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 graftsImpact of Operator Characteristics on Outcomes in Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement
Rong LQ, Gaudino M, Tam D, Mao J, Zheng X, Hameed I, Khan F, Salemi A, Sedrakyan A, Neuburger PJ, Fremes S. Impact of Operator Characteristics on Outcomes in Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement. The Annals Of Thoracic Surgery 2020, 111: 853-860. PMID: 32795521, DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2020.06.018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTranscatheter aortic valve replacementTranscatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) proceduresAortic valve replacement proceduresAortic valve replacementAcute myocardial infarctionHealth Statewide PlanningValve replacement proceduresOperator characteristicsInhospital outcomesTAVR volumeInhospital mortalityValve replacementPrimary outcomeMyocardial infarctionSubgroup analysisStatewide PlanningProvider characteristicsCardiology practiceNew York State DepartmentInterventional cardiologyTAVROperator specialtyReplacement proceduresMedical school locationSignificant differencesEffect of Concomitant Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting on Outcomes of Ascending Aorta Replacement
Robinson NB, Hameed I, Naik A, Ishtiaq MF, Rahouma M, Girardi LN, Gaudino M. Effect of Concomitant Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting on Outcomes of Ascending Aorta Replacement. The Annals Of Thoracic Surgery 2020, 110: 2041-2046. PMID: 32343949, PMCID: PMC7799918, DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2020.03.070.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMajor adverse eventsAorta replacementOperative mortalityConcomitant CABGRisk of MAEsConcomitant coronary artery bypassCoronary artery bypass graftEnd pointConcomitant coronary revascularizationPreoperative pulmonary dysfunctionPrimary end pointSecondary end pointsCoronary artery bypassPerioperative myocardial infarctionArtery bypass graftOnly independent predictorHigh-volume centersAscending Aorta ReplacementCABG groupArtery bypassCoronary revascularizationPulmonary dysfunctionUnadjusted incidenceAdverse eventsPostoperative outcomes