2021
Extracting Old Prosthetic Valves
Elefteriades J, Ziganshin B. Extracting Old Prosthetic Valves. 2021, 119-120. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-78877-3_44.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2016
Neurological Events Following Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement and Their Predictors
Kleiman N, Maini B, Reardon M, Conte J, Katz S, Rajagopal V, Kauten J, Hartman A, McKay R, Hagberg R, Huang J, Popma J, Adams D, Ad N, Aharonian V, Anderson W, Applegate R, Bafi A, Bajwa T, Bakhos M, Ball S, Batra S, Beohar N, Brachinsky W, Brinster D, Brown J, Byrne J, Byrne T, Casale A, Caskey M, Chawla A, Cohen H, Coselli J, Costa M, Cheatham J, Chetcuti S, Crestanello J, Davis T, Michael Deeb G, Diez J, Dauerman H, Elefteriades J, Fail P, Feinberg E, Fontana G, Forrest J, Galloway A, Giacomini J, Gleason T, Guadiani V, Harrison J, Hebeler R, Heimansohn D, Heiser J, Heller L, Henry S, Hermiller J, Hockmuth D, Hughes G, Joye J, Kafi A, Kar B, Khabbaz K, Kipperman R, Kliger C, Kon N, Lamelas J, Lee J, Leya F, Londono J, Macheers S, Mangi A, de Marchena E, Markowitz A, Matthews R, Merhi W, Mumtaz M, O’Hair D, Petrossian G, Pfeffer T, Raybuck B, Resar J, Robbins M, Robbins R, Robinson N, Ring M, Salerno T, Schreiber T, Schmoker J, Sharma S, Siwek L, Skelding K, Slater J, Starnes V, Stoler R, Subramanian V, Tadros P, Thompson C, Waksman R, Watson D, Yakubov S, Zhao D, Zorn G. Neurological Events Following Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement and Their Predictors. Circulation Cardiovascular Interventions 2016, 9: e003551. PMID: 27601429, DOI: 10.1161/circinterventions.115.003551.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overAortic ValveAortic Valve StenosisBalloon ValvuloplastyBioprosthesisCalcinosisCardiac Pacing, ArtificialClinical Trials as TopicFemaleHeart Valve ProsthesisHumansIncidenceIntracranial EmbolismKaplan-Meier EstimateMaleProportional Hazards ModelsRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsSeverity of Illness IndexStrokeTime FactorsTranscatheter Aortic Valve ReplacementTreatment OutcomeConceptsTranscatheter aortic valve replacementAortic valve replacementValve replacementEarly strokePrior coronary artery bypass surgeryHealth Stroke Scale scoreSelf-expanding CoreValve bioprosthesisCoronary artery bypass surgerySmaller body surface areaLower body mass indexContinued Access StudySevere aortic calcificationStroke Scale scoreTransient ischemic attackArtery bypass surgeryPeripheral vascular diseasePredictors of strokeBody mass indexBody surface areaIdentification of predictorsCoreValve bioprosthesisIschemic attackPrior strokeBypass surgeryAortic calcification
2000
Prosthetic and Homograft Heart Valves
Ukoha O, Elefteriades J. Prosthetic and Homograft Heart Valves. 2000, 347-365. DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4612-1190-7_26.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchValve replacementHomograft heart valvesProsthetic valve surgeryAortic valve replacementMitral valve replacementThousands of patientsAortic valvulotomyPulmonary hypertensionValve surgeryMitral commissurotomyCardiopulmonary bypassVentricular dilatationAortic annulusVentricular performanceProsthetic valvesValvular pathologyMitral valveCage valveBetter outcomesCompensatory mechanismsHeart valvesDirect visualizationValveHypertensionCommissurotomy
1995
Introduction
Elefteriades J, Lee F, Letsou G. Introduction. Cardiology Clinics 1995, 13: 1-3. PMID: 7796423, DOI: 10.1016/s0733-8651(18)30057-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSevere left ventricular dysfunctionLeft ventricular ejection fractionAutomatic defibrillator implantationCoronary bypass surgeryLeft ventricular dysfunctionVentricular ejection fractionSpecific patient groupsAdvanced treatment modalitiesHeart transplantationVentricular aneurysmectomyVentricular dysfunctionBypass surgeryDefibrillator implantationValve replacementEjection fractionCardiology clinicPatient groupTreatment modalitiesClinical studiesLeft ventricleTraditional modalitiesModalitiesAneurysmectomyPatientsSurgeryValve Replacement for Regurgitant Lesions of the Aortic or Mitral Valve in Advanced Left Ventricular Dysfunction
