2021
Acute on chronic severe aortic insufficiency due to rheumatoid arthritis-associated valvulitis.
Ivy K, Egbuche O, Gill S, Mezue K, Nwokike S, Ram P, Abe T, Onuorah I, Echols M. Acute on chronic severe aortic insufficiency due to rheumatoid arthritis-associated valvulitis. Am J Cardiovasc Dis 2021, 11: 404-409. PMID: 34322311, PMCID: PMC8303038.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAcute heart failureAortic insufficiencyLeaflet destructionChronic severe aortic insufficiencyCases of acute heart failureAortic valve destructionProgressive aortic insufficiencySymptomatic aortic insufficiencyAortic valve involvementRheumatoid arthritisSevere aortic insufficiencyComplication of rheumatoid arthritisPersistent systemic inflammationPersistent chronic inflammationSevere valvular regurgitationInflammation of RAValve involvementValve destructionValve replacementClinical presentationLeaflet fibrosisClinical predictorsRare caseDegree of severityAortic valve
2017
Acute kidney injury post–transcatheter aortic valve replacement
Ram P, Mezue K, Pressman G, Rangaswami J. Acute kidney injury post–transcatheter aortic valve replacement. Clinical Cardiology 2017, 40: 1357-1362. PMID: 29251358, PMCID: PMC6490570, DOI: 10.1002/clc.22820.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTranscatheter aortic valve replacementAcute kidney injuryImpact of acute kidney injuryIntermediate-risk patientsPatient outcomesAortic valve replacementSevere aortic stenosisHigh-risk patientsCost of hospital stayReduce procedural complicationsPeriprocedural hydrationSurgical candidatesValve replacementAortic stenosisImprove patient outcomesBlood transfusionHemodynamic instabilityProcedural complicationsHospital stayKidney injuryPeriprocedural embolizationTreatment optionsDevice implantationPrevent embolizationContrast medium