Publications by authors named "D L Himbert"
Objectives: Transcatheter edge-to-edge repair (TEER) is an alternative for patients with severe degenerative mitral regurgitation (MR). The objective of this study was to compare the outcomes of surgery and TEER in older patients with degenerative MR patients using real life data.
Methods: Consecutives older patients (≥ 65 years-old), with severe symptomatic, degenerative MR requiring surgery or TEER between 2013 and 2023 were included.
Background: Patients with symptomatic aortic stenosis are a vulnerable population with associated cardiac damage and a significant comorbidity burden. In this study we aimed to determine the rate, factors associated with, and prognostic value of poor functional status (New York Heart Association [NYHA] class III-IV) in patients with severe aortic stenosis undergoing transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR).
Methods: This multicenter study included 6363 transarterial TAVR patients, classified according to baseline functional status (NYHA class I or II vs III or IV).
Background: Transcatheter tricuspid valve intervention (TTVI) has been increasingly adopted in recent years for the treatment of patients with tricuspid regurgitation (TR). However, no dedicated risk stratification has been established for patients undergoing TTVI.
Objectives: The aim of the present study was to propose a dedicated risk score for patients affected by severe TR undergoing TTVI.
Article Synopsis
- Doctors are studying how a procedure called transcatheter tricuspid valve interventions (TTVI) affects patients with heart issues, specifically focusing on something called mitral regurgitation (MR) after the procedure.
- They looked at data from a big group of patients and found that many showed improvement in MR after the procedure, but some got worse.
- They discovered that certain factors, like successful procedures and specific treatments, could help predict whether a patient’s MR would improve or get worse after TTVI.
Article Synopsis
- * It found that patients with mild residual TR had an 85% survival rate, while those with moderate and severe TR had significantly lower rates of 70% and 44%, respectively.
- * The research emphasizes the need for a more detailed classification of TR severity to better predict patient outcomes and highlights the goal of achieving at least mild to moderate residual TR for successful interventions.