2018
Hemodynamic Effects of Valve Asymmetry in Sapien 3 Transcatheter Aortic Valves.
Mangels DR, Siki M, Menon R, Bavaria J, Anwaruddin S, Giri J, Desai N, Szeto WY, Vallabhajosyula P, Herrmann HC. Hemodynamic Effects of Valve Asymmetry in Sapien 3 Transcatheter Aortic Valves. Journal Of Invasive Cardiology 2018, 30: 138-143. PMID: 29610444.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStructural valve deteriorationTranscatheter aortic valve replacementSAPIEN 3 valveParavalvular leakTransthoracic echocardiogramAortic insufficiencySAPIEN 3 transcatheter aortic valveAortic valve gradientSapien 3 prosthesisAortic valve replacementRetrospective cohort analysisTranscatheter aortic valveAI severityValve gradientAnnular calcificationHemodynamic effectsValve replacementValve deteriorationSmall prosthesisSingle institutionAortic valveAV gradientCohort analysisHigh incidenceSignificant differences
2016
At the Root of the Repair Debate: Outcomes After Elective Aortic Root Replacements for Aortic Insufficiency With Aneurysm
McCarthy FH, Bavaria JE, McDermott KM, Moeller P, Spragan D, Hoedt A, Dibble T, Savino D, Williams ML, Vallabhajosyula P, Szeto WY, Desai ND. At the Root of the Repair Debate: Outcomes After Elective Aortic Root Replacements for Aortic Insufficiency With Aneurysm. The Annals Of Thoracic Surgery 2016, 102: 1199-1205. PMID: 27261085, DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2016.03.071.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAortic Aneurysm, ThoracicAortic Valve InsufficiencyBlood Vessel Prosthesis ImplantationCause of DeathDatabases, FactualElective Surgical ProceduresFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHeart Valve Prosthesis ImplantationHospital MortalityHumansKaplan-Meier EstimateMaleMiddle AgedPostoperative ComplicationsRetrospective StudiesRisk AssessmentSurvival AnalysisTreatment OutcomeConceptsModerate aortic insufficiencySevere aortic insufficiencyAortic insufficiencyLong-term survivalRoot replacementWorse survivalAI patientsDecreased long-term survivalElective aortic root replacementWorse long-term survivalPreoperative aortic insufficiencyPreoperative renal failureAortic root replacementAppropriate therapeutic strategiesGreater aortic insufficiencyTiming of interventionUnited States populationRenal failureYounger patientsMultivariable predictorsSimilar patientsAortic aneurysmSingle institutionInclusion criteriaSimilar survival