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Propensity-Matched Outcomes Comparing TAVR in Bicuspid vs Surgery in Tricuspid Aortic Valve Stenosis
Deeb G, Yakubov S, Reardon M, Ramlawi B, Chetcuti S, Kleiman N, Zahr F, Song H, Gada H, Mumtaz M, Ito S, Huang J, Forrest J. Propensity-Matched Outcomes Comparing TAVR in Bicuspid vs Surgery in Tricuspid Aortic Valve Stenosis. Journal Of The Society For Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions 2022, 2: 100525. PMID: 39132531, PMCID: PMC11307701, DOI: 10.1016/j.jscai.2022.100525.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTranscatheter aortic valve replacementSurgical aortic valve replacementAortic valve stenosisTricuspid aortic valve stenosisBicuspid aortic valve stenosisAortic valve replacementSAVR patientsValve replacementValve stenosisEvolut Low Risk trialIndependent clinical events committeeLow-risk trialsSerious adverse eventsSevere aortic regurgitationClinical events committeeLow surgical riskLow-risk patientsIndependent core laboratoryEffective orifice areaTAVR groupValve gradientAdverse eventsAortic regurgitationSurgical riskEvents committee
2024
Surgical Risk Does Not Predict Ischemic Stroke or Acute Infarction After TAVR: Results of a Patient-Level Pooled Analysis
Grubman D, Lansky A, Dwyer M, Zivadinov R, Pietras C, Nazif T, Moses J, Shah T, Gambone L, Leon M, Forrest J, Vora A, Parise H, Messé S. Surgical Risk Does Not Predict Ischemic Stroke or Acute Infarction After TAVR: Results of a Patient-Level Pooled Analysis. Cardiovascular Revascularization Medicine 2024, 65: 80. DOI: 10.1016/j.carrev.2024.04.179.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTranscatheter or Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement in Women With Small Annuli at Low or Intermediate Surgical Risk
Modine T, Forrest J, Van Mieghem N, Deeb G, Yakubov S, Ali W, Tchétché D, Lam K, Oh J, Huang J, Mehran R, Reardon M. Transcatheter or Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement in Women With Small Annuli at Low or Intermediate Surgical Risk. The American Journal Of Cardiology 2024, 223: 147-155. PMID: 38641189, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2024.04.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTranscatheter aortic valve replacementAortic valve replacementIntermediate surgical riskValve replacementSurgical riskAortic stenosisTranscatheter aortic valve replacement groupImpact of transcatheter aortic valve replacementSurgical aortic valve replacementMid-term clinical outcomesPatient-prothesis mismatchSmall aortic annulusMidterm clinical outcomesSevere aortic stenosisSelf-expandingEffective orifice areaAll-cause mortalityEvaluated 2 yearsPost hoc analysisRandomized controlled trialsAortic annulusSurgical groupPrimary endpointHemodynamic outcomesClinical outcomes
2023
Cerebral Embolic Protection in Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement
Iskander M, Jamil Y, Forrest J, Madhavan M, Makkar R, Leon M, Lansky A, Ahmad Y. Cerebral Embolic Protection in Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement. Structural Heart 2023, 7: 100169. PMID: 37520138, PMCID: PMC10382985, DOI: 10.1016/j.shj.2023.100169.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTranscatheter aortic valve replacementCerebral embolic protection devicesCerebral embolic protectionAortic valve replacementEmbolic protection devicesValve replacementEmbolic protectionSymptomatic severe aortic stenosisSevere aortic stenosisLow-risk patientsPredictors of strokeOccurrence of complicationsRisk of strokeRecent trial dataRelevant clinical studiesOverall evidence baseExpansion of TAVRFeared complicationAortic stenosisSurgical riskTreatment optionsWorse outcomesClinical studiesPatientsTrial data
2022
Imaging, Treatment Options, Patient Selection, and Outcome Considerations for Patients With Bicuspid Aortic Valve Disease
