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 repairRedo totally endoscopic, robotic-assisted correction of previously failed approximation of papillary muscles.
Amabile A, Antonios J, LaLonde M, Mahmood S, Ma W, Krane M, Geirsson A. Redo totally endoscopic, robotic-assisted correction of previously failed approximation of papillary muscles. Multimedia Manual Of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery 2024, 2024 PMID: 39429100, DOI: 10.1510/mmcts.2024.068.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAssessment of online information on robotic cardiac and thoracic surgery
Hameed I, Amabile A, Candelario K, Khan S, Li E, Fereydooni S, Almeida M, Latif N, Ahmed A, Dhanasopon A, Krane M, Blasberg J, Geirsson A. Assessment of online information on robotic cardiac and thoracic surgery. Journal Of Robotic Surgery 2024, 18: 41. PMID: 38231324, DOI: 10.1007/s11701-023-01794-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsThoracic surgeryAmount of contentConfidence intervalsOnline informationReadability of online resourcesOnline health informationSystematic online searchPerioperative informationCardiothoracic surgeonsOnline health resourcesAcademic websitesSurgeryPatientsReadability of websitesThoracicMultivariate regressionHigher accuracyWebsite accuracyPatient useHealth informationReadabilityWebsitesAccuracyAssociated with higher accuracyIndependent panelTotally 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 ResearchDe-Airing Maneuvers After Minimally Invasive and Robotic-Assisted Intracardiac Procedures
Amabile A, Geirsson A, Krane M, Torregrossa G, Danesi T, Balkhy H, Kofidis T. De-Airing Maneuvers After Minimally Invasive and Robotic-Assisted Intracardiac Procedures. Brazilian Journal Of Cardiovascular Surgery 2023, 38: 407-410. PMID: 36692050, PMCID: PMC10159075, DOI: 10.21470/1678-9741-2022-0214.Peer-Reviewed Educational MaterialsConceptsFurther technical consideration
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 severitySurvivalRegurgitationVariability 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 needGuidelinesValvulopathySpecialistsSurgeryValvularSyndromeFollowDirect 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 interventionRedo mitral valve surgery: A totally endoscopic, robotic-assisted approach for adhesiolysis and complex repair.
Amabile A, LaLonde M, Hameed I, Mullan C, Degife E, Morrison A, Shang M, Komlo C, Krane M, Geirsson A. Redo mitral valve surgery: A totally endoscopic, robotic-assisted approach for adhesiolysis and complex repair. Multimedia Manual Of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery 2022, 2022 PMID: 36367136, DOI: 10.1510/mmcts.2022.061.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical NotesLate 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
Robotic, totally endoscopic excision of mitral valve papillary fibroelastoma.
Amabile A, Morrison A, Weininger G, LaLonde M, Krane M, Geirsson A. Robotic, totally endoscopic excision of mitral valve papillary fibroelastoma. Multimedia Manual Of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery 2021, 2021 PMID: 34491636, DOI: 10.1510/mmcts.2021.045.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical NotesAortic 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 ResearchConceptsAortic 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 ResearchConceptsCoronary 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 ventricleTECABBypassGraftThe impact of trainees' working hour regulations on outcome in CABG and valve surgery in the State of New York
Amabile A, Mori M, Brooks C, Weininger G, Shang M, Fereydooni S, Komlo CM, Mullan CW, Hameed I, Geirsson A. The impact of trainees' working hour regulations on outcome in CABG and valve surgery in the State of New York. Journal Of Cardiac Surgery 2021, 36: 4582-4590. PMID: 34617327, DOI: 10.1111/jocs.16058.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsShort-term outcomesRisk-adjusted mortality ratesDuty hour regulationsTeaching hospitalBetter short-term outcomesWorse short-term outcomesCoronary artery bypassDuty hour policiesOverall surgical volumeArtery bypassCABG surgeryValve surgeryCABG proceduresCardiac surgeryValve proceduresSurgical volumeFirst-year residentsHospital typeMortality rateSurgeryCABGCall dutiesReporting System dataGraduate Medical EducationOutcomesOutcomes 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 ResearchOff-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting: How I Teach It
Amabile A, Williams EE, Rosati CM, Torregrossa G, Puskas JD. Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting: How I Teach It. The Annals Of Thoracic Surgery 2021, 112: 1741-1745. PMID: 34474026, DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2021.07.086.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchThe epicenter of change: Robotic cardiac surgery as a career choice
Torregrossa G, Amabile A, Oosterlinck W, Van den Eynde J, Mori M, Geirsson A, Balkhy HH. The epicenter of change: Robotic cardiac surgery as a career choice. Journal Of Cardiac Surgery 2021, 36: 3497-3500. PMID: 34351025, DOI: 10.1111/jocs.15865.Peer-Reviewed Original Research