2023
Transcatheter versus surgical aortic valve replacement in lower-risk and higher-risk patients: a meta-analysis of randomized trials
Ahmad Y, Howard J, Arnold A, Madhavan M, Cook C, Alu M, Mack M, Reardon M, Thourani V, Kapadia S, Thyregod H, Sondergaard L, Jørgensen T, Toff W, Van Mieghem N, Makkar R, Forrest J, Leon M. Transcatheter versus surgical aortic valve replacement in lower-risk and higher-risk patients: a meta-analysis of randomized trials. European Heart Journal 2023, 44: 836-852. PMID: 36660821, DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehac642.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSurgical aortic valve replacementTranscatheter aortic valve implantationHigh-risk patientsLow-risk patientsComposite of deathAortic valve replacementValve replacementMAIN OUTCOMENew-onset atrial fibrillationSignificant differencesRandomized clinical trial dataAcute kidney injuryAortic valve implantationMain clinical outcomesRisk of deathClinical trial dataMajor bleedingKidney injurySecondary endpointsVascular complicationsValve implantationClinical outcomesParavalvular leakRandomized trialsAtrial fibrillation
2015
Transcatheter aortic valve replacement versus surgical aortic valve replacement in patients with cirrhosis
Thakkar B, Patel A, Mohamad B, Patel NJ, Bhatt P, Bhimani R, Patel A, Arora S, Savani C, Solanki S, Sonani R, Patel S, Patel N, Deshmukh A, Mohamad T, Grines C, Cleman M, Mangi A, Forrest J, Badheka AO. Transcatheter aortic valve replacement versus surgical aortic valve replacement in patients with cirrhosis. Catheterization And Cardiovascular Interventions 2015, 87: 955-962. PMID: 26699085, DOI: 10.1002/ccd.26345.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overAortic ValveAortic Valve StenosisBlood TransfusionCardiac CatheterizationChi-Square DistributionCross-Sectional StudiesDatabases, FactualFemaleHeart Valve ProsthesisHeart Valve Prosthesis ImplantationHospital CostsHumansLength of StayLiver CirrhosisLogistic ModelsMaleMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisPostoperative ComplicationsPropensity ScoreRisk FactorsSeverity of Illness IndexTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesConceptsSurgical aortic valve replacementTranscatheter aortic valve replacementAortic valve replacementValve replacementNational Inpatient SampleCirrhosis patientsTAVR groupComplication rateICD-9-CM diagnosis codesICD-9-CM procedureHospital mortality rateSevere aortic stenosisHigh-risk patientsOpen heart surgeryYears of agePostprocedural lengthSAVR groupHospital outcomesOperative morbidityPortal hypertensionAortic stenosisCardiac surgeryCardiopulmonary bypassEsophageal varicesLiver cirrhosis