Ahmad Y, Agarwal V, Williams M, Wang D, Reardon M, Cavalcante J, Makkar R, Forrest J. Imaging, Treatment Options, Patient Selection, and Outcome Considerations for Patients With Bicuspid Aortic Valve Disease. Journal Of The Society For Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions 2022, 1: 100506. PMID: 39132366, PMCID: PMC11307905, DOI: 10.1016/j.jscai.2022.100506.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAortic valve replacementTranscatheter aortic valve replacementBicuspid aortic valve diseaseAortic valve diseaseValve replacementValve diseaseBAV diseaseSevere symptomatic aortic stenosisSurgical aortic valve replacementPivotal randomized trialsAortic valve surgerySymptomatic aortic stenosisRandomized clinical trialsValve surgeryHeart teamAortic stenosisSurgical riskPatient selectionRandomized trialsBicuspid valveSurgical approachTreatment optionsClinical trialsPatientsDisease
2020
Three-Year Outcomes With a Contemporary Self-Expanding Transcatheter Valve From the Evolut PRO US Clinical Study
Wyler von Ballmoos MC, Reardon MJ, Williams MR, Mangi AA, Kleiman NS, Yakubov SJ, Watson D, Kodali S, George I, Tadros P, Zorn GL, Brown J, Kipperman R, Oh JK, Qiao H, Forrest JK. Three-Year Outcomes With a Contemporary Self-Expanding Transcatheter Valve From the Evolut PRO US Clinical Study. Cardiovascular Revascularization Medicine 2020, 26: 12-16. PMID: 33199247, DOI: 10.1016/j.carrev.2020.11.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTranscatheter aortic valve replacementEvolut PRO valveParavalvular regurgitationUS clinical studiesCause mortalityClinical studiesNew York Heart Association class ISelf-expanding transcatheter valveValve Academic Research ConsortiumExtreme surgical riskMild paravalvular regurgitationAcademic Research ConsortiumAortic valve replacementIndependent core laboratoryThree-Year OutcomesSelf-expanding prosthesisLong-term resultsEffective orifice areaValve thrombosisCardiovascular mortalityExcellent hemodynamicsValve replacementEchocardiographic measuresSurgical riskTranscatheter valve
2019
Gender-Related Differences in Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation
Stair B, Forrest J. Gender-Related Differences in Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation. 2019, 189-200. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-05912-5_16.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSurgical aortic valve replacementTranscatheter aortic valve implantationAortic valve implantationValve implantationSevere symptomatic aortic stenosisSymptomatic aortic stenosisAortic valve replacementLow surgical riskChronic pressure overloadStandard of careCardiovascular disease statesGender-related differencesTAVR studiesValve replacementAortic stenosisSurgical riskAdverse outcomesPressure overloadRisk factorsTreatment outcomesFemale genderFemale heartsPatientsDisease statesImpact of gender
2015
A balloon-expandable sheath facilitates transfemoral TAVR in patients with peripheral vascular disease and tortuosity
Goldsweig AM, Faheem O, Cleman MW, Forrest JK. A balloon-expandable sheath facilitates transfemoral TAVR in patients with peripheral vascular disease and tortuosity. Therapeutic Advances In Cardiovascular Disease 2015, 9: 95-102. PMID: 25784499, DOI: 10.1177/1753944715575970.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTransfemoral transcatheter aortic valve replacementTranscatheter aortic valve replacementPeripheral arterial diseaseSurgical aortic valve replacementBalloon-expandable sheathAortic valve replacementVascular tortuosityValve replacementTransfemoral approachSuccessful transcatheter aortic valve replacementVascular access complicationsPeripheral vascular diseaseTerms of mortalityPostprocedural angiographyTAVR resultsAccess complicationsSurgical cutdownSurgical riskArterial diseaseSevere stenosisVascular accessTransapical accessVascular diseaseMortality riskPatients