2024
Association between preoperative right heart catheterization parameters and outcomes in patients undergoing isolated coronary artery bypass grafting
Hameed I, Sulague R, Li E, Yalcintepe D, Candelario K, Amabile A, Effiom V, Larson H, Geirsson A, Williams M. Association between preoperative right heart catheterization parameters and outcomes in patients undergoing isolated coronary artery bypass grafting. Interdisciplinary CardioVascular And Thoracic Surgery 2024, 39: ivae158. PMID: 39271166, PMCID: PMC11410920, DOI: 10.1093/icvts/ivae158.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIsolated coronary artery bypass graftingCoronary artery bypass graftingRight heart catheterization parametersRight heart catheterizationArtery bypass graftingCatheterization parametersHeart catheterizationBypass graftingSignificant left ventricular dysfunctionAssociated with operative mortalityDuration of inotropic supportIntensive care unit length of stayUnit length of stayHigh-risk patient populationPreoperative cardiac indexPreoperative cardiac functionRight ventricular catheterizationOutcomes of patientsCentral venous pressureLeft ventricular assist devicePercutaneous coronary interventionLength of stayPreoperative echocardiographyOperative mortalityInotropic support
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 factors