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 repair
2022
Variability in surveillance practice for patients with diagnosis of bicuspid aortic valve syndrome
Kahler-Quesada A, Vallabhajosyula I, Yousef S, Mori M, Amabile A, Assi R, Geirsson A, Vallabhajosyula P. Variability in surveillance practice for patients with diagnosis of bicuspid aortic valve syndrome. Scientific Reports 2022, 12: 22009. PMID: 36539583, PMCID: PMC9768129, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-25571-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBicuspid aortic valveTertiary care centerAortic valveCare centerCardiovascular specialistsBicuspid aortic valve syndromeAortic pathologySurveillance imagingDisease progressionPatientsBivariate analysisEchocardiogramGuide interventionDiagnosisHigher proportionValveSurveillance practicesUrgent needGuidelinesValvulopathySpecialistsSurgeryValvularSyndromeFollow
2021
Transit time flow measurement of coronary bypass grafts before and after protamine administration
Leviner DB, von Mücke Similon M, Rosati CM, Amabile A, Thuijs DJFM, Giammarco GD, Wendt D, Trachiotis GD, Kieser TM, Kappetein AP, Head SJ, Taggart DP, Puskas JD. Transit time flow measurement of coronary bypass grafts before and after protamine administration. Journal Of Cardiothoracic Surgery 2021, 16: 195. PMID: 34243799, PMCID: PMC8268198, DOI: 10.1186/s13019-021-01575-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTransit-time flow measurementProtamine administrationTTFM parametersSingle graftAdministration of protamineCoronary bypass graftsSpecific clinical situationsGraft quality assessmentCoronary surgeryCABG proceduresBypass graftGraft assessmentVenous conduitsMethodsThe databaseIntraoperative changesGraft performanceClinical situationsGraftMixed graftAdministrationGraft analysisCoupling indexMAP rangeSmall increaseFlow measurements
2020
Robotic Surgery in the Adult Congenital Cardiac Patient: Back to the Future?
Torregrossa G, Hibino N, Amabile A, Balkhy HH. Robotic Surgery in the Adult Congenital Cardiac Patient: Back to the Future? Innovations Technology And Techniques In Cardiothoracic And Vascular Surgery 2020, 15: 99-100. PMID: 32352898, DOI: 10.1177/1556984520909802.Peer-Reviewed Original Research