2022
Variable definitions and treatment approaches for atrial functional mitral regurgitation: A scoping review of the literature
Amabile A, Fereydooni S, Mori M, Hameed I, Jung J, Krane M, Geirsson A. Variable definitions and treatment approaches for atrial functional mitral regurgitation: A scoping review of the literature. Journal Of Cardiac Surgery 2022, 37: 1182-1191. PMID: 35179258, DOI: 10.1111/jocs.16312.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAtrial functional mitral regurgitationFunctional mitral regurgitationAtrial fibrillationMitral regurgitationEjection fractionMitral annuloplastyHistory of AFPresence of AFLeft ventricular dysfunctionProportion of patientsAtrial appendage ligationChronic atrial fibrillationPulmonary vein isolationCox-Maze procedureLV ejection fractionStudy of patientsLongstanding atrial fibrillationWeb of ScienceVentricular dysfunctionConcomitant proceduresHeart failureVein isolationCochrane LibraryType of operationEligibility criteria
2020
Treatment strategies in ischaemic left ventricular dysfunction: a network meta-analysis
Gaudino M, Hameed I, Khan FM, Tam DY, Rahouma M, Yongle R, Naik A, Di Franco A, Demetres M, Petrie MC, Jolicoeur EM, Girardi LN, Fremes SE. Treatment strategies in ischaemic left ventricular dysfunction: a network meta-analysis. European Journal Of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery 2020, 59: 293-301. PMID: 33085752, DOI: 10.1093/ejcts/ezaa319.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPercutaneous coronary interventionIschemic left ventricular systolic dysfunctionMedical therapyCardiac deathMyocardial infarctionRevascularization strategyHigh mortalityLeft ventricular systolic dysfunctionIschemic left ventricular dysfunctionLeft ventricular ejection fractionBest revascularization strategyLower cardiac deathOptimal revascularization strategyCoronary artery bypassVentricular systolic dysfunctionLeft ventricular dysfunctionVentricular ejection fractionDrug-eluting stentsRelative treatment effectsArtery bypassSystolic dysfunctionVentricular dysfunctionCoronary interventionSecondary outcomesEjection fractionComparison of the effects of hemodialysis and hemodiafiltration on left ventricular hypertrophy in end‐stage renal disease patients: A systematic review and meta‐analysis
Hameed I, Gaudino M, Naik A, Rahouma M, Robinson NB, Ruan Y, Demetres M, Bossola M. Comparison of the effects of hemodialysis and hemodiafiltration on left ventricular hypertrophy in end‐stage renal disease patients: A systematic review and meta‐analysis. Seminars In Dialysis 2020, 33: 120-126. PMID: 32159258, DOI: 10.1111/sdi.12864.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLeft ventricular mass indexEjection fractionMean differenceVentricular hypertrophySubgroup analysisConventional hemodialysisEnd-stage renal disease patientsLonger dialysis durationVentricular mass indexPooled mean differenceRenal disease patientsEffect of hemodialysisLeft ventricular hypertrophySystematic literature searchDialysis durationPrimary outcomeSecondary outcomesMass indexDisease patientsHemodialysisSystematic reviewHemodiafiltrationLowest mean differenceLiterature searchPatients
2019
Impact of left ventricular ejection fraction on the outcomes of open repair of descending thoracic and thoracoabdominal aneurysms
Gambardella I, Gaudino MFL, Rahouma M, Farrington WJ, Khan FM, Hameed I, Lau C, Iannacone E, Girardi LN. Impact of left ventricular ejection fraction on the outcomes of open repair of descending thoracic and thoracoabdominal aneurysms. Journal Of Thoracic And Cardiovascular Surgery 2019, 161: 534-541.e5. PMID: 31924362, DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2019.11.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLeft ventricular ejection fractionDepressed left ventricular ejection fractionVentricular ejection fractionCubic spline analysisOperative mortalityIndependent predictorsAdverse eventsEjection fractionWorse long-term survivalRisk of MAEThoracoabdominal aneurysm repairWorse preoperative profilesMajor adverse eventsSpline analysisLong-term survivalTAAA repairThoracoabdominal aneurysmsOpen repairAneurysm repairThoracic aneurysmCox regressionPreoperative profilesMortalityMultivariate regressionPatients