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Gaudino M, Audisio K, Hueb WA, Stone GW, Farkouh ME, Di Franco A, Rahouma M, Serruys PW, Bhatt DL, Biondi Zoccai G, Yusuf S, Girardi LN, Fremes SE, Ruel M, Redfors B. Coronary artery bypass grafting versus medical therapy in patients with stable coronary artery disease: An individual patient data pooled meta-analysis of randomized trials. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2024; 167:1022-1032.e14. [PMID: 35821087 DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2022.06.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2022] [Revised: 05/16/2022] [Accepted: 06/01/2022] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
Abstract
OBJECTIVES It is unclear whether coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) improves survival compared with medical therapy (MT) in patients with stable coronary artery disease (CAD). The aim of this analysis was to perform an individual-patient data-pooled meta-analysis of contemporary randomized controlled trials that compared CABG and MT in patients with stable CAD. METHODS A systematic search was performed in January 2021 to identify randomized controlled trials enrolling adult patients with stable CAD, randomized to CABG or MT. Only trials using at least aspirin, beta-blockers, and statins in the MT arm were included. Individual patient data were obtained from all eligible studies and pooled. The primary outcome was all-cause mortality. RESULTS Four trials involving 2523 patients (1261 CABG; 1262 MT) were included with a median follow-up of 5.6 (4.0-9.2) years. CABG was associated with increased risk of all-cause mortality within 30 days (hazard ratio [HR], 4.81; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.95-11.83) but subsequent reduction in the long-term risk of death (HR, 0.79; 95% CI, 0.69-0.89). As such, the cumulative 10-year mortality rate was lower in patients treated with CABG compared with MT (45.1% vs 51.7%, respectively; odds ratio, 0.70; 95% CI, 0.58-0.85). Age and race were significant treatment effect modifier (interaction P = .003 for both). CONCLUSIONS In patients with stable CAD, initial allocation to CABG was associated with greater periprocedural risk of death but improved long-term survival compared with MT. The survival advantage for CABG became significant after the fourth postoperative year and was particularly pronounced in younger and non-White patients.
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- Mario Gaudino
- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY.
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY
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- Heart Institute of the University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- The Zena and Michael A. Wiener Cardiovascular Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY
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- Peter Munk Cardiac Centre and the Heart and Stroke Richard Lewar Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY
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- International Centre for Circulatory Health, National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Brigham and Women's Hospital Heart and Vascular Center and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass
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- Department of Medico-Surgical Sciences and Biotechnologies, Sapienza University of Rome, Latina, Italy; Mediterranea Cardiocentro, Napoli, Italy
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- Population Health Research Institute, McMaster University, Hamilton Health Sciences, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY
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- Schulich Heart Centre, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- University of Ottawa Heart Institute, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Cardiology, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden; Clinical Trials Center, Cardiovascular Research Foundation, New York, NY; NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY
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Gaudino M, Castelvecchio S, Rahouma M, Robinson NB, Audisio K, Soletti GJ, Cancelli G, Tam DY, Garatti A, Benedetto U, Doenst T, Girardi LN, Michler RE, Fremes SE, Velazquez EJ, Menicanti L. Long-term results of surgical ventricular reconstruction and comparison with the Surgical Treatment for Ischemic Heart Failure trial. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2024; 167:713-722.e7. [PMID: 35599207 DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2022.04.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2021] [Revised: 03/28/2022] [Accepted: 04/06/2022] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The role of surgical ventricular reconstruction (SVR) in patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy is controversial. Observational series and the Surgical Treatment of IsChemic Heart failure (STICH) trial reported contradictory results. SVR is highly dependent on operator experience. The aim of this study is to compare the long-term results of SVR between a high-volume SVR institution and the STICH trial using individual patient data. METHODS Patients undergoing SVR at San Donato Hospital (Milan) were compared with patients undergoing SVR in STICH (as-treated principle) by inverse probability treatment-weighted Cox regression. The primary outcome was all-cause mortality. RESULTS The San Donato cohort included 725 patients, whereas the STICH cohort included 501. Compared with the STICH-SVR cohort, San Donato patients were older (66.0, lower quartile, upper quartile [Q1, Q3: 58.0, 72.0] vs 61.9 [Q1, Q3: 55.1, 68.8], P < .001) and with lower left ventricular end-systolic volume index at baseline (LVESVI: 77.0 [Q1, Q3: 59.0, 97.0] vs 80.8 [Q1, Q3: 58.5, 106.8], P = .02). Propensity score weighting yielded 2 similar cohorts. At 4-year follow-up, mortality was significantly lower in the San Donato cohort compared with the STICH-SVR cohort (adjusted hazard ratio, 0.71; 95% confidence interval, 0.53-0.95; P = .001). Greater postoperative LVESVI was independently associated with mortality (hazard ratio, 1.02; 95% confidence interval, 1.01-1.03). At 4 to 6 months of follow-up, the mean reduction of LVESVI in the San Donato cohort was 39.6%, versus 10.7% in the STICH-SVR cohort (P < .001). CONCLUSIONS Patients with postinfarction LV remodeling undergoing SVR at a high-volume SVR institution had better long-term results than those reported in the STICH trial, suggesting that a new trial testing the SVR hypothesis may be warranted.
