God! Director, Valve and Structural Heart Center
@HarringtonHVI
@UHHospitals
, Alexander and Marianna McAfee Endowed Chair, Full Professor of Medicine
@CWRU
Truly honored to improve the quality of life of an 103 year old TRUE American hero from WW II. He was grateful in tears this morning before going home after his
#TAVR
done by myself and
@MarcPPelletier
yesterday. Posted with permission and pride
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@DanSimonMD
@shishem
Sad day for interventional cardiology with the passing of Professor Eduardo de Sousa! Truly a pioneer, a visionary, “father” of drug-eluting stents. My condolences to Dra Amanda Sousa, to my friend Alex Abizaid and Andrea and the whole family. RIP giant!
After the first Evolut Pro and Pro+ and the first commercial Evolut 34mm valve in the world we are glad to be part of the LMR for Evolut FX. Sizing done with non-contrast CT (paper on Evolut sizing with non-con CT submitted😉)
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@psorajja
@GilbertTangMD
@ChetcutiStan
So much and so many to be thankful for! Cannot express how so much grateful I am right now. Thank you very much to the McAfee family for this amazing gift and to my mentors
@shishem
@DanSimonMD
Alan Markowitz, MD
@UHhospitals
First 29F TF APOLLO case for MAC in the world! Outstanding results with mean gradient of 2mmHg, no PVL and significant hemodynamic improvement. Amazing job of
@UHhospitals
@HarringtonHVI
Structural heart team with the great support of the
@MDT_StructHeart
APOLLO team
@shishem
Coronary cannulation post
#TAVR
with
#Evolut
FX easily performed when commissure alignment is obtained, while coronary misalignment might delay it. Read our paper on this relevant topic and check movies below.
@OhnoTuri
@MDT_StructHeart
.…
@iHad2GoGetit
Recognize and take full responsibility for your poor behavior. If you truly value this connection and genuinely love this person then put full effort, energy and time to address/treat the cause (s). Do not rest until this is resolved. Be resilient. This is the one real apology.
After being the first ones performing commercial
#TAVR
Evolut Pro and Evolut R 34mm in the US, The Valve and Structural Heart Center
@UHhospitals
performed today the first Evolut Pro+ in the world! No PVL! No conduction disturbances !
#routineispristine
#consistency
#LAOtechnique
Thank you God for enlightening my path! We are
#24
amongst >500 centers in the US on growth/volume of Mitraclip procedures in the last 12 months. Thank you
@ACUkaigweMD
for being an amazing partner, SHD nursing team, imaging team, cath lab staff, CT surgery colleagues and fellows
1000 Watchman! Proud of our
@UHhospitals
Valve and Structural Heart team and my partner Steve Filby with one of the busiest left atrial appendage closure programs in the nation (third busiest operator of this procedure in the US). All local anesthesia, ICE guided, CT sized.
What an amazing structural heart conference was
#SENTIENT
SUMMIT 2022 last week in Kerala, India! Amazingly organized by my friend and colleague Sai Satish from Apollo Hospitals, Chennai! Thank you for inviting me and for being such a phenomenal host.
#routineispristine
. Our meta-analysis of valve durability just published. While longer term follow-up of low/moderate risk patients still warranted, our study provides great insight on the current available data.
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@MarcPPelletier
@ACUkaigweMD
Our Thursday
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Structural Heart program with 3 TAVRs, 1TMVR, 1BAV, 2 PFO closure and 2 ICE guided Watchman. Outstanding job of our cath lab staff and grateful to my fantastic partners
@ACUkaigweMD
, Steve Filby and Greg Rushing.
Great to be back after the pandemic hiatus with our
#TAVR
optimal practices course in person
@UHhospitals
. Over the past 6 years we have proudly trained hundreds of healthcare providers from all over the world.
#consistency
#routineispristine
Example of how
@ShockwaveIVL
adds value to
#TAVR
preventing patients to undergo alternative access even with this severely calcified stenosis in the left common iliac. Recently incorporated to the armamentarium
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in line with our minimalist philosophy started in 2013!
Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement With Self‐Expandable Supra‐Annular Valves for Degenerated Surgical Bioprostheses: Insights From Transcatheter Valve Therapy Registry | Journal of the American Heart Association
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Amazing work of our Structural Heart Team
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and the partner teams of echo, cath lab nurses and anesthesia as well as the strong support of leadership. Consistent volume growth and high standards of quality delivering excellent care to NE Ohio.
@ACUkaigweMD
@DocCbaezap
Great day
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with the implantation of our first
#accucinch
ventricular repair system. This clinical trial might open a new avenue to treat patients with LV dilation and mitral regurgitation. Thank you
@AncoraHeart
team for supporting
#routineispristine
The amazing nurses of
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Structural Heart team making pasta sauce at Cleveland men’s shelter this Sunday. Thank you God for this opportunity! I would like to suggest to team leaders to perform team building events in charities rather than going to bars, games, etc. 🙏🏻❤️
Hard work and commitment to getting better every day always pay off. Never stop chasing your dreams. No matter how hard it seems and despite flaws and mistakes along the way NEVER ever give up when you have a goal. Keep the focus and don’t let the noise disturb you.
