2021
Robotic totally endoscopic triple bypass with bilateral internal mammary arteries and two different anastomotic techniques
Brownlee AR, Amabile A, Torregrossa G, Balkhy HH. Robotic totally endoscopic triple bypass with bilateral internal mammary arteries and two different anastomotic techniques. Journal Of Cardiac Surgery 2021, 37: 249-251. PMID: 34747050, DOI: 10.1111/jocs.16112.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCoronary artery bypassArtery bypassBilateral internal mammary artery graftsBilateral internal mammary arteryInternal mammary artery graftEndoscopic coronary artery bypassMammary artery graftsInternal mammary arteryBody mass indexDifferent anastomotic techniquesHeart TECABArtery graftHospital stayMammary arteryPostoperative qualityMass indexWound infectionPosterolateral wallAnterior wallAnastomotic techniqueTriple bypassLeft ventricleTECABBypassGraftTransit time flow measurement of coronary bypass grafts before and after protamine administration
Leviner DB, von Mücke Similon M, Rosati CM, Amabile A, Thuijs DJFM, Giammarco GD, Wendt D, Trachiotis GD, Kieser TM, Kappetein AP, Head SJ, Taggart DP, Puskas JD. Transit time flow measurement of coronary bypass grafts before and after protamine administration. Journal Of Cardiothoracic Surgery 2021, 16: 195. PMID: 34243799, PMCID: PMC8268198, DOI: 10.1186/s13019-021-01575-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTransit-time flow measurementProtamine administrationTTFM parametersSingle graftAdministration of protamineCoronary bypass graftsSpecific clinical situationsGraft quality assessmentCoronary surgeryCABG proceduresBypass graftGraft assessmentVenous conduitsMethodsThe databaseIntraoperative changesGraft performanceClinical situationsGraftMixed graftAdministrationGraft analysisCoupling indexMAP rangeSmall increaseFlow measurements
2020
Nasogastric Tube: A Novel Way to Prevent Iatrogenic Bleeding in Emergent Coronary Artery Bypass Graft
Amabile A, Williams EE, Rastogi U, Torregrossa G, Puskas JD. Nasogastric Tube: A Novel Way to Prevent Iatrogenic Bleeding in Emergent Coronary Artery Bypass Graft. The Annals Of Thoracic Surgery 2020, 110: e269-e270. PMID: 32217068, DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2020.02.033.Peer-Reviewed Original Research