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
2014
Comparison of Outcomes of Balloon Aortic Valvuloplasty Plus Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Versus Percutaneous Aortic Balloon Valvuloplasty Alone During the Same Hospitalization in the United States
Singh V, Patel NJ, Badheka AO, Arora S, Patel N, Macon C, Savani GT, Manvar S, Patel J, Thakkar B, Panchal V, Solanki S, Patel N, Chothani A, Panaich SS, Ram V, Kliger CA, Schreiber T, Neill W, Cohen MG, Alfonso CE, Grines CL, Mangi A, Pfau S, Forrest JK, Cleman M, Makkar R. Comparison of Outcomes of Balloon Aortic Valvuloplasty Plus Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Versus Percutaneous Aortic Balloon Valvuloplasty Alone During the Same Hospitalization in the United States. The American Journal Of Cardiology 2014, 115: 480-486. PMID: 25543235, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2014.11.032.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPercutaneous coronary interventionLength of stayCost of hospitalizationSame hospitalizationPCI groupHospital mortalityComplication rateConcomitant percutaneous coronary interventionHigh surgical risk patientsPercutaneous aortic balloon valvuloplastySimilar LOSAortic balloon valvuloplastySurgical risk patientsBalloon aortic valvuloplastyHospital mortality rateHigher hospitalization costsInvasive endovascular therapiesComparison of outcomesAortic valvuloplastyBalloon valvuloplastyWeekend admissionCoronary interventionOnly patientsRisk patientsSecondary outcomes