2020
Robustness of the Comparative Observational Evidence Supporting Class I and II Cardiac Surgery Procedures
Gaudino M, Hameed I, Robinson NB, Naik A, Weidenmann V, Ruan Y, Tam D, Girardi LN, Fremes S. Robustness of the Comparative Observational Evidence Supporting Class I and II Cardiac Surgery Procedures. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2020, 9: e016964. PMID: 32815427, PMCID: PMC7660761, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.120.016964.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBilateral internal thoracic arteryValve-sparing root replacementSingle internal thoracic arteryInternal thoracic arteryThoracic arteryBentall procedureRoot replacementMV repairObservational studyClass IEffect estimatesCardiac surgery proceduresImproved clinical outcomesMitral valve repairUnmeasured confoundingEffect sizeObserved effect estimatesMV replacementSurgery guidelinesClinical outcomesValve repairRisk ratioArterySurgery proceduresObserved associations
2019
Sinus of Valsalva aneurysm repairs: Operative technique and lessons learned
Wingo M, de Angelis P, Worku BM, Leonard JR, Khan FM, Hameed I, Lau C, Gaudino M, Girardi LN. Sinus of Valsalva aneurysm repairs: Operative technique and lessons learned. Journal Of Cardiac Surgery 2019, 34: 400-403. PMID: 30953447, DOI: 10.1111/jocs.14041.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSOV aneurysmAneurysm repairSingle tertiary referral centerRight ventricular outflow tractPulmonary artery compressionValsalva aneurysm repairYears underwent repairTertiary referral centerVentricular outflow tractBentall procedureArtery compressionOperative interventionPostoperative periodReferral centerValsalva aneurysmUnderwent repairOperative managementPrimary aneurysmMean ageMyocardial infarctionAneurysm diameterOutflow tractOperative techniqueAneurysm recurrenceSafe option