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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
2019
Predictors and Risk Calculator of Early Unplanned Hospital Readmission Following Contemporary Self-Expanding Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement from the STS/ACC TVT Registry
Sanchez CE, Hermiller JB, Pinto DS, Chetcuti SJ, Arshi A, Forrest JK, Huang J, Yakubov SJ. Predictors and Risk Calculator of Early Unplanned Hospital Readmission Following Contemporary Self-Expanding Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement from the STS/ACC TVT Registry. Cardiovascular Revascularization Medicine 2019, 21: 263-270. PMID: 31255552, DOI: 10.1016/j.carrev.2019.05.032.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMajor vascular complicationsAdvanced heart failure symptomsEarly hospital readmissionHeart failure symptomsHigh-risk subsetHospital readmissionMitral valve regurgitationReadmission riskVascular complicationsTVT RegistryUnplanned readmissionHome oxygenValve regurgitationAtrial fibrillationMultivariable predictorsValidation cohortDischarge planningRisk calculatorFailure symptomsSelf-expanding transcatheter aortic valve replacementSTS/ACC TVT RegistryEarly unplanned hospital readmissionTranscatheter aortic valve replacementIndex hospitalization lengthAcute kidney injury
2015
Effect 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 age