2022
Unilateral percutaneous cannulation and endoaortic balloon management in robotic-assisted cardiac surgery: The least invasive approach.
Amabile A, Hameed I, Shang M, LaLonde MR, Geirsson A, Krane M. Unilateral percutaneous cannulation and endoaortic balloon management in robotic-assisted cardiac surgery: The least invasive approach. Multimedia Manual Of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery 2022, 2022 PMID: 35377971, DOI: 10.1510/mmcts.2022.010.Peer-Reviewed Educational MaterialsConceptsRobotic-assisted cardiac surgeryCardiac surgeryRobotic-assisted mitral valve repairEndoaortic balloon occlusionMitral valve repairPercutaneous femoral cannulationValvular surgeryPeripheral cannulationFemoral cannulationCardiopulmonary bypassBalloon occlusionPercutaneous cannulationBalloon positioningValve repairInvasive approachSafe approachSurgeryCannulationSuch proceduresDecannulationPatients
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