2024
Normal-Flow Low-Gradient Aortic Stenosis Comparing the U.S. and European Guidelines
Elkaryoni A, Huded C, Saad M, Altibi A, Chhatriwalla A, Abbott J, Arnold S. Normal-Flow Low-Gradient Aortic Stenosis Comparing the U.S. and European Guidelines. JACC Cardiovascular Imaging 2024, 17: 926-936. PMID: 38703172, DOI: 10.1016/j.jcmg.2024.03.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNormal-flow low-gradientSevere aortic stenosisModerate aortic stenosisAortic stenosisValve replacementEuropean Society of Cardiology/European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery guidelinesAmerican Heart Association/American College of Cardiology guidelinesLow-gradient aortic stenosisLow-gradient severe aortic stenosisAmerican Heart Association/American CollegeAortic valve replacementOutcomes of patientsSurgery guidelinesSurvival benefitCardiology guidelinesClinical entityStenosisDiagnostic algorithmEuropean guidelinesNatural historyPatientsEuropean AssociationPotential diagnostic algorithmsEuropean SocietyOutcomes
2021
Transfemoral versus transapical approach for transcatheter aortic valve implantation: a systematic review and meta-analysis of adjusted studies
Hage F, Harris A, Clerc O, Altibi A, Hage A, Hamaya R, Papatheodorou S. Transfemoral versus transapical approach for transcatheter aortic valve implantation: a systematic review and meta-analysis of adjusted studies. European Heart Journal 2021, 42: ehab724.1624. DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehab724.1624.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTranscatheter aortic valve implantationMid-term mortalityAcute kidney injuryAortic valve implantationTA-TAVIMeta-analysisKidney injuryVascular complicationsValve implantationPacemaker requirementHazard ratioOdds ratioMyocardial infarctionStandard surgical replacementHigher postoperative mortalityPostoperative aortic regurgitationAssociated with reduced vascular complicationsPerioperative surgical complicationsFollow-up durationSevere aortic stenosisKaplan-Meier curvesLong follow-upLong-term outcomesComorbidities of patientsMeta-analysis of studies