2020
Open Repair of Descending Thoracic and Thoracoabdominal Aortic Aneurysms: A Meta-Analysis
Khan FM, Naik A, Hameed I, Robinson NB, Spadaccio C, Rahouma M, Yongle R, Demetres M, Chen H, Chang M, Girardi LN, Gaudino M. Open Repair of Descending Thoracic and Thoracoabdominal Aortic Aneurysms: A Meta-Analysis. The Annals Of Thoracic Surgery 2020, 110: 1941-1949. PMID: 32504596, DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2020.04.069.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsThoracoabdominal aortic aneurysmsCerebrospinal fluid drainsOpen repairOperative mortalitySpinal cord injuryAortic aneurysmLate mortalityRespiratory failureRenal failureCord injuryMyocardial infarctionGeneric inverse variance methodFluid drainsHigh operative mortalityLow operative mortalityInverse variance methodThoracic aortic aneurysmSystematic literature searchPostoperative strokeOperative deathsPerioperative complicationsPostoperative outcomesSecondary outcomesPrimary outcomePooled rate
2018
Systematic preoperative CT scan is associated with reduced risk of stroke in minimally invasive mitral valve surgery: A meta-analysis
Leonard JR, Henry M, Rahouma M, Khan FM, Wingo M, Hameed I, Di Franco A, Guy TS, Girardi LN, Gaudino M. Systematic preoperative CT scan is associated with reduced risk of stroke in minimally invasive mitral valve surgery: A meta-analysis. International Journal Of Cardiology 2018, 278: 300-306. PMID: 30563771, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2018.12.025.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPost-operative strokeInvasive mitral valve surgeryPooled event rateMitral valve surgeryCT screeningOperative mortalityValve surgeryMyocardial infarctionCT groupNew-onset renal failureLow operative mortalityPerioperative myocardial infarctionCardio-pulmonary bypassComputed Tomography ScreeningPreoperative CT scanRetrograde arterial perfusionInter-group comparisonAortic embolizationNew dialysisPerioperative strokeRenal failureTomography screeningArterial perfusionDecreased incidenceSurgical approach