2020
Robustness of the Comparative Observational Evidence Supporting Class I and II Cardiac Surgery Procedures
Gaudino M, Hameed I, Robinson NB, Naik A, Weidenmann V, Ruan Y, Tam D, Girardi LN, Fremes S. Robustness of the Comparative Observational Evidence Supporting Class I and II Cardiac Surgery Procedures. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2020, 9: e016964. PMID: 32815427, PMCID: PMC7660761, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.120.016964.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBilateral internal thoracic arteryValve-sparing root replacementSingle internal thoracic arteryInternal thoracic arteryThoracic arteryBentall procedureRoot replacementMV repairObservational studyClass IEffect estimatesCardiac surgery proceduresImproved clinical outcomesMitral valve repairUnmeasured confoundingEffect sizeObserved effect estimatesMV replacementSurgery guidelinesClinical outcomesValve repairRisk ratioArterySurgery proceduresObserved associationsCoronary Bypass With the Free Internal Thoracic Artery to Treat Anomalous Right Coronary Artery
Gaudino M, Robinson NB, Hameed I, Girardi LN. Coronary Bypass With the Free Internal Thoracic Artery to Treat Anomalous Right Coronary Artery. The Annals Of Thoracic Surgery 2020, 109: e371-e373. PMID: 31987826, PMCID: PMC7799917, DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2019.11.063.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInternal thoracic arteryRight coronary arteryCoronary arteryAnomalous originThoracic arteryFree right internal thoracic arteryAnomalous right coronary arteryFree internal thoracic arteryRight coronary artery bypassRight internal thoracic arteryCoronary artery bypassArtery bypassCoronary bypassSurgical treatmentArteryYoung adultsBypassTreatment
2019
Disagreement Between Randomized and Observational Evidence on the Use of Bilateral Internal Thoracic Artery Grafting: A Meta‐Analytic Approach
Gaudino M, Rahouma M, Hameed I, Khan FM, Taggart DP, Flather M, Biondi‐Zoccai G, Fremes SE. Disagreement Between Randomized and Observational Evidence on the Use of Bilateral Internal Thoracic Artery Grafting: A Meta‐Analytic Approach. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2019, 8: e014638. PMID: 31752642, PMCID: PMC6912987, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.119.014638.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInternal thoracic arteryObservational studyThoracic arterySurvival dataBilateral Internal Thoracic Artery GraftingBilateral internal thoracic artery groupBilateral internal thoracic arteryCox regression hazardPropensity-matched studyLong-term outcomesMost observational studiesArtery GraftingArtery groupImproved survivalControl armImproved outcomesControl groupSurvival curvesArteryBeneficial effectsMeta-analytic approachSurvivalPatientsExperimental groupOutcomesCORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFTING USING RADIAL ARTERY OR SAPHENOUS VEIN VERSUS PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION
Benedetto U, Gaudino M, Cavalcante R, Mancone M, Ahn J, Wingo M, Hameed I, Kappetein A, Mohr F, Park S, Serruys P, Taggart D. CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFTING USING RADIAL ARTERY OR SAPHENOUS VEIN VERSUS PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2019, 73: 40. DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(19)30649-7.Peer-Reviewed Original Research