Aortic stenosis

An Observational Study of Elderly Veterans With Initially Asymptomatic Severe Aortic Stenosis

03/14/2019

Mahesh Anantha-Narayanan , MD;

Santiago Garcia , MD;

Sasha Z. Prisco , MD, PhD;

Stephen A. George , MD, PhD;

Takeshi Onizuka , MD;

Fernando Ortiz , MD;

Umair Malik , MD;

Mackenzie Mbai , MD;

The optimal timing of AVR among patients with asymptomatic severe aortic stenosis (AS) remains uncertain and controversial. We conducted a cohort study of consecutive patients with severe AS.

The optimal timing of AVR among...

03/14/2019

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Feasibility and Safety of Adopting Next-Day Discharge as First-Line Option After Transfemoral Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement

02/24/2019

Toral R. Patel , MD;

Jerry Lipinski , BS;

Petar Saric , MD;

Sandeep M. Patel , MD;

Angela Davis , RN;

Alan H. Markowitz , MD;

Hiram G. Bezerra , MD, PhD;

Marco A. Costa , MD, PhD;

Ankur Kalra , MD, FACP, FACC, FSCAI;

Guilherme F. Attizzani , MD;

Yasuhiro Ichibori , MD, PhD;

Muhammad Siyab Panhwar , MD;

Ghazanfar Qureshi , MD;

Basar Sareyyupoglu , MD;

David A. Zidar , MD, PhD;

Jun Li , MD;

Data on next-day discharge (NDD) after TAVR are limited. This study investigated the feasibility and safety of NDD as a first-line option compared with an early-discharge strategy after TAVR.

Data on next-day discharge (NDD)...

02/24/2019

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

FIGURE 2. (A) Right femoral arteriogram showing the arteriovenous fistula (arrow). (B, C) Contralateral advance of the Fluency stent (asterisk). (D) Final result.

Clinical Images

Percutaneous Closure of a Femoral Arteriovenous Fistula During Transfemoral TAVI

07/30/2018

Leire Unzué , MD, PhD;

Eulogio García , MD;

Rodrigo Teijeiro , MD;

Belen Rubio-Alonso , MD;

Percutaneous AVF closure was performed post TAVI in a patient with severe aortic stenosis and an AVF between the right SFA and femoral vein.

Percutaneous AVF closure was...

07/30/2018

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Clinical Update

Aortic Valve Stenosis — An Overview and Knowledge Assessment

11/05/2017

Abdulrahman Abu Aqil , MS, PhD;

Manal Alnasser ;

Michelle McGovern ;

Katrina Ortman ;

Richard J. Merschen , EdS, MS, RT(R)(CV), RCIS;

The cardiac cath lab generally evaluates aortic stenosis (AS) in subsets where the echocardiography is inconclusive, or on cases of low gradient/low output AS. While echocardiography is considered the diagnostic tool of choice for AS, the...

The cardiac cath lab generally...

11/05/2017

Cath Lab Digest

Clinical Update

Aortic Valve Stenosis — An Overview and Knowledge Assessment

11/05/2017

Abdulrahman Abu Aqil , MS, PhD;

Manal Alnasser ;

Michelle McGovern ;

Katrina Ortman ;

Richard J. Merschen , EdS, MS, RT(R)(CV), RCIS;

The cardiac cath lab generally...

11/05/2017

Cath Lab Digest

Original Contribution

05/31/2017

Krzysztof Żmudka , MD, PhD;

Artur Dziewierz , MD, PhD;

Tomasz Rakowski , MD, PhD;

Pawel Kleczynski , MD, PhD;

Marzena Daniec , MD;

Danuta Sorysz , MD, PhD;

Lukasz Rzeszutko , MD, PhD;

Jarosław Trębacz , MD, PhD;

Marek Tomala , MD, PhD;

Bartłomiej Nawrotek , MD;

Dariusz Dudek , MD, PhD, FESC;

We aimed to evaluate sex-related differences in short-term and long-term outcomes of patients undergoing balloon aortic valvuloplasty for severe aortic stenosis.

We aimed to evaluate sex-related...

05/31/2017

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Commentary

Relationship Between Morphology of the Valve and Left Ventricular Systolic Function in Patients With Aortic Valve Stenosis

09/02/2016

Ziyad M. Hijazi , MD, MPH;

Tarek A. Helmy , MD;

A commentary on this month's article by Gao, et al. Drs Helmy and Hijazi discuss aortic valve stenosis and the importance of comprehensive morphologic characterization of valves, which in turn may be useful in defining functional valve...

A commentary on this month's...

09/02/2016

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Case Files by Dr. George

High-Risk PCI and Balloon Valvuloplasty in the Setting of ACS Complicated by Critical Aortic Stenosis Using Percutaneous Left Ventricular Assist Device

04/04/2016

Jon C. George , MD, MBA;

Christian F. Witzke , MD;

Deepakraj Gajanana , MD;

D. Lynn Morris , MD;

Vincent M. Figueredo , MD;

Sean Janzer , MD;

We describe a unique case of AMI complicated by concomitant critical aortic stenosis where pLVAD was used for hemodynamic stabilization during PCI and valvuloplasty.

We describe a unique case of AMI...

04/04/2016

Cath Lab Digest

Commentary

Paravalvular Regurgitation After TAVR: Time Heals, or Not?

10/01/2015

Biswajit Kar , MD;

Ali E. Denktas , MD;

David Paniagua , MD;

Hani Jneid , MD;

The authors comment on Toggweiler et al’s September 2015 article, which investigated the natural course of paravalvular regurgitation (PAR) with serial TEE measurements. They review the history of PAR, the implications of the Toggweiler...

The authors comment on...

10/01/2015

Journal of Invasive Cardiology