A review of outcome following valve surgery for rheumatic heart disease in Australia. Russell, E. A., Tran, L., Baker, R. A., Bennetts, J. S., Brown, A., Reid, C. M., Tam, R., Walsh, W. F., & Maguire, G. P. BMC Cardiovasc Disord. 2015;15:103. Published 2015 Sep 23. doi:10.1186/s12872-015-0094-1 Abstract Background:Globally, rheumatic heart disease (RHD) remains an...

Right ventricular function after aortic valve intervention: Cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging is the standard. Quant Imaging Med Surg. 2016 Jun; 6(3): 259–273. doi: 10.21037/qims.2016.06.05 Abstract Degenerative aortic stenosis (AS) is the most common valvular disease in the western world with a prevalence expected to double within the next 50 years. International guidelines advocate the use of...

Quantitative Assessment of Paravalvular Regurgitation Following Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement. Crouch G, Tully PJ, Bennetts J, Sinhal A, Bradbrook C, Penhall AL, De Pasquale CG, Baker RA, Selvanayagam JB. J Cardiovasc Magn Reson. 2015;17(1):32. Published 2015 May 8. doi:10.1186/s12968-015-0134-0 Abstract Background:Paravalvular aortic regurgitation (PAR) following transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) is well acknowledged. Despite improvements, echocardiographic measurement of PAR largely remains qualitative. Cardiovascular...

Early effects of transcatheter aortic valve implantation and aortic valve replacement on myocardial function and aortic valve hemodynamics: insights from cardiovascular magnetic resonance.  Crouch G, Bennetts J, Sinhal A, Tully PJ, Leong DP, Bradbrook C, Penhall AL, De Pasquale CG, Chakrabarty A, Baker RA, Selvanayagam JB. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2015;149(2):462-470. doi:10.1016/j.jtcvs.2014.10.064 Abstract Objective: There remains a paucity of mechanistic data on the effect of...

Change in quality of life after transcatheter aortic valve implantation and aortic valve replacement surgery in Australian patients aged ≥ 75 years: the effects of EuroSCORE and patient operability.  Tully PJ, Roshan P, Rice GD, Sinhal A, Bennetts JS, Baker RA. J Geriatr Cardiol. 2015;12(1):30-36. doi:10.11909/j.issn.1671-5411.2015.01.004 Abstract Objective: To determine the extent to which differences...

A review of valve surgery for rheumatic heart disease in Australia. Russell EA, Tran L, Baker RA, Bennetts JS, Brown A, Reid CM, Tam R, Walsh WF, Maguire GP. BMC Cardiovasc Disord. 2014;14:134. Published 2014 Oct 2. doi:10.1186/1471-2261-14-134 Abstract Background: Globally, rheumatic heart disease (RHD) remains an important cause of heart disease. In Australia, it particularly affects older non-Indigenous Australians and Aboriginal Australians...

Very late ventricular displacement of transcatheter aortic valve resulting in severe paravalvular regurgitation. Prakash R, Crouch G, Joseph MX, Bennetts J, Selvanayagam JB, Sinhal A. JACC Cardiovasc Interv. 2014;7(2):e13-e15. doi:10.1016/j.jcin.2013.06.019 Abstract Case Study A 74-year-old man presented to our center with acute pulmonary edema. This was in the context of a transfemoral transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) with a...

Minimally Invasive Mitral Valve Procedures: The Current State. Ritwick B, Chaudhuri K, Crouch G, Edwards JR, Worthington M, Stuklis RG. Minim Invasive Surg. 2013;2013:679276. doi:10.1155/2013/679276 Abstract Since its early days, cardiac surgery has typically involved large incisions with complete access to the heart and the great vessels. After the popularization of the minimally invasive techniques...

Aortic Valve Prosthesis-Patient Mismatch and Long-Term Outcomes: 19-Year Single-Center Experience.  Ann Thorac Surg. 2013;96(3):844-850. doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2013.04.075 Abstract Background: The clinical effects of prosthesis-patient mismatch (PPM) after aortic valve replacement, with respect to morbidity and survival, remain controversial, particularly in high-risk patient subgroups. ​ Results: Prosthesis-patient mismatch was classified as severe (92 of 1,060; 8.7%), moderate (440...

The morbidity and mortality outcomes of Indigenous Australian peoples after isolated coronary artery bypass graft surgery: The influence of geographic remoteness.  Prabhu A, Tully PJ, Bennetts JS, Tuble SC, Baker RA. Heart Lung Circ. 2013;22(8):599-605. doi:10.1016/j.hlc.2013.01.003 Abstract Background: Though Indigenous Australian peoples reportedly have poorer survival outcome after cardiac surgery, few studies have jointly documented the experience of major morbidity,...