Publications

  1. Abraham B, Suppah M, Farina J, Botros M, Fath A, Kaldas S, Megaly M, Chao CJ, Arsanjani R, Ayoub C, Fortuin FD, Sweeney J, Pellikka P, Nkomo V, Alkhouli M, Holmes D Jr, Badr A, Alsidawi S. Impact of Moderate or Severe Mitral and Tricuspid Valves Regurgitation after Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement. Am Heart J. 2024 Nov 12 [Epub ahead of print]
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  2. Naser JA, Harada T, Reddy YN, Pislaru SV, Michelena HI, Scott CG, Kennedy AM, Pellikka PA, Nkomo VT, Eleid MF, Borlaug BA. Prevalence of HFpEF in Isolated Severe Secondary Tricuspid Regurgitation. JAMA Cardiol. 2024 Nov 6 Epub 2024 Nov 06
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  3. Ye Z, Scott CG, Gajjar RA, Foley T, Clavel MA, Nkomo VT, Luis SA, Miranda WR, Padang R, Pislaru SV, Enriquez-Sarano M, Michelena HI. Prognostic value of aortic valve calcification in non-severe aortic stenosis with preserved ejection fraction. Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging. 2024 Sep 30; 25 (10):1432-1440
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  4. Alsidawi S, Lee KS, Wang G, Nkomo VT. Multimodality imaging for acquired supravalvular aortic stenosis. Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging. 2024 Sep 30; 25 (10):e254
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  5. Abdalla H, Nkomo V, Arsanjani R, Alsidawi S. Rapid development of Severe Mitral regurgitation following Tricuspid Valve Intervention. Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging. 2024 Sep 19 Epub 2024 Sept 19
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  6. Ito S, Oh JK, Michelena HI, Egbe AC, Connolly HM, Pellikka PA, Nkomo VT, Lewis BR, Miranda WR. High-Gradient Aortic Stenosis With Valve Area >1.0 cm(2): The "Forgotten" Discordant Hemodynamic Phenotype. JACC Cardiovasc Imaging. 2024 Sep 5 Epub 2024 Sept 05
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  7. Masson R, Nkomo VT, Holmes DR Jr, Pislaru SV, Arsanjani R, Chao CJ, Klanderman M, Abraham B, Morsy M, Fortuin FD, Sweeney JP, Sell-Dotten K, Alsidawi S. Disproportionately high aortic valve calcium scores in atrial fibrillation: implications for transcatheter aortic valve replacement. Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging. 2024 Aug 26; 25 (9):1264-1275
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  8. Naser JA, Castrichini M, Ibrahim HH, Scott CG, Lin G, Lee E, Mankad R, Siontis KC, Eleid MF, Pellikka PA, Michelena HI, Pislaru SV, Nkomo VT. Secondary tricuspid regurgitation: incidence, types, and outcomes in atrial fibrillation vs. sinus rhythm. Eur Heart J. 2024 Aug 16; 45 (31):2878-2890
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  9. Naser JA, Harada T, Tada A, Doi S, Tsaban G, Pislaru SV, Nkomo VT, Scott CG, Kennedy AM, Eleid MF, Reddy YNV, Lin G, Pellikka PA, Borlaug BA. Prevalence, Incidence, and Outcomes of Diastolic Dysfunction in Isolated Tricuspid Regurgitation: Perhaps Not Really "Isolated"? JACC Cardiovasc Imaging. 2024 Jul 24 Epub 2024 July 24
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  10. Lee CY, Tsai CM, Chiang KC, Huang CC, Lin MS, Hung CL, Ho YL, Nkomo VT, Takeuchi M, Yang LT. Prognostic value of left ventricular and left atrial strain imaging in moderate to severe aortic stenosis: Insights from an Asian population. Int J Cardiol. 2024 Jul 15; 407:132103 Epub 2024 Apr 25
