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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 adjustmentMortalityAnalysis of Physician Use of Social Media
Hameed I, Oakley CT, Ahmed A, Naeem N, Robinson NB, Hameed NUF, Gaudino M. Analysis of Physician Use of Social Media. JAMA Network Open 2021, 4: e2118213. PMID: 34292338, PMCID: PMC8299311, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.18213.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2023
A robotic-assisted approach to sliding plasty, neochordoplasty, and annuloplasty in a technically complex mitral valve repair.
Amabile A, LaLonde M, Komlo C, Hameed I, Weininger G, Agrawal A, Krane M, Geirsson A. A robotic-assisted approach to sliding plasty, neochordoplasty, and annuloplasty in a technically complex mitral valve repair. Multimedia Manual Of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery 2023, 2023 PMID: 36701207, DOI: 10.1510/mmcts.2022.057.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2022
Peripheral access size evaluation in transfemoral transcatheter aortic valve replacement
Hameed I, Oakley CT, Hameed NUF, Jiang Y, Naeem N, Morsi M, Ahmed A, Amabile A, Hirji S, Truong QA, Gaudino M, Kaneko T, Salemi A. Peripheral access size evaluation in transfemoral transcatheter aortic valve replacement. Journal Of Cardiac Surgery 2022, 37: 801-807. PMID: 35137971, DOI: 10.1111/jocs.16293.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTranscatheter aortic valve replacementMinimal luminal diameterBody mass indexAortic valve replacementPeripheral vascular diseaseAccess vessel sizeFemoral arteryValve replacementInguinal ligamentVascular diseaseOutcomes of TAVRTransfemoral transcatheter aortic valve replacementPatient's individual risk factorsMean body mass indexContrast-enhanced CTATomography Angiography AssessmentSymptomatic aortic stenosisChronic kidney diseaseCommon iliac arteryCoronary artery diseaseHigh-volume centersDeep femoral arteryTranscatheter heart valveGeneral patient populationIndividual risk factors
2021
Posterior left pericardiotomy for the prevention of atrial fibrillation after cardiac surgery: an adaptive, single-centre, single-blind, randomised, controlled trial
Gaudino M, Sanna T, Ballman KV, Robinson NB, Hameed I, Audisio K, Rahouma M, Di Franco A, Soletti GJ, Lau C, Rong LQ, Massetti M, Gillinov M, Ad N, Voisine P, DiMaio JM, Chikwe J, Fremes SE, Crea F, Puskas JD, Girardi L, Investigators P. Posterior left pericardiotomy for the prevention of atrial fibrillation after cardiac surgery: an adaptive, single-centre, single-blind, randomised, controlled trial. The Lancet 2021, 398: 2075-2083. PMID: 34788640, DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(21)02490-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPericardiotomy groupAtrial fibrillationCardiac surgeryIntervention groupVASc scoreHospital stayHospital dischargePericardial effusionCoronary arteryAortic valvePostoperative major adverse eventsPostoperative atrial fibrillationMajor adverse eventsLeft pleural cavityPostoperative pericardial effusionNew York Presbyterian HospitalEligible patientsITT populationMedian CHATreat populationWeill Cornell MedicinePostoperative complicationsAdult patientsAdverse eventsCommon complicationGender differences in the authorship of contemporary anaesthesia literature: a cross-sectional study
Rong LQ, Khan FM, Naik A, Robinson NB, Hameed I, Anderson LP, Rahouma M, Monteiro A, Sandner SE, Girardi LN, Pryor KO, Gaudino M. Gender differences in the authorship of contemporary anaesthesia literature: a cross-sectional study. British Journal Of Anaesthesia 2021, 126: e162-e164. PMID: 33640120, DOI: 10.1016/j.bja.2021.01.023.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2020
Overall and Cause-Specific Mortality in Randomized Clinical Trials Comparing Percutaneous Interventions With Coronary Bypass Surgery
