2022
Variable definitions and treatment approaches for atrial functional mitral regurgitation: A scoping review of the literature
Amabile A, Fereydooni S, Mori M, Hameed I, Jung J, Krane M, Geirsson A. Variable definitions and treatment approaches for atrial functional mitral regurgitation: A scoping review of the literature. Journal Of Cardiac Surgery 2022, 37: 1182-1191. PMID: 35179258, DOI: 10.1111/jocs.16312.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAtrial functional mitral regurgitationFunctional mitral regurgitationAtrial fibrillationMitral regurgitationEjection fractionMitral annuloplastyHistory of AFPresence of AFLeft ventricular dysfunctionProportion of patientsAtrial appendage ligationChronic atrial fibrillationPulmonary vein isolationCox-Maze procedureLV ejection fractionStudy of patientsLongstanding atrial fibrillationWeb of ScienceVentricular dysfunctionConcomitant proceduresHeart failureVein isolationCochrane LibraryType of operationEligibility criteria
2020
A pairwise meta-analytic comparison of aortic valve area determined by planimetric versus hemodynamic methods in aortic stenosis
Rong LQ, Hameed I, Di Franco A, Rahouma MM, Khan FM, Demetres M, Weinsaft JW, Devereux RB, Gaudino M. A pairwise meta-analytic comparison of aortic valve area determined by planimetric versus hemodynamic methods in aortic stenosis. International Journal Of Cardiology 2020, 322: 77-85. PMID: 32916225, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2020.09.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAortic valve areaHemodynamic techniquesValve areaVentricular outflow tract areaLeft ventricular outflow tractMean differenceHemodynamic methodsOutflow tract areaVentricular outflow tractTransthoracic echocardiographyAortic stenosisOvid EmbaseCochrane LibraryOutflow tractOvid MEDLINEAnnular diameterMeta-analytic comparisonTract areaPlanimetric techniqueAnnular areaEchocardiographyStenosisEMBASEMEDLINEDifferences