2022
Variable definitions and treatment approaches for atrial functional mitral regurgitation: A scoping review of the literature
Amabile A, Fereydooni S, Mori M, Hameed I, Jung J, Krane M, Geirsson A. Variable definitions and treatment approaches for atrial functional mitral regurgitation: A scoping review of the literature. Journal Of Cardiac Surgery 2022, 37: 1182-1191. PMID: 35179258, DOI: 10.1111/jocs.16312.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAtrial FibrillationHeart AtriaHumansMitral Valve AnnuloplastyMitral Valve InsufficiencyRetrospective StudiesTreatment OutcomeVentricular Dysfunction, LeftConceptsAtrial functional mitral regurgitationFunctional mitral regurgitationAtrial fibrillationMitral regurgitationEjection fractionMitral annuloplastyHistory of AFPresence of AFLeft ventricular dysfunctionProportion of patientsAtrial appendage ligationChronic atrial fibrillationPulmonary vein isolationCox-Maze procedureLV ejection fractionStudy of patientsLongstanding atrial fibrillationWeb of ScienceVentricular dysfunctionConcomitant proceduresHeart failureVein isolationCochrane LibraryType of operationEligibility criteria
2019
Impact of left ventricular ejection fraction on the outcomes of open repair of descending thoracic and thoracoabdominal aneurysms
Gambardella I, Gaudino MFL, Rahouma M, Farrington WJ, Khan FM, Hameed I, Lau C, Iannacone E, Girardi LN. Impact of left ventricular ejection fraction on the outcomes of open repair of descending thoracic and thoracoabdominal aneurysms. Journal Of Thoracic And Cardiovascular Surgery 2019, 161: 534-541.e5. PMID: 31924362, DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2019.11.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAortic Aneurysm, ThoracicFemaleHumansLogistic ModelsMaleMiddle AgedProportional Hazards ModelsStroke VolumeSurvival AnalysisThoracotomyTreatment OutcomeVentricular Dysfunction, LeftConceptsLeft ventricular ejection fractionDepressed left ventricular ejection fractionVentricular ejection fractionCubic spline analysisOperative mortalityIndependent predictorsAdverse eventsEjection fractionWorse long-term survivalRisk of MAEThoracoabdominal aneurysm repairWorse preoperative profilesMajor adverse eventsSpline analysisLong-term survivalTAAA repairThoracoabdominal aneurysmsOpen repairAneurysm repairThoracic aneurysmCox regressionPreoperative profilesMortalityMultivariate regressionPatients