2021
Transesophageal Echocardiography in Patients Undergoing Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery
Metkus T, Thibault D, Grant M, Badhwar V, Jacobs J, Lawton J, O'Brien S, Thourani V, Wegermann Z, Zwischenberger B, Higgins R. Transesophageal Echocardiography in Patients Undergoing Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2021, 78: 112-122. PMID: 33957241, PMCID: PMC8876254, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2021.04.064.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntraoperative transesophageal echocardiographyHigh-risk patientsTransesophageal echocardiographyCABG patientsOperative mortalityValve proceduresCoronary artery bypass graft surgeryThoracic Surgeons Adult Cardiac Surgery DatabaseArtery bypass graft surgeryAdult Cardiac Surgery DatabasePost-CABG mortalityBypass graft surgeryCoronary artery bypassRetrospective cohort studyLow operative mortalityPercentage of patientsCardiac Surgery DatabaseClinical decision makingArtery bypassGraft surgeryValve surgeryCohort studyCABG proceduresPrimary outcomeSurgery Database
2019
Discharge Hemoglobin Level and 30-Day Readmission Rates After Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery
Cho B, DeMario V, Grant M, Hensley N, Brown C, Hebbar S, Mandal K, Whitman G, Frank S. Discharge Hemoglobin Level and 30-Day Readmission Rates After Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery. Anesthesia & Analgesia 2019, 128: 342-348. PMID: 30059402, PMCID: PMC6533067, DOI: 10.1213/ane.0000000000003671.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDischarge Hb levelsDischarge hemoglobin levelsReadmission ratesHb levelsPatient characteristicsHemoglobin levelsMultivariable analysisBlood utilizationCoronary artery bypass surgeryCertain patient comorbiditiesRestrictive transfusion strategyCharlson Comorbidity IndexCoronary artery bypassArtery bypass surgeryLarge randomized trialsRisk-adjusted oddsSimilar patient characteristicsLow Hb levelsCABG patientsDischarge HbPreoperative comorbiditiesArtery bypassComorbidity indexBypass surgeryPatient comorbidities
2008
Intraoperative detection of intimal lipid in the radial artery predicts degree of postoperative spasm
Brown E, Burris N, Kon Z, Grant M, Brazio P, Xu C, Laird P, Gu J, Kallam S, Desai P, Poston R. Intraoperative detection of intimal lipid in the radial artery predicts degree of postoperative spasm. Atherosclerosis 2008, 205: 466-471. PMID: 19264305, PMCID: PMC2717172, DOI: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2008.12.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPostoperative spasmRA conduitOptical coherence tomographyDistal RARisk of spasmCatheter-based optical coherence tomographyRA graftsCABG patientsBypass graftRadial arteryLuminal diameterIntimal abnormalitiesIntraoperative detectionSpasmIntimal lipidDay 5Lipid depositsCoherence tomographyProximal portionGraftDegree of attenuationDiameter changesOCT imagesSevere changesRiskOptical Coherence Tomography Imaging as a Quality Assurance Tool for Evaluating Endoscopic Harvest of the Radial Artery
Burris N, Brown E, Grant M, Kon Z, Gibber M, Gu J, Schwartz K, Kallam S, Joshi A, Vitali R, Poston R. Optical Coherence Tomography Imaging as a Quality Assurance Tool for Evaluating Endoscopic Harvest of the Radial Artery. The Annals Of Thoracic Surgery 2008, 85: 1271-1277. PMID: 18355508, PMCID: PMC2636971, DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2007.12.044.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedCadaverCohort StudiesCoronary Artery BypassCoronary DiseaseEndoscopyEvaluation Studies as TopicFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedObserver VariationProbabilityQuality ControlRadial ArteryRadiographyReproducibility of ResultsRisk AssessmentSensitivity and SpecificitySurvival AnalysisTissue and Organ HarvestingTomography, Optical CoherenceVascular PatencyConceptsEndoscopic radial artery harvestOpen harvestOptical coherence tomography (OCT) imagingIntimal injuryIntimal disruptionCoronary artery bypass graft patientsLuminal volumeTomography imagingRadial artery conduitsBypass graft patientsRadial artery harvestOCT imagingLuminal surfaceRA graftsArtery conduitCABG patientsGraft patientsBranch injuryOCT findingsEndoscopic harvestRA harvestRadial arterySerial imagingCatheter-based OCTBranch ostium