2022
National outcomes following benign cardiac tumor resection: A critical sex‐based disparity
Newell P, Zogg CK, Kusner J, Hirji S, Kerolos M, Kaneko T. National outcomes following benign cardiac tumor resection: A critical sex‐based disparity. Journal Of Cardiac Surgery 2022, 37: 2653-2660. PMID: 35662249, DOI: 10.1111/jocs.16654.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsComposite morbiditySurgical resectionIndependent predictorsMultivariable analysisVentricular tumorsFemale sexBenign primary cardiac tumorsCardiac tumor resectionLower comorbidity burdenPrimary cardiac tumorsNationwide Readmissions DatabaseMajority of patientsIntra-atrial septumNational outcomesSex-based disparitiesComorbidity burdenCardiac tumorsPrimary outcomeFemale patientsMean ageVentricular septumPrimary diagnosisRight atriumTumor locationTumor resection
2020
Thirty-Day Nonindex Readmissions and Clinical Outcomes After Cardiac Surgery
Hirji SA, Percy ED, Zogg CK, Vaduganathan M, Kiehm S, Pelletier M, Kaneko T. Thirty-Day Nonindex Readmissions and Clinical Outcomes After Cardiac Surgery. The Annals Of Thoracic Surgery 2020, 110: 484-491. PMID: 31972128, PMCID: PMC7382395, DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2019.11.042.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSurgical aortic valve replacementNonindex readmissionsCardiac surgeryNonindex hospitalNonindex hospital readmissionsCoronary artery bypassNational Readmission DatabaseAortic valve replacementCardiac surgery patientsMajor cardiac surgeryPatient risk profileHigh-volume centersUS adult patientsRegionalization of careFragmentation of careComorbidity burdenHospital mortalityIndex readmissionArtery bypassInitial hospitalizationAdult patientsSurgery patientsValve replacementHospital readmissionIndependent predictors