2023
Mild aortic insufficiency following transcatheter aortic valve replacement: A systematic review and meta‐analysis
Hameed I, Ahmed A, Kumar A, Li E, Candelario K, Khan S, Kannan A, Latif N, Amabile A, Geirsson A, Williams M. Mild aortic insufficiency following transcatheter aortic valve replacement: A systematic review and meta‐analysis. Catheterization And Cardiovascular Interventions 2023, 102: 166-175. PMID: 37172208, DOI: 10.1002/ccd.30674.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTranscatheter aortic valve replacementMild aortic insufficiencyAortic insufficiencyAortic valve replacementPooled incidenceMidterm mortalityValve replacementIncidence of AIModerate-severe aortic insufficiencyHartung-Knapp adjustmentPooled incidence rateLong-term outcomesLonger life expectancyAI incidenceTAVR volumeSecondary outcomesPrimary outcomeYounger patientsFemale patientsMean agePooled analysisIncidence rateTAVR valvePatientsSystematic review
2022
Peripheral access size evaluation in transfemoral transcatheter aortic valve replacement
Hameed I, Oakley CT, Hameed NUF, Jiang Y, Naeem N, Morsi M, Ahmed A, Amabile A, Hirji S, Truong QA, Gaudino M, Kaneko T, Salemi A. Peripheral access size evaluation in transfemoral transcatheter aortic valve replacement. Journal Of Cardiac Surgery 2022, 37: 801-807. PMID: 35137971, DOI: 10.1111/jocs.16293.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTranscatheter aortic valve replacementMinimal luminal diameterBody mass indexAortic valve replacementPeripheral vascular diseaseAccess vessel sizeFemoral arteryValve replacementInguinal ligamentVascular diseaseOutcomes of TAVRTransfemoral transcatheter aortic valve replacementPatient's individual risk factorsMean body mass indexContrast-enhanced CTATomography Angiography AssessmentSymptomatic aortic stenosisChronic kidney diseaseCommon iliac arteryCoronary artery diseaseHigh-volume centersDeep femoral arteryTranscatheter heart valveGeneral patient populationIndividual risk factors
2021
Comparison of SYNTAX score strata effects of percutaneous and surgical revascularization trials: A meta-analysis
Gaudino M, Hameed I, Di Franco A, Naik A, Demetres M, Biondi-Zoccai G, Bangalore S. Comparison of SYNTAX score strata effects of percutaneous and surgical revascularization trials: A meta-analysis. Journal Of Thoracic And Cardiovascular Surgery 2021, 165: 1405-1413.e13. PMID: 34176619, PMCID: PMC8805094, DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2021.05.036.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPercutaneous coronary interventionCoronary artery bypassIncidence rate ratiosCoronary interventionArtery bypassCerebrovascular eventsSYNTAX scoreMultivessel diseaseCause mortalityStatistical heterogeneityRate ratioSystematic reviewCardiac Surgery (SYNTAX) scoreSYNTAX score tertilesCochrane Library databasesMain analysisSignificant statistical heterogeneityRandom-effects modelRevascularization TrialScore tertilesSecondary outcomesSurgery scoreRisk stratificationLibrary databasesNonsignificant increase
2020
Overall and Cause-Specific Mortality in Randomized Clinical Trials Comparing Percutaneous Interventions With Coronary Bypass Surgery
Gaudino M, Hameed I, Farkouh ME, Rahouma M, Naik A, Robinson NB, Ruan Y, Demetres M, Biondi-Zoccai G, Angiolillo DJ, Bagiella E, Charlson ME, Benedetto U, Ruel M, Taggart DP, Girardi LN, Bhatt DL, Fremes SE. Overall and Cause-Specific Mortality in Randomized Clinical Trials Comparing Percutaneous Interventions With Coronary Bypass Surgery. JAMA Internal Medicine 2020, 180: 1638-1646. PMID: 33044497, PMCID: PMC7551235, DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2020.4748.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPercutaneous coronary interventionRandomized clinical trialsCause-specific mortalityCoronary artery diseaseBare metal stentsNoncardiac mortalityCause mortalityCoronary interventionArtery diseaseClinical trialsTrials of PCIEnd pointLeft main diseaseCoronary artery bypassStudy end pointCoronary bypass surgeryData extractionTreatment of patientsCochrane Library databasesPreferred Reporting ItemsRandom-effects modelArtery bypassCardiac mortalityRevascularization TrialBypass surgeryDecision analysis and personalized clinical tool for cerebrospinal fluid drains in thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysms repair
Tam DY, Khan FM, Robinson NB, Hameed I, Rong LQ, Fremes SE, Girardi LN, Gaudino M. Decision analysis and personalized clinical tool for cerebrospinal fluid drains in thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysms repair. Journal Of Cardiac Surgery 2020, 36: 171-175. PMID: 33135254, DOI: 10.1111/jocs.15162.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCSF drainTAAA repairThoracoabdominal aneurysmsOperative repairDrain insertionLife expectancyThoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm repairRoutine useCSF drain placementSpinal cord ischemiaAortic aneurysm repairCerebrospinal fluid drainsCerebrospinal fluid drainageState-transition cohort modelCord ischemiaEpidural hematomaAneurysm repairSubarachnoid hemorrhageDrain placementFluid drainageClinical toolPersonalized approachPatientsFluid drainsCohort modelRobustness 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 associationsImpact of Operator Characteristics on Outcomes in Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement
Rong LQ, Gaudino M, Tam D, Mao J, Zheng X, Hameed I, Khan F, Salemi A, Sedrakyan A, Neuburger PJ, Fremes S. Impact of Operator Characteristics on Outcomes in Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement. The Annals Of Thoracic Surgery 2020, 111: 853-860. PMID: 32795521, DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2020.06.018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTranscatheter aortic valve replacementTranscatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) proceduresAortic valve replacement proceduresAortic valve replacementAcute myocardial infarctionHealth Statewide PlanningValve replacement proceduresOperator characteristicsInhospital outcomesTAVR volumeInhospital mortalityValve replacementPrimary outcomeMyocardial infarctionSubgroup analysisStatewide PlanningProvider characteristicsCardiology practiceNew York State DepartmentInterventional cardiologyTAVROperator specialtyReplacement proceduresMedical school locationSignificant differencesSpinal 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
Effect of atrial pacing on post-operative atrial fibrillation following coronary artery bypass grafting: Pairwise and network meta-analyses
Ruan Y, Robinson NB, Naik A, Silva M, Hameed I, Rahouma M, Oakley C, Di Franco A, Zamvar V, Girardi LN, Gaudino M. Effect of atrial pacing on post-operative atrial fibrillation following coronary artery bypass grafting: Pairwise and network meta-analyses. International Journal Of Cardiology 2019, 302: 103-107. PMID: 31837901, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2019.12.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPost-operative atrial fibrillationCoronary artery bypassBiA pacingAtrial pacingArtery bypassSecondary outcomesAtrial fibrillationIncidence of POAFGeneric inverse variance methodRight atrial pacingInverse variance methodLargest risk reductionSystematic literature searchPOAF incidenceOperative mortalityPostoperative bleedingPrimary outcomePacing modalitiesClinical trialsLower incidencePacingLiterature searchIncidenceFibrillationRisk reductionPredictors of ileus following colorectal resections
Sapci I, Hameed I, Ceylan A, Oktem A, Rencuzogullari A, Hull TL, Liska D, Delaney CP, Gorgun E. Predictors of ileus following colorectal resections. The American Journal Of Surgery 2019, 219: 527-529. PMID: 31604485, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2019.10.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPostoperative ileusColorectal resectionColorectal surgeryPre-operative comorbiditiesInflammatory bowel diseaseUlcerative colitis diagnosisOperation-related variablesDiagnosis of cancerDiverticular diseaseProphylactic therapyPatient demographicsBowel diseaseCrohn's diseaseColorectal cancerMean ageInstitutional databaseMale genderRisk factorsLaparoscopic surgeryColitis diagnosisIleusEarly diagnosisPatientsSignificant burdenSurgeryCharacteristics and anatomic distribution of early vs late stroke after cardiac surgery
Ivascu NS, Khan FM, Rahouma M, Hameed I, Abouarab A, Segal AZ, Gaudino MFL, Girardi LN. Characteristics and anatomic distribution of early vs late stroke after cardiac surgery. Journal Of Cardiac Surgery 2019, 34: 684-689. PMID: 31212394, DOI: 10.1111/jocs.14121.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLate strokeOperative mortalityCardiac surgeryEarly strokePerioperative strokeOpen cardiac surgeryTime of presentationOpen heart surgeryImpact of strokeWeill Cornell MedicinePerioperative variablesAdult patientsAnterior circulationEmbolic eventsSecondary outcomesCardiopulmonary bypassLikely etiologyAnatomic distributionHeart surgeryRisk factorsAnatomic locationHigh incidencePatientsSurgeryStroke
2018
Systematic preoperative CT scan is associated with reduced risk of stroke in minimally invasive mitral valve surgery: A meta-analysis
Leonard JR, Henry M, Rahouma M, Khan FM, Wingo M, Hameed I, Di Franco A, Guy TS, Girardi LN, Gaudino M. Systematic preoperative CT scan is associated with reduced risk of stroke in minimally invasive mitral valve surgery: A meta-analysis. International Journal Of Cardiology 2018, 278: 300-306. PMID: 30563771, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2018.12.025.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPost-operative strokeInvasive mitral valve surgeryPooled event rateMitral valve surgeryCT screeningOperative mortalityValve surgeryMyocardial infarctionCT groupNew-onset renal failureLow operative mortalityPerioperative myocardial infarctionCardio-pulmonary bypassComputed Tomography ScreeningPreoperative CT scanRetrograde arterial perfusionInter-group comparisonAortic embolizationNew dialysisPerioperative strokeRenal failureTomography screeningArterial perfusionDecreased incidenceSurgical approach