2024
Aortic Valve Neocuspidization: An Additional Asset in the Lifetime Management of Aortic Valve Diseases
Amabile A, Krane M, Chu D. Aortic Valve Neocuspidization: An Additional Asset in the Lifetime Management of Aortic Valve Diseases. The Annals Of Thoracic Surgery 2024 PMID: 39424115, DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2024.09.045.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2022
Late Outcomes After Aortic Root Enlargement During Aortic Valve Replacement: Meta-Analysis With Reconstructed Time-To-Event Data
Sá M, Van den Eynde J, Amabile A, Malin J, Jacquemyn X, Tasoudis P, Sicouri S, Schena S, Torregrossa G, Ramlawi B. Late Outcomes After Aortic Root Enlargement During Aortic Valve Replacement: Meta-Analysis With Reconstructed Time-To-Event Data. Journal Of Cardiothoracic And Vascular Anesthesia 2022, 36: 3065-3073. PMID: 35550725, DOI: 10.1053/j.jvca.2022.04.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSurgical aortic valve replacementAortic root enlargementAortic valve replacementOverall survivalValve replacementLate outcomesInclusion criteriaRoot enlargementEligibility criteriaMeta-AnalysisBetter overall survivalAortic valve diseaseContext of patientsWorse late outcomesPubMed/MEDLINEPreferred Reporting ItemsARE groupAuthors' inclusion criteriaCurrent findingsAdult patientsUnmatched populationValve diseaseMean ageSurgical proceduresPatients
2019
Advanced techniques in mitral annular calcification management
Torregrossa G, Amabile A, Williams EE, Puskas JD. Advanced techniques in mitral annular calcification management. Journal Of Cardiac Surgery 2019, 34: 1632-1634. PMID: 31794126, DOI: 10.1111/jocs.14302.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSevere mitral annular calcificationMitral annular calcificationDouble suture linesProsthetic mitral valveAutologous pericardiumMitral valveSuture linePosterior mitral valve annulusRheumatic valve diseaseMitral annular planeRisk of bloodMitral valve annulusAnnular calcificationCardiac ruptureExtensive debridementSurgical managementRheumatic diseasesValve diseaseAV grooveValve annulusAnnular lesionsAnnular planeConservative approachDebridementFeasible technique