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  11. Gallagher C, Martin W, Friedman M, Brito J, Davis C, Phillips M, Vincent A, Desai N, Giri J, Moore B, Myers N, Alkhouli M, Arghami A, Crestanello J, Eleid M, Greason K, Gulati R, Killu A, Nkomo V, Pislaru S, Rowse P, Singh M, Thaden J, Arbuckle C, Kreidermacher K, Lammers S, Steward L, Summers L, Lin L, Patel J, Fisher S, Singh P, Peterson M, Wilhelm A, Maor E, Smith J, Wu L, Lutz M, Koch A, Desai A, Bashir M, Anderson D, Liang J, Schley A, Allen M, Lim D, Herrmann HC, Mehran R, Blackman DJ, Bailey S, Mollmann H, Abdel-Wahab M, Ben Ali W, Mahoney PD, Ruge H, Wood DA, Bleiziffer S, Ramlawi B, Gada H, Petronio AS, Resor CD, Merhi W, Garcia Del Blanco B, Attizzani GF, Batchelor WB, Gillam LD, Guerrero M, Rogers T, Rovin JD, Szerlip M, Whisenant B, Deeb GM, Grubb KJ, Padang R, Fan MT, Althouse AD, Tchetche D, SMART Trial Investigators. Self-Expanding or Balloon-Expandable TAVR in Patients with a Small Aortic Annulus. N Engl J Med. 2024 Jun 6; 390 (21):1959-1971 Epub 2024 Apr 07
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  12. Sawatari H, Chahal AA, Ahmed R, Collins GB, Deshpande S, Khanji MY, Provedenciae R, Khan H, Wafa SEI, Salloum MN, Karim S, Shenthar J, Cha YM, Hyman M, Brady PA, Somers VK, Padmanabhan D, Nkomo VT. Corrigendum to 'Impact of Cardiac Implantable Electronic Devices on Cost and Length of Stay in Patients With Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement and Transcutaneous Aortic Valve Implantation' [The American Journal of Cardiology 192 (2023) 69-78]. Am J Cardiol. 2024 Jun 1; 220:129 Epub 2024 Apr 22
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  13. Burczak DR, Scott CG, Julakanti RR, Kara Balla A, Swain WH, Ismail K, Geske JB, Killu AM, Deshmukh AJ, MacIntyre CJ, Ommen SR, Nkomo VT, Gersh BJ, Noseworthy PA, Siontis KC. Persistence of left atrial thrombus in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and atrial fibrillation. J Interv Card Electrophysiol. 2024 Jun; 67 (4):731-738 Epub 2023 Sept 16
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  14. Hamid N, Bursi F, Benfari G, Vanoverschelde JL, Tribouilloy C, Biagini E, Avierinos JF, Barbieri A, Fan Y, Guerra F, Leng CY, Essayagh B, Pasquet A, Szymansky C, Theron A, Michelena HI, Nkomo VT, Vancraeynest D, Rusinaru D, Grigioni F, Enriquez-Sarano ML, Pin DZ, Pui-Wai Lee A, MIDA Investigators. Degenerative Mitral Regurgitation Outcomes in Asian Compared With European-American Institutions. JACC Asia. 2024 Jun; 4 (6):468-480 Epub 2024 May 21
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  15. El Shaer A, Chavez Ponce AA, Ali MT, Oguz D, Pislaru SV, Nkomo VT, Padang R, Eleid MF, Guerrero M, Reeder GS, Rihal CS, Alkhouli M, Thaden JJ. Pulmonary Vein Flow Morphology After Transcatheter Mitral Valve Edge-to-Edge Repair as Predictor of Survival. J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2024 May; 37 (5):530-537 Epub 2024 Feb 08
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  16. Naser JA, Alexandrino FB, Harada T, Michelena HI, Borlaug BA, Eleid MF, Lin G, Scott C, Kennedy AM, Pellikka PA, Nkomo VT, Pislaru SV. The Natural History of Atrial Functional Mitral Regurgitation. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2024 Apr 23; 83 (16):1495-1507 Epub 2024 Mar 25
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  17. Welle GA, Hahn RT, Lindenfeld J, Lin G, Nkomo VT, Hausleiter J, Lurz PC, Pislaru SV, Davidson CJ, Eleid MF. New Approaches to Assessment and Management of Tricuspid Regurgitation Before Intervention. JACC Cardiovasc Interv. 2024 Apr 8; 17 (7):837-858
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  18. Sawatari H, Chahal AA, Ahmed R, Collins GB, Deshpande S, Khanji MY, Provedenciae R, Khan H, Wafa SEI, Salloum MN, Karim S, Shenthar J, Cha YM, Hyman M, Brady PA, Somers VK, Padmanabhan D, Nkomo VT. Corrigendum to 'Impact of Cardiac Implantable Electronic Devices on Cost and Length of Stay in Patients With Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement and Transcutaneous Aortic Valve Implantation' [American Journal of Cardiology 192 (2023)69-78]. Am J Cardiol. 2024 Feb 1; 212:145 Epub 2023 Dec 20