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- Mario Gaudino
- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY.
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY
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- Schulich Heart Centre, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Department Cardiac Surgery, IRCCS Policlinico San Donato, Milan, Italy
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- Bristol Heart Institute, University of Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University Hospital Jena, Friedrich-Schiller-University of Jena, Jena, Germany
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY
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- Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Montefiore Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, NY
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- Schulich Heart Centre, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Division of Cardiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC
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- Department Cardiac Surgery, IRCCS Policlinico San Donato, Milan, Italy
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Gallone G, Bellettini M, Gatti M, Tore D, Bruno F, Scudeler L, Cusenza V, Lanfranchi A, Angelini A, de Filippo O, Iannaccone M, Baldetti L, Audisio K, Demetres M, Risi G, Rizzello G, Porto I, Fonio P, Prati F, Williams MC, Koo BK, Pontone G, Depaoli A, Libby P, Stone GW, Narula J, de Ferrari GM, d'Ascenzo F. Coronary Plaque Characteristics Associated With Major Adverse Cardiovascular Events in Atherosclerotic Patients and Lesions: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. JACC Cardiovasc Imaging 2023; 16:1584-1604. [PMID: 37804276 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcmg.2023.08.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2022] [Revised: 07/19/2023] [Accepted: 08/11/2023] [Indexed: 10/09/2023]
Abstract
BACKGROUND The clinical value of high-risk coronary plaque characteristics (CPCs) to inform intensified medical therapy or revascularization of non-flow-limiting lesions remains uncertain. OBJECTIVES The authors performed a systematic review and meta-analysis to study the prognostic impact of CPCs on patient-level and lesion-level major cardiovascular adverse events (MACE). METHODS Thirty studies (21 retrospective, 9 prospective) with 30,369 patients evaluating the association of CPCs with MACE were included. CPCs included high plaque burden, low minimal lumen area, thin cap fibroatheroma, high lipid core burden index, low-attenuation plaque, spotty calcification, napkin ring sign, and positive remodeling. RESULTS CPCs were evaluated with the use of intracoronary modalities in 9 studies (optical coherence tomography in 4 studies, intravascular ultrasound imaging in 3 studies, and near-infrared spectroscopy intravascular ultrasound imaging in 2 studies) and by means of coronary computed tomographic angiography in 21 studies. CPCs significantly predicted patient-level and lesion-level MACE in both unadjusted and adjusted analyses. For most CPCs, accuracy for MACE was modest to good at the patient level and moderate to good at the lesion level. Plaques with more than 1 CPC had the highest accuracy for lesion-level MACE (AUC: 0.87). Because the prevalence of CPCs among plaques was low, estimated positive predictive values for lesion-level MACE were modest. Results were mostly consistent across imaging modalities and clinical presentations, and in studies with prevailing hard outcomes. CONCLUSIONS Characterization of CPCs identifies high-risk atherosclerotic plaques that place lesions and patients at risk for future MACE, albeit with modest sensitivity and positive predictive value (Coronary Plaque Characteristics Associated With Major Adverse Cardiovascular Events Among Atherosclerotic Patients and Lesions; CRD42021251810).
