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
2014
Valve-sparing root reimplantation and leaflet repair in a bicuspid aortic valve: Comparison with the 3-cusp David procedure
Bavaria JE, Desai N, Szeto WY, Komlo C, Rhode T, Wallen T, Vallabhajosyula P. Valve-sparing root reimplantation and leaflet repair in a bicuspid aortic valve: Comparison with the 3-cusp David procedure. Journal Of Thoracic And Cardiovascular Surgery 2014, 149: s22-s28. PMID: 25500099, DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2014.10.103.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAortic AneurysmAortic ValveAortic Valve InsufficiencyBicuspid Aortic Valve DiseaseBlood Vessel Prosthesis ImplantationCardiac Surgical ProceduresDisease-Free SurvivalFemaleHeart Valve DiseasesHemodynamicsHumansKaplan-Meier EstimateMaleMiddle AgedReoperationReplantationRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeConceptsValve-sparing root reimplantationAortic valve patientsBAV patientsAI gradeMidterm outcomesAortic insufficiencyTransvalvular gradientValve patientsRoot reimplantationLeaflet repairEntire cohortBicuspid aortic valve patientsTricuspid aortic valve patientsAortic valve reoperationPrimary valve repairBicuspid aortic valveExcellent midterm outcomesActuarial freedomPostoperative freedomPostoperative mortalityValve reoperationBAV groupGroup patientsPacemaker requirementRetrospective review