Gaudino M, Hameed I, Farkouh ME, Rahouma M, Naik A, Robinson NB, Ruan Y, Demetres M, Biondi-Zoccai G, Angiolillo DJ, Bagiella E, Charlson ME, Benedetto U, Ruel M, Taggart DP, Girardi LN, Bhatt DL, Fremes SE. Overall and Cause-Specific Mortality in Randomized Clinical Trials Comparing Percutaneous Interventions With Coronary Bypass Surgery. JAMA Internal Medicine 2020, 180: 1638-1646. PMID: 33044497, PMCID: PMC7551235, DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2020.4748.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPercutaneous coronary interventionRandomized clinical trialsCause-specific mortalityCoronary artery diseaseBare metal stentsNoncardiac mortalityCause mortalityCoronary interventionArtery diseaseClinical trialsTrials of PCIEnd pointLeft main diseaseCoronary artery bypassStudy end pointCoronary bypass surgeryData extractionTreatment of patientsCochrane Library databasesPreferred Reporting ItemsRandom-effects modelArtery bypassCardiac mortalityRevascularization TrialBypass surgeryLong-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 graftsSurgeons’ Coronary Bypass Practice Patterns in the United States
Gaudino M, Rahouma M, Habib RH, Hameed I, Robinson NB, Farrington WJ, Fremes S, Schwann TA, Girardi LN. Surgeons’ Coronary Bypass Practice Patterns in the United States. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2020, 76: 1714-1715. PMID: 33004137, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2020.07.064.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRobustness of the Comparative Observational Evidence Supporting Class I and II Cardiac Surgery Procedures
Gaudino M, Hameed I, Robinson NB, Naik A, Weidenmann V, Ruan Y, Tam D, Girardi LN, Fremes S. Robustness of the Comparative Observational Evidence Supporting Class I and II Cardiac Surgery Procedures. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2020, 9: e016964. PMID: 32815427, PMCID: PMC7660761, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.120.016964.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBilateral internal thoracic arteryValve-sparing root replacementSingle internal thoracic arteryInternal thoracic arteryThoracic arteryBentall procedureRoot replacementMV repairObservational studyClass IEffect estimatesCardiac surgery proceduresImproved clinical outcomesMitral valve repairUnmeasured confoundingEffect sizeObserved effect estimatesMV replacementSurgery guidelinesClinical outcomesValve repairRisk ratioArterySurgery proceduresObserved associationsImpact 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 differencesSex‐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 studySpinal 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 ratesEffect 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 outcomesRisk of Metachronous Colorectal Neoplasm after a Segmental Colectomy in Lynch Syndrome Patients According to Mismatch Repair Gene Status
Quezada-Diaz FF, Hameed I, von Mueffling A, Salo-Mullen EE, Catalano A, Smith JJ, Weiser MR, Garcia-Aguilar J, Stadler ZK, Guillem JG. Risk of Metachronous Colorectal Neoplasm after a Segmental Colectomy in Lynch Syndrome Patients According to Mismatch Repair Gene Status. Journal Of The American College Of Surgeons 2020, 230: 669-675. PMID: 32007537, PMCID: PMC7104918, DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2020.01.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLP/P variantsMetachronous colorectal cancerColorectal cancerTotal colectomySegmental resectionSegmental colectomyMMR genesLS patientsLynch syndromeMetachronous colorectal neoplasmsMismatch repair gene statusPrimary end pointRetrospective cohort studyMMR germline mutationsLynch syndrome patientsQuality of lifeMismatch repair genesCRC overallCRC ratesEarly colectomyIndex resectionMedian followMSH2 carriersCRC incidenceCohort study
2019
Impact of left ventricular ejection fraction on the outcomes of open repair of descending thoracic and thoracoabdominal aneurysms