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- Guglielmo Gallone
- Division of Cardiology, Cardiovascular and Thoracic Department, Città della Salute e della Scienza Hospital, Turin, Italy; Department of Medical Sciences, University of Turin, Turin, Italy.
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- Division of Cardiology, Cardiovascular and Thoracic Department, Città della Salute e della Scienza Hospital, Turin, Italy; Department of Medical Sciences, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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- Radiology Unit, Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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- Radiology Unit, Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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- Division of Cardiology, Cardiovascular and Thoracic Department, Città della Salute e della Scienza Hospital, Turin, Italy
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- Division of Cardiology, Cardiovascular and Thoracic Department, Città della Salute e della Scienza Hospital, Turin, Italy; Department of Medical Sciences, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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- Division of Cardiology, Cardiovascular and Thoracic Department, Città della Salute e della Scienza Hospital, Turin, Italy; Department of Medical Sciences, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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- Division of Cardiology, Cardiovascular and Thoracic Department, Città della Salute e della Scienza Hospital, Turin, Italy; Department of Medical Sciences, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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- Division of Cardiology, Cardiovascular and Thoracic Department, Città della Salute e della Scienza Hospital, Turin, Italy; Department of Medical Sciences, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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- Division of Cardiology, Cardiovascular and Thoracic Department, Città della Salute e della Scienza Hospital, Turin, Italy
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- Division of Cardiology, San Giovanni Bosco Hospital, ASL Città di Torino, Turin, Italy
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- Cardiac Intensive Care Unit, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York, USA
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York, USA; Samuel J. Wood Library & C.V. Starr Biomedical Information Center, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, USA
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- Radiology Unit, Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Internal Medicine (DIMI), University of Genoa, Genova, Italy
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- Radiology Unit, Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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- UniCamillus, Saint Camillus International University of Health and Medical Sciences Rome, Italy; Cardiovascular Sciences Department, San Giovanni Addolorata Hospital, Rome, Italy
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- University of Edinburgh/British Heart Foundation Centre for Cardiovascular Science, Edinburgh, United Kingdom; Edinburgh Imaging Facility QMRI, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Center, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Perioperative Cardiology and Cardiovascular Imaging, Centro Cardiologico Monzino, IRCCS, Milan, Italy
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- Radiology Unit, Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Zena and Michael A. Wiener Cardiovascular Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York, USA; Cardiovascular Research Foundation, New York, New York, USA
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- Zena and Michael A. Wiener Cardiovascular Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York, USA; Cardiovascular Research Foundation, New York, New York, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Cardiovascular and Thoracic Department, Città della Salute e della Scienza Hospital, Turin, Italy; Department of Medical Sciences, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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- Division of Cardiology, Cardiovascular and Thoracic Department, Città della Salute e della Scienza Hospital, Turin, Italy; Department of Medical Sciences, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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Gaudino M, Sandner S, An KR, Dimagli A, Di Franco A, Audisio K, Harik L, Perezgrovas-Olaria R, Soletti G, Fremes SE, Hare DL, Kulik A, Lamy A, Peper J, Ruel M, Ten Berg JM, Willemsen LM, Zhao Q, Wojdyla DM, Bhatt DL, Alexander JH, Redfors B. Graft Failure After Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting and Its Association With Patient Characteristics and Clinical Events: A Pooled Individual Patient Data Analysis of Clinical Trials With Imaging Follow-Up. Circulation 2023; 148:1305-1315. [PMID: 37417248 DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.123.064090] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2023] [Accepted: 06/14/2023] [Indexed: 07/08/2023]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Graft patency is the postulated mechanism for