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  19. Sawatari H, Chahal AA, Ahmed R, Collins GB, Deshpande S, Khanji MY, Provedenciae R, Khan H, Irfan Wafa SE, Salloum MN, Karim S, Shenthar J, Cha YM, Hyman M, Brady PA, Somers VK, Padmanabhan D, Nkomo VT. Corrigendum to 'impact of cardiac implantable electronic devices on cost and length of stay in patients with surgical aortic valve replacement and transcutaneous aortic valve implantation' [American Journal of Cardiology 192 (2023) 69-78]. American Journal of Cardiology. 2024 Feb 1; 212:145
  20. Ismayl M, Abbasi M, Al-Abcha A, El-Am E, Alkhouli M, Guerrero M, Dispenzieri A, Nkomo VT, Abou Ezzeddine OF, Grogan M, Anavekar NS. Outcomes of transcatheter aortic valve replacement in patients with and without amyloidosis: A nationwide analysis from the United States. Cardiovasc Revasc Med. 2024 Jan; 58:34-42 Epub 2023 July 17
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  21. Naser JA, Luis SA, Pislaru SV, Michelena HI, Kennedy AM, Eleid MF, Crestanello JA, Chebib FT, Pellikka PA, Nkomo VT. Impact on Kidney Function and Medium-Term Outcomes of Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement in Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease. Am J Cardiol. 2024 Jan 1; 210:163-171 Epub 2023 Oct 19
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  22. Deb B, Scott C, Pislaru SV, Nkomo VT, Kane GC, Alkhouli M, Crestanello JA, Arruda-Olson A, Pellikka PA, Anand V. Machine learning facilitates the prediction of long-term mortality in patients with tricuspid regurgitation. Open Heart. 2023 Nov 27; 10 (2)
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  23. Yang LT, Ye Z, Wajih Ullah M, Maleszewski JJ, Scott CG, Padang R, Pislaru SV, Nkomo VT, Mankad SV, Pellikka PA, Oh JK, Roger VL, Enriquez-Sarano M, Michelena HI. Bicuspid aortic valve: long-term morbidity and mortality. Eur Heart J. 2023 Nov 14; 44 (43):4549-4562
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  24. Topilsky Y, Bae R, Nkomo V, Gavazzoni M. An Integrative, Multiparametric Approach to Tricuspid Regurgitation Evaluation: A Case-Based Illustration. JACC Case Rep. 2023 Nov 1; 25:102050 Epub 2023 Oct 05
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  25. Alabdaljabar MS, Naser JA, Kane CJ, Lara-Breitinger KM, Anand V, Pislaru C, Eleid MF, Alkhouli MA, Kane GC, Pellikka PA, Lin G, Nkomo VT, Pislaru SV. Tricuspid Regurgitation Impact on Outcomes Score for Risk Stratification in Patients With Pulmonary Hypertension. J Am Soc Echocardiogr 2023 Nov; 36 (11):1213-1215 Epub 2023 July 23
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  26. Naser JA, Michelena HI, Lin G, Scott CG, Lee E, Kennedy AM, Noseworthy PA, Pellikka PA, Nkomo VT, Pislaru SV. Incidence, risk factors, and outcomes of atrial functional mitral regurgitation in patients with atrial fibrillation or sinus rhythm. Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging. 2023 Oct 27; 24 (11):1450-1457
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  27. Naser JA, Michelena HI, Pellikka PA, Scott CG, Kennedy AM, Lin G, Nkomo VT, Pislaru SV. Prevalence and Incidence of Atrial Functional Mitral Regurgitation and Its Association With Mortality. JACC Cardiovasc Imaging 2023 Oct 20 [Epub ahead of print]
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  28. Naser JA, Lee E, Michelena HI, Lin G, Pellikka PA, Nkomo VT, Noseworthy PA, Friedman PA, Attia ZI, Pislaru SV. Artificial Intelligence-Enabled Electrocardiogram in the Detection of Patients at Risk of Atrial Secondary Mitral Regurgitation. Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol. 2023 Sep; 16 (9):e012033 Epub 2023 Aug 11
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  29. Kane CJ, Lara-Breitinger KM, Alabdaljabar MS, Nkomo VT, Padang R, Pislaru C, Kane GC, Scott C, Pislaru SV, Lin G. Pulmonary artery pulsatility index in patients with tricuspid valve regurgitation: a simple non-invasive tool for risk stratification. Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging. 2023 Aug 23; 24(9):1210-1221.
