2021
Differences in Long-term Outcomes After Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Using Single vs Multiple Arterial Grafts and the Association With Sex
Gaudino M, Samadashvili Z, Hameed I, Chikwe J, Girardi LN, Hannan EL. Differences in Long-term Outcomes After Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Using Single vs Multiple Arterial Grafts and the Association With Sex. JAMA Cardiology 2021, 6: 401-409. PMID: 33355595, PMCID: PMC7758835, DOI: 10.1001/jamacardio.2020.6585.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMultiple arterial graftsMultiple arterial graftingMajor adverse cardiac eventsAdverse cardiac eventsCoronary artery bypassArterial graftingAcute myocardial infarctionArterial graftsVital statistics filesArtery bypassCardiac eventsRisk cutoffPropensity-matched patientsSingle arterial graftSingle arterial graftingStatewide cohort studyWorse baseline characteristicsLong-term mortalityPreoperative risk profileRisk of deathLong-term outcomesNew York's Cardiac Surgery Reporting SystemSex-related differencesCerebrovascular eventsBaseline characteristics
2020
Long-Term Results of the RAPCO Trials
Buxton B, Hayward P, Raman J, Moten S, Rosalion A, Gordon I, Seevanayagam S, Matalanis G, Benedetto U, Gaudino M, Hare D, Gaer J, Negri J, Komeda M, Bellomo R, Doolan L, McNicol L, Brennan J, Chan R, Clark D, Dick R, Dortimer A, Ecclestone D, Farouque O, Fernando D, Horrigan M, Jackson A, Oliver L, Mehta N, Nadurata V, Nadarajah N, Proimos G, Rowe M, Sia B, Webb C, Anaveker N, Barlis P, Calafiore P, Chan B, Cotroneo J, Johns J, Jones E, Kertes P, O’Donnell D, Sylviris S, Tonkin A, Fabini R, Kearney L, Lim R, Molan M, Smith G, Wellman C, Eng J, Hameed I, Shaw M, Gerbo S. Long-Term Results of the RAPCO Trials. Circulation 2020, 142: 1330-1338. PMID: 33017209, DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.119.045427.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRight internal thoracic arteryFree right internal thoracic arteryRadial arteryPatient survival estimatesSaphenous veinYears of ageInternal thoracic artery graftsSurvival estimatesFree RITA graftThoracic artery graftsCoprimary end pointsCoronary bypass surgeryInternal thoracic arteryLong-term mortalityLong-term patencyCoronary targetsRA armRITA graftArtery graftBypass surgeryGraft failureRA groupPrimary outcomeThoracic arterySV graftsSpinal 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