2019
Acknowledging the Importance of Proper Word Choice to Avoid Stigmatizing Patients Who Inject Drugs
Nguemeni Tiako MJ, Mori M, Bin Mahmood SU, Geirsson A. Acknowledging the Importance of Proper Word Choice to Avoid Stigmatizing Patients Who Inject Drugs. Seminars In Thoracic And Cardiovascular Surgery 2019, 31: 806. PMID: 31185287, DOI: 10.1053/j.semtcvs.2019.05.031.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2018
Recidivism Is the Leading Cause of Death Among Intravenous Drug Users Who Underwent Cardiac Surgery for Infective Endocarditis
Nguemeni Tiako M, Mori M, Bin Mahmood S, Shioda K, Mangi A, Yun J, Geirsson A. Recidivism Is the Leading Cause of Death Among Intravenous Drug Users Who Underwent Cardiac Surgery for Infective Endocarditis. Seminars In Thoracic And Cardiovascular Surgery 2018, 31: 40-45. PMID: 30165237, DOI: 10.1053/j.semtcvs.2018.07.016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCause of deathPerioperative adverse eventsNon-IVDU patientsMid-term survivalIVDU patientsAdverse eventsPostoperative outcomesCardiac surgeryPrevious coronary artery bypass graftMid-term postoperative outcomesCoronary artery bypass graftUnderwent cardiac surgeryMid-term mortalityArtery bypass graftLong-term mortalityPeripheral vascular diseaseIntravenous drug useMortality prediction scoreIntravenous drug usersLong-term outcomesNational opioid crisisInfective endocarditis casesIVDU cohortLess comorbidityConsecutive patients