the benefits of coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). However, systematic graft imaging assessment after CABG is rare, and there is a lack of contemporary data on the factors associated with graft failure and on the association between graft failure and clinical events after CABG. METHODS We pooled individual patient data from randomized clinical trials with systematic CABG graft imaging to assess the incidence of graft failure and its association with clinical risk factors. The primary outcome was the composite of myocardial infarction or repeat revascularization occurring after CABG and before imaging. A 2-stage meta-analytic approach was used to evaluate the association between graft failure and the primary outcome. We also assessed the association between graft failure and myocardial infarction, repeat revascularization, or all-cause death occurring after imaging. RESULTS Seven trials were included comprising 4413 patients (mean age, 64.4±9.1 years; 777 [17.6%] women; 3636 [82.4%] men) and 13 163 grafts (8740 saphenous vein grafts and 4423 arterial grafts). The median time to imaging was 1.02 years (interquartile range [IQR], 1.00-1.03). Graft failure occurred in 1487 (33.7%) patients and in 2190 (16.6%) grafts. Age (adjusted odds ratio [aOR], 1.08 [per 10-year increment] [95% CI, 1.01-1.15]; P=0.03), female sex (aOR, 1.27 [95% CI, 1.08-1.50]; P=0.004), and smoking (aOR, 1.20 [95% CI, 1.04-1.38]; P=0.01) were independently associated with graft failure, whereas statins were associated with a protective effect (aOR, 0.74 [95% CI, 0.63-0.88]; P<0.001). Graft failure was associated with an increased risk of myocardial infarction or repeat revascularization occurring between CABG and imaging assessment (8.0% in patients with graft failure versus 1.7% in patients without graft failure; aOR, 3.98 [95% CI, 3.54-4.47]; P<0.001). Graft failure was also associated with an increased risk of myocardial infarction or repeat revascularization occurring after imaging (7.8% versus 2.0%; aOR, 2.59 [95% CI, 1.86-3.62]; P<0.001). All-cause death after imaging occurred more frequently in patients with graft failure compared with patients without graft failure (11.0% versus 2.1%; aOR, 2.79 [95% CI, 2.01-3.89]; P<0.001). CONCLUSIONS In contemporary practice, graft failure remains common among patients undergoing CABG and is strongly associated with adverse cardiac events.
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- Mario Gaudino
- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY (M.G., K.R.A., A.D., A.D.F., K.A., L.H., R. P.-O., G.S.)
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Medical University of Vienna, Austria (S.S.)
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY (M.G., K.R.A., A.D., A.D.F., K.A., L.H., R. P.-O., G.S.)
- Division of Cardiac Surgery (K.R.A.), University of Toronto, Canada
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY (M.G., K.R.A., A.D., A.D.F., K.A., L.H., R. P.-O., G.S.)
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY (M.G., K.R.A., A.D., A.D.F., K.A., L.H., R. P.-O., G.S.)
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY (M.G., K.R.A., A.D., A.D.F., K.A., L.H., R. P.-O., G.S.)
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY (M.G., K.R.A., A.D., A.D.F., K.A., L.H., R. P.-O., G.S.)
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY (M.G., K.R.A., A.D., A.D.F., K.A., L.H., R. P.-O., G.S.)
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY (M.G., K.R.A., A.D., A.D.F., K.A., L.H., R. P.-O., G.S.)
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Schulich Heart Centre Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre (S.E.F.), University of Toronto, Canada
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- Department of Cardiology, Austin Health, University of Melbourne, Australia (D.L.H.)
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- Division of Cardiac Surgery, Boca Raton Regional Hospital and Florida Atlantic Hospital (A.K.)
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- Department of Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada (A.L.)
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- Department of Cardiology, St Antonius Hospital, Nieuwegein, The Netherlands (J.P., J.M.t.B., L.M.W.)
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- Division of Cardiac Surgery, University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Canada (M.R.)
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- Department of Cardiology, St Antonius Hospital, Nieuwegein, The Netherlands (J.P., J.M.t.B., L.M.W.)
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- Department of Cardiology, St Antonius Hospital, Nieuwegein, The Netherlands (J.P., J.M.t.B., L.M.W.)
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- Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, China (Q.Z.)
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- Duke Clinical Research Institute (D.M.W.), Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC
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- Mount Sinai Heart, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY (D.L.B.)
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine (J.H.A.), Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC
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- Department of Cardiology, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden (B.R.)
