2018
Comparable perioperative outcomes and mid-term survival in prosthetic valve endocarditis and native valve endocarditis
Mori M, Shioda K, Tiako MJ, Bin Mahmood SU, Mangi AA, Yun JJ, Darr U, Pang PYK, Geirsson A. Comparable perioperative outcomes and mid-term survival in prosthetic valve endocarditis and native valve endocarditis. European Journal Of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery 2018, 54: 1067-1072. PMID: 29726931, DOI: 10.1093/ejcts/ezy191.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProsthetic valve endocarditisMid-term survivalNative valve endocarditisTertiary care hospitalKaplan-Meier analysisValve endocarditisOperative mortalityPerioperative outcomesCardiac surgeryCare hospitalOperative outcomesDiagnosis of PVESingle-institutional retrospective reviewCox proportional hazards analysisCox proportional hazards modelCenter case volumeComparable perioperative outcomesMid-term mortalityHigh-risk surgeryProportional hazards analysisMultivariable logistic regressionHazard of deathComplex patient populationLarge observational studiesComposite events
2017
The Effect of Blood Transfusion on Outcomes in Aortic Surgery
Velasquez CA, Singh M, Bin Mahmood SU, Brownstein AJ, Zafar MA, Saeyeldin A, Ziganshin BA, Elefteriades JA. The Effect of Blood Transfusion on Outcomes in Aortic Surgery. International Journal Of Angiology 2017, 26: 135-142. PMID: 28804230, PMCID: PMC5552894, DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1604417.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAortic surgeryBlood transfusionBlood productsCardiac surgeryBlood product exposureStandard of carePaucity of evidencePostoperative outcomesPatient outcomesCurrent evidenceSurgeryTransfusionLong-term eventsBeneficial effectsProduct exposureMultiple studiesOutcomesDeleterious effectsMorbidityMortalityCare