Featured Publications
Blood Management in High-risk Surgery
Hameed I, Cifu AS, Geirsson A. Blood Management in High-risk Surgery. JAMA 2022, 327: 578-579. PMID: 35133425, DOI: 10.1001/jama.2021.25299.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEmergent Repair of Acute Type A Aortic Dissection From Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement
Hameed I, Boix-Garibo R, Ahmed A, Forrest JK, Vallabhajosyula P. Emergent Repair of Acute Type A Aortic Dissection From Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement. Canadian Journal Of Cardiology 2022, 38: 404-406. PMID: 35031349, DOI: 10.1016/j.cjca.2022.01.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSex differences in outcomes after coronary artery bypass grafting: a pooled analysis of individual patient data
Gaudino M, Di Franco A, Alexander JH, Bakaeen F, Egorova N, Kurlansky P, Boening A, Chikwe J, Demetres M, Devereaux PJ, Diegeler A, Dimagli A, Flather M, Hameed I, Lamy A, Lawton JS, Reents W, Robinson NB, Audisio K, Rahouma M, Serruys PW, Hara H, Taggart DP, Girardi LN, Fremes SE, Benedetto U. Sex differences in outcomes after coronary artery bypass grafting: a pooled analysis of individual patient data. European Heart Journal 2021, 43: 18-28. PMID: 34338767, PMCID: PMC8851663, DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehab504.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCoronary artery bypassIndividual patient dataMyocardial infarctionArtery bypassCause mortalityWorse outcomesMultiple arterial graftingPatient dataOff-pump surgeryOutcomes of womenCABG trialBaseline characteristicsPatients 75Secondary outcomesPrimary outcomeArterial graftingCox regressionPooled analysisSurgical techniqueHigh riskHigh incidenceSimilar mortalitySystematic reviewRisk adjustmentMortalityAnalysis of Physician Use of Social Media
Hameed I, Oakley CT, Ahmed A, Naeem N, Robinson NB, Hameed NUF, Gaudino M. Analysis of Physician Use of Social Media. JAMA Network Open 2021, 4: e2118213. PMID: 34292338, PMCID: PMC8299311, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.18213.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSystematic Assessment of Online Health Information for Coronary Revascularization
Hameed I, Hameed NUF, Oakley CT, Gambardella I, Bravo C, Angiolillo DJ, Gaudino M. Systematic Assessment of Online Health Information for Coronary Revascularization. JAMA Internal Medicine 2021, 181: 1003-1006. PMID: 33871563, PMCID: PMC8056308, DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2021.1051.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConsiderations on the Management of Acute Postoperative Ischemia After Cardiac Surgery: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association
Gaudino M, Dangas G, Angiolillo D, Brodt J, Chikwe J, DeAnda A, Hameed I, Rodgers M, Sandner S, Sun L, Yong C, Council O. Considerations on the Management of Acute Postoperative Ischemia After Cardiac Surgery: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association. Circulation 2023, 148: 442-454. PMID: 37345559, DOI: 10.1161/cir.0000000000001154.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPostoperative myocardial ischemiaCardiac surgeryMyocardial ischemiaRedo coronary artery bypassCoronary artery bypassLife-threatening complicationsPercutaneous coronary interventionAmerican Heart AssociationLow methodological qualityArtery bypassPostoperative ischemiaCoronary interventionPrompt diagnosisPostoperative careHeart AssociationClinical guidanceSurgical proceduresMethodological qualityCurrent evidenceSurgeryIschemiaMultidisciplinary groupDiagnosisScientific statementConservative strategy
2024
Assessment of online information on robotic cardiac and thoracic surgery
Hameed I, Amabile A, Candelario K, Khan S, Li E, Fereydooni S, Almeida M, Latif N, Ahmed A, Dhanasopon A, Krane M, Blasberg J, Geirsson A. Assessment of online information on robotic cardiac and thoracic surgery. Journal Of Robotic Surgery 2024, 18: 41. PMID: 38231324, DOI: 10.1007/s11701-023-01794-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsThoracic surgeryAmount of contentConfidence intervalsOnline informationReadability of online resourcesOnline health informationSystematic online searchPerioperative informationCardiothoracic surgeonsOnline health resourcesAcademic websitesSurgeryPatientsReadability of websitesThoracicMultivariate regressionHigher accuracyWebsite accuracyPatient useHealth informationReadabilityWebsitesAccuracyAssociated with higher accuracyIndependent panelTotally endoscopic, robotic-assisted tricuspid valve repair and biatrial CryoMAZE.
