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
Recidivism Is the Leading Cause of Death Among Intravenous Drug Users Who Underwent Cardiac Surgery for Infective Endocarditis
Nguemeni Tiako M, Mori M, Bin Mahmood S, Shioda K, Mangi A, Yun J, Geirsson A. Recidivism Is the Leading Cause of Death Among Intravenous Drug Users Who Underwent Cardiac Surgery for Infective Endocarditis. Seminars In Thoracic And Cardiovascular Surgery 2018, 31: 40-45. PMID: 30165237, DOI: 10.1053/j.semtcvs.2018.07.016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCause of deathPerioperative adverse eventsNon-IVDU patientsMid-term survivalIVDU patientsAdverse eventsPostoperative outcomesCardiac surgeryPrevious coronary artery bypass graftMid-term postoperative outcomesCoronary artery bypass graftUnderwent cardiac surgeryMid-term mortalityArtery bypass graftLong-term mortalityPeripheral vascular diseaseIntravenous drug useMortality prediction scoreIntravenous drug usersLong-term outcomesNational opioid crisisInfective endocarditis casesIVDU cohortLess comorbidityConsecutive patients