Gambardella I, Gaudino MFL, Rahouma M, Farrington WJ, Khan FM, Hameed I, Lau C, Iannacone E, Girardi LN. Impact of left ventricular ejection fraction on the outcomes of open repair of descending thoracic and thoracoabdominal aneurysms. Journal Of Thoracic And Cardiovascular Surgery 2019, 161: 534-541.e5. PMID: 31924362, DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2019.11.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLeft ventricular ejection fractionDepressed left ventricular ejection fractionVentricular ejection fractionCubic spline analysisOperative mortalityIndependent predictorsAdverse eventsEjection fractionWorse long-term survivalRisk of MAEThoracoabdominal aneurysm repairWorse preoperative profilesMajor adverse eventsSpline analysisLong-term survivalTAAA repairThoracoabdominal aneurysmsOpen repairAneurysm repairThoracic aneurysmCox regressionPreoperative profilesMortalityMultivariate regressionPatientsAortic Valve Area in Aortic Stenosis A Network Meta-Analysis
Rong LQ, Hameed I, Di Franco A, Rahouma M, Khan FM, Demetres M, Kim J, Weinsaft JW, Devereux RB, Gaudino M. Aortic Valve Area in Aortic Stenosis A Network Meta-Analysis. JACC Cardiovascular Imaging 2019, 13: 634-635. PMID: 31607669, DOI: 10.1016/j.jcmg.2019.08.015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAortic ValveAortic Valve StenosisChildEchocardiographyEchocardiography, DopplerEchocardiography, Three-DimensionalEchocardiography, TransesophagealFemaleHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleMiddle AgedNetwork Meta-AnalysisPredictive Value of TestsReproducibility of ResultsTomography, X-Ray ComputedYoung AdultPredictors of ileus following colorectal resections
Sapci I, Hameed I, Ceylan A, Oktem A, Rencuzogullari A, Hull TL, Liska D, Delaney CP, Gorgun E. Predictors of ileus following colorectal resections. The American Journal Of Surgery 2019, 219: 527-529. PMID: 31604485, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2019.10.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPostoperative ileusColorectal resectionColorectal surgeryPre-operative comorbiditiesInflammatory bowel diseaseUlcerative colitis diagnosisOperation-related variablesDiagnosis of cancerDiverticular diseaseProphylactic therapyPatient demographicsBowel diseaseCrohn's diseaseColorectal cancerMean ageInstitutional databaseMale genderRisk factorsLaparoscopic surgeryColitis diagnosisIleusEarly diagnosisPatientsSignificant burdenSurgeryThree‐Dimensional Echocardiography for Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement Sizing: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis
Rong LQ, Hameed I, Salemi A, Rahouma M, Khan FM, Wijeysundera HC, Angiolillo DJ, Shore‐Lesserson L, Biondi‐Zoccai G, Girardi LN, Fremes SE, Gaudino M. Three‐Dimensional Echocardiography for Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement Sizing: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2019, 8: e013463. PMID: 31549579, PMCID: PMC6806040, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.119.013463.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overAortic ValveAortic Valve StenosisEchocardiography, Three-DimensionalFemaleHeart Valve ProsthesisHumansMaleMultidetector Computed TomographyObserver VariationPredictive Value of TestsProsthesis DesignRadiographic Image Interpretation, Computer-AssistedReproducibility of ResultsSeverity of Illness IndexTranscatheter Aortic Valve ReplacementTreatment OutcomeConceptsTranscatheter aortic valve replacementParavalvular aortic regurgitationAortic regurgitationPrimary outcomeAnnular diameterAnnular perimeterTranscatheter aortic valve replacement sizingSystematic reviewSevere symptomatic aortic stenosisVentricular outflow tract areaBackground Transcatheter aortic valve replacementMean annular diameterOutflow tract areaPre-TAVR planningSymptomatic aortic stenosisAortic valve replacementStandard of careRandom-effects modelSystematic literature searchAnnular areaThree-dimensional echocardiographyContrast exposureRenal dysfunctionAortic stenosisSecondary outcomes