Amabile A, LaLonde M, Hameed I, Mahmood S, Morrison A, Waldron C, Ma W, Geirsson A, Krane M. Totally endoscopic, robotic-assisted tricuspid valve repair and biatrial CryoMAZE. Multimedia Manual Of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery 2024, 2024 PMID: 38167378, DOI: 10.1510/mmcts.2023.074.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2023
Mild aortic insufficiency following transcatheter aortic valve replacement: A systematic review and meta‐analysis
Hameed I, Ahmed A, Kumar A, Li E, Candelario K, Khan S, Kannan A, Latif N, Amabile A, Geirsson A, Williams M. Mild aortic insufficiency following transcatheter aortic valve replacement: A systematic review and meta‐analysis. Catheterization And Cardiovascular Interventions 2023, 102: 166-175. PMID: 37172208, DOI: 10.1002/ccd.30674.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTranscatheter aortic valve replacementMild aortic insufficiencyAortic insufficiencyAortic valve replacementPooled incidenceMidterm mortalityValve replacementIncidence of AIModerate-severe aortic insufficiencyHartung-Knapp adjustmentPooled incidence rateLong-term outcomesLonger life expectancyAI incidenceTAVR volumeSecondary outcomesPrimary outcomeYounger patientsFemale patientsMean agePooled analysisIncidence rateTAVR valvePatientsSystematic reviewManagement of Thoracic Aortic Dissection
Hameed I, Cifu A, Vallabhajosyula P. Management of Thoracic Aortic Dissection. JAMA 2023, 329: 756-757. PMID: 36795378, DOI: 10.1001/jama.2023.0265.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchA robotic-assisted approach to sliding plasty, neochordoplasty, and annuloplasty in a technically complex mitral valve repair.
Amabile A, LaLonde M, Komlo C, Hameed I, Weininger G, Agrawal A, Krane M, Geirsson A. A robotic-assisted approach to sliding plasty, neochordoplasty, and annuloplasty in a technically complex mitral valve repair. Multimedia Manual Of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery 2023, 2023 PMID: 36701207, DOI: 10.1510/mmcts.2022.057.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2022
Redo mitral valve surgery: A totally endoscopic, robotic-assisted approach for adhesiolysis and complex repair.
Amabile A, LaLonde M, Hameed I, Mullan C, Degife E, Morrison A, Shang M, Komlo C, Krane M, Geirsson A. Redo mitral valve surgery: A totally endoscopic, robotic-assisted approach for adhesiolysis and complex repair. Multimedia Manual Of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery 2022, 2022 PMID: 36367136, DOI: 10.1510/mmcts.2022.061.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical NotesTotally endoscopic, robotic-assisted tricuspid valve repair with neochords.
Amabile A, LaLonde MR, Mullan CW, Hameed I, Degife E, Krane M, Geirsson A, Agrawal A. Totally endoscopic, robotic-assisted tricuspid valve repair with neochords. Multimedia Manual Of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery 2022, 2022 PMID: 36314718, DOI: 10.1510/mmcts.2022.056.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical NotesUnilateral percutaneous cannulation and endoaortic balloon management in robotic-assisted cardiac surgery: The least invasive approach.
Amabile A, Hameed I, Shang M, LaLonde MR, Geirsson A, Krane M. Unilateral percutaneous cannulation and endoaortic balloon management in robotic-assisted cardiac surgery: The least invasive approach. Multimedia Manual Of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery 2022, 2022 PMID: 35377971, DOI: 10.1510/mmcts.2022.010.Peer-Reviewed Educational MaterialsConceptsRobotic-assisted cardiac surgeryCardiac surgeryRobotic-assisted mitral valve repairEndoaortic balloon occlusionMitral valve repairPercutaneous femoral cannulationValvular surgeryPeripheral cannulationFemoral cannulationCardiopulmonary bypassBalloon occlusionPercutaneous cannulationBalloon positioningValve repairInvasive approachSafe approachSurgeryCannulationSuch proceduresDecannulationPatientsVariable definitions and treatment approaches for atrial functional mitral regurgitation: A scoping review of the literature
Amabile A, Fereydooni S, Mori M, Hameed I, Jung J, Krane M, Geirsson A. Variable definitions and treatment approaches for atrial functional mitral regurgitation: A scoping review of the literature. Journal Of Cardiac Surgery 2022, 37: 1182-1191. PMID: 35179258, DOI: 10.1111/jocs.16312.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAtrial functional mitral regurgitationFunctional mitral regurgitationAtrial fibrillationMitral regurgitationEjection fractionMitral annuloplastyHistory of AFPresence of AFLeft ventricular dysfunctionProportion of patientsAtrial appendage ligationChronic atrial fibrillationPulmonary vein isolationCox-Maze procedureLV ejection fractionStudy of patientsLongstanding atrial fibrillationWeb of ScienceVentricular dysfunctionConcomitant proceduresHeart failureVein isolationCochrane LibraryType of operationEligibility criteriaPeripheral access size evaluation in transfemoral transcatheter aortic valve replacement
