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2-Year Outcomes After Transcatheter Versus Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement in Low-Risk Patients
Forrest JK, Deeb GM, Yakubov SJ, Rovin JD, Mumtaz M, Gada H, O'Hair D, Bajwa T, Sorajja P, Heiser JC, Merhi W, Mangi A, Spriggs DJ, Kleiman NS, Chetcuti SJ, Teirstein PS, Zorn GL, Tadros P, Tchétché D, Resar JR, Walton A, Gleason TG, Ramlawi B, Iskander A, Caputo R, Oh JK, Huang J, Reardon MJ. 2-Year Outcomes After Transcatheter Versus Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement in Low-Risk Patients. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2022, 79: 882-896. PMID: 35241222, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2021.11.062.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTranscatheter aortic valve replacementEvolut Low Risk trialLow-risk trialsAortic valve replacementPrimary endpointRisk trialsCause mortalityValve replacementTranscatheter Versus Surgical Aortic Valve ReplacementLow surgical risk patientsSurgical aortic valve replacementIndependent clinical events committeeEchocardiographic core laboratoryKaplan-Meier ratesSevere aortic stenosisClinical events committeeLow-risk patientsCause mortality ratesSelf-expanding valvesDisabling strokeEchocardiographic outcomesSurgical AVRTAVR groupSurgery groupAdverse eventsPropensity-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
2015
Transcatheter aortic valve replacement versus surgical aortic valve replacement in patients with cirrhosis
Thakkar B, Patel A, Mohamad B, Patel NJ, Bhatt P, Bhimani R, Patel A, Arora S, Savani C, Solanki S, Sonani R, Patel S, Patel N, Deshmukh A, Mohamad T, Grines C, Cleman M, Mangi A, Forrest J, Badheka AO. Transcatheter aortic valve replacement versus surgical aortic valve replacement in patients with cirrhosis. Catheterization And Cardiovascular Interventions 2015, 87: 955-962. PMID: 26699085, DOI: 10.1002/ccd.26345.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overAortic ValveAortic Valve StenosisBlood TransfusionCardiac CatheterizationChi-Square DistributionCross-Sectional StudiesDatabases, FactualFemaleHeart Valve ProsthesisHeart Valve Prosthesis ImplantationHospital CostsHumansLength of StayLiver CirrhosisLogistic ModelsMaleMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisPostoperative ComplicationsPropensity ScoreRisk FactorsSeverity of Illness IndexTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesConceptsSurgical aortic valve replacementTranscatheter aortic valve replacementAortic valve replacementValve replacementNational Inpatient SampleCirrhosis patientsTAVR groupComplication rateICD-9-CM diagnosis codesICD-9-CM procedureHospital mortality rateSevere aortic stenosisHigh-risk patientsOpen heart surgeryYears of agePostprocedural lengthSAVR groupHospital outcomesOperative morbidityPortal hypertensionAortic stenosisCardiac surgeryCardiopulmonary bypassEsophageal varicesLiver cirrhosis