J. Rafael Sadaba

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Outcomes of Warfarin Therapy for Bioprosthetic Valve Thrombosis of Surgically Implanted Valves

February 26, 2017 | J. Rafael SadabaGold Contributor

In this manuscript, the authors describe their findings in an observational prospective study of 52 patients who had tentative diagnoses of bioprosthetic valve thrombosis (BPVT) of surgically implanted valves over a 3-year period. All patients...

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What to Expect: EACTS 2022

October 4, 2022 | John Janesheski…

In anticipation of the 36th Annual European Association for Cardiothoracic Surgery (EACTS) Meeting, CTSNet met with two representatives of the association. Dr. Rafael Sádaba Sagredo, secretary general and chair of...

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TAVI in Bicuspid Aortic Valves ‘Made Easy’

May 14, 2017 | J. Rafael SadabaGold Contributor

Bicuspid aortic valve (BAV) has been considered a relative contraindication for transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI). Nevertheless, favourable results have been reported from registries and observational reports. In this manuscript,...

JANS Article

Outcomes of Warfarin Therapy for Bioprosthetic Valve Thrombosis of Surgically Implanted Valves

February 26, 2017 | J. Rafael SadabaGold Contributor

In this manuscript, the authors describe their findings in an observational prospective study of 52 patients who had tentative diagnoses of bioprosthetic valve thrombosis (BPVT) of surgically implanted valves over...

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Differences in left ventricular remodelling in patients with aortic stenosis treated with transcatheter aortic valve replacement with corevalve prostheses compared to surgery with porcine or bovine biological prostheses.

February 13, 2017 | J. Rafael SadabaGold Contributor

The authors report on an echocardiographic sub-study of the NOTION trial, a prospective randomized study which compared outcomes between 120 patients undergoing TAVI and 112 patients undergoing aortic valve replacement...

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Surgical sutureless and transcatheter aortic valves: hemodynamic performance and clinical outcomes in propensity score-matched high-risk populations with severe aortic stenosis.

May 14, 2015 | J. Rafael SadabaGold Contributor

In this manuscript the authors describe their findings in an observational study of patients undergoing either aortic valve replacement with a “sutureless” aortic valve bioprosthesis (Medtronic’s 3f Enable) or transcatheter...

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Dual Antiplatelet Therapy After Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting in the Setting of Acute Coronary Syndrome

May 10, 2015 | J. Rafael SadabaGold Contributor

In this manuscript, the authors describe their findings of an extensive literature review of 12 mostly observational, retrospective studies evaluating the use of dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) in patients after...

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Review of Reported Causes of Device Embolization Following Trans-Catheter Aortic Valve Implantation

April 24, 2015 | J. Rafael SadabaGold Contributor

In this manuscript the authors describe a systematic review of 71 cases of transcatheter heart valve embolization. In 72% of the patients, the prosthesis used was a balloon expandable one....

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Meta-Analysis of 12 Trials Evaluating the Effects of Statins on Decreasing Atrial Fibrillation After Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting.

April 12, 2015 | J. Rafael SadabaGold Contributor

In this manuscript the authors describe their findings in a meta-analysis of 12 randomized placebo-controlled clinical trials involving 2,980 patients undergoing isolated CABG. They found that statin therapy, particularly atorvastatin,...

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Transcatheter Versus Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement in Patients with Severe Aortic Valve Stenosis: One-year Results from the All-comers Nordic Aortic Valve Intervention (NOTION) Randomized Clinical Trial

March 21, 2015 | J. Rafael SadabaGold Contributor

The authors describe the one-year results of a randomized trial comparing outcomes between transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) and surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR) among an all-comers cohort of 280...

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Optimal Medical Therapy Improves Clinical Outcomes in Patients Undergoing Revascularization with Percutaneous Coronary Intervention or Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting: Insights from the SYNTAX Trial at 5-Year Follow-Up

March 16, 2015 | J. Rafael SadabaGold Contributor

In this manuscript the authors present a post-hoc study of the SYNTAX trial. They compare outcomes between those patients on optimal medical therapy (OMT) and non-optimal medical therapy following revascularization...

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Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation in the UK: Temporal Trends, Predictors of Outcome and 6 Year Follow Up: A Report from the UK TAVI Registry 2007 to 2012

February 22, 2015 | J. Rafael SadabaGold Contributor

This manuscript reports on data from the UK registry from 2007 to 2012 including 3980 TAVI procedures and a 6 year follow up. The authors carry out a good analysis...

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Causes and timing of death during long-term follow-up after transcatheter aortic valve replacement.

February 2, 2015 | J. Rafael SadabaGold Contributor

This manuscript describes the findings of a retrospective analysis of 874 consecutive high risk or inoperable patients undergoing TAVR in three different centres, evaluating outcomes after up to three years...

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