2024
Implementing Formal Mitral Heart Team Improves Multidisciplinary Evaluation Rate and Survival of Patients With Severe Primary Mitral Regurgitation
Waldron C, Mori M, Krane M, Reinhardt S, Ahmad Y, Kaple R, Forrest J, Geirsson A. Implementing Formal Mitral Heart Team Improves Multidisciplinary Evaluation Rate and Survival of Patients With Severe Primary Mitral Regurgitation. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2024, 13: e033324. PMID: 38390804, PMCID: PMC11179864, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.123.033324.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSevere primary mitral regurgitationPrimary mitral regurgitationHeart failure symptomsMitral regurgitationMultidisciplinary evaluationPatient survivalHeart teamFailure symptomsSociety of Thoracic Surgeons Predicted Risk of MortalityThoracic Surgeons Predicted Risk of MortalityImprove overall patient survivalCorrection of MRAssociated with lower oddsMultidisciplinary heart teamSurvival of patientsAssociated with higher oddsOverall patient survivalProportion of patientsRetrospective cohort studyCardiac surgery servicesHistory of MIOptimal treatment decisionsPropensity-score matchingRisk of mortalityStructural cardiology
2015
Transcatheter aortic valve replacement
Forrest JK, Mangi A, Vaitkeviciute I. Transcatheter aortic valve replacement. Current Opinion In Anaesthesiology 2015, 28: 107-112. PMID: 25486491, DOI: 10.1097/aco.0000000000000142.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTranscatheter aortic valve replacementSurgical aortic valve replacementAortic valve replacementValve replacementTreatment optionsHeart teamAortic stenosisFrequent valvular heart diseaseHeart team approachOnly definitive treatmentMultidisciplinary heart teamValvular heart diseaseBest treatment optionType of treatmentDefinitive treatmentTAVR proceduresPatient selectionLocal anesthesiaPatient populationHeart diseaseAccess sitePatientsCath labTeam approachStenosis