Great day of
#TAVR
optimal practices course
@UHhospitals
. We proudly hosted colleagues from Trinity Medical Center and Columbus Regional Hospital. We also hosted interventional teams from Brazil. Consistency, meticulousness, and pristine results.
#passionforeducation
I am so proud of my mentees and getting their messages of gratitude truly means a lot! I feel so blessed and grateful for having had outstanding mentors in my life and for being able to mentor many fellows and colleagues in my career!🙏🏻
#passionforeducation
I‘ve been to Japan 16 times to teach
#TAVR
optimal practices but this is definitely the one I am most excited about. Invited to do 2 cases with our former superstar fellow
@UHhospitals
Yasuhiro Ichibori, chief of the SHD at Osaka Police Hospital.
#passionforeducation
#proud
@michaelTCTMD
@gbiondizoccai
Disagree with the panel. However, I would like my TAVR to be done by an experienced operator who performs comprehensive procedural planning and executes the plan with elegant, refined technique. According to the trial data, cerebral protection device not necessary.
After being in Japan many times teaching
#TAVR
optimal practices I am honored to be in Tri-Service General Hospital in Taiwan exchanging experiences with great colleagues. Thank you for the warmest welcome! Proud of
@UHhospitals
Valve and Structural Heart Center
Great Saturday implanting
#AccuCinch
, a new investigational technology for mitral regurgitation and heart failure available
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Thanks to the
@AncoraHeart
team for hosting us.
Happy to be back at Saku General Hospital in Nagano, Japan to teach
#TAVR
optimal practices representing
@UHhospitals
Valve and Structural Heart Center. Congratulations to the great team of Drs. Horigome, Hama, and Kimura.
Our paper of TAVR in TAVR with self-expandable valves shows promising mid term results. While certain challenges still remain, it provides reassurance of safety and efficacy in selected patients.
@MarcPPelletier
@UHhospitals
@GabashaMD
@msztejfman
Great to be in Bangkok, Thailand with my brother
@OhnoTuri
as the chairpersons of the 2019 Asia Heart Team Meeting. Great discussions of
#TAVR
optimal practices and case presentations. Proudly representing The Valve and Structural Heart Center
@UHhospitals
.
The king of fish is Nodoguro! THE BEST! Perfect meet/fat ratio that melts in your mouth. This sushi from Rinda in Tokyo that has grilled seaweed giving a gentle smoked flavor and crispy texture is worth crossing the Pacific. Great night with the dearest
@OhnoTuri
and Aki-chan
Severe MR with large flail gap and ruptured chordae in a prohibitive surgical risk patient. This is where the
#mitraclip
XTR makes a difference compared with its prior generation.
I walking to the hospital chapel to pray 30 min ago and met a guy crying heavily on the hallway by himself. I approached and asked what was wrong and if he needed anything and he said his brother was sick, then said: “please pray for him” without knowing I was on my way to pray
A phenomenal year for The Valve and Structural Heart Center
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delivering outstanding outcomes, promoting growth and being amongst the top enrollers on important clinical trials such as the APOLLO and Low risk TAVR! Special thanks to our team, colleagues and patients!!!
At Hokkaido University Hospital with Nagai and Kamia sensei performing 2
#TAVR
. My messages to the colleagues I had the privilege to teach this week and that I always emphasize to my fellows: comprehensive planning, optimal technique, consistency and meticulousness.
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Great day of interesting
#TAVR
discussions at the Advanced Implanters Meeting in Dallas, TX. Insightful discussions and phenomenal experience exchanging. So glad to meet my former superstar fellow Amer Alaiti who is doing a great job at the Dallas VA hospital!
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Our multicenter, international study of new LBBB post TAVR just published. New LBBB not harmless and worse in patients with low EF. Risk Stratification of New Persistent Left Bundle Branch Block After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation .
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Glad to host a team of colleagues from India
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for our
#TAVR
optimal practices course last week. Great discussions on image interpretation, comprehensive procedural planning and meticulous technique with 6 live cases.
#passionforeducation
#routineispristine
Great day with my friends Ogata and Masuda sensei @ Ageo Central General Hospital, Saitama, Japan. Two years ago I did their first
#TAVR
CoreValve case with them and today I proctored their first
#TAVR
VIV. Otsukaresama!!
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Cleveland has the largest men’s shelter in the state of Ohio. They have several programs to help homeless people and as part of them they serve 3 meals/day. We served breakfast for > 100 people this morning. They need volunteers and donations and can be reached at (216) 566 0047.