROSS-CLAMP IS SAFE IN PATIENTS WITH SEVERE CARDIOMYOPATHY. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2012, 59: e1996. DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(12)61997-4.Peer-Reviewed Original Research