Featured Publications
Analysis of Physician Use of Social Media
Hameed I, Oakley CT, Ahmed A, Naeem N, Robinson NB, Hameed NUF, Gaudino M. Analysis of Physician Use of Social Media. JAMA Network Open 2021, 4: e2118213. PMID: 34292338, PMCID: PMC8299311, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.18213.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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 complicationCardiac 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
Long-Term Results of the RAPCO Trials
Buxton B, Hayward P, Raman J, Moten S, Rosalion A, Gordon I, Seevanayagam S, Matalanis G, Benedetto U, Gaudino M, Hare D, Gaer J, Negri J, Komeda M, Bellomo R, Doolan L, McNicol L, Brennan J, Chan R, Clark D, Dick R, Dortimer A, Ecclestone D, Farouque O, Fernando D, Horrigan M, Jackson A, Oliver L, Mehta N, Nadurata V, Nadarajah N, Proimos G, Rowe M, Sia B, Webb C, Anaveker N, Barlis P, Calafiore P, Chan B, Cotroneo J, Johns J, Jones E, Kertes P, O’Donnell D, Sylviris S, Tonkin A, Fabini R, Kearney L, Lim R, Molan M, Smith G, Wellman C, Eng J, Hameed I, Shaw M, Gerbo S. Long-Term Results of the RAPCO Trials. Circulation 2020, 142: 1330-1338. PMID: 33017209, DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.119.045427.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRight internal thoracic arteryFree right internal thoracic arteryRadial arteryPatient survival estimatesSaphenous veinYears of ageInternal thoracic artery graftsSurvival estimatesFree RITA graftThoracic artery graftsCoprimary end pointsCoronary bypass surgeryInternal thoracic arteryLong-term mortalityLong-term patencyCoronary targetsRA armRITA graftArtery graftBypass surgeryGraft failureRA groupPrimary outcomeThoracic arterySV graftsSurgeons’ Coronary Bypass Practice Patterns in the United States
Gaudino M, Rahouma M, Habib RH, Hameed I, Robinson NB, Farrington WJ, Fremes S, Schwann TA, Girardi LN. Surgeons’ Coronary Bypass Practice Patterns in the United States. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2020, 76: 1714-1715. PMID: 33004137, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2020.07.064.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRobustness of the Comparative Observational Evidence Supporting Class I and II Cardiac Surgery Procedures
Gaudino M, Hameed I, Robinson NB, Naik A, Weidenmann V, Ruan Y, Tam D, Girardi LN, Fremes S. Robustness of the Comparative Observational Evidence Supporting Class I and II Cardiac Surgery Procedures. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2020, 9: e016964. PMID: 32815427, PMCID: PMC7660761, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.120.016964.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBilateral internal thoracic arteryValve-sparing root replacementSingle internal thoracic arteryInternal thoracic arteryThoracic arteryBentall procedureRoot replacementMV repairObservational studyClass IEffect estimatesCardiac surgery proceduresImproved clinical outcomesMitral valve repairUnmeasured confoundingEffect sizeObserved effect estimatesMV replacementSurgery guidelinesClinical outcomesValve repairRisk ratioArterySurgery proceduresObserved associationsSpinal cord injury after open and endovascular repair of descending thoracic and thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysms: A meta-analysis
Gaudino M, Khan FM, Rahouma M, Naik A, Hameed I, Spadaccio C, Robinson NB, Ruan Y, Demetres M, Oakley CT, Gambardella I, Iannacone EM, Lau C, Girardi LN. Spinal cord injury after open and endovascular repair of descending thoracic and thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysms: A meta-analysis. Journal Of Thoracic And Cardiovascular Surgery 2020, 163: 552-564. PMID: 32561196, DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2020.04.126.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsThoracoabdominal aortic aneurysmsPooled rateTAAA repairOperative mortalityEndovascular repairAneurysm repairAortic aneurysmSpinal cord injury ratesGeneric inverse variance methodCrawford extent ILong-term mortalityEndovascular aneurysm repairSpinal cord injuryInverse variance methodDrain-related complicationsSystematic literature searchPostoperative strokeLate mortalitySecondary outcomesOpen repairPrimary outcomeRelated complicationsThoracic aneurysmCord injuryInjury ratesEffect of Concomitant Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting on Outcomes of Ascending Aorta Replacement
Robinson NB, Hameed I, Naik A, Ishtiaq MF, Rahouma M, Girardi LN, Gaudino M. Effect of Concomitant Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting on Outcomes of Ascending Aorta Replacement. The Annals Of Thoracic Surgery 2020, 110: 2041-2046. PMID: 32343949, PMCID: PMC7799918, DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2020.03.070.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMajor adverse eventsAorta replacementOperative mortalityConcomitant CABGRisk of MAEsConcomitant coronary artery bypassCoronary artery bypass graftEnd pointConcomitant coronary revascularizationPreoperative pulmonary dysfunctionPrimary end pointSecondary end pointsCoronary artery bypassPerioperative myocardial infarctionArtery bypass graftOnly independent predictorHigh-volume centersAscending Aorta ReplacementCABG groupArtery bypassCoronary revascularizationPulmonary dysfunctionUnadjusted incidenceAdverse eventsPostoperative outcomesRisk of Metachronous Colorectal Neoplasm after a Segmental Colectomy in Lynch Syndrome Patients According to Mismatch Repair Gene Status
