2018
Hemodynamic Effects of Valve Asymmetry in Sapien 3 Transcatheter Aortic Valves.
Mangels DR, Siki M, Menon R, Bavaria J, Anwaruddin S, Giri J, Desai N, Szeto WY, Vallabhajosyula P, Herrmann HC. Hemodynamic Effects of Valve Asymmetry in Sapien 3 Transcatheter Aortic Valves. Journal Of Invasive Cardiology 2018, 30: 138-143. PMID: 29610444.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStructural valve deteriorationTranscatheter aortic valve replacementSAPIEN 3 valveParavalvular leakTransthoracic echocardiogramAortic insufficiencySAPIEN 3 transcatheter aortic valveAortic valve gradientSapien 3 prosthesisAortic valve replacementRetrospective cohort analysisTranscatheter aortic valveAI severityValve gradientAnnular calcificationHemodynamic effectsValve replacementValve deteriorationSmall prosthesisSingle institutionAortic valveAV gradientCohort analysisHigh incidenceSignificant differences
2015
Outcomes of Aortic Root Replacement After Previous Aortic Root Replacement: The “True” Redo Root
Jassar AS, Desai ND, Kobrin D, Pochettino A, Vallabhajosyula P, Milewski RK, McCarthy F, Maniaci J, Szeto WY, Bavaria JE. Outcomes of Aortic Root Replacement After Previous Aortic Root Replacement: The “True” Redo Root. The Annals Of Thoracic Surgery 2015, 99: 1601-1609. PMID: 25754965, DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2014.12.038.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAortic root replacementDe novo groupRedo root replacementRoot replacementNovo groupRedo groupPrevious aortic root replacementRedo aortic root replacementFirst-time sternotomyFull aortic root replacementLow perioperative morbidityStructural valve deteriorationRisk of complicationsPresence of infectionAortic reoperationHospital lengthLate deathsPerioperative deathsSternal infectionUnderwent reoperationMidterm survivalPerioperative morbidityRenal failureOverall mortalityValve deterioration