2024
Mechanical versus Biological Mitral Valve Replacement: Insights from Propensity Score Matching on Survival and Reoperation Rates
Feirer N, Buchner A, Weber M, Lang M, Dzilic E, Amabile A, Geirsson A, Trenkwalder T, Krane M, Vitanova K. Mechanical versus Biological Mitral Valve Replacement: Insights from Propensity Score Matching on Survival and Reoperation Rates. Journal Of Thoracic And Cardiovascular Surgery 2024 PMID: 39067811, DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2024.07.038.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMitral valve replacementBiological mitral valve replacementPropensity-score matchingValve replacementReoperation rateCumulative incidenceFollow-upMechanical mitral valve replacementMedian follow-up timeCumulative incidence of reoperationSurgical mitral valve replacementSymptomatic mitral valve diseaseIncidence of reoperationThirty-day mortalityHigh-volume centersMitral valve diseaseHistory of neurological disordersPropensity score matchingAnalyzed time pointsConcomitant proceduresPeriprocedural complicationsSingle-centerThirty-dayRetrospective studyReoperation
2023
Pacemaker implantation following tricuspid valve annuloplasty
Ragnarsson S, Taha A, Nielsen S, Amabile A, Geirsson A, Krane M, Mörtsell D, Sjögren J, Jeppsson A, Martinsson A. Pacemaker implantation following tricuspid valve annuloplasty. JTCVS Open 2023, 16: 276-289. PMID: 38204629, PMCID: PMC10775064, DOI: 10.1016/j.xjon.2023.08.017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPermanent pacemaker implantationPacemaker implantationPermanent pacemakerTricuspid annuloplastyRisk factorsLong-term survivalCumulative incidenceConcomitant mitral valve surgeryMajor adverse cardiovascular eventsWorse long-term survivalLong-term mortality riskMultivariable logistic regression modelMandatory national registryPermanent pacemaker rateAdverse cardiovascular eventsIndependent risk factorMultivariable Cox regressionMitral valve surgeryLow-volume centersTricuspid valve annuloplastyLogistic regression modelsCardiovascular eventsValve surgeryExact incidenceHeart failure