2023
Pacemaker implantation following tricuspid valve annuloplasty
Ragnarsson S, Taha A, Nielsen S, Amabile A, Geirsson A, Krane M, Mörtsell D, Sjögren J, Jeppsson A, Martinsson A. Pacemaker implantation following tricuspid valve annuloplasty. JTCVS Open 2023, 16: 276-289. PMID: 38204629, PMCID: PMC10775064, DOI: 10.1016/j.xjon.2023.08.017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPermanent pacemaker implantationPacemaker implantationPermanent pacemakerTricuspid annuloplastyRisk factorsLong-term survivalCumulative incidenceConcomitant mitral valve surgeryMajor adverse cardiovascular eventsWorse long-term survivalLong-term mortality riskMultivariable logistic regression modelMandatory national registryPermanent pacemaker rateAdverse cardiovascular eventsIndependent risk factorMultivariable Cox regressionMitral valve surgeryLow-volume centersTricuspid valve annuloplastyLogistic regression modelsCardiovascular eventsValve surgeryExact incidenceHeart failure
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 EducationOutcomesShowcasing the lateral approach for robotic aortic and mitral valve surgery: Does one approach fit it all?
Amabile A, Komlo CM, Guy T. Showcasing the lateral approach for robotic aortic and mitral valve surgery: Does one approach fit it all? Journal Of Cardiac Surgery 2021, 36: 3860-3861. PMID: 34189761, DOI: 10.1111/jocs.15782.Peer-Reviewed Original Research