Impact of Operator Characteristics on Outcomes in Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement
Rong LQ, Gaudino M, Tam D, Mao J, Zheng X, Hameed I, Khan F, Salemi A, Sedrakyan A, Neuburger PJ, Fremes S. Impact of Operator Characteristics on Outcomes in Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement. The Annals Of Thoracic Surgery 2020, 111: 853-860. PMID: 32795521, DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2020.06.018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTranscatheter aortic valve replacementTranscatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) proceduresAortic valve replacement proceduresAortic valve replacementAcute myocardial infarctionHealth Statewide PlanningValve replacement proceduresOperator characteristicsInhospital outcomesTAVR volumeInhospital mortalityValve replacementPrimary outcomeMyocardial infarctionSubgroup analysisStatewide PlanningProvider characteristicsCardiology practiceNew York State DepartmentInterventional cardiologyTAVROperator specialtyReplacement proceduresMedical school locationSignificant differencesPublication of cardiac surgery research papers in top cardiovascular journals
Gaudino M, Morsi M, Hameed I, Naik A, Robinson NB, Benedetto U, Ruel M. Publication of cardiac surgery research papers in top cardiovascular journals. Journal Of Cardiac Surgery 2020, 35: 2734-2736. PMID: 33043662, DOI: 10.1111/jocs.14894.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCharacteristics of Contemporary Randomized Clinical Trials and Their Association With the Trial Funding Source in Invasive Cardiovascular Interventions
Gaudino M, Hameed I, Rahouma M, Khan FM, Tam DY, Biondi-Zoccai G, Demetres M, Charlson ME, Ruel M, Crea F, Falk V, Girardi LN, Fremes S, Chikwe J. Characteristics of Contemporary Randomized Clinical Trials and Their Association With the Trial Funding Source in Invasive Cardiovascular Interventions. JAMA Internal Medicine 2020, 180: 993-1001. PMID: 32478821, PMCID: PMC7265124, DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2020.1670.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary end pointInvasive cardiovascular interventionsPrimary outcomeClinical trialsEnd pointCardiovascular interventionsSignificant differencesComposite primary end pointContemporary Randomized Clinical TrialsStructural interventional cardiologyTrial funding sourceCardiac surgical proceduresRandomized clinical trialsNumber of patientsCross-sectional studyExperimental interventionReporting of trialsTreatment effectsMedian sample sizeLarge treatment effectsContemporary RCTsGuideline recommendationsEvidence-based practiceTrial sponsorshipFavorable outcome