Hameed I, Oakley CT, Hameed NUF, Jiang Y, Naeem N, Morsi M, Ahmed A, Amabile A, Hirji S, Truong QA, Gaudino M, Kaneko T, Salemi A. Peripheral access size evaluation in transfemoral transcatheter aortic valve replacement. Journal Of Cardiac Surgery 2022, 37: 801-807. PMID: 35137971, DOI: 10.1111/jocs.16293.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTranscatheter aortic valve replacementMinimal luminal diameterBody mass indexAortic valve replacementPeripheral vascular diseaseAccess vessel sizeFemoral arteryValve replacementInguinal ligamentVascular diseaseOutcomes of TAVRTransfemoral transcatheter aortic valve replacementPatient's individual risk factorsMean body mass indexContrast-enhanced CTATomography Angiography AssessmentSymptomatic aortic stenosisChronic kidney diseaseCommon iliac arteryCoronary artery diseaseHigh-volume centersDeep femoral arteryTranscatheter heart valveGeneral patient populationIndividual risk factors
2021
Financial Associations Between Authors of Commentaries on Randomized Clinical Trials of Invasive Cardiovascular Interventions and Trial Sponsors
Hameed I, Mori M, Ahmed A, Naeem N, Oakley CT, Gaudino M, Geirsson A. Financial Associations Between Authors of Commentaries on Randomized Clinical Trials of Invasive Cardiovascular Interventions and Trial Sponsors. JAMA Internal Medicine 2021, 181: 1662-1665. PMID: 34398175, PMCID: PMC8369423, DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2021.4584.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPosterior left pericardiotomy for the prevention of atrial fibrillation after cardiac surgery: an adaptive, single-centre, single-blind, randomised, controlled trial
Gaudino M, Sanna T, Ballman KV, Robinson NB, Hameed I, Audisio K, Rahouma M, Di Franco A, Soletti GJ, Lau C, Rong LQ, Massetti M, Gillinov M, Ad N, Voisine P, DiMaio JM, Chikwe J, Fremes SE, Crea F, Puskas JD, Girardi L, Investigators P. Posterior left pericardiotomy for the prevention of atrial fibrillation after cardiac surgery: an adaptive, single-centre, single-blind, randomised, controlled trial. The Lancet 2021, 398: 2075-2083. PMID: 34788640, DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(21)02490-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPericardiotomy groupAtrial fibrillationCardiac surgeryIntervention groupVASc scoreHospital stayHospital dischargePericardial effusionCoronary arteryAortic valvePostoperative major adverse eventsPostoperative atrial fibrillationMajor adverse eventsLeft pleural cavityPostoperative pericardial effusionNew York Presbyterian HospitalEligible patientsITT populationMedian CHATreat populationWeill Cornell MedicinePostoperative complicationsAdult patientsAdverse eventsCommon complicationThe impact of trainees' working hour regulations on outcome in CABG and valve surgery in the State of New York
Amabile A, Mori M, Brooks C, Weininger G, Shang M, Fereydooni S, Komlo CM, Mullan CW, Hameed I, Geirsson A. The impact of trainees' working hour regulations on outcome in CABG and valve surgery in the State of New York. Journal Of Cardiac Surgery 2021, 36: 4582-4590. PMID: 34617327, DOI: 10.1111/jocs.16058.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsShort-term outcomesRisk-adjusted mortality ratesDuty hour regulationsTeaching hospitalBetter short-term outcomesWorse short-term outcomesCoronary artery bypassDuty hour policiesOverall surgical volumeArtery bypassCABG surgeryValve surgeryCABG proceduresCardiac surgeryValve proceduresSurgical volumeFirst-year residentsHospital typeMortality rateSurgeryCABGCall dutiesReporting System dataGraduate Medical EducationOutcomesEffects of Experimental Interventions to Improve the Biomedical Peer‐Review Process: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis
Gaudino M, Robinson NB, Di Franco A, Hameed I, Naik A, Demetres M, Girardi LN, Frati G, Fremes SE, Biondi‐Zoccai G. Effects of Experimental Interventions to Improve the Biomedical Peer‐Review Process: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2021, 10: e019903. PMID: 34278828, PMCID: PMC8475712, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.120.019903.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStandardized mean differenceRandomized trialsEffects of interventionsPeer review interventionMean changeMAIN OUTCOMESmall studySystematic reviewMeta-AnalysisMean differenceLonger durationExperimental interventionInterventionIndividual studiesTrialsFurther studiesImproved qualityDurationConclusion ModificationReview qualitySignificant improvementPeer review processBackground quality