2015
Pacemaker Dependency after Cardiac Surgery: A Systematic Review of Current Evidence
Steyers CM, Khera R, Bhave P. Pacemaker Dependency after Cardiac Surgery: A Systematic Review of Current Evidence. PLOS ONE 2015, 10: e0140340. PMID: 26470027, PMCID: PMC4607414, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0140340.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPermanent pacemaker implantationPacemaker dependencyCardiac surgeryPacemaker implantationRisk factorsSystematic reviewAV conduction diseasePerioperative risk factorsPostoperative conduction disturbancesProcedure-specific variablesWeb of ScienceConduction disturbancesEmbase databasesConduction diseaseAV conductionExclusion criteriaCurrent evidencePredetermined inclusionSurgeryPatientsComprehensive searchSignificant heterogeneityIndividual studiesUniform definitionImplantationRacial Disparities in Outcomes After Cardiac Surgery: the Role of Hospital Quality
Khera R, Vaughan-Sarrazin M, Rosenthal GE, Girotra S. Racial Disparities in Outcomes After Cardiac Surgery: the Role of Hospital Quality. Current Cardiology Reports 2015, 17: 29. PMID: 25894800, PMCID: PMC4780328, DOI: 10.1007/s11886-015-0587-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCardiac surgeryHospital qualityRacial disparitiesEarly postoperative phaseLow-quality hospitalsWhite patientsPostoperative phasePoor outcomeWorse outcomesExcess mortalityHospital careMinority patientsHigh mortalityPatientsSurgeryHealth conditionsRecent evidenceOutcomesMortalityLong termSocioeconomic backgroundEthnic minoritiesHospitalDisparitiesFactors
2011
Gender differences in the utilisation of surgery for congenital heart disease in India
Ramakrishnan S, Khera R, Jain S, Saxena A, Kailash S, Karthikeyan G, Kothari SS, Juneja R, Bhargava B, Kalaivani M, Mehta M, Bahl VK, Airan B. Gender differences in the utilisation of surgery for congenital heart disease in India. Heart 2011, 97: 1920. PMID: 21653217, DOI: 10.1136/hrt.2011.224410.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPediatric cardiac surgeryCongenital heart diseaseCardiac surgeryHeart diseaseFemale genderElective pediatric cardiac surgeryLow socioeconomic classConsecutive childrenIndependent predictorsProspective studyCorrective surgerySurgeryCardiac defectsEquitable careSocioeconomic classPatientsDiseaseSocial supportGirlsGender differencesChildrenImportant determinantInductive analytical approachYearsGender