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
2019
Pulmonary artery aneurysms: Preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative findings
Worku BM, de Angelis P, Wingo ME, Leonard JR, Khan FM, Hameed I, Ruan Y, Gaudino MFL, Girardi LN. Pulmonary artery aneurysms: Preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative findings. Journal Of Cardiac Surgery 2019, 34: 570-576. PMID: 31090116, DOI: 10.1111/jocs.14070.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPulmonary artery aneurysmLarge pulmonary artery aneurysmAssociated pulmonary hypertensionChronic pulmonary embolismCross-clamp timePulmonary arterial hypertensionCommon clinical findingImprovement of symptomsStandard treatment guidelinesAcceptable risk profileCongenital heart disordersBaseline hypertensionPAA repairPostoperative mortalityArterial hypertensionPulmonary hypertensionPostoperative findingsPulmonary embolismSelect patientsYounger patientsTreatment guidelinesValve proceduresArtery aneurysmSignificant morbidityClinical findings