J. Rafael Sadaba

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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 (AVR). Although at 12 months...

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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,...

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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...

JANS Article

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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Annular Rupture During Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement: Classification, Pathophysiology, Diagnostics, Treatment Approaches, and Prevention

January 25, 2015 | J. Rafael SadabaGold Contributor

This manuscript offers a comprehensive and easy to read review of annular rupture during TAVI. The authors explain the pathophysiology of this complication and classify it according to the anatomical...

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Effect of Aortic Regurgitation Following Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation on Outcomes.

January 18, 2015 | J. Rafael SadabaGold Contributor

This a retrospective study of 175 patients who had survived more than 12 months following TAVI and for whom there were clinical and echocardiographic follow up data. Outcomes were compared...

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Hybrid Coronary Revascularization: Promising, But Yet to Take Off.

January 18, 2015 | J. Rafael SadabaGold Contributor

This is an interesting review of the current status of hybrid coronary revascularization (HCR). The authors discuss the merits and disadvantages of simultaneous versus staged procedures and describe the individual...

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Aortic valve calcium score is a significant predictor for the occurrence of post-interventional paravalvular leakage after transcatheter aortic valve implantation — Results from a single center analysis of 260 consecutive patients

December 30, 2014 | J. Rafael SadabaGold Contributor

This is a retrospective review of 260 patients undergoing TAVI, looking at the relationship between aortic valve calcium score and post procedural paravalvular leakage. The results suggest that the amount...

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Comparison of Outcomes of Percutaneous MitraClip Versus Surgical Repair or Replacement for Degenerative Mitral Regurgitation in Octogenarians.

December 28, 2014 | J. Rafael SadabaGold Contributor

This is a retrospective study comparing outcomes in 25 octogenarian patients undergoing percutaneous mitral valve intervention with the Mitraclip device and 35 octogenarian patients undergoing surgical mitral valve repair or...

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Trends in Coronary Revascularization Procedures Among Medicare Beneficiaries Between 2008 and 2012

December 28, 2014 | J. Rafael SadabaGold Contributor

This is a retrospective study looking at 2,768,007 Medicare beneficiaries in the US undergoing myocardial revascularization between 2008 and 2012. From a surgical point of view it is interesting to...

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Predictors and progression of aortic stenosis in patients with preserved left ventricular ejection fraction.

December 11, 2014 | J. Rafael SadabaGold Contributor

In this manuscript, the authors report on a retrospective study looking at the progression of aortic stenosis (AS) in 1558 patients with mild, moderate and severe AS and preserved left...

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A Meta-Analysis of Mortality and Major Adverse Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Events in Patients Undergoing Transfemoral Versus Transapical Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation Using Edwards Valve for Severe Aortic Stenosis.

December 7, 2014 | J. Rafael SadabaGold Contributor

This manuscript reports on the findings of a meta-analysis of retrospective observational studies comparing clinical outcomes at 1-year in patients treated by either transfemoral (TF) or transapical (TA) transcatheter aortic...

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