2024
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 repairTotally 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 reviewA 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
Impact of secondary mitral regurgitation on survival in atrial and ventricular dysfunction
Mori M, Zogg C, Amabile A, Fereydooni S, Agarwal R, Weininger G, Krane M, Sugeng L, Geirsson A. Impact of secondary mitral regurgitation on survival in atrial and ventricular dysfunction. PLOS ONE 2022, 17: e0277385. PMID: 36548259, PMCID: PMC9778994, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0277385.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSecondary mitral regurgitationVentricular dysfunctionHazard of deathAtrial dysfunctionMitral regurgitationMild secondary mitral regurgitationSevere secondary mitral regurgitationCox proportional hazards modelRisk-adjusted hazardRetrospective cohort studySurvival of patientsProportional hazards modelCohort studyPatient demographicsSeverity strataBetter survivalHazards modelPatientsDysfunctionNatural historyPropensity scoreSeverityDifferent severitySurvivalRegurgitationDirect relationship between transvalvular velocity and cardiac dysfunction, morbidity, and mortality in patients with aortic stenosis
Yousef S, Amabile A, Ram C, Singh S, Agarwal R, Milewski R, Assi R, Patel P, Krane M, Geirsson A, Vallabhajosyula P. Direct relationship between transvalvular velocity and cardiac dysfunction, morbidity, and mortality in patients with aortic stenosis. Journal Of Cardiac Surgery 2022, 37: 5052-5062. PMID: 36378856, DOI: 10.1111/jocs.17199.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDegree of ASCardiac structural changesAortic stenosisSevere symptomatic aortic stenosisEnd-organ morbiditiesStructural cardiac changesSymptomatic aortic stenosisEnd-organ diseaseKaplan-Meier curvesRisk of mortalityTransvalvular flow velocityCochran-Armitage testCause mortalityPatient characteristicsCardiac changesCardiac dysfunctionPatient morbidityTransvalvular velocityCurrent guidelinesGroup BGroup ACaucasian raceHigh riskCox modelEarly interventionLate Outcomes After Aortic Root Enlargement During Aortic Valve Replacement: Meta-Analysis With Reconstructed Time-To-Event Data
Sá M, Van den Eynde J, Amabile A, Malin J, Jacquemyn X, Tasoudis P, Sicouri S, Schena S, Torregrossa G, Ramlawi B. Late Outcomes After Aortic Root Enlargement During Aortic Valve Replacement: Meta-Analysis With Reconstructed Time-To-Event Data. Journal Of Cardiothoracic And Vascular Anesthesia 2022, 36: 3065-3073. PMID: 35550725, DOI: 10.1053/j.jvca.2022.04.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSurgical aortic valve replacementAortic root enlargementAortic valve replacementOverall survivalValve replacementLate outcomesInclusion criteriaRoot enlargementEligibility criteriaMeta-AnalysisBetter overall survivalAortic valve diseaseContext of patientsWorse late outcomesPubMed/MEDLINEPreferred Reporting ItemsARE groupAuthors' inclusion criteriaCurrent findingsAdult patientsUnmatched populationValve diseaseMean ageSurgical proceduresPatientsLooking Over the Drape—Anesthesiologists’ Volume and Surgical Outcomes
Amabile A, Vardas PN, Rosati CM. Looking Over the Drape—Anesthesiologists’ Volume and Surgical Outcomes. JAMA Surgery 2022, 157: 78-79. PMID: 34586342, DOI: 10.1001/jamasurg.2021.3755.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2021
Aortic valve neocuspidization (the Ozaki procedure).
Krane M, Amabile A, Ziegelmüller JA, Geirsson A, Lange R. Aortic valve neocuspidization (the Ozaki procedure). Multimedia Manual Of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery 2021, 2021 PMID: 34672143, DOI: 10.1510/mmcts.2021.060.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAortic ValveAortic Valve InsufficiencyAortic Valve StenosisBioprosthesisHeart Valve ProsthesisHumansPericardiumTreatment OutcomeConceptsAortic valve neocuspidizationAortic valve replacementValve replacementAutologous pericardiumMechanical aortic valve replacementBiological aortic valve replacementAortic valve repairBicuspid aortic valveAortic valvulopathyOzaki techniqueLifelong anticoagulationValve repairAortic valveEffective therapyBetter hemodynamicsNeocuspidizationPericardiumStandardized proceduresTechnical stepsAnticoagulationValvulopathyHemodynamicsTherapyRobotic totally endoscopic triple bypass with bilateral internal mammary arteries and two different anastomotic techniques
Brownlee AR, Amabile A, Torregrossa G, Balkhy HH. Robotic totally endoscopic triple bypass with bilateral internal mammary arteries and two different anastomotic techniques. Journal Of Cardiac Surgery 2021, 37: 249-251. PMID: 34747050, DOI: 10.1111/jocs.16112.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCoronary Artery DiseaseEndoscopyHumansMammary ArteriesQuality of LifeRobotic Surgical ProceduresTreatment OutcomeConceptsCoronary artery bypassArtery bypassBilateral internal mammary artery graftsBilateral internal mammary arteryInternal mammary artery graftEndoscopic coronary artery bypassMammary artery graftsInternal mammary arteryBody mass indexDifferent anastomotic techniquesHeart TECABArtery graftHospital stayMammary arteryPostoperative qualityMass indexWound infectionPosterolateral wallAnterior wallAnastomotic techniqueTriple bypassLeft ventricleTECABBypassGraftOutcomes for extensive infective endocarditis: One, no one, and one hundred thousand
Amabile A, Weininger G, Geirsson A. Outcomes for extensive infective endocarditis: One, no one, and one hundred thousand. Journal Of Cardiac Surgery 2021, 36: 4682-4683. PMID: 34549459, DOI: 10.1111/jocs.16004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchShowcasing the lateral approach for robotic aortic and mitral valve surgery: Does one approach fit it all?
