Featured Publications
Blood Management in High-risk Surgery
Hameed I, Cifu AS, Geirsson A. Blood Management in High-risk Surgery. JAMA 2022, 327: 578-579. PMID: 35133425, DOI: 10.1001/jama.2021.25299.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSystematic Assessment of Online Health Information for Coronary Revascularization
Hameed I, Hameed NUF, Oakley CT, Gambardella I, Bravo C, Angiolillo DJ, Gaudino M. Systematic Assessment of Online Health Information for Coronary Revascularization. JAMA Internal Medicine 2021, 181: 1003-1006. PMID: 33871563, PMCID: PMC8056308, DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2021.1051.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2024
Assessment of online information on robotic cardiac and thoracic surgery
Hameed I, Amabile A, Candelario K, Khan S, Li E, Fereydooni S, Almeida M, Latif N, Ahmed A, Dhanasopon A, Krane M, Blasberg J, Geirsson A. Assessment of online information on robotic cardiac and thoracic surgery. Journal Of Robotic Surgery 2024, 18: 41. PMID: 38231324, DOI: 10.1007/s11701-023-01794-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsThoracic surgeryAmount of contentConfidence intervalsOnline informationReadability of online resourcesOnline health informationSystematic online searchPerioperative informationCardiothoracic surgeonsOnline health resourcesAcademic websitesSurgeryPatientsReadability of websitesThoracicMultivariate regressionHigher accuracyWebsite accuracyPatient useHealth informationReadabilityWebsitesAccuracyAssociated with higher accuracyIndependent panel
2023
The Left Atrial Appendage and Atrial Fibrillation—A Contemporary Review
Sulague R, Whitham T, Danganan L, Effiom V, Candelario K, Latif N, Hameed I. The Left Atrial Appendage and Atrial Fibrillation—A Contemporary Review. Journal Of Clinical Medicine 2023, 12: 6909. PMID: 37959374, PMCID: PMC10650862, DOI: 10.3390/jcm12216909.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLeft atrial appendageAtrial appendageAtrial fibrillationClinical utilityThrombus formationAtrial appendage occlusionGood alternative treatmentProcedure's clinical utilityThromboembolism prophylaxisThromboembolic eventsAppendage occlusionAlternative treatmentPatientsFibrillationContemporary reviewProphylaxisMild 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
2022
Unilateral percutaneous cannulation and endoaortic balloon management in robotic-assisted cardiac surgery: The least invasive approach.
Amabile A, Hameed I, Shang M, LaLonde MR, Geirsson A, Krane M. Unilateral percutaneous cannulation and endoaortic balloon management in robotic-assisted cardiac surgery: The least invasive approach. Multimedia Manual Of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery 2022, 2022 PMID: 35377971, DOI: 10.1510/mmcts.2022.010.Peer-Reviewed Educational MaterialsConceptsRobotic-assisted cardiac surgeryCardiac surgeryRobotic-assisted mitral valve repairEndoaortic balloon occlusionMitral valve repairPercutaneous femoral cannulationValvular surgeryPeripheral cannulationFemoral cannulationCardiopulmonary bypassBalloon occlusionPercutaneous cannulationBalloon positioningValve repairInvasive approachSafe approachSurgeryCannulationSuch proceduresDecannulationPatients
2020
Decision analysis and personalized clinical tool for cerebrospinal fluid drains in thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysms repair
Tam DY, Khan FM, Robinson NB, Hameed I, Rong LQ, Fremes SE, Girardi LN, Gaudino M. Decision analysis and personalized clinical tool for cerebrospinal fluid drains in thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysms repair. Journal Of Cardiac Surgery 2020, 36: 171-175. PMID: 33135254, DOI: 10.1111/jocs.15162.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCSF drainTAAA repairThoracoabdominal aneurysmsOperative repairDrain insertionLife expectancyThoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm repairRoutine useCSF drain placementSpinal cord ischemiaAortic aneurysm repairCerebrospinal fluid drainsCerebrospinal fluid drainageState-transition cohort modelCord ischemiaEpidural hematomaAneurysm repairSubarachnoid hemorrhageDrain placementFluid drainageClinical toolPersonalized approachPatientsFluid drainsCohort modelValve-in-Valve Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement: A Review of Procedural Details, Safety, and Clinical Implications.
