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Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement in Low-risk Patients With Bicuspid Aortic Valve Stenosis
Forrest JK, Ramlawi B, Deeb GM, Zahr F, Song HK, Kleiman NS, Chetcuti SJ, Michelena HI, Mangi AA, Skiles JA, Huang J, Popma JJ, Reardon MJ. Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement in Low-risk Patients With Bicuspid Aortic Valve Stenosis. JAMA Cardiology 2020, 6: 50-57. PMID: 33031491, PMCID: PMC7542521, DOI: 10.1001/jamacardio.2020.4738.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTranscatheter aortic valve replacementBicuspid aortic valve stenosisAortic valve replacementAortic valve stenosisLow-risk patientsDevice success rateValve replacementValve stenosisCause mortalityRandomized trialsAmerican Heart Association/American CollegeSevere bicuspid aortic valve stenosisHigh device success rateLow surgical risk patientsPrespecified primary end pointPrimary efficacy end pointEnd pointBicuspid aortic stenosisMean AV gradientThoracic Surgeons scoreEfficacy end pointPrimary end pointLow surgical riskMild paravalvular leakNew permanent pacemaker
2024
3-Year Outcomes From the Evolut Low Risk TAVR Bicuspid Study
Zahr F, Ramlawi B, Reardon M, Deeb G, Yakubov S, Song H, Kleiman N, Chetcuti S, Gada H, Mumtaz M, Leung S, Merhi W, Rovin J, DeFrain M, Muppala M, Kauten J, Rajagopal V, Huang J, Ito S, Forrest J. 3-Year Outcomes From the Evolut Low Risk TAVR Bicuspid Study. JACC Cardiovascular Interventions 2024, 17: 1667-1675. PMID: 39048253, DOI: 10.1016/j.jcin.2024.05.017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overAortic ValveAortic Valve StenosisBicuspid Aortic Valve DiseaseBioprosthesisFemaleHeart Valve DiseasesHeart Valve ProsthesisHemodynamicsHumansMaleMiddle AgedPostoperative ComplicationsProspective StudiesProsthesis DesignRecovery of FunctionRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsSeverity of Illness IndexTime FactorsTranscatheter Aortic Valve ReplacementTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesConceptsTranscatheter aortic valve replacementRates of all-cause mortalityAll-cause mortalityAortic stenosisThoracic Surgeons Predicted Risk of Mortality scoreThoracic Surgeons Predicted RiskSevere paravalvular aortic regurgitationBicuspid aortic valve anatomyRisk of Mortality scoreEchocardiographic core laboratoryLow-surgical risk patientsAortic valve anatomyKaplan-Meier ratesLow surgical riskClinical events committeeAortic valve replacementSevere aortic stenosisParavalvular aortic regurgitationPermanent pacemaker implantationBicuspid aortic stenosisFavorable hemodynamic performanceEvaluated 3 yearsAttempted implantEchocardiographic outcomesAortic regurgitation
2022
Propensity-Matched 1-Year Outcomes Following Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement in Low-Risk Bicuspid and Tricuspid Patients
Deeb GM, Reardon MJ, Ramlawi B, Yakubov SJ, Chetcuti SJ, Kleiman NS, Mangi AA, Zahr F, Song HK, Gada H, Mumtaz M, Heiser J, Merhi W, Murrah CP, Noel T, Kirshner M, Byrne T, Ito S, Huang J, Forrest JK. Propensity-Matched 1-Year Outcomes Following Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement in Low-Risk Bicuspid and Tricuspid Patients. JACC Cardiovascular Interventions 2022, 15: 511-522. PMID: 35272776, DOI: 10.1016/j.jcin.2021.10.027.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTranscatheter aortic valve replacementAortic valve replacementValve replacementAortic stenosisTricuspid patientsOutcomes Following Transcatheter Aortic Valve ReplacementEvolut Low Risk trialLow surgical risk patientsIndependent clinical events committeeBicuspid aortic stenosisLow-risk trialsSurgical risk patientsTricuspid aortic stenosisPropensity-matched groupsSerious adverse eventsClinical events committeeIndependent core laboratoryBicuspid aortic valveEffective orifice areaTricuspid groupCause mortalityPrimary endpointTAVR patientsAdverse eventsRisk patients