Publications by authors named "Mina Zaky"
Objective: The concept of proportionate and disproportionate functional mitral regurgitation suggests that transcatheter edge-to-edge mitral repair may benefit patients with a smaller left ventricle relative to a higher regurgitant burden. The clinical relevance of proportionality remains unknown in mitral operations for ischemic mitral regurgitation. We aimed to characterize the association between mitral regurgitation proportionality and outcomes after mitral valve operations.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFSecondary mitral regurgitation surgical management: a narrative review.
Cardiovasc Diagn Ther
October 2024
Article Synopsis
- Moderate to severe mitral regurgitation (MR) is a common heart condition in the US, particularly secondary MR, which is linked to higher mortality and heart failure rehospitalization rates.
- The management of secondary MR is complicated due to various treatment options and a lack of consensus on the best approach, emphasizing the need to consider patient-specific factors.
- The review highlights the importance of echocardiographic parameters and myocardial viability when developing a framework for surgical management of secondary MR but concludes that more research is needed to refine patient selection for mitral valve interventions.
Background: Valve-in-valve (ViV) transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) offers an alternative to reoperative surgical aortic valve replacement. The short- and intermediate-term outcomes after ViV TAVR in the real world are not entirely clear.
Patients And Methods: A multicenter, retrospective analysis of a consecutive series of 121 ViV TAVR patients and 2200 patients undergoing primary native valve TAVR from 2012 to 2017 at six medical centers.
Prolonged mechanical circulatory support (MCS) for severe left ventricular dysfunction in cardiogenic shock as a bridge to heart transplantation (HTx) generally requires a surgical procedure. Typically, a surgically implanted temporary extracorporeal left ventricular assist device (LVAD) is chosen because of superior flow and durability compared with a percutaneously delivered endovascular LVAD (pVAD). However, compared with its predecessors, the Impella 5.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFTrachoma is the leading cause of infectious blindness worldwide. Ocular infection by the obligate intracellular pathogen, causes the eyelashes to turn in and scratch the cornea, leading to blindness if left untreated. The disease is most prevalent in poor, rural communities that lack the infrastructure for basic hygiene, clean water, and proper sanitation.
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