2021
2021 ACC/AHA/SCAI Guideline for Coronary Artery Revascularization: Executive Summary: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Joint Committee on Clinical Practice Guidelines
Lawton J, Tamis-Holland J, Bangalore S, Bates E, Beckie T, Bischoff J, Bittl J, Cohen M, DiMaio J, Don C, Fremes S, Gaudino M, Goldberger Z, Grant M, Jaswal J, Kurlansky P, Mehran R, Metkus T, Nnacheta L, Rao S, Sellke F, Sharma G, Yong C, Zwischenberger B. 2021 ACC/AHA/SCAI Guideline for Coronary Artery Revascularization: Executive Summary: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Joint Committee on Clinical Practice Guidelines. Circulation 2021, 145: e4-e17. PMID: 34882436, DOI: 10.1161/cir.0000000000001039.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFull guidelineCoronary revascularizationSurgery guidelinesAmerican CollegeCardiology/American Heart Association Joint CommitteeCardiology/American Heart Association/SocietyACC/AHA/SCAI GuidelineSignificant coronary artery diseaseCoronary artery revascularizationPercutaneous coronary interventionCoronary artery diseaseClinical practice guidelinesTreatment of patientsAdditional relevant studiesComprehensive literature searchAssociation/SocietyArtery revascularizationPatient-centric approachRevascularization guidelinesCoronary interventionArtery diseaseCochrane CollaborationEvidence tablesPractice guidelinesCardiovascular AngiographyReply When Will We Stop Debating on the Value of TEE in CABG?
Metkus T, Grant M, Zwischenberger B, Higgins R. Reply When Will We Stop Debating on the Value of TEE in CABG? Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2021, 78: e139-e140. PMID: 34674823, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2021.08.032.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTransesophageal 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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedCoronary Artery BypassEchocardiography, TransesophagealHumansMiddle AgedPostoperative ComplicationsRetrospective StudiesUnited StatesConceptsIntraoperative 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
Predictors of new persistent opioid use after coronary artery bypass grafting
Clement K, Canner J, Lawton J, Whitman G, Grant M, Sussman M. Predictors of new persistent opioid use after coronary artery bypass grafting. Journal Of Thoracic And Cardiovascular Surgery 2019, 160: 954-963.e4. PMID: 32007246, DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2019.09.137.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdministrative Claims, HealthcareAgedAmbulatory CareAnalgesics, OpioidCoronary Artery BypassDatabases, FactualDrug Administration ScheduleDrug PrescriptionsFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedOpioid-Related DisordersPain, PostoperativePractice Patterns, Physicians'Retrospective StudiesRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeConceptsNew persistent opioid usePersistent opioid useCoronary artery bypassArtery bypassOpioid useOpioid prescriptionsPerioperative periodNaïve patientsChronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseAmount of opioidsAppropriate opioid prescribingObstructive pulmonary diseaseMultivariable logistic regressionPrescription opioid overdosePrior substance abuseInsurance claims dataOpioid requirementsOutpatient opioidsOpioid prescribingCardiac surgeryPulmonary diseaseOpioid dependenceProspective studyRisk factorsFemale genderDischarge 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
2017
Complications of CO2 insufflation during endoscopic vein harvesting
Suarez‐Pierre A, Terasaki Y, Magruder J, Kapoor A, Grant M, Lawton J. Complications of CO2 insufflation during endoscopic vein harvesting. Journal Of Cardiac Surgery 2017, 32: 783-789. PMID: 29169212, DOI: 10.1111/jocs.13249.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2008
Optical 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