2018
Tricuspid Valve Regurgitation Immediately After Heart Transplant and Long-Term Outcomes
Bishawi M, Zanotti G, Shaw L, MacKenzie M, Castleberry A, Bartels K, Schroder J, Velazquez E, Swaminathan M, Rogers J, Milano C. Tricuspid Valve Regurgitation Immediately After Heart Transplant and Long-Term Outcomes. The Annals Of Thoracic Surgery 2018, 107: 1348-1355. PMID: 30529215, PMCID: PMC7256852, DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2018.10.065.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSignificant tricuspid valve regurgitationTricuspid valve regurgitationLong-term outcomesHeart transplantationCardiopulmonary bypassTR gradeValve regurgitationSurgical repairValve repairCommon findingOrthotropic heart transplantationPostoperative plasma creatininePulmonary vascular resistanceTricuspid valve repairEarly surgical repairEarly morbidityPostoperative stayCardiac transplantationMultiorgan transplantsVascular resistanceTransplant databaseHeart transplantAdjusted survivalPlasma creatinineTransplant
2013
Natural History of Tricuspid Valve Regurgitation (TR) Diagnosed Immediately after Heart Transplant
Zanotti G, Shaw L, Castleberry A, Schroder J, Velazquez E, Swaminathan M, Rogers J, Milano C. Natural History of Tricuspid Valve Regurgitation (TR) Diagnosed Immediately after Heart Transplant. The Journal Of Heart And Lung Transplantation 2013, 32: s256. DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2013.01.663.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSignificant tricuspid valve regurgitationTricuspid valve regurgitationHeart transplantGraft reperfusionPostoperative TTETR gradeValve regurgitationValve repairIntraoperative TEECommon findingNatural historyYear post transplantTricuspid valve repairOptimal surgical managementAssessment of predictorsBicaval techniqueEarly morbidityMonthly followupCardiac transplantationPost transplantPostoperative morbidityPostoperative stayWedge pressureTransplant databaseUnadjusted survival
2012
Mechanical dyssynchrony evaluated by tissue Doppler cross-correlation analysis is associated with long-term survival in patients after cardiac resynchronization therapy
Risum N, Williams ES, Khouri MG, Jackson KP, Olsen NT, Jons C, Storm KS, Velazquez EJ, Kisslo J, Bruun NE, Sogaard P. Mechanical dyssynchrony evaluated by tissue Doppler cross-correlation analysis is associated with long-term survival in patients after cardiac resynchronization therapy. European Heart Journal 2012, 34: 48-56. PMID: 22390911, DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehs035.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedArrhythmias, CardiacCardiac Resynchronization TherapyCardiac Resynchronization Therapy DevicesCross-Sectional StudiesDefibrillators, ImplantableFeasibility StudiesFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedRetrospective StudiesStroke VolumeTreatment OutcomeUltrasonography, Doppler, ColorVentricular Dysfunction, LeftConceptsCardiac resynchronization therapyLong-term survivalMechanical dyssynchronyYu indexResynchronization therapyCox proportional hazards regressionLeft bundle branch blockProportional hazards regressionTissue Doppler imagingBundle branch blockPre-implant assessmentActivation delayVentricular assist deviceCardiac transplantationCause mortalityCRT candidatesImproved survivalHazards regressionPoor prognosisSubgroup analysisBranch blockWall delayPoor survivalDyssynchronyDoppler imaging