Mitral Valve Repair Center

Mitral Valve Meeting 2018

The upcoming 4th Mitral Valve Meeting 2018 will feature even more interaction and practical workshops. We organize focused educational activities for the Heart-Team, with practical hands-on guided by experts, novel imaging skills, new technologies, and other subjects related to mitral v...

Long-term survival benefit seen in on-pump vs off-pump CABG

There is a small but significant long-term survival benefit of on-pump coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery when compared to off-pump procedures, according to a meta-analysis published online Feb. 26 in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

Prosthesis Type for Aortic- and Mitral-Valve Replacement

Joanna Chikwe, MD, Eugene H. Blackstone, MD, David H. Adams, MD

Goldstone and colleagues conducted an observational study that addressed an important question that is not well suited to randomization. The authors acknowledge limitations, including residual confounding, but the possibility that these limitations explain the survival difference favori...

Developing a mitral valve center of excellence

Ahmed El-Eshmawi, MD, Javier G. Castillo, MD, Gilbert H.L. Tang, MD, David H. Adams, MD

PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Despite the proven superiority of mitral repair over replacement for degenerative mitral disease, mitral valve replacement remains common. Guidelines now recommend referral of patients, particularly those whom are asymptomatic, to valve centers of excellence, althoug...

Prognostic Value of Hyperlactatemia and Lactate Clearance After Mitral Valve Surgery

Adam S. Evans, MD, Matthew A. Levin, MD, Hung-Mo Lin, ScD, Ken Lee, BS, Menachem M. Weiner, MD, Anelechi Anyanwu, MD, David H. Adams, MD, Alexander J.C. Mittnacht, MD

OBJECTIVES: Blood lactate is frequently used to guide management in critically ill patients. In patients undergoing mitral valve surgery, an elevated lactate level is frequently observed; however, overall mortality is low. The authors hypothesized that hyperlactemia is not a useful pre...

2019 Mount Sinai Heart Specialty Report

Established in 2006, Mount Sinai Heart was envisioned as a union of internationally renowned clinical and research experts providing exceptionally compassionate care for heart disease patients of all ages. View the 2019 Mount Sinai Heart Specialty Report View the 2018 Mount Sinai Hear...