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Perezgrovas‐Olaria R, Alzghari T, Rahouma M, Dimagli A, Harik L, Soletti GJ, An KR, Caldonazo T, Kirov H, Cancelli G, Audisio K, Yaghmour M, Polk H, Toor R, Sathi S, Demetres M, Girardi LN, Biondi‐Zoccai G, Gaudino M. Differences in Postoperative Atrial Fibrillation Incidence and Outcomes After Cardiac Surgery According to Assessment Method and Definition: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. J Am Heart Assoc 2023; 12:e030907. [PMID: 37776213 PMCID: PMC10727249 DOI: 10.1161/jaha.123.030907] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2023] [Accepted: 08/22/2023] [Indexed: 10/02/2023]
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BACKGROUND Postoperative atrial fibrillation (POAF) is the most frequent complication of cardiac surgery. Despite clinical and economic implications, ample variability in POAF assessment method and definition exist across studies. We performed a study-level meta-analysis to evaluate the influence of POAF assessment method and definition on its incidence and association with clinical outcomes. METHODS AND RESULTS A systematic literature search was conducted to identify studies comparing the outcomes of patients with and without POAF after cardiac surgery that also reported POAF assessment method. The primary outcome was POAF incidence. The secondary outcomes were in-hospital mortality, stroke, intensive care unit length of stay, and postoperative length of stay. Fifty-nine studies totaling 197 774 patients were included. POAF cumulative incidence was 26% (range: 7.3%-53.1%). There were no differences in POAF incidence among assessment methods (27%, [range: 7.3%-53.1%] for continuous telemetry, 27% [range: 7.9%-50%] for telemetry plus daily ECG, and 19% [range: 7.8%-42.4%] for daily ECG only; P>0.05 for all comparisons). No differences in in-hospital mortality, stroke, intensive care unit length of stay, and postoperative length of stay were found between assessment methods. No differences in POAF incidence or any other outcomes were found between POAF definitions. Continuous telemetry and telemetry plus daily ECG were associated with higher POAF incidence compared with daily ECG in studies including only patients undergoing isolated coronary artery bypass grafting. CONCLUSIONS POAF incidence after cardiac surgery remains high, and detection rates are variable among studies. POAF incidence and its association with adverse outcomes are not influenced by the assessment method and definition used, except in patients undergoing isolated coronary artery bypass grafting.
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- Department of Cardiothoracic SurgeryWeill Cornell MedicineNew YorkNYUSA
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- Department of Cardiothoracic SurgeryWeill Cornell MedicineNew YorkNYUSA
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- Department of Cardiothoracic SurgeryWeill Cornell MedicineNew YorkNYUSA
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- Department of Cardiothoracic SurgeryWeill Cornell MedicineNew YorkNYUSA
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- Department of Cardiothoracic SurgeryWeill Cornell MedicineNew YorkNYUSA
- Division of Cardiac Surgery, Department of SurgeryUniversity of TorontoONCanada
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- Department of Cardiothoracic SurgeryFriedrich Schiller University JenaJenaGermany
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- Department of Cardiothoracic SurgeryFriedrich Schiller University JenaJenaGermany
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- Department of Cardiothoracic SurgeryWeill Cornell MedicineNew YorkNYUSA
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- Department of Cardiothoracic SurgeryWeill Cornell MedicineNew YorkNYUSA
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- Department of Cardiothoracic SurgeryWeill Cornell MedicineNew YorkNYUSA
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- Department of Cardiothoracic SurgeryWeill Cornell MedicineNew YorkNYUSA
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- Department of Cardiothoracic SurgeryWeill Cornell MedicineNew YorkNYUSA
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- Samuel J. Wood Library and C.V. Starr Biomedical Information Centre, Weill Cornell MedicineNew YorkNYUSA
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- Department of Medical‐Surgical Sciences and BiotechnologiesSapienza University of RomeLatinaItaly
- Mediterranea CardiocentroNaplesItaly
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- Department of Cardiothoracic SurgeryWeill Cornell MedicineNew YorkNYUSA
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Soletti GJ, Audisio K, Cancelli G, Rahouma M, Dimagli A, Harik L, Olaria RP, Alzghari T, An KR, Polk H, Lia H, Tam DY, Fremes SE, Gaudino M. Predictors of premature termination and completion of randomized controlled trials. Contemp Clin Trials 2023; 130:107219. [PMID: 37156372 DOI: 10.1016/j.cct.2023.107219] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2023] [Revised: 05/04/2023] [Accepted: 05/05/2023] [Indexed: 05/10/2023]
Abstract
Randomized clinical trials (RCTs) have a key role in progressing biomedical research and guiding clinical decision making, but premature termination remains high (up to 30%), raising concerns regarding funding expenditure and resource allocation. This brief report sought to identify variables associated with RCTs' premature termination and completion.
