2021
Socioeconomic disparities in surveillance and follow‐up of patients with thoracic aortic aneurysm
Shang M, Weininger G, Mori M, Kahler‐Quesada A, Degife E, Brooks C, Yousef S, Williams M, Assi R, Geirsson A, Vallabhajosyula P. Socioeconomic disparities in surveillance and follow‐up of patients with thoracic aortic aneurysm. Journal Of Cardiac Surgery 2021, 37: 831-839. PMID: 34873754, DOI: 10.1111/jocs.16173.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAortic aneurysmArea Deprivation IndexCardiovascular specialistsSocioeconomic statusSurgical interventionAneurysm sizeReferral of patientsRisk of deathSignificant risk factorsThoracic aortic aneurysmComputed tomography scanLowest socioeconomic quartileLow socioeconomic statusLower Socioeconomic StatusADI quartileAortic surveillanceAortic dissectionConsecutive patientsPrimary outcomeSpecialist referralSurgical repairTimely followSurveillance imagingRisk regressionRisk factors
2014
The Imbrication Technique: An Alternative to the Sliding Leaflet Technique
Hashim PW, Assi R, Hashim SW. The Imbrication Technique: An Alternative to the Sliding Leaflet Technique. The Annals Of Thoracic Surgery 2014, 98: 1124-1126. PMID: 25193210, DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2014.01.066.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSystolic anterior motionLeaflet techniqueImbrication techniqueMitral valve repairAnterior motionConsecutive patientsTroublesome complicationValve repairLeaflet resectionHigh riskInconsistent efficacyReliable preventionResectionLeaflet tissuePreventionTechnical difficultiesComplicationsPatientsThe “Free” Right Internal Thoracic Artery: A Versatile and Durable Conduit
Assi R, Youssef SJ, Almarzooq Z, Al‐Raweshidy Y, Hashim PW, Geirsson A, Hashim SW. The “Free” Right Internal Thoracic Artery: A Versatile and Durable Conduit. Journal Of Cardiac Surgery 2014, 29: 609-615. PMID: 25040250, DOI: 10.1111/jocs.12396.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRight internal thoracic arteryInternal thoracic arteryThoracic arteryPatency ratesCoronary revascularizationCoronary systemFree graftSitu right internal thoracic arterySurvival ratePredominant targetDistal coronary vesselsSaphenous vein graftsAngiographic patency ratesRight coronary systemSternal nonunionPerioperative complicationsPerioperative mortalityPerioperative outcomesSymptomatic patientsConsecutive patientsDurable conduitVein graftsCoronary angiogramMyocardial infarctionExcellent patency