2018
Ventricular septal rupture complicating acute myocardial infarction: Incidence, treatment, and outcomes among medicare beneficiaries 1999–2014
Goldsweig AM, Wang Y, Forrest JK, Cleman MW, Minges KE, Mangi AA, Aronow HD, Krumholz HM, Curtis JP. Ventricular septal rupture complicating acute myocardial infarction: Incidence, treatment, and outcomes among medicare beneficiaries 1999–2014. Catheterization And Cardiovascular Interventions 2018, 92: 1104-1115. PMID: 29513365, DOI: 10.1002/ccd.27576.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionVentricular septal ruptureTimely primary PCIMortality ratePrimary PCIPercutaneous repairSeptal ruptureMyocardial infarctionRetrospective cohort studyUnadjusted mortality ratesUnrepaired patientsVSR repairFatal complicationCohort studyAnnual incidenceMedicare feeService beneficiariesPatientsIncidenceStudy periodMortalityHospitalizationInfarctionRepairPCI
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 cirrhosisEffect of Hospital Volume on Outcomes of Transcatheter Mitral Valve Repair: An Early US Experience
Patel NJ, Badheka AO, Jhamnani S, Panaich SS, Singh V, Patel N, Arora S, Grines CL, Cleman M, Forrest JK. Effect of Hospital Volume on Outcomes of Transcatheter Mitral Valve Repair: An Early US Experience. Journal Of Interventional Cardiology 2015, 28: 464-471. PMID: 26489974, DOI: 10.1111/joic.12228.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTranscatheter mitral valve repairMitral valve repairNationwide Inpatient Sample databasePeri-procedural complicationsHospital volumeLength of stayHospital mortalityValve repairHospitalization costsUtilization Project Nationwide Inpatient Sample databaseICD-9-CM procedure codesPercutaneous mitral valve repairEarly US ExperienceHigher hospital volumePost-procedural complicationsCross-sectional studyFirst tertileOverall cohortThird tertilePrimary outcomeSecond tertileTMVR proceduresMitral regurgitationBaseline burdenMean ageSafety and performance of a novel embolic deflection device in patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve replacement: results from the DEFLECT I study.
Baumbach A, Mullen M, Brickman AM, Aggarwal SK, Pietras CG, Forrest JK, Hildick-Smith D, Meller SM, Gambone L, den Heijer P, Margolis P, Voros S, Lansky AJ. Safety and performance of a novel embolic deflection device in patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve replacement: results from the DEFLECT I study. EuroIntervention 2015, 11: 75-84. PMID: 25868876, DOI: 10.4244/eijy15m04_01.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overAlloysAortic ValveAortic Valve StenosisBrain IschemiaBrazilCardiac CatheterizationCognitionCognition DisordersDiffusion Magnetic Resonance ImagingEmbolic Protection DevicesEuropeFemaleHeart Valve ProsthesisHeart Valve Prosthesis ImplantationHumansIntracranial EmbolismMalePredictive Value of TestsProspective StudiesProsthesis DesignRisk FactorsSeverity of Illness IndexStrokeTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeUltrasonography, Doppler, TranscranialConceptsTranscatheter aortic valve replacementAortic valve replacementValve replacementNew cerebral ischemic lesionsCerebral diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imagingCerebral ischemic lesionsDays post procedurePrimary safety endpointDiffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imagingMajor cerebral arteriesTotal lesion volumeMagnetic resonance imagingSafety endpointIschemic lesionsTAVR proceduresCerebral arteryCerebral circulationConsecutive subjectsPost procedureAortic archHistorical controlsLesion volumeResonance imagingDW-MRIPatientsTranscatheter 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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnesthesiaCardiac CatheterizationHeart Valve ProsthesisHeart Valve Prosthesis ImplantationHumansPerioperative CareTranscatheter Aortic Valve ReplacementConceptsTranscatheter 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
2012
Transcatheter aortic valve replacement: design, clinical application, and future challenges.
Forrest JK. Transcatheter aortic valve replacement: design, clinical application, and future challenges. The Yale Journal Of Biology And Medicine 2012, 85: 239-47. PMID: 22737052, PMCID: PMC3375667.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTranscatheter aortic valve replacementSurgical candidatesAortic stenosisTranscatheter valveSevere symptomatic aortic stenosisSymptomatic aortic stenosisAortic valve replacementEdwards SAPIEN valveQuality of lifeSAPIEN valveMedtronic CoreValveValve replacementClinical resultsPatientsClinical applicationStenosisMechanism of deliveryValveCoreValve