2022
Readmission rates and risk factors for readmission after transcatheter aortic valve replacement in patients with end-stage renal disease
Park DY, An S, Hanna JM, Wang SY, Cruz-Solbes AS, Kochar A, Lowenstern AM, Forrest JK, Ahmad Y, Cleman M, Al Damluji A, Nanna MG. Readmission rates and risk factors for readmission after transcatheter aortic valve replacement in patients with end-stage renal disease. PLOS ONE 2022, 17: e0276394. PMID: 36264931, PMCID: PMC9584363, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0276394.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEnd-stage renal diseaseTranscatheter aortic valve replacementLength of stayAortic valve replacementIndex hospitalizationHospital mortalityReadmission ratesValve replacementRenal diseaseLonger LOSNational Readmission DatabaseRisk of readmissionChronic pulmonary diseaseMultivariable logistic regressionCardiovascular causesCardiovascular readmissionCause readmissionHospital readmissionPulmonary diseaseHospital chargesPoor outcomeRisk factorsHospital costsReadmissionHigher oddsRisk factors and mortality associated with permanent pacemaker after surgical or transcatheter aortic valve replacement: Early versus late implantation
Bin Mahmood SU, Mori M, Amabile A, Prescher L, Forrest J, Kaple R, Geirsson A, Mangi AA. Risk factors and mortality associated with permanent pacemaker after surgical or transcatheter aortic valve replacement: Early versus late implantation. Journal Of Cardiac Surgery 2022, 37: 4295-4300. PMID: 36131523, DOI: 10.1111/jocs.16938.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMid-term mortalityAortic valve replacementRisk factorsPPM implantationTAVR proceduresValve replacementPermanent pacemakerCox proportional hazards analysisTranscatheter aortic valve replacementTranscatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) proceduresAortic valve replacement proceduresRight bundle branch blockYale-New Haven HospitalNon-PPM groupProportional hazards analysisSingle-center evaluationNumber of patientsBundle branch blockValve replacement proceduresFurther subgroup analysisNew Haven HospitalPPM placementTAVR cohortKaplan-MeierPatient population
2019
Gender-Related Differences in Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation
Stair B, Forrest J. Gender-Related Differences in Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation. 2019, 189-200. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-05912-5_16.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSurgical aortic valve replacementTranscatheter aortic valve implantationAortic valve implantationValve implantationSevere symptomatic aortic stenosisSymptomatic aortic stenosisAortic valve replacementLow surgical riskChronic pressure overloadStandard of careCardiovascular disease statesGender-related differencesTAVR studiesValve replacementAortic stenosisSurgical riskAdverse outcomesPressure overloadRisk factorsTreatment outcomesFemale genderFemale heartsPatientsDisease statesImpact of gender