2018
Association of Tricuspid Regurgitation With Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement Outcomes: A Report From The Society of Thoracic Surgeons/American College of Cardiology Transcatheter Valve Therapy Registry
McCarthy FH, Vemulapalli S, Li Z, Thourani V, Matsouaka RA, Desai ND, Kirtane A, Anwaruddin S, Williams ML, Giri J, Vallabhajosyula P, Li RH, Herrmann HC, Bavaria JE, Szeto WY. Association of Tricuspid Regurgitation With Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement Outcomes: A Report From The Society of Thoracic Surgeons/American College of Cardiology Transcatheter Valve Therapy Registry. The Annals Of Thoracic Surgery 2018, 105: 1121-1128. PMID: 29502934, DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2017.11.018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTranscatheter aortic valve replacementHeart failure readmissionCardiology Transcatheter Valve Therapy RegistryThoracic Surgeons/American CollegeTranscatheter Valve Therapy RegistrySevere TRVentricular ejection fractionTricuspid regurgitationMild TRRisk patientsEjection fractionTR severityAmerican CollegeEffectiveness of TAVRInhospital major adverse cardiac eventsTranscatheter Aortic Valve Replacement OutcomesModerate TRMajor adverse cardiac eventsTricuspid regurgitation severityAdverse cardiac eventsAortic valve replacementHigh-risk patientsLow-risk patientsNumber of comorbiditiesIntensive care unit
2016
Concomitant aortic arch reconstruction using deep hypothermic circulatory arrest during heart transplantation.
Hobbs R, Gottret JP, Menon R, Komlo C, Pochettino A, Acker M, Vallabhajosyula P. Concomitant aortic arch reconstruction using deep hypothermic circulatory arrest during heart transplantation. The Journal Of Cardiovascular Surgery 2016, 57: 620-3. PMID: 27366883.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAorta, ThoracicAortic Aneurysm, ThoracicAortographyBlood Vessel Prosthesis ImplantationCirculatory Arrest, Deep Hypothermia InducedComputed Tomography AngiographyFemaleHeart FailureHeart TransplantationHumansMaleMiddle AgedPostoperative ComplicationsTreatment OutcomeYoung Adult
2013
Moderate mitral regurgitation in aortic root replacement surgery: Comparing mitral repair with no mitral repair
McCarthy FH, Desai ND, Fox Z, George J, Moeller P, Vallabhajosyula P, Szeto WY, Bavaria JE. Moderate mitral regurgitation in aortic root replacement surgery: Comparing mitral repair with no mitral repair. Journal Of Thoracic And Cardiovascular Surgery 2013, 147: 938-941. PMID: 24035374, DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2013.07.056.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAortic Valve InsufficiencyAortic Valve StenosisComorbidityHeart FailureHeart Valve Prosthesis ImplantationHumansIncidenceMitral Valve InsufficiencyPatient SelectionPennsylvaniaPostoperative ComplicationsRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsSeverity of Illness IndexTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeConceptsAortic root replacement surgeryModerate mitral regurgitationMitral repair groupAortic root replacementMitral regurgitationMitral repairReplacement surgeryRoot replacementRepair groupNew York Heart Association III/IVAcceptable operative riskGreater mitral regurgitationPreoperative mitral regurgitationPostoperative renal failureMitral valve pathologyMitral valve repairLong-term survivalBenefits of interventionsCrossclamp timeMitral reinterventionOperative riskRenal failureHeart failureValve pathologyValve repair