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- Giovanni J Soletti
- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, USA
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- Schulich Heart Centre, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Schulich Heart Centre, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Schulich Heart Centre, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, USA.
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Gaudino M, Chadow D, Rahouma M, Soletti GJ, Sandner S, Perezgrovas-Olaria R, Audisio K, Cancelli G, Bratton BA, Fremes S, Kurlansky P, Girardi L, Habib RH. Operative Outcomes of Women Undergoing Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery in the US, 2011 to 2020. JAMA Surg 2023; 158:494-502. [PMID: 36857059 PMCID: PMC9979009 DOI: 10.1001/jamasurg.2022.8156] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2022] [Accepted: 10/29/2022] [Indexed: 03/02/2023]
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Importance It has been reported that women undergoing coronary artery bypass have higher mortality and morbidity compared with men but it is unclear if the difference has decreased over the last decade. Objective To evaluate trends in outcomes of women undergoing coronary artery bypass in the US from 2011 to 2020. Design, Setting, and Participants This retrospective cohort study at hospitals contributing to the Adult Cardiac Surgery Database of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons included 1 297 204 patients who underwent primary isolated coronary artery bypass from 2011 to 2020. Exposure Coronary artery bypass. Main Outcomes and Measures The primary outcome was operative mortality. The secondary outcome was the composite of operative mortality and morbidity (including operative mortality, stroke, kidney failure, reoperation, deep sternal wound infection, prolonged mechanical ventilation, and prolonged hospital stay). The attributable risk (the association of female sex with coronary artery bypass grafting outcomes) for the primary and secondary outcomes was calculated. Results Between 2011 and 2020, 1 297 204 patients underwent primary isolated coronary artery bypass grafting with a mean age of 66.0 years, 317 716 of which were women (24.5%). Women had a higher unadjusted operative mortality (2.8%; 95% CI, 2.8-2.9 vs 1.7%; 95% CI, 1.7-1.7; P < .001) and overall unadjusted incidence of the composite of operative mortality and morbidity compared with men (22.9%; 95% CI, 22.7-23.0 vs 16.7%; 95% CI, 16.6-16.8; P < .001). The attributable risk of female sex for operative mortality varied from 1.28 in 2011 to 1.41 in 2020, with no significant change over the study period (P for trend = 0.38). The attributable risk for the composite of operative mortality and morbidity was 1.08 in both 2011 and 2020 with no significant change over the study period (P for trend = 0.71). Conclusions and Relevance Women remain at significantly higher risk for adverse outcomes following coronary artery bypass grafting and no significant improvement has been seen over the course of the last decade. Further investigation into the determinants of operative outcomes in women is urgently needed.
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- Mario Gaudino
- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York
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- Schulich Heart Centre, Sunnybrook Health Science University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Surgery, Center for Innovation and Outcomes Research, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York
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- The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Research Center, Chicago, Illinois
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Robinson NB, Lia H, Rahouma M, Audisio K, Soletti G, Demetres M, Leonard JR, Fremes SE, Girardi LN, Gaudino M. Coronary artery bypass with single versus multiple arterial grafts in women: A meta-analysis. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2023; 165:1093-1098. [PMID: 34482958 PMCID: PMC8828799 DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2021.07.047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2021] [Revised: 07/16/2021] [Accepted: 07/27/2021] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The study objective was to investigate the impact of multiple arterial grafting on long-term all-cause mortality in women undergoing isolated coronary artery bypass grafting. METHODS A comprehensive search was performed to identify observational studies reporting outcomes after coronary artery bypass grafting reported by sex and stratified into multiple arterial grafting versus single arterial grafting strategies. Articles were considered for inclusion if they were written in English and were propensity-matched observational studies. Included studies were then pooled in a meta-analysis performed using the generic inverse variance method. The primary outcome was long-term all-cause mortality. Secondary outcomes were operative mortality and spontaneous myocardial infarction. Meta-regression was used to explore the effects of preoperative and intraoperative variables on the primary outcome. RESULTS A total of 6 studies with 32,793 women (25,714 single arterial grafting and 7079 multiple arterial grafting) were included. Women who received multiple arterial grafting had lower long-term mortality (incidence rate ratio, 0.86; 95% confidence interval, 0.76-0.96; P = .007) and spontaneous myocardial infarction (incidence rate ratio, 0.80; 95% confidence interval, 0.68-0.93; P = .003) compared with women who received single arterial grafting, but the difference in mortality disappeared when including only the 3 largest studies. There was no difference between groups in operative mortality (odds ratio, 0.99; 95% confidence interval, 0.84-1.17; P = .91). Meta-regression did not identify any associations with the incidence rate ratio for long-term mortality. CONCLUSIONS The use of multiple arterial grafting in women undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting is associated with lower long-term mortality, although the difference is mostly driven by small series. Further studies, including randomized trials, are needed to evaluate the efficacy of multiple arterial grafting in women undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting.
