2024
Surgical treatment and outcomes in aortic valve endocarditis and perivalvular abscesses
Degife E, Morrison A, Mahmood S, Ragnarsson S, Amabile A, Assi R, Vallabjoyshula P, Geirsson A. Surgical treatment and outcomes in aortic valve endocarditis and perivalvular abscesses. Scientific Reports 2024, 14: 29373. PMID: 39592664, PMCID: PMC11599902, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-79256-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAortic root abscessAortic valve endocarditisProsthetic valve endocarditisRoot abscessValve endocarditisPerivalvular abscessSurgical treatmentIncreased morbidityAortic valve infective endocarditisPredictors of operative mortalityActive aortic valve endocarditisFive-year survivalPresence of abscessAortocavitary fistulaeEndocarditis surgeryOperative mortalityRoot replacementInfective endocarditisCardiac surgeryPerioperative characteristicsPreoperative imagingHeart blockRepair groupEndocarditisComplex repairThe emerging role of minimally invasive extracorporeal circulation in totally endoscopic and robotic-assisted cardiac surgery procedures.
Condello I, Amabile A, Baudo M, Torregrossa G, Danesi T. The emerging role of minimally invasive extracorporeal circulation in totally endoscopic and robotic-assisted cardiac surgery procedures. Perfusion 2024, 2676591241281793. PMID: 39244646, DOI: 10.1177/02676591241281793.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMinimally invasive extracorporeal circulationExtracorporeal circulationRobotic-assisted cardiac surgeryCardiac surgery proceduresCardiac surgical practiceVital organ functionCardiac surgeryPerioperative complicationsMiECC systemCardiopulmonary bypassCardiac anatomyPostoperative recoveryPerfusion parametersSurgery proceduresSurgical practiceRobotic techniquesSurgical precisionOrgan functionMiECCPhysiological supportEnhanced visualizationSurgeryComplicationsCardiopulmonaryReview
2023
Outcomes of patients with advanced liver disease undergoing cardiac surgery
Pétursson I, Amabile A, Degife E, Morrison A, Waldron C, Bin Mahmood S, Ragnarsson S, Krane M, Geirsson A. Outcomes of patients with advanced liver disease undergoing cardiac surgery. JTCVS Open 2023, 16: 532-539. PMID: 38204635, PMCID: PMC10774984, DOI: 10.1016/j.xjon.2023.07.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAdvanced liver diseaseCTP class ALiver diseaseCardiac surgeryLogistic regression analysisInferior outcomesEnd-stage liver disease (MELD) scoreMultivariate logistic regression analysisCTP class BPugh class ALiver Disease scoreOutcomes of patientsPeripheral vascular diseaseRegression analysisClass AClass BChild-TurcotteHospital mortalityPerioperative outcomesPostoperative complicationsRenal failureIndependent predictorsFemale sexVascular diseaseRisk factorsMultidisciplinary Management of Opioid Use–Related Infective Endocarditis: Treatment, QTc Values, and Cardiac Arrests due to Ventricular Fibrillation
Rosenfeld L, Jain S, Amabile A, Geirsson A, Krane M, Weimer M. Multidisciplinary Management of Opioid Use–Related Infective Endocarditis: Treatment, QTc Values, and Cardiac Arrests due to Ventricular Fibrillation. Journal Of Clinical Medicine 2023, 12: 882. PMID: 36769531, PMCID: PMC9917424, DOI: 10.3390/jcm12030882.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCardiac arrestVentricular fibrillationOpioid useGroup IMOUD useInfective endocarditisYale-New Haven HospitalGroup II patientsCardiac surgeryMultidisciplinary managementQTc prolongationII patientsCS patientsInjection useOpioid epidemicHistorical groupLong-term effectsDisorder treatmentPatientsQTc measurementsQTcHospitalizationEndocarditisSurgeryArrest
2021
The impact of trainees' working hour regulations on outcome in CABG and valve surgery in the State of New York
Amabile A, Mori M, Brooks C, Weininger G, Shang M, Fereydooni S, Komlo CM, Mullan CW, Hameed I, Geirsson A. The impact of trainees' working hour regulations on outcome in CABG and valve surgery in the State of New York. Journal Of Cardiac Surgery 2021, 36: 4582-4590. PMID: 34617327, DOI: 10.1111/jocs.16058.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsShort-term outcomesRisk-adjusted mortality ratesDuty hour regulationsTeaching hospitalBetter short-term outcomesWorse short-term outcomesCoronary artery bypassDuty hour policiesOverall surgical volumeArtery bypassCABG surgeryValve surgeryCABG proceduresCardiac surgeryValve proceduresSurgical volumeFirst-year residentsHospital typeMortality rateSurgeryCABGCall dutiesReporting System dataGraduate Medical EducationOutcomes