2021
Effects of Experimental Interventions to Improve the Biomedical Peer‐Review Process: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis
Gaudino M, Robinson NB, Di Franco A, Hameed I, Naik A, Demetres M, Girardi LN, Frati G, Fremes SE, Biondi‐Zoccai G. Effects of Experimental Interventions to Improve the Biomedical Peer‐Review Process: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2021, 10: e019903. PMID: 34278828, PMCID: PMC8475712, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.120.019903.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStandardized mean differenceRandomized trialsEffects of interventionsPeer review interventionMean changeMAIN OUTCOMESmall studySystematic reviewMeta-AnalysisMean differenceLonger durationExperimental interventionInterventionIndividual studiesTrialsFurther studiesImproved qualityDurationConclusion ModificationReview qualitySignificant improvementPeer review processBackground qualityAngiographic Patency of Coronary Artery Bypass Conduits: A Network Meta‐Analysis of Randomized Trials
Gaudino M, Hameed I, Robinson NB, Ruan Y, Rahouma M, Naik A, Weidenmann V, Demetres M, Tam D, Hare DL, Girardi LN, Biondi‐Zoccai G, Fremes S. Angiographic Patency of Coronary Artery Bypass Conduits: A Network Meta‐Analysis of Randomized Trials. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2021, 10: e019206. PMID: 33686866, PMCID: PMC8174193, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.120.019206.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCoronary artery bypass conduitsTouch saphenous veinAngiographic patency ratesRadial arterySaphenous veinPatency ratesGraft occlusionRandomized trialsBypass conduitRight internal thoracic arteryTouch saphenous vein graftsCoronary bypass surgerySaphenous vein graftsGraft occlusion rateInternal thoracic arteryBest conduitNetwork Meta-AnalysisSystematic literature searchGastroepiploic arteryBypass surgeryPrimary outcomeThoracic arteryAngiographic patencyVein graftsOcclusion rate
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 reductionAortic Valve Area in Aortic Stenosis A Network Meta-Analysis
Rong LQ, Hameed I, Di Franco A, Rahouma M, Khan FM, Demetres M, Kim J, Weinsaft JW, Devereux RB, Gaudino M. Aortic Valve Area in Aortic Stenosis A Network Meta-Analysis. JACC Cardiovascular Imaging 2019, 13: 634-635. PMID: 31607669, DOI: 10.1016/j.jcmg.2019.08.015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAortic ValveAortic Valve StenosisChildEchocardiographyEchocardiography, DopplerEchocardiography, Three-DimensionalEchocardiography, TransesophagealFemaleHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleMiddle AgedNetwork Meta-AnalysisPredictive Value of TestsReproducibility of ResultsTomography, X-Ray ComputedYoung Adult