2020
Clinical implications of differences between real world and clinical trial usage of left ventricular assist devices for end stage heart failure
Mezzacappa C, Ravindra NG, Caraballo C, Chouairi F, Miller PE, Clarke JD, Gruen J, Mori M, McCullough M, Mullan C, Geirsson A, Rogers JG, Anwer M, Desai N, Ahmad T. Clinical implications of differences between real world and clinical trial usage of left ventricular assist devices for end stage heart failure. PLOS ONE 2020, 15: e0242928. PMID: 33270648, PMCID: PMC7714148, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0242928.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsClinical trialsVentricular assist deviceExclusion criteriaLVAD recipientsAssist deviceReal-world settingClinical implicationsClinical trial exclusion criteriaHeart failure clinical trialsEnd-stage renal diseaseEnd-stage heart failureReal-world registryRetrospective cohort studyLandmark clinical trialsStage renal diseaseTrial exclusion criteriaRisk of deathStage heart failureRespiratory failureCohort studyPatient characteristicsHeart failurePatient factorsRenal diseaseClinical outcomesIncidence and characteristics of hospitalization for proximal aortic surgery for acute syndromes and for aneurysms in the USA from 2005 to 2014
Mullan CW, Mori M, Bin Mahmood SU, Yousef S, Mangi AA, Elefteriades JA, Geirsson A. Incidence and characteristics of hospitalization for proximal aortic surgery for acute syndromes and for aneurysms in the USA from 2005 to 2014. European Journal Of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery 2020, 58: 583-589. PMID: 32163136, DOI: 10.1093/ejcts/ezaa067.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute aortic syndromeProximal aortic surgeryAortic aneurysm surgeryAortic syndromeAneurysm surgeryAortic surgeryThoracic aortic aneurysm surgeryThoracic aneurysm surgeryNational Inpatient SampleCharacteristics of hospitalizationsEdition diagnosis codesAneurysm populationAneurysm operationsAortic proceduresCardiopulmonary bypassAcute syndromeBlack patientsCardiac operationsDiagnosis codesHospital characteristicsInpatient SampleSociodemographic disparitiesSurgical volumeRetrospective analysisCase volume
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