Andrea Amabile, MD
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2025
Developing a career in cardio-thoracic research: ‘Do what you can, with what you have, where you are’
Amabile A, Burton S, Ramírez A, Dijkstra A, Gökçe I, Siepe M. Developing a career in cardio-thoracic research: ‘Do what you can, with what you have, where you are’. European Journal Of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery 2025, 67: ezaf057. PMID: 40057983, DOI: 10.1093/ejcts/ezaf057.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchThe Impact of Aortic Arch Morphology on Periprocedural Stroke in Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement
Voss S, Rusa K, Campanella C, Georgescu T, Vitanova K, Ruge H, Amabile A, Sideris K, Krane M, Burri M. The Impact of Aortic Arch Morphology on Periprocedural Stroke in Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement. Journal Of Clinical Medicine 2025, 14: 1045. PMID: 40004577, PMCID: PMC11856225, DOI: 10.3390/jcm14041045.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTranscatheter aortic valve replacementMulti-slice computed tomographyAortic valve replacementAortic arch morphologyArch anatomyValve replacementPeriprocedural strokeLeft common carotid arteryTransfemoral transcatheter aortic valve replacementEpi-aortic vesselsIschemic strokeArch morphologyPeriprocedural ischemic strokePropensity-matched case-control studyScore-matched studyCase-control studyCommon carotid arteryOccurrence of ischemic strokeAortic arch geometryEuroSCORE IIPropensity score matchingAortic archComparing patientsCatheter manipulationCarotid arteryRobotic Congenital Cardiac Surgery Practice Worldwide: A Systematic Review
Lee M, Amabile A, Hameed I, Antonios J, Awad A, Brackett A, Krane M, Gruber P, Geirsson A. Robotic Congenital Cardiac Surgery Practice Worldwide: A Systematic Review. Journal Of Cardiac Surgery 2025, 2025 DOI: 10.1155/jocs/4692522.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCase reportTreatment of congenital heart diseaseAdult cardiac surgery patientsHighest incidence of morbidityCannulation-related complicationsImproved surgeon experienceCongenital heart diseaseCardiac surgery patientsSmall case seriesIncidence of morbidityIndependent reviewers screened titles/abstractsInconsistent outcome reportingNewcastle-Ottawa ScaleNonrandomized observational studyCardiac surgery operationsComprehensive literature searchCongenital operationsCongenital diagnosisCongenital surgeryPediatric patientsPleural effusionCase seriesRetrospective studySurgeon experienceHeart blockAnalysis of Calcium Patterns in the Thoracic Aorta and Clinical Outcomes of TAVR Patients Presenting with Porcelain Aorta
Campanella C, Voss S, Schreyer J, Puluca N, Amabile A, Wirth F, Krane M, Ruge H. Analysis of Calcium Patterns in the Thoracic Aorta and Clinical Outcomes of TAVR Patients Presenting with Porcelain Aorta. Journal Of Clinical Medicine 2025, 14: 503. PMID: 39860509, PMCID: PMC11766034, DOI: 10.3390/jcm14020503.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPresence of porcelain aortaTranscatheter aortic valve replacementMulti-slice CTClinical outcomesPorcelain aortaPA patientsClinical outcomes of transcatheter aortic valve replacementThoracic aortaOutcomes of transcatheter aortic valve replacementTranscatheter aortic valve replacement patientsTreatment of severe aortic valve stenosisSevere aortic valve stenosisTranscatheter aortic valve replacement procedureMedian EuroSCORE IIOutcomes of TAVR patientsAortic valve replacementPre-operative CTAortic valve stenosisIschemic stroke rateThoracic aortic segmentsShort-term mortalityRisk of mortalityEuroSCORE IISuperior quadrantTAVR patients
2024
Surgical treatment and outcomes in aortic valve endocarditis and perivalvular abscesses
