2024
Mechanisms of repair failure after mitral valve repair using chordal replacement
Lang M, Feirer N, Voss B, Geirsson A, Amabile A, Krane M, Vitanova K. Mechanisms of repair failure after mitral valve repair using chordal replacement. The Annals Of Thoracic Surgery 2024 PMID: 39603581, DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2024.10.029.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMechanisms of repair failureMitral valve repairMitral valve replacementMitral valve sclerosisDegenerative mitral regurgitationChordal replacementValve repairMitral regurgitationRe-repairRepair failureTechnical failureIsolated mitral valve repairCases of mitral valve replacementTranscatheter edge-to-edge repairCases of technical failureEdge-to-edge repairMitral valve reoperationGerman Heart Center MunichRetrospective observational studyValve reoperationValve replacementRe-reoperationMitral valveReoperationFollow-upMechanical versus Biological Mitral Valve Replacement: Insights from Propensity Score Matching on Survival and Reoperation Rates
Feirer N, Buchner A, Weber M, Lang M, Dzilic E, Amabile A, Geirsson A, Trenkwalder T, Krane M, Vitanova K. Mechanical versus Biological Mitral Valve Replacement: Insights from Propensity Score Matching on Survival and Reoperation Rates. Journal Of Thoracic And Cardiovascular Surgery 2024 PMID: 39067811, DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2024.07.038.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMitral valve replacementBiological mitral valve replacementPropensity-score matchingValve replacementReoperation rateCumulative incidenceFollow-upMechanical mitral valve replacementMedian follow-up timeCumulative incidence of reoperationSurgical mitral valve replacementSymptomatic mitral valve diseaseIncidence of reoperationThirty-day mortalityHigh-volume centersMitral valve diseaseHistory of neurological disordersPropensity score matchingAnalyzed time pointsConcomitant proceduresPeriprocedural complicationsSingle-centerThirty-dayRetrospective studyReoperationFunctional Mitral Valve Regurgitation: Mitral Valve Repair or Replacement? Our “Road Map” for the Appropriate Strategy
Sideris K, Burri M, Mayr A, Voss S, Vitanova K, Prinzing A, Voss B, Amabile A, Geirsson A, Krane M, Guenzinger R. Functional Mitral Valve Regurgitation: Mitral Valve Repair or Replacement? Our “Road Map” for the Appropriate Strategy. Journal Of Clinical Medicine 2024, 13: 3264. PMID: 38892978, PMCID: PMC11172680, DOI: 10.3390/jcm13113264.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFunctional mitral regurgitationPoor ejection fractionSurgical approachMV replacementMV repairEjection fractionAtrial fibrillationMitral valve (MV) surgeryEtiology of functional mitral regurgitationDilatation of left ventricleTreatment of functional mitral regurgitationSurvival ratePresence of atrial fibrillationSevere LV dilatationMitral valve replacementOverall survival rateOptimal surgical approachRisk of deathYears of ageLV dilatationMitral regurgitationLV functionPostoperative survivalValve replacementLV dimensions
2023
Minimally invasive, robotic-assisted approach for mitral valve replacement in a pediatric congenital patient with severe mitral regurgitation
Lee M, Amabile A, LaLonde M, Krane M, Geirsson A, Gruber P. Minimally invasive, robotic-assisted approach for mitral valve replacement in a pediatric congenital patient with severe mitral regurgitation. JTCVS Techniques 2023, 22: 94-95. PMID: 38152178, PMCID: PMC10750875, DOI: 10.1016/j.xjtc.2023.09.019.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical NotesTotally endoscopic, robotic-assisted mitral valve repair after transcatheter aortic valve replacement
Amabile A, LaLonde M, Fereydooni S, Zogg C, Morrison A, Waldron C, Bin Mahmood S, Geirsson A, Krane M. Totally endoscopic, robotic-assisted mitral valve repair after transcatheter aortic valve replacement. JTCVS Techniques 2023, 22: 112-113. PMID: 38152181, PMCID: PMC10750834, DOI: 10.1016/j.xjtc.2023.08.027.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical NotesMild aortic insufficiency following transcatheter aortic valve replacement: A systematic review and meta‐analysis
Hameed I, Ahmed A, Kumar A, Li E, Candelario K, Khan S, Kannan A, Latif N, Amabile A, Geirsson A, Williams M. Mild aortic insufficiency following transcatheter aortic valve replacement: A systematic review and meta‐analysis. Catheterization And Cardiovascular Interventions 2023, 102: 166-175. PMID: 37172208, DOI: 10.1002/ccd.30674.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTranscatheter aortic valve replacementMild aortic insufficiencyAortic insufficiencyAortic valve replacementPooled incidenceMidterm mortalityValve replacementIncidence of AIModerate-severe aortic insufficiencyHartung-Knapp adjustmentPooled incidence rateLong-term outcomesLonger life expectancyAI incidenceTAVR volumeSecondary outcomesPrimary outcomeYounger patientsFemale patientsMean agePooled analysisIncidence rateTAVR valvePatientsSystematic review
2022
Late Outcomes After Aortic Root Enlargement During Aortic Valve Replacement: Meta-Analysis With Reconstructed Time-To-Event Data
Sá M, Van den Eynde J, Amabile A, Malin J, Jacquemyn X, Tasoudis P, Sicouri S, Schena S, Torregrossa G, Ramlawi B. Late Outcomes After Aortic Root Enlargement During Aortic Valve Replacement: Meta-Analysis With Reconstructed Time-To-Event Data. Journal Of Cardiothoracic And Vascular Anesthesia 2022, 36: 3065-3073. PMID: 35550725, DOI: 10.1053/j.jvca.2022.04.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSurgical aortic valve replacementAortic root enlargementAortic valve replacementOverall survivalValve replacementLate outcomesInclusion criteriaRoot enlargementEligibility criteriaMeta-AnalysisBetter overall survivalAortic valve diseaseContext of patientsWorse late outcomesPubMed/MEDLINEPreferred Reporting ItemsARE groupAuthors' inclusion criteriaCurrent findingsAdult patientsUnmatched populationValve diseaseMean ageSurgical proceduresPatients
2021
Aortic valve neocuspidization (the Ozaki procedure).
Krane M, Amabile A, Ziegelmüller JA, Geirsson A, Lange R. Aortic valve neocuspidization (the Ozaki procedure). Multimedia Manual Of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery 2021, 2021 PMID: 34672143, DOI: 10.1510/mmcts.2021.060.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAortic valve neocuspidizationAortic valve replacementValve replacementAutologous pericardiumMechanical aortic valve replacementBiological aortic valve replacementAortic valve repairBicuspid aortic valveAortic valvulopathyOzaki techniqueLifelong anticoagulationValve repairAortic valveEffective therapyBetter hemodynamicsNeocuspidizationPericardiumStandardized proceduresTechnical stepsAnticoagulationValvulopathyHemodynamicsTherapy