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
2020
United States national trends in comorbidity and outcomes of adult cardiac surgery patients
Mullan CW, Mori M, Pichert MD, Bin Mahmood SU, Yousef S, Geirsson A. United States national trends in comorbidity and outcomes of adult cardiac surgery patients. Journal Of Cardiac Surgery 2020, 35: 2248-2253. PMID: 33448476, DOI: 10.1111/jocs.14764.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMitral valve repair/replacementAortic valve replacementCardiac surgery patientsHospital mortalityLength of staySurgery patientsCardiac surgeryAdult cardiac surgery patientsAdult cardiac surgery proceduresUnited States national trendsValve repair/replacementICD-9 procedure codesCoronary artery bypassCardiac surgery proceduresType of surgeryNational Inpatient SampleICD-9 codesNational trendsCross-sectional analysisCABG/Comorbidity trendsArtery bypassPatient ageValve replacementComorbidity profiles
2019
Clinical significance of presenting syndromes on outcome after coronary artery bypass grafting
Bin Mahmood SU, Mori M, Yousef S, Mullan CW, Mangi AA, Geirsson A. Clinical significance of presenting syndromes on outcome after coronary artery bypass grafting. Interdisciplinary CardioVascular And Thoracic Surgery 2019, 30: 243-248. PMID: 31713612, DOI: 10.1093/icvts/ivz259.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute coronary syndromeStable ischemic heart diseaseCox proportional hazards modelCoronary artery bypassMid-term survivalIschemic heart diseaseProportional hazards modelPresenting syndromeArtery bypassHeart diseaseHazards modelMortality rateMultivariable Cox proportional hazards modelsMultivariate Cox proportional hazards modelMid-term mortality ratesSingle-center retrospective studyConsecutive CABG operationsMid-term mortalityCongestive heart failurePost-discharge survivalLong-term followIntensive care unitOverall mean durationMore comorbiditiesCABG operations