2021
Differences in Long-term Outcomes After Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Using Single vs Multiple Arterial Grafts and the Association With Sex
Gaudino M, Samadashvili Z, Hameed I, Chikwe J, Girardi LN, Hannan EL. Differences in Long-term Outcomes After Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Using Single vs Multiple Arterial Grafts and the Association With Sex. JAMA Cardiology 2021, 6: 401-409. PMID: 33355595, PMCID: PMC7758835, DOI: 10.1001/jamacardio.2020.6585.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMultiple arterial graftsMultiple arterial graftingMajor adverse cardiac eventsAdverse cardiac eventsCoronary artery bypassArterial graftingAcute myocardial infarctionArterial graftsVital statistics filesArtery bypassCardiac eventsRisk cutoffPropensity-matched patientsSingle arterial graftSingle arterial graftingStatewide cohort studyWorse baseline characteristicsLong-term mortalityPreoperative risk profileRisk of deathLong-term outcomesNew York's Cardiac Surgery Reporting SystemSex-related differencesCerebrovascular eventsBaseline characteristics
2019
The RADial artery International ALliance (RADIAL) extended follow-up study: rationale and study protocol
Gaudino M, Benedetto U, Fremes S, Ballman K, Biondi-Zoccai G, Sedrakyan A, Nasso G, Raman J, Buxton B, Hayward PA, Moat N, Collins P, Webb C, Peric M, Petrovic I, Yoo KJ, Hameed I, Di Franco A, Moscarelli M, Speziale G, Girardi LN, Hare DL, Taggart DP, Investigators R. The RADial artery International ALliance (RADIAL) extended follow-up study: rationale and study protocol. European Journal Of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery 2019, 56: 1025-1030. PMID: 31535147, DOI: 10.1093/ejcts/ezz247.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPatency ratesSaphenous veinGood mid-term patency ratesMid-term patency ratesCoronary artery bypass surgeryRadial artery graftArtery bypass surgeryEvent-free survivalSaphenous vein graftsLong-term outcomesImproved patency ratesRA armArtery graftPostoperative yearRepeat revascularizationBypass surgeryCardiac eventsVein graftsClinical correlatesStudy protocolObservational studyRole of RasGraftTrialsSurvival