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  30. Burczak DR, Julakanti RR, Kara Balla A, Scott CG, Geske JB, Ommen SR, Nkomo VT, Gersh BJ, Noseworthy PA, Siontis KC. Risk of Left Atrial Thrombus in Patients With Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy and Atrial Fibrillation. J Am Coll Cardiol 2023 Jul 18; 82 (3):278-279
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  31. Naser JA, Kucuk HO, Gochanour BR, Scott CG, Kennedy AM, Luis SA, Pislaru C, Greason KL, Crestanello JA, Gulati R, Eleid MF, Nkomo VT, Pislaru SV. Medium-Term Outcomes of the Different Antithrombotic Regimens After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation. Am J Cardiol. 2023 Jul 1; 198:113-123 Epub 2023 May 16
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  32. Bass TA, Abbott JD, Mahmud E, Parikh SA, Aboulhosn J, Ashwath ML, Baranowski B, Bergersen L, Chaudry HI, Coylewright M, Denktas AE, Gupta K, Gutierrez JA, Haft J, Hawkins BM, Herrmann HC, Kapur NK, Kilic S, Lesser J, Lin CH, Mendirichaga R, Nkomo VT, Park LG, Phoubandith DR, Quader N, Rich MW, Rosen K, Sabri SS, Shames ML, Shernan SK, Skelding KA, Tamis-Holland J, Thourani VH, Tremmel JA, Uretsky S, Wageman J, Welt F, Whisenant BK, White CJ, Yong CM. 2023 acc/aha/scai advanced training statement on interventional cardiology (coronary, peripheral vascular, and structural heart interventions). JACC-Cardiovascular Interventions. 2023 May 22; 16 (10):1239-91
  33. Ibrahim H, Thaden JJ, Fabre KL, Scott CG, Greason KL, Pislaru SV, Nkomo VT. Corrigendum to 'Impact of Atrial Fibrillation on Outcomes in Very Severe Aortic Valve Stenosis' The American Journal of Cardiology Volume 189, 15 February 2023, Pages 64-69. Am J Cardiol. 2023 May 15; 195:107 Epub 2023 Apr 02
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  34. Ito S, Cohen-Shelly M, Attia ZI, Lee E, Friedman PA, Nkomo VT, Michelena HI, Noseworthy PA, Lopez-Jimenez F, Oh JK. Correlation between artificial intelligence-enabled electrocardiogram and echocardiographic features in aortic stenosis. Eur Heart J Digit Health. 2023 May; 4 (3):196-206 Epub 2023 Feb 08
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  35. Ito S, Laham R, Nkomo VT, Forrest JK, Reardon MJ, Little SH, Mumtaz M, Gada H, Bajwa T, Langholz D, Heiser J, Chawla A, Jenson B, Attizanni G, Markowitz AH, Huang J, Oh JK. Impact of aortic valve replacement in symptomatic low-risk patients with less than severe aortic stenosis. Open Heart. 2023 May; 10 (1)
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  36. Huntley GD, Michelena HI, Thaden JJ, Alkurashi AK, Pislaru SV, Pochettino A, Crestanello JA, Maleszewski JJ, Brown RD Jr, Nkomo VT. Cerebral and Retinal Infarction in Bicuspid Aortic Valve. J Am Heart Assoc. 2023 Apr 4; 12 (7):e028789 Epub 2023 Mar 21
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  37. Crestanello JA, Greason KL, Mathew J, Eleid MF, Nkomo VT, Rihal CS, Bagameri G, Holmes DR, Pislaru SV, Sandhu GS, Lee AT, King KS, Alkhouli M. The interaction of forced expiratory volume in 1 s and N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide with outcomes after transcatheter aortic valve replacement. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2023 Apr 3; 63 (4)
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  38. Sawatari H, Chahal AA, Ahmed R, Collinss GB, Deshpande S, Khanji MY, Provedenciae R, Khan H, Wafa SEI, Salloum MN, Karim S, Shenthar J, Cha YM, Hyman M, Brady PA, Somers VK, Padmanabhan D, Nkomo VT. Impact of Cardiac Implantable Electronic Devices on Cost and Length of Stay in Patients With Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement and Transcutaneous Aortic Valve Implantation. Am J Cardiol. 2023 Apr 1; 192:69-78 Epub 2023 Feb 06
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  39. Kronzer EK, Eleid MF, Alkhouli MA, Thaden JJ, Padang R, Nkomo VT, Rihal CS, Pislaru SV, Kane GC. Rates of Oropharyngeal and Esophageal Complications During Structural Heart Disease Procedures Under Transesophageal Echocardiography Guidance. J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2023 Apr; 36 (4):431-433 Epub 2022 Nov 08
