Publications by authors named "Christina Worley"
We aim to evaluate the contemporary role and outcomes of balloon aortic valvuloplasty (BAV), based on physician intent, for the management of severe aortic stenosis. This is a prospective, 2-center study of 100 consecutive high-risk patients with severe aortic stenosis who underwent BAV. Before BAV, physicians assigned intent as (1) bridge to decision (BTD); (2) therapeutic bridge to planned therapy; or (3) palliation.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAcute kidney injury (AKI) after transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) has been associated with increased postoperative morbidity and mortality. Long-term outcomes after TAVR with the Edwards SAPIEN valve in patients who develop AKI postoperatively are currently not well described. We retrospectively reviewed 384 consecutive patients undergoing TAVR at 2 institutions from August 2006 to April 2012.
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- The study analyzed survival and functional outcomes of nonagenarians undergoing treatment for aortic stenosis (AS) through surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR) and transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR).
- A total of 110 patients (20 SAVR and 90 TAVR) were examined, and results showed no significant difference in long-term survival rates between the two methods, with 1-year and 5-year survival rates of 78.7% and 45.3%, respectively.
- Additionally, quality of life significantly improved within a year of treatment, indicating that well-selected nonagenarians with severe AS can benefit from these interventions.
Background: Cardiovascular disease remains the most frequent cause of death for patients with end-stage renal disease. To determine the long-term benefit of surgical revascularization in this high-risk population, we studied our patients with ESRD having coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG), comparing the results of off-pump to on-pump revascularization. As a baseline reference group, we used dialysis patients with a diagnosis of coronary artery disease who did not have surgical revascularization or percutaneous coronary interventions.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: New alternatives exist using various energy sources and lesion lines for the surgical treatment of atrial fibrillation (AF). The efficacy of these options compared to the cut-and-sew maze III procedure is unknown.
Methods: From August 1996 to August 2003, 79 patients have undergone a procedure for AF, with 70 patients currently more than 3 months postsurgery.
Background: To determine the extended results of mechanical connectors we compared the 1-year outcomes of patients having beating heart coronary artery bypass surgery with at least one sutured or mechanically connected proximal vein graft anastomosis.
Methods: From May 2001 to December 2001, 166 patients were identified as having undergone off-pump bypass grafting utilizing at least one St. Jude symmetry aortic connector (St Jude Medical Anastomotic Technology Group, St.