2020
Spinal cord injury after open and endovascular repair of descending thoracic and thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysms: A meta-analysis
Gaudino M, Khan FM, Rahouma M, Naik A, Hameed I, Spadaccio C, Robinson NB, Ruan Y, Demetres M, Oakley CT, Gambardella I, Iannacone EM, Lau C, Girardi LN. Spinal cord injury after open and endovascular repair of descending thoracic and thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysms: A meta-analysis. Journal Of Thoracic And Cardiovascular Surgery 2020, 163: 552-564. PMID: 32561196, DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2020.04.126.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsThoracoabdominal aortic aneurysmsPooled rateTAAA repairOperative mortalityEndovascular repairAneurysm repairAortic aneurysmSpinal cord injury ratesGeneric inverse variance methodCrawford extent ILong-term mortalityEndovascular aneurysm repairSpinal cord injuryInverse variance methodDrain-related complicationsSystematic literature searchPostoperative strokeLate mortalitySecondary outcomesOpen repairPrimary outcomeRelated complicationsThoracic aneurysmCord injuryInjury rates
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