Quezada-Diaz FF, Hameed I, von Mueffling A, Salo-Mullen EE, Catalano A, Smith JJ, Weiser MR, Garcia-Aguilar J, Stadler ZK, Guillem JG. Risk of Metachronous Colorectal Neoplasm after a Segmental Colectomy in Lynch Syndrome Patients According to Mismatch Repair Gene Status. Journal Of The American College Of Surgeons 2020, 230: 669-675. PMID: 32007537, PMCID: PMC7104918, DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2020.01.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLP/P variantsMetachronous colorectal cancerColorectal cancerTotal colectomySegmental resectionSegmental colectomyMMR genesLS patientsLynch syndromeMetachronous colorectal neoplasmsMismatch repair gene statusPrimary end pointRetrospective cohort studyMMR germline mutationsLynch syndrome patientsQuality of lifeMismatch repair genesCRC overallCRC ratesEarly colectomyIndex resectionMedian followMSH2 carriersCRC incidenceCohort study
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 ResearchConceptsLeft 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 regressionPatientsAortic Valve Area in Aortic Stenosis A Network Meta-Analysis
Rong LQ, Hameed I, Di Franco A, Rahouma M, Khan FM, Demetres M, Kim J, Weinsaft JW, Devereux RB, Gaudino M. Aortic Valve Area in Aortic Stenosis A Network Meta-Analysis. JACC Cardiovascular Imaging 2019, 13: 634-635. PMID: 31607669, DOI: 10.1016/j.jcmg.2019.08.015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAortic ValveAortic Valve StenosisChildEchocardiographyEchocardiography, DopplerEchocardiography, Three-DimensionalEchocardiography, TransesophagealFemaleHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleMiddle AgedNetwork Meta-AnalysisPredictive Value of TestsReproducibility of ResultsTomography, X-Ray ComputedYoung AdultPredictors of ileus following colorectal resections
Sapci I, Hameed I, Ceylan A, Oktem A, Rencuzogullari A, Hull TL, Liska D, Delaney CP, Gorgun E. Predictors of ileus following colorectal resections. The American Journal Of Surgery 2019, 219: 527-529. PMID: 31604485, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2019.10.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPostoperative ileusColorectal resectionColorectal surgeryPre-operative comorbiditiesInflammatory bowel diseaseUlcerative colitis diagnosisOperation-related variablesDiagnosis of cancerDiverticular diseaseProphylactic therapyPatient demographicsBowel diseaseCrohn's diseaseColorectal cancerMean ageInstitutional databaseMale genderRisk factorsLaparoscopic surgeryColitis diagnosisIleusEarly diagnosisPatientsSignificant burdenSurgeryRobotic Extended Right Hemicolectomy with Complete Mesocolic Excision and D3 Lymph Node Dissection
Hameed I, Aggarwal P, Weiser MR. Robotic Extended Right Hemicolectomy with Complete Mesocolic Excision and D3 Lymph Node Dissection. Annals Of Surgical Oncology 2019, 26: 3990-3991. PMID: 31407176, PMCID: PMC6788952, DOI: 10.1245/s10434-019-07692-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsD3 lymph node dissectionComplete mesocolic excisionLymph node dissectionMesocolic excisionNode dissectionRight hemicolectomyIleocolic pedicleVisceral peritoneumIndocyanine green fluorescence imagingProximal transverse colonLeft lower quadrantSuperior mesenteric arterySuperior mesenteric veinMiddle colic vesselsExtended lymphadenectomyMetastatic diseaseLymph nodesBloc resectionHepatic flexureMesenteric arteryTransverse colonLower quadrantNegative marginsBackgroundRecent studiesMesenteric veinCharacteristics 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 incidencePatientsSurgeryStrokePulmonary artery aneurysms: Preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative findings
Worku BM, de Angelis P, Wingo ME, Leonard JR, Khan FM, Hameed I, Ruan Y, Gaudino MFL, Girardi LN. Pulmonary artery aneurysms: Preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative findings. Journal Of Cardiac Surgery 2019, 34: 570-576. PMID: 31090116, DOI: 10.1111/jocs.14070.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPulmonary artery aneurysmLarge pulmonary artery aneurysmAssociated pulmonary hypertensionChronic pulmonary embolismCross-clamp timePulmonary arterial hypertensionCommon clinical findingImprovement of symptomsStandard treatment guidelinesAcceptable risk profileCongenital heart disordersBaseline hypertensionPAA repairPostoperative mortalityArterial hypertensionPulmonary hypertensionPostoperative findingsPulmonary embolismSelect patientsYounger patientsTreatment guidelinesValve proceduresArtery aneurysmSignificant morbidityClinical findingsSinus of Valsalva aneurysm repairs: Operative technique and lessons learned
Wingo M, de Angelis P, Worku BM, Leonard JR, Khan FM, Hameed I, Lau C, Gaudino M, Girardi LN. Sinus of Valsalva aneurysm repairs: Operative technique and lessons learned. Journal Of Cardiac Surgery 2019, 34: 400-403. PMID: 30953447, DOI: 10.1111/jocs.14041.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSOV aneurysmAneurysm repairSingle tertiary referral centerRight ventricular outflow tractPulmonary artery compressionValsalva aneurysm repairYears underwent repairTertiary referral centerVentricular outflow tractBentall procedureArtery compressionOperative interventionPostoperative periodReferral centerValsalva aneurysmUnderwent repairOperative managementPrimary aneurysmMean ageMyocardial infarctionAneurysm diameterOutflow tractOperative techniqueAneurysm recurrenceSafe option