Featured Publications
Considerations on the Management of Acute Postoperative Ischemia After Cardiac Surgery: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association
Gaudino M, Dangas G, Angiolillo D, Brodt J, Chikwe J, DeAnda A, Hameed I, Rodgers M, Sandner S, Sun L, Yong C, Council O. Considerations on the Management of Acute Postoperative Ischemia After Cardiac Surgery: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association. Circulation 2023, 148: 442-454. PMID: 37345559, DOI: 10.1161/cir.0000000000001154.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPostoperative myocardial ischemiaCardiac surgeryMyocardial ischemiaRedo coronary artery bypassCoronary artery bypassLife-threatening complicationsPercutaneous coronary interventionAmerican Heart AssociationLow methodological qualityArtery bypassPostoperative ischemiaCoronary interventionPrompt diagnosisPostoperative careHeart AssociationClinical guidanceSurgical proceduresMethodological qualityCurrent evidenceSurgeryIschemiaMultidisciplinary groupDiagnosisScientific statementConservative strategy
2022
Unilateral percutaneous cannulation and endoaortic balloon management in robotic-assisted cardiac surgery: The least invasive approach.
Amabile A, Hameed I, Shang M, LaLonde MR, Geirsson A, Krane M. Unilateral percutaneous cannulation and endoaortic balloon management in robotic-assisted cardiac surgery: The least invasive approach. Multimedia Manual Of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery 2022, 2022 PMID: 35377971, DOI: 10.1510/mmcts.2022.010.Peer-Reviewed Educational MaterialsConceptsRobotic-assisted cardiac surgeryCardiac surgeryRobotic-assisted mitral valve repairEndoaortic balloon occlusionMitral valve repairPercutaneous femoral cannulationValvular surgeryPeripheral cannulationFemoral cannulationCardiopulmonary bypassBalloon occlusionPercutaneous cannulationBalloon positioningValve repairInvasive approachSafe approachSurgeryCannulationSuch proceduresDecannulationPatients
2021
Posterior left pericardiotomy for the prevention of atrial fibrillation after cardiac surgery: an adaptive, single-centre, single-blind, randomised, controlled trial
Gaudino M, Sanna T, Ballman KV, Robinson NB, Hameed I, Audisio K, Rahouma M, Di Franco A, Soletti GJ, Lau C, Rong LQ, Massetti M, Gillinov M, Ad N, Voisine P, DiMaio JM, Chikwe J, Fremes SE, Crea F, Puskas JD, Girardi L, Investigators P. Posterior left pericardiotomy for the prevention of atrial fibrillation after cardiac surgery: an adaptive, single-centre, single-blind, randomised, controlled trial. The Lancet 2021, 398: 2075-2083. PMID: 34788640, DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(21)02490-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPericardiotomy groupAtrial fibrillationCardiac surgeryIntervention groupVASc scoreHospital stayHospital dischargePericardial effusionCoronary arteryAortic valvePostoperative major adverse eventsPostoperative atrial fibrillationMajor adverse eventsLeft pleural cavityPostoperative pericardial effusionNew York Presbyterian HospitalEligible patientsITT populationMedian CHATreat populationWeill Cornell MedicinePostoperative complicationsAdult patientsAdverse eventsCommon complicationThe 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 EducationOutcomesCardiac Surgery Outcomes in an Epicenter of the COVID-19 Pandemic
Farrington WJ, Robinson NB, Rahouma M, Lau C, Hameed I, Iannacone EM, Ivascu NS, Mick SL, Gaudino MF, Girardi LN. Cardiac Surgery Outcomes in an Epicenter of the COVID-19 Pandemic. Seminars In Thoracic And Cardiovascular Surgery 2021, 34: 182-188. PMID: 33444770, PMCID: PMC7801821, DOI: 10.1053/j.semtcvs.2021.01.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCardiac surgeryCOVID-19 pandemicPerioperative COVID-19 infectionCOVID-19 negative patientsEmergency cardiac surgeryProper infection controlCardiac surgical careRecovery of patientsCardiac surgery outcomesCOVID-19 infectionCOVID-19Preoperative demographicsHospital stayOperative mortalityAdult patientsNegative patientsPostoperative followPostoperative outcomesCardiopulmonary bypassMedian ageIntraoperative findingsPatient selectionMedian lengthSingle institutionInstitutional database
2020
Publication of cardiac surgery research papers in top cardiovascular journals
Gaudino M, Morsi M, Hameed I, Naik A, Robinson NB, Benedetto U, Ruel M. Publication of cardiac surgery research papers in top cardiovascular journals. Journal Of Cardiac Surgery 2020, 35: 2734-2736. PMID: 33043662, DOI: 10.1111/jocs.14894.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCommittee Recommendations for Resuming Cardiac Surgery Activity in the SARS-CoV-2 Era: Guidance From an International Cardiac Surgery Consortium
Chikwe J, Gaudino M, Hameed I, Robinson NB, Bakaeen FG, Menicanti L, Doenst T, Zheng Z, Lemma M, Falk V, Tatoulis J, Girardi LN, Fremes S, Ruel M. Committee Recommendations for Resuming Cardiac Surgery Activity in the SARS-CoV-2 Era: Guidance From an International Cardiac Surgery Consortium. The Annals Of Thoracic Surgery 2020, 110: 725-732. PMID: 32422121, PMCID: PMC7227574, DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2020.05.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSARS-CoV-2 eraCardiac surgery careCardiac surgery activitySARS-CoV-2Cardiac surgerySurgery careInpatient settingCardiovascular careSurgery activityAvailable recommendationsMajor societiesCOVID-19Research ConsortiumCareCommittee's recommendationsWide spectrumCurrent understandingOutpatientsSurgeryRecommendationsGuidance documents
2019
Characteristics and anatomic distribution of early vs late stroke after cardiac surgery
Ivascu NS, Khan FM, Rahouma M, Hameed I, Abouarab A, Segal AZ, Gaudino MFL, Girardi LN. Characteristics and anatomic distribution of early vs late stroke after cardiac surgery. Journal Of Cardiac Surgery 2019, 34: 684-689. PMID: 31212394, DOI: 10.1111/jocs.14121.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLate strokeOperative mortalityCardiac surgeryEarly strokePerioperative strokeOpen cardiac surgeryTime of presentationOpen heart surgeryImpact of strokeWeill Cornell MedicinePerioperative variablesAdult patientsAnterior circulationEmbolic eventsSecondary outcomesCardiopulmonary bypassLikely etiologyAnatomic distributionHeart surgeryRisk factorsAnatomic locationHigh incidencePatientsSurgeryStroke