Surgical treatment and outcomes in aortic valve endocarditis and perivalvular abscesses
Degife E, Morrison A, Mahmood S, Ragnarsson S, Amabile A, Assi R, Vallabjoyshula P, Geirsson A. Surgical treatment and outcomes in aortic valve endocarditis and perivalvular abscesses. Scientific Reports 2024, 14: 29373. PMID: 39592664, PMCID: PMC11599902, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-79256-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAortic root abscessAortic valve endocarditisProsthetic valve endocarditisRoot abscessValve endocarditisPerivalvular abscessSurgical treatmentIncreased morbidityAortic valve infective endocarditisPredictors of operative mortalityActive aortic valve endocarditisFive-year survivalPresence of abscessAortocavitary fistulaeEndocarditis surgeryOperative mortalityRoot replacementInfective endocarditisCardiac surgeryPerioperative characteristicsPreoperative imagingHeart blockRepair groupEndocarditisComplex repairAssociation between preoperative right heart catheterization parameters and outcomes in patients undergoing isolated coronary artery bypass grafting
Hameed I, Sulague R, Li E, Yalcintepe D, Candelario K, Amabile A, Effiom V, Larson H, Geirsson A, Williams M. Association between preoperative right heart catheterization parameters and outcomes in patients undergoing isolated coronary artery bypass grafting. Interdisciplinary CardioVascular And Thoracic Surgery 2024, 39: ivae158. PMID: 39271166, PMCID: PMC11410920, DOI: 10.1093/icvts/ivae158.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIsolated coronary artery bypass graftingCoronary artery bypass graftingRight heart catheterization parametersRight heart catheterizationArtery bypass graftingCatheterization parametersHeart catheterizationBypass graftingSignificant left ventricular dysfunctionAssociated with operative mortalityDuration of inotropic supportIntensive care unit length of stayUnit length of stayHigh-risk patient populationPreoperative cardiac indexPreoperative cardiac functionRight ventricular catheterizationOutcomes of patientsCentral venous pressureLeft ventricular assist devicePercutaneous coronary interventionLength of stayPreoperative echocardiographyOperative mortalityInotropic support