Degife E, Morrison A, Mahmood S, Ragnarsson S, Amabile A, Assi R, Vallabjoyshula P, Geirsson A. Surgical treatment and outcomes in aortic valve endocarditis and perivalvular abscesses. Scientific Reports 2024, 14: 29373. PMID: 39592664, PMCID: PMC11599902, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-79256-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAortic root abscessAortic valve endocarditisProsthetic valve endocarditisRoot abscessValve endocarditisPerivalvular abscessSurgical treatmentIncreased morbidityAortic valve infective endocarditisPredictors of operative mortalityActive aortic valve endocarditisFive-year survivalPresence of abscessAortocavitary fistulaeEndocarditis surgeryOperative mortalityRoot replacementInfective endocarditisCardiac surgeryPerioperative characteristicsPreoperative imagingHeart blockRepair groupEndocarditisComplex repairMechanisms of Repair Failure After Mitral Valve Repair Using Chordal Replacement
Lang M, Feirer N, Voss B, Geirsson A, Amabile A, Krane M, Vitanova K. Mechanisms of Repair Failure After Mitral Valve Repair Using Chordal Replacement. The Annals Of Thoracic Surgery 2024, 119: 362-369. PMID: 39603581, DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2024.10.029.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMechanisms of repair failureMitral valve repairMitral valve replacementMitral valve sclerosisDegenerative mitral regurgitationChordal replacementValve repairMitral regurgitationRe-repairRepair failureTechnical failureIsolated mitral valve repairCases of mitral valve replacementTranscatheter edge-to-edge repairCases of technical failureEdge-to-edge repairMitral valve reoperationGerman Heart Center MunichRetrospective observational studyValve reoperationValve replacementRe-reoperationMitral valveReoperationFollow-upRedo totally endoscopic, robotic-assisted correction of previously failed approximation of papillary muscles.
Amabile A, Antonios J, LaLonde M, Mahmood S, Ma W, Krane M, Geirsson A. Redo totally endoscopic, robotic-assisted correction of previously failed approximation of papillary muscles. Multimedia Manual Of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery 2024, 2024 PMID: 39429100, DOI: 10.1510/mmcts.2024.068.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAortic Valve Neocuspidization: An Additional Asset in the Lifetime Management of Aortic Valve Diseases
Amabile A, Krane M, Chu D. Aortic Valve Neocuspidization: An Additional Asset in the Lifetime Management of Aortic Valve Diseases. The Annals Of Thoracic Surgery 2024, 119: 491-492. PMID: 39424115, DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2024.09.045.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchThe Stradivari Violin of Robotic Heart Surgery: The Robotic EndoWrist Stabilizer
Torregrossa G, Amabile A, Nisivaco S, Algoet M, Oosterlinck W, Balkhy H. The Stradivari Violin of Robotic Heart Surgery: The Robotic EndoWrist Stabilizer. Innovations Technology And Techniques In Cardiothoracic And Vascular Surgery 2024, 19: 612-615. PMID: 39311095, DOI: 10.1177/15569845241279259.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchThe emerging role of minimally invasive extracorporeal circulation in totally endoscopic and robotic-assisted cardiac surgery procedures.
Condello I, Amabile A, Baudo M, Torregrossa G, Danesi T. The emerging role of minimally invasive extracorporeal circulation in totally endoscopic and robotic-assisted cardiac surgery procedures. Perfusion 2024, 2676591241281793. PMID: 39244646, DOI: 10.1177/02676591241281793.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMinimally invasive extracorporeal circulationExtracorporeal circulationRobotic-assisted cardiac surgeryCardiac surgery proceduresCardiac surgical practiceVital organ functionCardiac surgeryPerioperative complicationsMiECC systemCardiopulmonary bypassCardiac anatomyPostoperative recoveryPerfusion parametersSurgery proceduresSurgical practiceRobotic techniquesSurgical precisionOrgan functionMiECCPhysiological supportEnhanced visualizationSurgeryComplicationsCardiopulmonaryReview