2020
Impact of atrial fibrillation on the outcomes of transcatheter mitral valve repair using MitraClip: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Shah S, Raj V, Abdelghany M, Mena-Hurtado C, Riaz S, Patel S, Wiener H, Chaudhuri D. Impact of atrial fibrillation on the outcomes of transcatheter mitral valve repair using MitraClip: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Heart Failure Reviews 2020, 26: 531-543. PMID: 33169339, DOI: 10.1007/s10741-020-10051-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTranscatheter mitral valve repairAtrial fibrillationMitral valve repairAF patientsCause mortalityMitral regurgitationValve repairSystematic reviewHeart failure hospitalizationHF hospitalizationHospital mortalityFailure hospitalizationCardiovascular mortalityCommon arrhythmiaProcedural failureInclusion criteriaHigh riskPatientsMitraClipMortalitySystematic searchGoogle ScholarHospitalizationRiskFibrillation
2018
Comparison of procedural success between two radial sheaths
Gul B, Stolar M, Stair B, Hermany P, Willis S, Mena-Hurtado C, Attaran R. Comparison of procedural success between two radial sheaths. Herz 2018, 45: 79-85. PMID: 29767330, DOI: 10.1007/s00059-018-4707-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGlidesheath SlenderPercutaneous coronary angiographyProcedural success rateCoronary angiographySheath groupStandard sheathTransradial approachRadial accessProcedural outcomesProcedural failureTransradial coronary angiographyRadial artery spasmBody mass indexSuccess rateArtery spasmCardiac catheterizationPatient characteristicsProcedural successMass indexCommon causeResultsThe studyRadial sheathMore casesPatientsAngiography