Andrea Amabile, MD
Hospital Resident, Surgery (Cardiac)Cards
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2026
Three Decades of the European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery (EACTS) Residents’ Committee
Amabile A, Hussein N, Zancanaro E, Danchenko P, Nägele F, Avgeridou S, Santhirakumaran G, Gatta F, Marinucci B, Olsthoorn J, Gartner T, Nia P, Siepe M, Myers P, Sádaba J. Three Decades of the European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery (EACTS) Residents’ Committee. European Journal Of Cardio-thoracic Surgery 2026, 68: ezag150. PMID: 42107969, DOI: 10.1093/ejcts/ezag150.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSurgical versus percutaneous revascularization in multivessel non-ST-elevation acute coronary syndrome: a meta-analysis of 77 989 patients.
Elbahloul M, Elbataa A, Hajali M, Kasem A, Alalalmeh S, El-Moslemani M, Zanaty M, Shawky A, Awad A, Amabile A, Baudo M, Torregrossa G, Hirji S. Surgical versus percutaneous revascularization in multivessel non-ST-elevation acute coronary syndrome: a meta-analysis of 77 989 patients. Coronary Artery Disease 2026 PMID: 42046451, DOI: 10.1097/mca.0000000000001642.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCoronary Artery Bypass GraftingNon-ST-elevation acute coronary syndromeMultivessel coronary artery diseasePercutaneous coronary interventionAcute coronary syndromeLong-term follow-upCoronary syndromeFollow-upMyocardial infarctionAssociated with favorable long-term outcomesCardiac deathMeta-analysisFavorable long-term outcomesAssociated with better survivalRelative riskAssociated with lower riskConfidence intervalsManagement of patientsFollow-up periodLong-term outcomesArtery Bypass GraftingCoronary artery diseaseOptimal revascularization strategyRandom-effects modelPerioperative outcomesImpact of Circulatory Arrest Duration on Perioperative Mortality: Insights from Over 1,200 Aortic Arch Reconstructions
Jacquemyn X, Ahmed A, Serna-Gallegos D, Amabile A, Hasan I, Ogami T, Bonnati J, Chu D, Kaczorowski D, Sultan I. Impact of Circulatory Arrest Duration on Perioperative Mortality: Insights from Over 1,200 Aortic Arch Reconstructions. The Annals Of Thoracic Surgery 2026 PMID: 41966294, DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2026.03.058.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTotal arch replacementAortic arch reconstructionArch reconstructionPerioperative mortalityCirculatory arrestCA durationCerebral perfusionAortic arch surgeryCirculatory arrest timeAntegrade cerebral perfusionHypothermic circulatory arrestRetrograde cerebral perfusionCirculatory arrest durationPostoperative stroke riskProlonged circulatory arrestAssociated with mortalityArch surgeryArch replacementProlonged CAHemiarchArrest timePerioperative riskInstitutional databaseNadir temperaturePerfusion strategyMitral valve repair for primary mitral regurgitation: long-term outcomes in women versus men
Lang M, Schmidt L, Doering M, Sarmiento Rios L, Feirer N, Amabile A, Geirsson A, Voss B, Krane M, Vitanova K. Mitral valve repair for primary mitral regurgitation: long-term outcomes in women versus men. The Annals Of Thoracic Surgery 2026 PMID: 41933781, DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2026.03.044.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMitral valve repairCumulative incidence of reoperationLong-term survivalPrimary mitral regurgitationIncidence of reoperationLong-term outcomesCumulative incidenceValve repairMitral regurgitationFemale patientsFollow-upLeft ventricular ejection fraction <Complex mitral valve pathologiesAnterior leaflet prolapseMitral valve surgeryMedian Follow-UpEjection fraction <Recurrent mitral regurgitationMitral valve pathologyHigh-volume centersLeaflet prolapseValve surgeryPerioperative characteristicsReoperation rateMale patients26-A-10784-ACC SURGICAL VERSUS PERCUTANEOUS REVASCULARIZATION IN PATIENTS WITH MULTIVESSEL DISEASE AND NON-ST-SEGMENT ELEVATION ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME: AN UPDATED META-ANALYSIS WITH META-REGRESSION AND RECONSTRUCTED TIME-TO-EVENT DATA
