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 eventsSpontaneous rupture of the ascending aorta
Bin Mahmood SU, Ulrich A, Safdar B, Geirsson A, Mangi AA. Spontaneous rupture of the ascending aorta. Journal Of Cardiac Surgery 2018, 33: 107-114. PMID: 29405382, DOI: 10.1111/jocs.13535.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAortic ruptureAortic diameterSpontaneous ruptureHereditary connective tissue disordersHigh-risk patientsConnective tissue disordersOperating room timeRisk of ruptureOperative mortalityChest painMedian doorMost patientsAortic diseaseTissue disordersRoom timePatientsRapid diagnosisSuccessful managementMultidisciplinary approachEmergency protocolsAortaRuptureHypertensionPainEtiology