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  40. Ibrahim H, Thaden JJ, Fabre KL, Scott CG, Greason KL, Pislaru SV, Nkomo VT. Impact of Atrial Fibrillation on Outcomes in Very Severe Aortic Valve Stenosis. Am J Cardiol. 2023 Feb 15; 189:64-69 Epub 2022 Dec 09
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  41. Eleid MF, Nkomo VT, Pislaru SV, Gersh BJ. Valvular Heart Disease: New Concepts in Pathophysiology and Therapeutic Approaches. Annu Rev Med. 2023 Jan 27; 74:155-170 Epub 2022 Nov 18
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  42. Anand V, Scott CG, Hyun MC, Lara-Breitinger K, Nkomo VT, Kane GC, Pislaru C, Kopecky KF, Schulte PJ, Pislaru SV. The 5 Phenotypes of Tricuspid Regurgitation: Insight From Cluster Analysis of Clinical and Echocardiographic Variables. JACC Cardiovasc Interv. 2023 Jan 23; 16 (2):156-165
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  43. Crestanello JA, Greason KL, Mathew J, Eleid MF, Nkomo VT, Rihal CS, Bagameri G, Holmes DR, Pislaru SV, Sandhu GS, Lee AT, King KS, Alkhouli M. The interaction of forced expiratory volume in 1 s and N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide with outcomes after transcatheter aortic valve replacement. European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery: Official Journal of the European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery. 2023; 63 (4):ezad017
  44. Oguz D, Huntley GD, El-Am EA, Scott CG, Thaden JJ, Pislaru SV, Fabre KL, Singh M, Greason KL, Crestanello JA, Pellikka PA, Oh JK, Nkomo VT. Impact of atrial fibrillation on outcomes in asymptomatic severe aortic stenosis: a propensity-matched analysis. Front Cardiovasc Med. 2023; 10:1195123 Epub 2023 June 20
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  45. Herrera RA, Smith MM, Mauermann WJ, Nkomo VT, Luis SA. Perioperative management of aortic stenosis in patients undergoing non-cardiac surgery. Front Cardiovasc Med. 2023; 10:1145290 Epub 2023 Apr 06
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  46. Alkurashi AK, Thaden JJ, Naser JA, El-Am EA, Pislaru SV, Greason KL, Negrotto SM, Clavel MA, Pellikka PA, Maleszewski JJ, Nkomo VT. Underestimation of Aortic Stenosis Severity by Doppler Mean Gradient during Atrial Fibrillation: Insights from Aortic Valve Weight. J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2023 Jan; 36 (1):53-59 Epub 2022 Oct 10
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  47. Patlolla SH, Schaff HV, Nishimura RA, Stulak JM, Chamberlain AM, Pislaru SV, Nkomo VT. Incidence and Burden of Tricuspid Regurgitation in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2022 Dec 13; 80 (24):2289-2298
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  48. Bi X, Yeung DF, Thaden JJ, Nhola LF, Schaff HV, Pislaru SV, Pellikka PA, Pochettino A, Greason KL, Nkomo VT, Villarraga HR. Characterization of myocardial mechanics and its prognostic significance in patients with severe aortic stenosis undergoing aortic valve replacement. Eur Heart J Open. 2022 Nov; 2 (6):oeac074 Epub 2022 Nov 05
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  49. Ye Z, Yang LT, Medina-Inojosa JR, Scott CG, Padang R, Luis SA, Nkomo VT, Enriquez-Sarano M, Michelena HI. Multichamber Strain Characterization Is a Robust Prognosticator for Both Bicuspid and Tricuspid Aortic Stenosis. J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2022 Sep; 35 (9):956-965 Epub 2022 May 22
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  50. Chedid M, Kaidbay HD, Wigerinck S, Mkhaimer Y, Smith B, Zubidat D, Sekhon I, Prajwal R, Duriseti P, Issa N, Zoghby ZM, Hanna C, Senum SR, Harris PC, Hickson LJ, Torres VE, Nkomo VT, Chebib FT. Cardiovascular Outcomes in Kidney Transplant Recipients With ADPKD. Kidney Int Rep. 2022 Sep; 7(9):1991-2005. Epub 2022 Jun 11.
