2020
Impact of Tricuspid Valve Repair for Moderate Tricuspid Regurgitation at the Time of Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation on the Occurrence of Right Heart Failure
Barac Y, Bishawi M, Milano C, Schroder J, Daneshmand M, Hashmi N, Velazquez E, Rogers J, Patel C, Nicoara A. Impact of Tricuspid Valve Repair for Moderate Tricuspid Regurgitation at the Time of Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation on the Occurrence of Right Heart Failure. The Journal Of Heart And Lung Transplantation 2020, 39: s444. DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2020.01.259.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRight heart failureModerate tricuspid regurgitationLeft ventricular assist device implantationLate right heart failureVentricular assist device implantationAssist device implantationTricuspid regurgitationTricuspid valve repairLVAD implantationTVR groupTR repairEchocardiographic studyHeart failureStudy cohortDevice implantationValve repairDurable left ventricular assist device implantationEvent-free survival differencesImprovement of TRRight ventricular assist deviceDurable LVAD implantationSevere tricuspid regurgitationSignificant tricuspid regurgitationSingle-center studyKaplan-Meier curves
2018
Right Ventricular Longitudinal Strain Reproducibility Using Vendor-Dependent and Vendor-Independent Software
Il'Giovine ZJ, Mulder H, Chiswell K, Arges K, Tomfohr J, Hashmi A, Velazquez EJ, Kisslo JA, Samad Z, Rajagopal S. Right Ventricular Longitudinal Strain Reproducibility Using Vendor-Dependent and Vendor-Independent Software. Journal Of The American Society Of Echocardiography 2018, 31: 721-732.e5. PMID: 29525250, PMCID: PMC6825401, DOI: 10.1016/j.echo.2018.01.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVendor-independent softwarePeak systolic longitudinal strainRight ventricular functionSingle-center studySystolic longitudinal strainMulticenter clinical trialCongenital heart diseaseRepeated-measures analysisRVLS valuesPulmonary hypertensionVentricular functionVendor-specific softwareHeart diseaseClinical trialsEchocardiographic scansClinical practiceLongitudinal strainWidespread variabilityDiseaseGlobal strainDifferent ultrasound scannersEffect of scannerWide variabilityRegional strainPossible interactions