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- N Bryce Robinson
- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY
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- Schulich Heart Centre, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY
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- Samuel J. Wood Library and C.V. Starr Biomedical Information Centre, Weill Cornell, Medicine, New York, NY
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY
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- Schulich Heart Centre, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY.
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Gaudino M, Alexander J, Benedetto U, Boening A, Dimagli A, Fremes S, Chikwe J, Girardi L, Hare D, Kurlansky P, Lamy A, Audisio K, Di Franco A, Devereaux PJ, Diegeler A, Flather M, Lawton JS, Tam DY, Reents W, Rahouma M. Omnia munda mundis ('to the pure, all things are pure'). Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2023; 63:6991172. [PMID: 36651674 DOI: 10.1093/ejcts/ezad021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2023] [Accepted: 01/17/2023] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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- Mario Gaudino
- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Duke Clinical Research Institute, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, University "G. d'Annunzio", Chieti, Italy
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Justus-Liebig University Gießen, Gießen, Germany
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Schulich Heart Centre Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Smidt Heart Institute, Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Cardiology, Austin Health, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Department of Surgery, Center for Innovation and Outcomes Research, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, USA
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- Departments of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact (HEI) and Medicine, Population Health Research Institute, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
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- Department Cardiac Surgery, Cardiovascular Center Bad Neustadt/Saale, Bad Neustadt/Saale, Germany
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- Norwich Clinical Trials Unit, Norwich Medical School, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK
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- Division of Cardiac Surgery, Department of Surgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Schulich Heart Centre Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Department Cardiac Surgery, Cardiovascular Center Bad Neustadt/Saale, Bad Neustadt/Saale, Germany
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, USA
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Perezgrovas-Olaria R, Audisio K, Cancelli G, Rahouma M, Ibrahim M, Soletti GJ, Chadow D, Demetres M, Girardi LN, Gaudino M. Deep Sternal Wound Infection and Mortality in Cardiac Surgery: A Meta-analysis. Ann Thorac Surg 2023; 115:272-280. [PMID: 35618048 DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2022.04.054] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2022] [Revised: 04/20/2022] [Accepted: 04/23/2022] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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BACKGROUND Deep sternal wound infection (DSWI) is a rare but severe complication after cardiac surgical procedures and has been associated with increased early morbidity and mortality. Studies reporting long-term outcomes in patients with DSWI have shown contradictory results. We performed a study-level meta-analysis evaluating the impact of DSWI on short- and long-term clinical outcomes. METHODS A systematic literature search was conducted to identify studies comparing short- and long-term outcomes of patients submitted to cardiac surgical procedures who developed DSWI and patients who did not. The primary outcome was overall mortality. Secondary outcomes were in-hospital mortality, follow-up mortality, major adverse cardiovascular events, myocardial infarction, and repeat revascularization. Postoperative outcomes were also investigated. RESULTS Twenty-four studies totaling 407 829 patients were included. Overall, 6437 (1.6%) patients developed DSWI. Mean follow-up was 3.5 years. DSWI was associated with higher overall mortality (incidence rate ratio [IRR], 1.99; 95% CI, 1.66-2.38; P < .001), in-hospital mortality (odds ratio, 3.30; 95% CI, 1.88-5.81; P < .001), follow-up mortality (IRR, 2.02; 95% CI, 1.39-2.94; P = .001), and major adverse cardiovascular events (IRR, 2.04; 95% CI, 1.60-2.59; P < .001). No differences in myocardial infarction and repeat revascularization were found, but limited studies reported those outcomes. DSWI was associated with longer postoperative hospitalization, stroke, myocardial infarction, and respiratory and renal failure. Sensitivity analyses on isolated coronary artery bypass grafting studies and by adjustment method were consistent with the main analysis. CONCLUSIONS Compared with patients who did not develop DSWI, patients with DSWI after cardiac surgical procedures had increased risk of death as well as short- and long-term adverse clinical outcomes.
