Outcomes of transcatheter aortic valve replacement in patients with chronic liver disease
Shah AM, Ogbara J, Herrmann HC, Fox Z, Kadakia M, Anwaruddin S, Bavaria JE, Desai ND, Jagasia D, Szeto WY, Li RH, Vallabhajosyula P, Giri J. Outcomes of transcatheter aortic valve replacement in patients with chronic liver disease. Catheterization And Cardiovascular Interventions 2015, 86: 888-894. PMID: 25963625, DOI: 10.1002/ccd.25994.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overAortic ValveAortic Valve StenosisBioprosthesisBiopsyCardiac CatheterizationChronic DiseaseFeasibility StudiesFemaleFemoral ArteryHeart Valve ProsthesisHeart Valve Prosthesis ImplantationHospital MortalityHumansLiver DiseasesMaleMiddle AgedPatient SelectionRetrospective StudiesRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsSeverity of Illness IndexTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeConceptsTranscatheter aortic valve replacementChronic liver diseaseValve Academic Research ConsortiumAcute kidney injuryAortic valve replacementLiver diseaseLate deathsKidney injuryValve replacementUnknown causeTransapical (TA) TAVRRole of TAVRTA TAVRSevere symptomatic aortic valve stenosisModerate chronic liver diseaseSymptomatic aortic valve stenosisAdvanced liver diseaseMajor bleeding complicationsNon-cardiac causesOutcomes of patientsTransient ischemic attackAcademic Research ConsortiumHigh-risk surgeryAortic valve stenosisLong-term followOutcomes of Aortic Root Replacement After Previous Aortic Root Replacement: The “True” Redo Root
Jassar AS, Desai ND, Kobrin D, Pochettino A, Vallabhajosyula P, Milewski RK, McCarthy F, Maniaci J, Szeto WY, Bavaria JE. Outcomes of Aortic Root Replacement After Previous Aortic Root Replacement: The “True” Redo Root. The Annals Of Thoracic Surgery 2015, 99: 1601-1609. PMID: 25754965, DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2014.12.038.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAortic root replacementDe novo groupRedo root replacementRoot replacementNovo groupRedo groupPrevious aortic root replacementRedo aortic root replacementFirst-time sternotomyFull aortic root replacementLow perioperative morbidityStructural valve deteriorationRisk of complicationsPresence of infectionAortic reoperationHospital lengthLate deathsPerioperative deathsSternal infectionUnderwent reoperationMidterm survivalPerioperative morbidityRenal failureOverall mortalityValve deterioration