Publications by authors named "Connor Raikar"
Background: Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) is beneficial in low-flow, low-gradient aortic stenosis (LGAS) (mean pressure gradient [MPG] <40 mmHg). The benefit and outcomes of TAVI in very low-gradient aortic stenosis (VLGAS) patients (MPG <25 mmHg) are under-reported.
Methods: This retrospective cohort study analyzed 1173 patients with severe native valve aortic stenosis who underwent TAVI at a tertiary-care center between July 2012 and December 2021.
The aim of this study was to verify if multiparametric quantitative CMR can detect mild-to-moderate cardiac allograft vasculopathy (CAV) in patients post-orthotopic heart transplant (OHT). 51 patients (age = 50.0 ± 13.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Patients with endocarditis frequently require valve surgical procedure, and despite the recent growth of minimally invasive cardiac surgery (MICS) for complex valve operations, consensus recommendations still suggest conventional sternotomy.
Methods: The institutional Adult Cardiac Surgery Database of The Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) evaluated all patients undergoing valve surgical procedure for endocarditis from July 2016 to March 2024. Patients were stratified by conventional sternotomy vs an MICS approach, including hemisternotomy, right thoracotomy, and robotic-assisted mitral, tricuspid, or aortic valve surgical procedure.
Objective: Sternal dehiscence is frequently associated with wire-based closures cutting through fragile bone, allowing sternal motion, separation, and infection. We investigated whether bone cutting could be limited by using a newly available mesh suture with improved force distribution.
Methods: Five sternal models were closed using 8 interrupted single sternal wires, double sternal wires, braided poly(ethylene terephthalate) sutures, single-wrapped mesh sutures, or double-wrapped mesh sutures.