2021
The impact of trainees' working hour regulations on outcome in CABG and valve surgery in the State of New York
Amabile A, Mori M, Brooks C, Weininger G, Shang M, Fereydooni S, Komlo CM, Mullan CW, Hameed I, Geirsson A. The impact of trainees' working hour regulations on outcome in CABG and valve surgery in the State of New York. Journal Of Cardiac Surgery 2021, 36: 4582-4590. PMID: 34617327, DOI: 10.1111/jocs.16058.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsShort-term outcomesRisk-adjusted mortality ratesDuty hour regulationsTeaching hospitalBetter short-term outcomesWorse short-term outcomesCoronary artery bypassDuty hour policiesOverall surgical volumeArtery bypassCABG surgeryValve surgeryCABG proceduresCardiac surgeryValve proceduresSurgical volumeFirst-year residentsHospital typeMortality rateSurgeryCABGCall dutiesReporting System dataGraduate Medical EducationOutcomes
2020
Diagnostic dilemma of perioperative myocardial infarction after coronary artery bypass grafting: A review
Weidenmann V, Robinson NB, Rong LQ, Hameed I, Naik A, Morsi M, Grieshaber P, Böning A, Girardi LN, Gaudino M. Diagnostic dilemma of perioperative myocardial infarction after coronary artery bypass grafting: A review. International Journal Of Surgery 2020, 79: 76-83. PMID: 32442689, PMCID: PMC7853700, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijsu.2020.05.036.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPerioperative myocardial infarctionCoronary artery bypassArtery bypassMyocardial infarctionPost-operative echocardiographyProcedure-related changesPerioperative morbidityPost-procedure changesCardiac proceduresSignificant complicationsDiagnostic dilemmaPatient outcomesCardiac biomarkersCABGClinical settingDiagnostic testsPerfect diagnostic testInfarctionBypassUnited StatesModalitiesSpecific modalitiesOutcomesMorbidityEchocardiographyDiagnosis and management of low-flow, low-gradient aortic stenosis.
Salemi A, Hameed I, Khan FM, Gaudino M. Diagnosis and management of low-flow, low-gradient aortic stenosis. Current Opinion In Cardiology 2020, 35: 87-94. PMID: 31833960, DOI: 10.1097/hco.0000000000000707.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLow-gradient aortic stenosisAortic valve replacement resultsAortic stenosisPseudo-severe aortic stenosisAortic stenosis casesDobutamine stress echocardiographyPotential treatment benefitsConservative managementPatient characteristicsStress echocardiographyTreatment modalitiesRisk factorsCurrent guidelinesTreatment benefitTreatment strategiesDiagnostic modalitiesDifficult entityReplacement resultsStenosisBetter outcomesAdequate outcomesStenosis casesDiagnosisSeverityOutcomes
2019
Disagreement Between Randomized and Observational Evidence on the Use of Bilateral Internal Thoracic Artery Grafting: A Meta‐Analytic Approach
Gaudino M, Rahouma M, Hameed I, Khan FM, Taggart DP, Flather M, Biondi‐Zoccai G, Fremes SE. Disagreement Between Randomized and Observational Evidence on the Use of Bilateral Internal Thoracic Artery Grafting: A Meta‐Analytic Approach. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2019, 8: e014638. PMID: 31752642, PMCID: PMC6912987, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.119.014638.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInternal thoracic arteryObservational studyThoracic arterySurvival dataBilateral Internal Thoracic Artery GraftingBilateral internal thoracic artery groupBilateral internal thoracic arteryCox regression hazardPropensity-matched studyLong-term outcomesMost observational studiesArtery GraftingArtery groupImproved survivalControl armImproved outcomesControl groupSurvival curvesArteryBeneficial effectsMeta-analytic approachSurvivalPatientsExperimental groupOutcomes