2021
The impact of trainees' working hour regulations on outcome in CABG and valve surgery in the State of New York
Amabile A, Mori M, Brooks C, Weininger G, Shang M, Fereydooni S, Komlo CM, Mullan CW, Hameed I, Geirsson A. The impact of trainees' working hour regulations on outcome in CABG and valve surgery in the State of New York. Journal Of Cardiac Surgery 2021, 36: 4582-4590. PMID: 34617327, DOI: 10.1111/jocs.16058.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsShort-term outcomesRisk-adjusted mortality ratesDuty hour regulationsTeaching hospitalBetter short-term outcomesWorse short-term outcomesCoronary artery bypassDuty hour policiesOverall surgical volumeArtery bypassCABG surgeryValve surgeryCABG proceduresCardiac surgeryValve proceduresSurgical volumeFirst-year residentsHospital typeMortality rateSurgeryCABGCall dutiesReporting System dataGraduate Medical EducationOutcomes
2020
Clinical impact of concomitant tricuspid valve procedures during left ventricular assist device implantation
Mullan C, Caraballo C, Ravindra NG, Miller PE, Mori M, McCullough M, Clarke JD, Anwer M, Velazquez EJ, Geirsson A, Desai NR, Ahmad T. Clinical impact of concomitant tricuspid valve procedures during left ventricular assist device implantation. The Journal Of Heart And Lung Transplantation 2020, 39: 926-933. PMID: 32593561, DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2020.05.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsConcomitant tricuspid valve proceduresTricuspid valve proceduresSevere tricuspid regurgitationTricuspid regurgitationLVAD implantationValve proceduresLeft ventricular assist device implantationVentricular assist device implantationDegree of TREnd-stage heart failureAssist device implantationRisk of bleedingCases of mildContinuous-flow LVADVentricular assist deviceInteragency RegistryAdult patientsAdverse eventsSurvival benefitHeart failureClinical outcomesDevice implantationTR severityQOL outcomesClinical impact