Peer-reviewed output

Publications from our research team

Our peer-reviewed manuscripts and abstracts authored and co-authored by our research group.

Manuscripts

Publications

2026

2026

  • Permanent Pacemaker Implantation Following Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement: Incidence, Predictors, and Association With Reduced Ischemic Stroke Risk.
    Saleh O, Valle NJ, Li S, … Summers MR.
    Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions. April 2026.
  • Percutaneous Closure of Ventricular Septal Rupture After Myocardial Infarction: A Case Report of Competing Timelines in Multifactorial Shock.
    Cook TA, Schumaecker SK, Patibandla A, Summers MR.
    European Heart Journal – Case Reports. April 2026.
  • Open Transatrial Valve-in-Mitral Annular Calcification Mitral Valve Replacement With an Autologous Anterior Leaflet Sealing Skirt.
    Saleh O, Valle N, Agarwal R, … Sciortino CM.
    JTCVS Techniques. March 2026.
2025

2025

  • Physiologic Markers of Mortality in Acute Valve Syndrome: An Ischemic Physiology Score (IPS) Stratifies Patient Risk.
    Saleh O, Valle NJ, Saleh I, … Summers MR.
    Structural Heart. November 2025.
  • Fibrinolysis for Apical Thrombus as a Bridge to Emergent Valve-in-Valve Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement.
    Valle NJ, Saleh OA, Akunuri MC, … Summers MR.
    JACC Case Reports. November 2025.
  • Percutaneous Closure of a Left Ventricular Pseudoaneurysm Using a Post-Infarct VSD Device Guided by Intracardiac Echocardiography.
    Jafar O, Valle N, Bahniwal R, Summers M.
    Cardiovascular Revascularization Medicine. November 2025.
  • Emergent Transcatheter Tricuspid Edge-to-Edge Repair for Right Ventricular Shock From Tricuspid Regurgitation in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy.
    Valle NJ, Yehya A, Rathore A, Summers MR.
    JACC Case Reports. July 2025.
  • Cardiac Angiosarcoma in a 63-Year-Old Female With Prior Chest Wall Radiation.
    Valle N, Khalil N, Jafar O, Unger E.
    American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. May 2025.
  • Shocking Degree of Degeneration: A Case of Torrential Acute Mitral Regurgitation Successfully Treated With Mitral Transcatheter Edge-to-Edge Repair (M-TEER).
    Jafar O, McAuliffe J, Bahniwal R, Summers M.
    May 2025.
  • Percutaneous Coil Embolization of an Aortic Pseudoaneurysm Using Coronary Equipment.
    Valle N, Dolsen J, Jafar O, Summers MR.
    Journal of the American College of Cardiology. April 2025.
  • Complex ViMAC-TMVR With Preceding SCORPION Guided by Advanced Pre-Procedural Simulation.
    Dolsen J, Valle N, Jafar O, Summers MR.
    Journal of the American College of Cardiology. April 2025.

Conference

Abstracts

Conference abstracts presented at ACC, AHA, TCT, and related cardiology meetings.

2026

2026

  • Outcomes After Aortic Valve Replacement in Acute Valve Syndrome vs. Progressive Valvular Disease.
    Saleh O, Valle N, Benza RL, … Summers MR.
    Journal of the American College of Cardiology. April 2026. Abstract 26-A-8706-ACC · ACC.26.
  • Admission Physiology Defines a Stepwise Mortality Gradient in Acute Valve Syndrome.
    Saleh O, Saleh I, Valle N, … Summers MR.
    Journal of the American College of Cardiology. April 2026. Abstract 26-A-10368-ACC · ACC.26.
  • Effects of AI-Driven CT-Based Simulation and Computational Modeling on Leaflet Modification Rates in Valve-in-Valve TAVR.
    Valle N, Saleh O, Jafar O, … Summers MR.
    Journal of the American College of Cardiology. April 2026. Abstract 26-A-11197-ACC · ACC.26.
  • Dual-Lumen Coronary Aspiration Catheter Facilitates Continuous Wire Access During Paravalvular Leak Repair: A Novel Approach.
    Munjwani D, Chintalapati B, Barry C, Summers MR.
    Journal of the American College of Cardiology. April 2026. Abstract 26-CCC-19747-ACC · ACC.26.
  • Subcutaneous Furosemide for Heart Failure: A Single-Center Study.
    Jafar O, Harper A, Toepp AJ, Yehya A.
    Journal of the American College of Cardiology. April 2026. Abstract 26-A-15002-ACC · ACC.26.
2025

2025

  • Fibrinolytic Debulking of a Large Left Ventricular Thrombus Prior to Emergent Valve-in-Valve TAVR in the Setting of Critical Bioprosthetic Aortic Stenosis and Cardiogenic Shock.
    Valle N, Sarfraz H, Parikh P, Summers M.
    Circulation. November 2025. Abstract 4363464 · AHA Scientific Sessions.
  • Pacemaker Post-TAVR: Evaluation of Clinical Outcomes and the Impact of Implantation Timing.
    Valle N, Saleh O, Saleh I, … Summers M.
    Journal of the American College of Cardiology. October 2025. Abstract TCT-121 · TCT 2025.
  • Prognostic Impact of Procedural Urgency Status in TAVR: A Comparative Analysis of In-Hospital and 1-Year Outcomes From a Large Real-World Database.
    Saleh O, Saleh I, Valle N, … Summers M.
    Journal of the American College of Cardiology. October 2025. Abstract TCT-1162 · TCT 2025.