Elbahloul M, Akoum A, Elbataa A, Alhajali M, Kasem A, Alalalmeh S, Moslemani M, Zanaty M, shawky A, Amabile A, Baudo M, Torregrossa G, Hirji S. 26-A-10784-ACC SURGICAL VERSUS PERCUTANEOUS REVASCULARIZATION IN PATIENTS WITH MULTIVESSEL DISEASE AND NON-ST-SEGMENT ELEVATION ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME: AN UPDATED META-ANALYSIS WITH META-REGRESSION AND RECONSTRUCTED TIME-TO-EVENT DATA. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2026, 87: a390. DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2026.02.966.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRobotic Mitral Valve Repair for Barlow’s Disease Using Free-Hand Gore-Tex Neochords: How to Do It
Giraldo-Grueso M, Amabile A, Kobayashi K, Winter M, Morell V, Bonatti J. Robotic Mitral Valve Repair for Barlow’s Disease Using Free-Hand Gore-Tex Neochords: How to Do It. Annals Of Thoracic Surgery Short Reports 2026 DOI: 10.1016/j.atssr.2026.04.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGeriatric nutritional risk index improves risk scoring for mortality after TAVR compared to established scores
Boehm J, Amabile A, Ruge H, Bichler M, Holdenrieder S, Burri M, Krane M. Geriatric nutritional risk index improves risk scoring for mortality after TAVR compared to established scores. Frontiers In Cardiovascular Medicine 2026, 13: 1774104. PMID: 41940086, PMCID: PMC13044081, DOI: 10.3389/fcvm.2026.1774104.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGeriatric Nutritional Risk IndexNutritional Risk IndexEuroSCORE IISTS scoreRisk groupsMajor-risk groupPreoperative demographic characteristicsModerate risk groupCox regression analysisLow-risk groupHosmer-Lemeshow testOverall survivalConsecutive patientsEuroSCORETAVRCurve analysisRisk scoreMortalityRegression analysisRisk indexDemographic characteristicsRiskRisk classesScoresGroupLong-term results of mitral valve repair using leaflet resection versus chordae replacement
Lang M, Schmidt L, Rios L, Feirer N, Amabile A, Geirsson A, Rheude T, Voss B, Krane M, Vitanova K. Long-term results of mitral valve repair using leaflet resection versus chordae replacement. JTCVS Techniques 2026, 37: 102292. PMID: 42292099, PMCID: PMC13261210, DOI: 10.1016/j.xjtc.2026.102292.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMitral valve repairLeaflet resectionRecurrent MRLong-term resultsCumulative incidenceChordae replacementValve repairMitral regurgitationLong-term results of mitral valve repairFollow-upResults of mitral valve repairDurability of mitral valve repairCumulative incidence of reoperationEchocardiographic follow-upDegenerative mitral regurgitationMedian Follow-UpIncidence of reoperationLong-term survivalDegenerative MRMR recurrenceConsecutive patientsWorse survivalBarlow's diseaseSingle centerResectionRobotically-Assisted Resection of Leiomyomatosis in the Inferior Vena Cava With Right Atrial and Ventricular Extension
Amabile A, Hong Y, Brown J, Jacquemyn X, Lacomis J, Lee J, Levenson J, Boisen M, Kliner D, Toma C, Madigan M, Humar A, Christie N, Serna-Gallegos D, Bonatti J. Robotically-Assisted Resection of Leiomyomatosis in the Inferior Vena Cava With Right Atrial and Ventricular Extension. The American Journal Of Cardiology 2026, 264: 72-75. PMID: 41672215, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2026.02.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntravascular leiomyomatosisInferior vena cavaHistory of uterine fibroidsHistory of uterine leiomyomaRobotic minimally invasive approachBenign smooth muscle tumorsLife-threatening cardiovascular complicationsRight cardiac chambersSmooth muscle tumorsMinimally invasive lobectomyMinimally invasive approachMinimally invasive strategyAtriocaval junctionBenign histologyMuscle tumorsUterine leiomyomaIntracardiac massesTumor removalUterine fibroidsTumor resectionMorbid alternativePelvic veinsRecurrent syncopeTricuspid valveTissue diagnosisThe Annus Mirabilis of Robotics in Cardiac Surgery
Amabile A, Bonatti J. The Annus Mirabilis of Robotics in Cardiac Surgery. The Annals Of Thoracic Surgery 2026, 122: 1-2. PMID: 41581541, DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2025.12.046.Commentaries, Editorials and Letters