2022
Screening Tool to Identify Patients with Advanced Aortic Valve Stenosis
Yousef S, Amabile A, Ram C, Huang H, Korutla V, Singh S, Agarwal R, Assi R, Milewski RK, Zhang Y, Patel PA, Krane M, Geirsson A, Vallabhajosyula P. Screening Tool to Identify Patients with Advanced Aortic Valve Stenosis. Journal Of Clinical Medicine 2022, 11: 4386. PMID: 35956007, PMCID: PMC9369431, DOI: 10.3390/jcm11154386.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAortic stenosisRisk prediction modelTertiary academic care centerAcademic care centerSevere aortic stenosisAortic valve stenosisBody mass indexCross-sectional analysisLogistic regression modelsLarge population cohortCardiovascular comorbiditiesEchocardiographic studyValve stenosisMass indexClinical burdenClinical variablesUnique patientsC-statisticCare centerMale genderPatient riskComorbidity variablesC-indexMultivariable modelInclusion criteria
2020
Association Between Cardiac Surgeons’ Number of Years in Practice and Surgical Outcomes in New York Cardiac Centers
Weininger G, Mori M, Brooks C, Shang M, Vinholo T, Zhang Y, Assi R, Geirsson A, Vallabhajosyula P. Association Between Cardiac Surgeons’ Number of Years in Practice and Surgical Outcomes in New York Cardiac Centers. JAMA Network Open 2020, 3: e2023671. PMID: 33141159, PMCID: PMC7610186, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.23671.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisk-adjusted operative mortality ratesAnnual case volumeSurgeon annual case volumeValve proceduresCABG proceduresCardiac surgeonsYears of practiceCardiothoracic surgeonsSurgical outcomesSurgeon numberCase volumeMortality rateRisk-adjusted mortality ratesCoronary artery bypassOperative mortality rateMultivariable risk modelsDay of surgeryCardiac surgery centersCross-sectional studyRisk-adjusted outcomesCross-sectional analysisArtery bypassIndex hospitalizationValve surgeryCardiac center