Featured Publications
Early Outcomes With the Evolut PRO Repositionable Self-Expanding Transcatheter Aortic Valve With Pericardial Wrap
Forrest JK, Mangi AA, Popma JJ, Khabbaz K, Reardon MJ, Kleiman NS, Yakubov SJ, Watson D, Kodali S, George I, Tadros P, Zorn GL, Brown J, Kipperman R, Saul S, Qiao H, Oh JK, Williams MR. Early Outcomes With the Evolut PRO Repositionable Self-Expanding Transcatheter Aortic Valve With Pericardial Wrap. JACC Cardiovascular Interventions 2018, 11: 160-168. PMID: 29348010, DOI: 10.1016/j.jcin.2017.10.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overAortic ValveAortic Valve StenosisCause of DeathEchocardiographyFemaleHeart Valve ProsthesisHemodynamicsHumansMaleMitral Valve InsufficiencyPericardiumProspective StudiesProsthesis DesignRisk FactorsSeverity of Illness IndexStrokeTime FactorsTranscatheter Aortic Valve ReplacementTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesConceptsSelf-expanding transcatheter aortic valveSevere symptomatic aortic stenosisEvolut PRO valveSymptomatic aortic stenosisTranscatheter aortic valveAortic stenosisParavalvular leakAortic valveValve Academic Research Consortium-2 criteriaIndependent echocardiographic core laboratoryTranscatheter aortic valve replacementTranscatheter aortic valve systemEchocardiographic core laboratoryPrimary safety endpointPrimary efficacy endpointRemainder of patientsAortic valve replacementProportion of patientsProsthetic valve regurgitationSupra-annular valveEffective orifice areaDisabling strokeCause mortalityEfficacy endpointSafety endpoint
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
2020
Adjunctive Antithrombotic Therapy for Patients With Aortic Stenosis Undergoing Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement
Saito Y, Nazif T, Baumbach A, Tchétché D, Latib A, Kaple R, Forrest J, Prendergast B, Lansky A. Adjunctive Antithrombotic Therapy for Patients With Aortic Stenosis Undergoing Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement. JAMA Cardiology 2020, 5: 92-101. PMID: 31721980, DOI: 10.1001/jamacardio.2019.4367.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTranscatheter aortic valve replacementAortic valve replacementAdjunctive antithrombotic therapyDual antiplatelet therapyAntithrombotic therapyAntiplatelet therapyValve replacementAortic stenosisAortic stenosis (AS) undergoing transcatheter aortic valve replacementSevere symptomatic aortic stenosisSurgical aortic valve replacementGuideline-recommended regimenOral anticoagulant useSevere aortic stenosisSingle antiplatelet therapySymptomatic aortic stenosisPatient risk factorsOngoing clinical trialsRisk prediction modelMajor bleedingOral anticoagulationAnticoagulant useStroke riskTAVR proceduresThrombotic risk
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
2016
Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement in Women Versus Men (from the US CoreValve Trials)
Forrest JK, Adams DH, Popma JJ, Reardon MJ, Deeb GM, Yakubov SJ, Hermiller JB, Huang J, Skelding KA, Lansky A. Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement in Women Versus Men (from the US CoreValve Trials). The American Journal Of Cardiology 2016, 118: 396-402. PMID: 27346591, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2016.05.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overAortic Valve StenosisCause of DeathComorbidityFemaleFrail ElderlyHumansIncidenceMaleMortalityPostoperative ComplicationsPostoperative HemorrhageSeverity of Illness IndexSex FactorsStrokeTranscatheter Aortic Valve ReplacementTreatment OutcomeVentricular Dysfunction, LeftConceptsTranscatheter aortic valve replacementAortic valve replacementCoreValve prosthesisValve replacementSevere symptomatic aortic stenosisSurgical aortic valve replacementLeft ventricular systolic functionWomen Versus MenMajor vascular complicationsSymptomatic aortic stenosisIncidence of strokeProcedure-related complicationsVentricular systolic functionCoronary artery diseaseLife-threatening bleedsSignificant baseline differencesGender-related differencesCause mortalityVascular complicationsBaseline characteristicsPatient characteristicsPrevious strokeSystolic functionAortic stenosisArtery disease
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