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  51. Lara-Breitinger KM, Scott CG, Nkomo VT, Pellikka PA, Kane GC, Chaliki HP, Shapiro BP, Eleid MF, Alkhouli M, Greason KL, Pislaru SV, Rihal CS. Tricuspid Regurgitation Impact on Outcomes (TRIO): A Simple Clinical Risk Score. Mayo Clin Proc. 2022 Aug; 97 (8):1449-1461 Epub 2022 Aug 01
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  52. Alkhouli M, Simard T, El Shaer A, Bird J, Nkomo VT, Freidman PA, Thaden J, Padang R. First Experience With a Novel Live 3D ICE Catheter to Guide Transcatheter Structural Heart Interventions. JACC Cardiovasc Imaging. 2022 Aug; 15 (8):1502-1509 Epub 2021 Nov 17
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  53. Naser JA, Pislaru SV, Pislaru C, Jouni H, Alsidawi S, Thaden JJ, Scott CG, Nkomo VT. Averaged Transaortic Mean Gradient during Atrial Fibrillation Does Not Accurately Reflect Aortic Stenosis Severity. J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2022 Aug; 35 (8):885-887 Epub 2022 May 11
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  54. Naser JA, Crestanello JA, Nkomo VT, Luis SA, Thaden JJ, Geske JB, Anderson JH, Sinak LJ, Michelena HI, Pislaru SV, Padang R. Immobile Leaflets at Time of Bioprosthetic Valve Implantation: A Novel Risk Factor for Early Bioprosthetic Failure: A Novel Risk Factor for Early Bioprosthetic Failure. Heart Lung Circ. 2022 Aug; 31 (8):1166-1175 Epub 2022 Mar 24
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  55. Ito S, Miranda WR, Nkomo VT, Lewis BR, Oh JK. Sex Differences in LV Remodeling and Hemodynamics in Aortic Stenosis: Sex-Specific Criteria for Severe Stenosis? JACC Cardiovasc Imaging. 2022 Jul; 15(7):1175-1189. Epub 2022 May 11.
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  56. Simard T, Reddy YNV, Thaden JJ, Padang R, Michelena HI, Nkomo VT, Lloyd JW, El Sabbagh A, Nishimura RA, Reeder GS, Guerrero M, Alkhouli M, Rihal CS, Eleid MF. Atrial mitral regurgitation: Characteristics and outcomes of transcatheter mitral valve edge-to-edge repair. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2022 Jul; 100(1):133-142. Epub 2022 May 10.
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  57. Roslan AB, Naser JA, Nkomo VT, Padang R, Lin G, Pislaru C, Greason KL, Pellikka PA, Eleid MF, Thaden JJ, Miller FA Jr, Pislaru SV. Performance of Echocardiographic Algorithms for Assessment of High Aortic Bioprosthetic Valve Gradients. J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2022 Jul; 35 (7):682-691.e2 Epub 2022 Feb 11
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  58. Kato N, Guerrero M, Padang R, Amadio JM, Eleid MF, Scott CG, Lee AT, Pislaru SV, Nkomo VT, Pellikka PA. Prevalence and Natural History of Mitral Annulus Calcification and Related Valve Dysfunction. Mayo Clin Proc. 2022 Jun; 97 (6):1094-1107
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  59. Naser JA, Pislaru C, Roslan A, Ciobanu AO, Jouni H, Nkomo VT, Kane GC, Pislaru SV. Unfavorable Tricuspid Annulus Dynamics: A Novel Concept to Explain Development of Tricuspid Regurgitation in Atrial Fibrillation. J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2022 Jun; 35 (6):664-666 Epub 2022 Mar 01
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  60. Quintero-Martinez JA, Hindy JR, El Zein S, Michelena HI, Nkomo VT, DeSimone DC, Baddour LM. Contemporary demographics, diagnostics and outcomes in non-bacterial thrombotic endocarditis. Heart. 2022 May 9 Epub 2022 May 09
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  61. Park JR, Brady PA, Clavell AL, Maleszewski JJ, Nkomo VT, Pislaru SV, Stulak JM, Lin G. Predictors and Long-Term Impact of De Novo Aortic Regurgitation in Continuous Flow Left Ventricular Assist Devices Using Vena Contracta. ASAIO J. 2022 May 1; 68 (5):691-697 Epub 2021 Aug 29