Hameed I, Ahmed A, Ullah N, Salemi A. Valve-in-Valve Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement: A Review of Procedural Details, Safety, and Clinical Implications. Cardiology In Review 2020, 28: 291-294. PMID: 32947481, DOI: 10.1097/crd.0000000000000318.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAortic valve replacementValve transcatheter aortic valve replacementTranscatheter aortic valve replacementVIV-TAVRValve replacementYounger patientsClinical implicationsSurgical aortic valve replacementProcedural detailsHigh-risk patientsBioprosthesis implantationCoronary obstructionSurgical interventionValvular thrombosisBioprosthetic valvesResidual gradientPatientsAnecdotal experienceTAVRPreferred procedureLong-term dataSafetyReinterventionThrombosisPrognosisComparison of the effects of hemodialysis and hemodiafiltration on left ventricular hypertrophy in end‐stage renal disease patients: A systematic review and meta‐analysis
Hameed I, Gaudino M, Naik A, Rahouma M, Robinson NB, Ruan Y, Demetres M, Bossola M. Comparison of the effects of hemodialysis and hemodiafiltration on left ventricular hypertrophy in end‐stage renal disease patients: A systematic review and meta‐analysis. Seminars In Dialysis 2020, 33: 120-126. PMID: 32159258, DOI: 10.1111/sdi.12864.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLeft ventricular mass indexEjection fractionMean differenceVentricular hypertrophySubgroup analysisConventional hemodialysisEnd-stage renal disease patientsLonger dialysis durationVentricular mass indexPooled mean differenceRenal disease patientsEffect of hemodialysisLeft ventricular hypertrophySystematic literature searchDialysis durationPrimary outcomeSecondary outcomesMass indexDisease patientsHemodialysisSystematic reviewHemodiafiltrationLowest mean differenceLiterature searchPatients
2019
Disagreement Between Randomized and Observational Evidence on the Use of Bilateral Internal Thoracic Artery Grafting: A Meta‐Analytic Approach
Gaudino M, Rahouma M, Hameed I, Khan FM, Taggart DP, Flather M, Biondi‐Zoccai G, Fremes SE. Disagreement Between Randomized and Observational Evidence on the Use of Bilateral Internal Thoracic Artery Grafting: A Meta‐Analytic Approach. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2019, 8: e014638. PMID: 31752642, PMCID: PMC6912987, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.119.014638.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInternal thoracic arteryObservational studyThoracic arterySurvival dataBilateral Internal Thoracic Artery GraftingBilateral internal thoracic artery groupBilateral internal thoracic arteryCox regression hazardPropensity-matched studyLong-term outcomesMost observational studiesArtery GraftingArtery groupImproved survivalControl armImproved outcomesControl groupSurvival curvesArteryBeneficial effectsMeta-analytic approachSurvivalPatientsExperimental groupOutcomesImpact 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 regressionPatientsPredictors 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 burdenSurgeryCardiac MRI-guided interventional occlusion of ventricular septal rupture in a patient with cobalt alloy stent.
Zhong W, Liu Z, Fan W, Hameed I, Salemi A, Butera G, Zucker EJ, Huang C, Zhong Z. Cardiac MRI-guided interventional occlusion of ventricular septal rupture in a patient with cobalt alloy stent. Annals Of Translational Medicine 2019, 7: 395. PMID: 31555709, PMCID: PMC6736796, DOI: 10.21037/atm.2019.07.55.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCardiac magnetic resonance imagingVentricular septal ruptureMagnetic resonance imagingSeptal ruptureMid-left anteriorInterventional occlusionChest painSubtotal occlusionPostoperative dayRight shuntBalloon dilationCoronary angiographyNormal cardiac tissueVentricular aneurysmInterventional therapyCardiac apexOcclusion siteResonance imagingMembranous septumPatientsCardiac tissueShuntOcclusionAccurate assessmentSuperoinferior axesCharacteristics and anatomic distribution of early vs late stroke after cardiac surgery
Ivascu NS, Khan FM, Rahouma M, Hameed I, Abouarab A, Segal AZ, Gaudino MFL, Girardi LN. Characteristics and anatomic distribution of early vs late stroke after cardiac surgery. Journal Of Cardiac Surgery 2019, 34: 684-689. PMID: 31212394, DOI: 10.1111/jocs.14121.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLate strokeOperative mortalityCardiac surgeryEarly strokePerioperative strokeOpen cardiac surgeryTime of presentationOpen heart surgeryImpact of strokeWeill Cornell MedicinePerioperative variablesAdult patientsAnterior circulationEmbolic eventsSecondary outcomesCardiopulmonary bypassLikely etiologyAnatomic distributionHeart surgeryRisk factorsAnatomic locationHigh incidencePatientsSurgeryStrokeAngioVac for extraction of venous thromboses and endocardial vegetations: A meta‐analysis
Hameed I, Lau C, Khan FM, Wingo M, Rahouma M, Leonard JR, Di Franco A, Worku BM, Salemi A, Girardi LN, Gaudino M. AngioVac for extraction of venous thromboses and endocardial vegetations: A meta‐analysis. Journal Of Cardiac Surgery 2019, 34: 170-180. PMID: 30843269, DOI: 10.1111/jocs.14009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIncidence rateThrombosis patientsOperative mortalityRecurrent thromboembolismVenous thrombosesVenous thrombiEndocardial vegetationsRight-sided vegetationsRandom-effects modelSuccessful removalHospital stayCardiac vegetationsOpen surgeryIntravascular thrombiPatientsEvent ratesMortalityAngioVacThrombusThromboembolismThrombosesSurgeryFollowEffects modelSystematic literature review