2019
Fate of preserved bicuspid valves at time of ascending aortic aneurysmectomy
Vinholo T, Zafar MA, Baldwin GE, Buntin J, Mansour A, Imran M, Papanikolaou D, Ziganshin BA, Elefteriades JA. Fate of preserved bicuspid valves at time of ascending aortic aneurysmectomy. Journal Of Cardiac Surgery 2019, 34: 318-322. PMID: 30900354, DOI: 10.1111/jocs.14024.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBicuspid aortic valveAortic valveAortic stenosisConcomitant bicuspid aortic valveAortic aneurysm surgeryAortic valve replacementAortic aneurysm patientsIntraoperative transesophageal echocardiographyAortic aneurysmectomyPostoperative echocardiogramsPreoperative echocardiogramValve replacementSingle surgeonAneurysm surgeryBicuspid valveTransesophageal echocardiographyAneurysm patientsSignificant abnormalitiesStudy groupValve functionPatientsSurgeryEchocardiogramStenosisAverage time
2018
Antithrombotic Therapy after Bioprosthetic Aortic Valve Replacement: A Therapeutic Morass
Gryaznov AA, Saeyeldin A, Abdelbaky M, Zafar MA, Tanweer M, Imran M, Papanikolaou D, Erben Y, Zefirova J, Ziganshin BA, Elefteriades JA. Antithrombotic Therapy after Bioprosthetic Aortic Valve Replacement: A Therapeutic Morass. Cardiology 2018, 140: 213-221. PMID: 30138919, DOI: 10.1159/000490924.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAortic valve replacementValve replacementAortic stenosisSurgical aortic valve replacementBioprosthetic aortic valve replacementCommon valvular disorderImpact of anticoagulationSymptomatic aortic stenosisHigh-risk patientsValvular heart diseaseCommon pathologic conditionsAntithrombotic therapyMultiple comorbiditiesPerioperative complicationsRemote complicationsSurgical managementEndovascular interventionHeart diseaseValvular disordersBiological valvesLower riskEuropean guidelinesPathologic conditionsComplicationsStenosis