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  62. Katz MS, Greason KL, Crestanello JA, Mankad SV, Guerrero ME, Gulati R, Alkhouli M, Michelena HI, Nkomo VT, Rihal CS, Eleid MF. Renal function changes associated with transcatheter aortic valve-in-valve for prosthetic regurgitation compared to stenosis. Int J Cardiol Heart Vasc. 2022 Apr; 39:100999 Epub 2022 Mar 14
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  63. Welle GA, El-Sabawi B, Thaden JJ, Greason KL, Klarich KW, Nkomo VT, Alkhouli MA, Guerrero ME, Crestanello JA, Gulati R, Rihal CS, Eleid MF. Effect of eliminating pre-discharge transthoracic echocardiogram on outcomes after TAVR. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2022 Feb; 99 (3):861-866 Epub 2021 Aug 13
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  64. Ahmed R, Sawatari H, Deshpande S, Khan H, Rui P, Khanji MY, Sherif AA, Jaliparthy K, Reddy S, Nkomo VT, Manjunath CN, Yong-Mei C, Somers VK, Brady PA, Chahal AA, Padmanabhan D. Impact of Atrial Fibrillation on Outcomes of Aortic Valve Implantation. Am J Cardiol. 2022 Jan 15; 163:50-57 Epub 2021 Nov 10
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  65. Alkurashi AK, Pislaru SV, Thaden JJ, Collins JD, Foley TA, Greason KL, Eleid MF, Sandhu GS, Alkhouli MA, Asirvatham SJ, Cha YM, Williamson EE, Crestanello JA, Pellikka PA, Oh JK, Nkomo VT. Doppler Mean Gradient Is Discordant to Aortic Valve Calcium Scores in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation Undergoing Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement. J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2022 Jan; 35 (1):116-123 Epub 2021 Sept 08
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  66. Melduni R, Nkomo VT, Wysokinski W, Gersh BJ, Deshmukh A, Padang R, Greene EL, Oh JK, Lee HC. Risk of left atrial appendage thrombus and stroke in patients with atrial fibrillation and mitral regurgitation. Heart. 2022 Jan; 108 (1):29-36 Epub 2021 Mar 25
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  67. Mahowald MK, Nishimura RA, Pislaru SV, Mankad SV, Nkomo VT, Padang R, Thaden JJ, Alkhouli M, Guerrero M, Rihal CS, Eleid MF. Reduction in Right Atrial Pressures Is Associated With Hemodynamic Improvements After Transcatheter Edge-to-Edge Repair of the Tricuspid Valve. Circ Cardiovasc Interv. 2021 Dec; 14 (12):e010557 Epub 2021 Nov 24
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  68. Oguz D, Padang R, Pislaru SV, Nkomo VT, Mankad SV, Alkhouli M, Guerrero M, Reeder GS, Eleid MF, Rihal CS, Thaden JJ. Clinical predictors and impact of postoperative mean gradient on outcome after transcatheter edge-to-edge mitral valve repair. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2021 Nov 15; 98 (6):E932-E937 Epub 2021 July 10
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  69. El-Sabawi B, Guerrero ME, Eleid MF, Nkomo VT, Pislaru SV, Rihal CS. Hemolysis after transcatheter mitral valve replacement in degenerated bioprostheses, annuloplasty rings, and mitral annular calcification: Incidence, patient characteristics, and clinical outcomes. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2021 Oct; 98 (4):776-785 Epub 2021 May 31
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  70. El-Am EA, Ahmad A, Dispenzieri A, Grogan M, Nkomo VT. Cardiac Amyloidosis in Patients With Persistent Left Atrial Thrombus. J Am Coll Cardiol 2021 Sep 28; 78 (13):e87
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  71. Padang R, Ali YZ, Mankad R, Bois MC, Maalouf JF, Sinak LJ, Pislaru SV, Nkomo VT, Michelena HI, Luis SA. Thromboembolic Complications of Annuloplasty Rings. JACC Cardiovasc Imaging. 2021 Aug; 14 (8):1659-1665 Epub 2020 Nov 18
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