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Sex differences in outcomes after coronary artery bypass grafting: a pooled analysis of individual patient data
Gaudino M, Di Franco A, Alexander JH, Bakaeen F, Egorova N, Kurlansky P, Boening A, Chikwe J, Demetres M, Devereaux PJ, Diegeler A, Dimagli A, Flather M, Hameed I, Lamy A, Lawton JS, Reents W, Robinson NB, Audisio K, Rahouma M, Serruys PW, Hara H, Taggart DP, Girardi LN, Fremes SE, Benedetto U. Sex differences in outcomes after coronary artery bypass grafting: a pooled analysis of individual patient data. European Heart Journal 2021, 43: 18-28. PMID: 34338767, PMCID: PMC8851663, DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehab504.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCoronary artery bypassIndividual patient dataMyocardial infarctionArtery bypassCause mortalityWorse outcomesMultiple arterial graftingPatient dataOff-pump surgeryOutcomes of womenCABG trialBaseline characteristicsPatients 75Secondary outcomesPrimary outcomeArterial graftingCox regressionPooled analysisSurgical techniqueHigh riskHigh incidenceSimilar mortalitySystematic reviewRisk adjustmentMortality
2023
Mild aortic insufficiency following transcatheter aortic valve replacement: A systematic review and meta‐analysis
Hameed I, Ahmed A, Kumar A, Li E, Candelario K, Khan S, Kannan A, Latif N, Amabile A, Geirsson A, Williams M. Mild aortic insufficiency following transcatheter aortic valve replacement: A systematic review and meta‐analysis. Catheterization And Cardiovascular Interventions 2023, 102: 166-175. PMID: 37172208, DOI: 10.1002/ccd.30674.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTranscatheter aortic valve replacementMild aortic insufficiencyAortic insufficiencyAortic valve replacementPooled incidenceMidterm mortalityValve replacementIncidence of AIModerate-severe aortic insufficiencyHartung-Knapp adjustmentPooled incidence rateLong-term outcomesLonger life expectancyAI incidenceTAVR volumeSecondary outcomesPrimary outcomeYounger patientsFemale patientsMean agePooled analysisIncidence rateTAVR valvePatientsSystematic review
2020
Sex‐related differences in outcomes after coronary artery bypass surgery—A patient‐level pooled analysis of randomized controlled trials: rationale and study protocol
Gaudino M, Alexander JH, Egorova N, Kurlansky P, Lamy A, Bakaeen F, Hameed I, Di Franco A, Demetres M, Robinson NB, Chikwe J, Lawton JS, Devereaux PJ, Taggart DP, Flather M, Reents W, Boening A, Diegeler A, Girardi LN, Fremes SE, Benedetto U. Sex‐related differences in outcomes after coronary artery bypass surgery—A patient‐level pooled analysis of randomized controlled trials: rationale and study protocol. Journal Of Cardiac Surgery 2020, 35: 2754-2758. PMID: 32720394, DOI: 10.1111/jocs.14903.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSex-related differencesPooled analysisSystematic reviewPatient-level pooled analysisCoronary artery bypass surgeryMultiple arterial graftsArtery bypass surgeryCoronary artery bypassLong-term followSex-related outcomesTreatment effectsPreferred Reporting ItemsSystematic literature searchPeer-reviewed scientific journalsImpact of sexDifferential treatment effectsCABG studiesArtery bypassCause mortalityPrimary endpointBypass surgeryArterial graftsMyocardial infarctionStudy protocolProspective RegisterAssociation of Radial Artery Graft vs Saphenous Vein Graft With Long-term Cardiovascular Outcomes Among Patients Undergoing Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
Gaudino M, Benedetto U, Fremes S, Ballman K, Biondi-Zoccai G, Sedrakyan A, Nasso G, Raman J, Buxton B, Hayward PA, Moat N, Collins P, Webb C, Peric M, Petrovic I, Yoo KJ, Hameed I, Di Franco A, Moscarelli M, Speziale G, Puskas JD, Girardi LN, Hare DL, Taggart DP. Association of Radial Artery Graft vs Saphenous Vein Graft With Long-term Cardiovascular Outcomes Among Patients Undergoing Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting. JAMA 2020, 324: 179-187. PMID: 32662861, PMCID: PMC7361649, DOI: 10.1001/jama.2020.8228.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCoronary artery bypassSaphenous vein graftsComposite of deathRadial artery graftArtery bypassVein graftsRadial arteryMyocardial infarctionArtery graftCardiovascular outcomesClinical outcomesSaphenous veinLong-term cardiovascular outcomesPatient-level pooled analysisCoronary Artery Bypass GraftingArtery Bypass GraftingIndividual participant dataBypass GraftingAdult patientsComposite outcomeSecondary outcomesPrimary outcomeRandomized trialsPooled analysisObservational study