2020
Cardiac Surgeons’ Treatment Approaches for Infective Endocarditis Based on Patients’ Substance Use History
Nguemeni Tiako M, Mszar R, Brooks C, Mahmood SUB, Mori M, Geirsson A, Weimer MB. Cardiac Surgeons’ Treatment Approaches for Infective Endocarditis Based on Patients’ Substance Use History. Seminars In Thoracic And Cardiovascular Surgery 2020, 33: 703-709. PMID: 33279690, DOI: 10.1053/j.semtcvs.2020.11.031.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInjection drug use-associated infective endocarditisCardiac surgeonsTreatment approachesInfective endocarditisMethadone treatmentDrug use-associated infective endocarditisMost surgeonsAddiction treatmentLong-term outcomesNumber of surgeriesNon-Hispanic whitesSurvey response rateOperative managementRecurrent infectionsSubstance use historiesOperative approachNative valvePatientsPatient engagementClinical scenariosResponse ratePatients' substanceIDUsSurgeonsAnonymous survey
2018
Isolated Tricuspid Valvectomy: A Series of cases with Intravenous Drug Abuse Associated Tricuspid Valve Endocarditis
Bin Mahmood SU, Nguemeni Tiako MJ, Mori M, Elefteriades JA, Bonde P, Geirsson A, Yun JJ. Isolated Tricuspid Valvectomy: A Series of cases with Intravenous Drug Abuse Associated Tricuspid Valve Endocarditis. The Thoracic And Cardiovascular Surgeon 2018, 67: 631-636. PMID: 30296813, DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1672173.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAnti-Bacterial AgentsCardiac Surgical ProceduresEndocarditis, BacterialFemaleHeart Valve Prosthesis ImplantationHumansMaleMiddle AgedPostoperative ComplicationsRecovery of FunctionRecurrenceRetrospective StudiesRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsSubstance Abuse, IntravenousTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeTricuspid ValveYoung AdultConceptsTricuspid valve endocarditisTricuspid valvectomyValve endocarditisComorbid conditionsPatient comorbid conditionsMid-term survivalIntravenous drug useSubstance abuse managementSeries of casesTV repairTV replacementActive endocarditisRecurrent endocarditisValve replacementSurgical managementInstitution experienceCardiac surgeonsEndocarditisDrug useValvectomyAddiction managementAddiction treatmentDrug addictionPatientsPivotal role