2023
Cerebral Embolic Protection in Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement
Iskander M, Jamil Y, Forrest J, Madhavan M, Makkar R, Leon M, Lansky A, Ahmad Y. Cerebral Embolic Protection in Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement. Structural Heart 2023, 7: 100169. PMID: 37520138, PMCID: PMC10382985, DOI: 10.1016/j.shj.2023.100169.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTranscatheter aortic valve replacementCerebral embolic protection devicesCerebral embolic protectionAortic valve replacementEmbolic protection devicesValve replacementEmbolic protectionSymptomatic severe aortic stenosisSevere aortic stenosisLow-risk patientsPredictors of strokeOccurrence of complicationsRisk of strokeRecent trial dataRelevant clinical studiesOverall evidence baseExpansion of TAVRFeared complicationAortic stenosisSurgical riskTreatment optionsWorse outcomesClinical studiesPatientsTrial data
2022
Imaging, Treatment Options, Patient Selection, and Outcome Considerations for Patients With Bicuspid Aortic Valve Disease
Ahmad Y, Agarwal V, Williams M, Wang D, Reardon M, Cavalcante J, Makkar R, Forrest J. Imaging, Treatment Options, Patient Selection, and Outcome Considerations for Patients With Bicuspid Aortic Valve Disease. Journal Of The Society For Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions 2022, 1: 100506. PMID: 39132366, PMCID: PMC11307905, DOI: 10.1016/j.jscai.2022.100506.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAortic valve replacementTranscatheter aortic valve replacementBicuspid aortic valve diseaseAortic valve diseaseValve replacementValve diseaseBAV diseaseSevere symptomatic aortic stenosisSurgical aortic valve replacementPivotal randomized trialsAortic valve surgerySymptomatic aortic stenosisRandomized clinical trialsValve surgeryHeart teamAortic stenosisSurgical riskPatient selectionRandomized trialsBicuspid valveSurgical approachTreatment optionsClinical trialsPatientsDisease
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