Bonow R, Nikas D, Elefteriades J. Valve Replacement for Regurgitant Lesions of the Aortic or Mitral Valve in Advanced Left Ventricular Dysfunction. Cardiology Clinics 1995, 13: 73-83. PMID: 7796434, DOI: 10.1016/s0733-8651(18)30063-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLeft ventricular dysfunctionAdvanced left ventricular dysfunctionSevere left ventricular dysfunctionVentricular dysfunctionValve replacementLate left ventricular dysfunctionSubvalvular mitral apparatusSevere systolic dysfunctionAortic valve replacementCongestive heart failureMitral valve repairRegurgitant valvular lesionsSystolic dysfunctionAortic regurgitationSystolic functionHeart failureValvular lesionsCardiology clinicMitral regurgitationValve repairSevere depressionMitral valveMitral apparatusPatient's familyAlternative treatment
1993
Linear left ventricular aneurysmectomy: Modern imaging studies reveal improved morphology and function
Elefteriades J, Solomon L, Salazar A, Batsford W, Baldwin J, Kopf G. Linear left ventricular aneurysmectomy: Modern imaging studies reveal improved morphology and function. The Annals Of Thoracic Surgery 1993, 56: 242-252. PMID: 8347005, DOI: 10.1016/0003-4975(93)91154-f.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCoronary artery bypassIntraoperative transesophageal echocardiographyArtery bypassVentricular aneurysmectomyTransesophageal echocardiographyConcomitant coronary artery bypassCongestive heart failure classFrank congestive heart failureHeart failure classActuarial survival rateHospital mortality rateCongestive heart failureWall motion scoreMean wall motion scoreModern imaging studiesMagnetic resonance imagingAcquisition scanningAnginal classValve replacementConsecutive patientsEjection fractionHeart failureVentricular functionEndocardial resectionVentricular morphology
1989
Mild mitral insufficiency is a marker of impaired left ventricular performance in aortic stenosis
Schulman D, Remetz M, Elefteriades J, Frances C. Mild mitral insufficiency is a marker of impaired left ventricular performance in aortic stenosis. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 1989, 13: 796-801. PMID: 2926033, DOI: 10.1016/0735-1097(89)90218-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAortic stenosisEjection fractionGroup 2Mitral insufficiencyGroup 1Ventricular performanceEnd-systolic volume index ratioControl groupEnd-systolic volume indexSignificant coronary artery diseaseEnd-systolic wall stressImpaired left ventricular performanceGroup 2 patientsMild mitral insufficiencyPure aortic stenosisAortic valve replacementAortic valve areaCoronary artery diseaseLeft ventricular functionEnd-systolic stressLeft ventricular performanceWall stressCardiac indexValve replacementArtery disease
1987
Long-term performance of the St. Jude Medical valve: low incidence of thromboembolism and hemorrhagic complications with modest doses of warfarin.
Kopf G, Hammond G, Geha A, Elefteriades J, Hashim S. Long-term performance of the St. Jude Medical valve: low incidence of thromboembolism and hemorrhagic complications with modest doses of warfarin. Circulation 1987, 76: iii132-6. PMID: 3621536.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSt. Jude Medical valveJude Medical valveModest dosesHemorrhagic complicationsLower incidenceValve failureLate cardiac deathStructural valve failureDouble valve replacementPercent of patientsOccurrence of thromboembolismHospital survivorsAnticoagulation regimenPerivalvular leakValve thrombosisValve replacementCardiac deathProthrombin timeMitral positionThromboembolismPatientsComplicationsThrombosisWarfarinIncidence