Amabile A, Komlo CM, Guy T. Showcasing the lateral approach for robotic aortic and mitral valve surgery: Does one approach fit it all? Journal Of Cardiac Surgery 2021, 36: 3860-3861. PMID: 34189761, DOI: 10.1111/jocs.15782.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCommentary: Isolated Native Mitral Valve Infective Endocarditis: ‘Repair When Feasible’ as the Miracle Cure?
Amabile A, Mori M, Geirsson A. Commentary: Isolated Native Mitral Valve Infective Endocarditis: ‘Repair When Feasible’ as the Miracle Cure? Seminars In Thoracic And Cardiovascular Surgery 2021, 34: 500-501. PMID: 34133946, DOI: 10.1053/j.semtcvs.2021.05.026.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTechniques for Robotic-Assisted Surgical Myocardial Revascularization.
Amabile A, Komlo C, Van Praet KM, Nazari-Shafti TZ, Torregrossa G, Kofler M, Kempfert J, Geirsson A, Falk V, Jacobs S, Balkhy HH. Techniques for Robotic-Assisted Surgical Myocardial Revascularization. Surgical Technology Online 2021, 39: 251-259. PMID: 34403487, DOI: 10.52198/21.sti.39.cv1467.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCoronary Artery BypassCoronary Artery DiseaseHumansMyocardial RevascularizationRobotic Surgical ProceduresTreatment OutcomeTotal Arterial Coronary Bypass Graft Surgery is Associated with Better Long-Term Survival in Patients with Multivessel Coronary Artery Disease: a Systematic Review with Meta-Analysis
Rayol S, Van den Eynde J, Cavalcanti L, Neto A, Rad A, Amabile A, Filho W, Ruhparwar A, Zhigalov K, Weymann A, Filho D, Sá M. Total Arterial Coronary Bypass Graft Surgery is Associated with Better Long-Term Survival in Patients with Multivessel Coronary Artery Disease: a Systematic Review with Meta-Analysis. Brazilian Journal Of Cardiovascular Surgery 2021, 36: 78-85. PMID: 33594864, PMCID: PMC7918394, DOI: 10.21470/1678-9741-2020-0653.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCoronary Artery BypassCoronary Artery DiseaseHumansPercutaneous Coronary InterventionPropensity ScoreTreatment OutcomeConceptsTotal arterial revascularizationLong-term resultsHazard ratioMultivessel coronary artery diseaseBetter long-term survivalCoronary bypass graft surgeryGood long-term resultsLiteratura Latino-Americana eNon-TAR groupBypass graft surgeryCochrane Central RegisterCoronary artery bypassLong-term mortalityPooled hazard ratioCoronary artery diseaseRandomized clinical trialsLong-term survivalRetrieval System OnlineMedical Literature AnalysisCiências da SaúdeGoogle Scholar databasesScientific Electronic Library OnlineArterial revascularizationCABG patientsArtery bypass
2020
Robotic-assisted coronary artery bypass grafting: current knowledge and future perspectives
Amabile A, Torregrossa G, Balkhy HH. Robotic-assisted coronary artery bypass grafting: current knowledge and future perspectives. Minerva Cardioangiologica 2020, 68: 497-510. PMID: 33155785, DOI: 10.23736/s0026-4725.20.05302-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPostoperative Management of Patients After Transcatheter Mitral Valve Procedures
Amabile A, Vullo JA, Torregrossa G, Hosseinian L. Postoperative Management of Patients After Transcatheter Mitral Valve Procedures. Journal Of Cardiothoracic And Vascular Anesthesia 2020, 35: 1477-1484. PMID: 32741613, DOI: 10.1053/j.jvca.2020.06.054.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOutcomes in Complete Arterial Coronary Revascularization
Torregrossa G, Amabile A, Fonceva A, Hosseinian L, Williams EE, Balkhy HH, Ramakrishna H. Outcomes in Complete Arterial Coronary Revascularization. Journal Of Cardiothoracic And Vascular Anesthesia 2020, 34: 3444-3448. PMID: 32359710, DOI: 10.1053/j.jvca.2020.03.017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGrafting an anomalous coronary artery: a left anterior descending from the right coronary artery grafted with the right internal thoracic artery
Williams EE, Amabile A, Torregrossa G, Puskas JD. Grafting an anomalous coronary artery: a left anterior descending from the right coronary artery grafted with the right internal thoracic artery. Journal Of Cardiac Surgery 2020, 35: 729-731. PMID: 32017226, DOI: 10.1111/jocs.14445.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAged, 80 and overCoronary Artery Bypass, Off-PumpCoronary Artery DiseaseCoronary Vessel AnomaliesHumansMaleTreatment OutcomeConceptsRight coronary arteryCoronary arteryLeft anteriorSevere triple vessel coronary artery diseaseTriple-vessel coronary artery diseaseProximal right coronary arteryRight internal thoracic arteryVessel coronary artery diseaseAnomalous coronary arteryInternal thoracic arteryCoronary artery diseaseSurgical revascularizationRight sinusArtery diseaseThoracic arteryArteryAnomalous variantsAnteriorRevascularizationValsalvaSinusDiseaseLAD
2019
“Crab‐like” mitral valve endocarditis
Amabile A, Williams EE, Di Luozzo G, Balaram SK. “Crab‐like” mitral valve endocarditis. Journal Of Cardiac Surgery 2019, 35: 425-426. PMID: 31816121, DOI: 10.1111/jocs.14368.Peer-Reviewed Original Research