2020
United States national trends in comorbidity and outcomes of adult cardiac surgery patients
Mullan CW, Mori M, Pichert MD, Bin Mahmood SU, Yousef S, Geirsson A. United States national trends in comorbidity and outcomes of adult cardiac surgery patients. Journal Of Cardiac Surgery 2020, 35: 2248-2253. PMID: 33448476, DOI: 10.1111/jocs.14764.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAortic ValveComorbidityCross-Sectional StudiesHeart Valve Prosthesis ImplantationHumansPostoperative ComplicationsRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesConceptsMitral valve repair/replacementAortic valve replacementCardiac surgery patientsHospital mortalityLength of staySurgery patientsCardiac surgeryAdult cardiac surgery patientsAdult cardiac surgery proceduresUnited States national trendsValve repair/replacementICD-9 procedure codesCoronary artery bypassCardiac surgery proceduresType of surgeryNational Inpatient SampleICD-9 codesNational trendsCross-sectional analysisCABG/Comorbidity trendsArtery bypassPatient ageValve replacementComorbidity profiles
2019
Elevated risk of death persists beyond 30 days after mitral valve surgery
Mori M, Yousef S, Pichert M, Vinholo TF, Geirsson A. Elevated risk of death persists beyond 30 days after mitral valve surgery. Journal Of Thoracic And Cardiovascular Surgery 2019, 159: e171-e173. PMID: 31420133, DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2019.07.021.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSternotomy for aortic dissection with substernal pull through: The importance of surgical history
Pichert M, Mori M, Boffa DJ, Mangi AA. Sternotomy for aortic dissection with substernal pull through: The importance of surgical history. Journal Of Thoracic And Cardiovascular Surgery 2019, 159: e325-e326. PMID: 31350021, DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2019.04.038.Peer-Reviewed Original Research