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York
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- Department of General Surgery, Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York
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- Samuel J. Wood Library and C.V. Starr Biomedical Information Centre, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York.
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Chadow D, Audisio K, Perezgrovas-Olaria R, Cancelli G, Robinson NB, Rahouma M, Soletti G, Angiolillo DJ, Metkus TS, Gaudino MFL. Differences Among Clinical Trials and Registries on Surgical and Percutaneous Coronary Interventions. Ann Thorac Surg 2023; 115:79-86. [PMID: 35643330 DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2022.05.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2022] [Revised: 04/19/2022] [Accepted: 05/07/2022] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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BACKGROUND A need exists for systematic evaluation of the differences in baseline characteristics and early outcomes between patients enrolled in randomized controlled trials (RCTs) and clinical practice for coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) and percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). METHODS Systematic searches were conducted to identify RCTs comparing CABG vs PCI and CABG or PCI registries. Sixteen predefined baseline characteristics and 30-day mortality were extracted from the included studies. Pooled proportion and mean with 95% CI were calculated for binary and continuous outcomes, respectively, by using the random effects model. RESULTS Fourteen RCTs and 10 registries including more than 2 million patients were included. Registry patients who underwent CABG had a higher prevalence of hypertension, smoking, reduced left ventricular ejection fraction, and prior myocardial infarction, but a lower prevalence of single-vessel disease when compared with CABG-treated patients included in RCTs. Regarding PCI, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, left main coronary artery disease, triple-vessel coronary disease, and NYHA functional class <IV were significantly more prevalent among patients in RCTs, whereas age, reduced left ventricular ejection fraction, and smoking were more represented among PCI registry patients. Thirty-day mortality was higher in registries for both PCI-treated and CABG-treated patients. CONCLUSIONS There were significant differences in baseline characteristics and 30-day mortality between patients enrolled in RCTs comparing CABG vs PCI and CABG and PCI registries. However, results were mixed, and the discrepancy was less than seen in other fields.
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- David Chadow
- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York
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- Division of Cardiology, University of Florida College of Medicine, Jacksonville, Florida
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland; Division of Cardiac Surgery, Department of Surgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York.
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Kirov H, Caldonazo T, Audisio K, Rahouma M, Robinson NB, Cancelli G, Soletti GJ, Demetres M, Ibrahim M, Faerber G, Gaudino M, Doenst T. Association of liver dysfunction with outcomes after cardiac surgery-a meta-analysis. Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg 2022; 35:6883890. [PMID: 36477871 PMCID: PMC9741516 DOI: 10.1093/icvts/ivac280] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2022] [Accepted: 12/06/2022] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to perform a meta-analysis of studies reporting outcomes in patients with liver dysfunction addressed by the model of end-stage liver disease and Child-Turcotte-Pugh scores undergoing cardiac surgery. METHODS A systematic literature search was conducted to identify contemporary studies reporting short- and long-term outcomes in patients with liver dysfunction compared to patients with no or mild liver dysfunction undergoing cardiac surgery (stratified in high and low score group based on the study cut-offs). Primary outcome was perioperative mortality. Secondary outcomes were perioperative neurological events, prolonged ventilation, sepsis, bleeding and/or need for transfusion, acute kidney injury and long-term mortality. RESULTS A total of 33 studies with 48 891 patients were included. Compared with the low score group, being in the high score group was associated with significantly higher risk of perioperative mortality [odds ratio (OR) 3.72, 95% confidence interval (CI) 2.75-5.03, P < 0.001]. High score group was also associated with a significantly higher rate of perioperative neurological events (OR 1.49, 95% CI 1.30-1.71, P < 0.001), prolonged ventilation (OR 2.45, 95% CI 1.94-3.09, P < 0.001), sepsis (OR 3.88, 95% CI 2.07-7.26, P < 0.001), bleeding and/or need for transfusion (OR 1.95, 95% CI 1.43-2.64, P < 0.001), acute kidney injury (OR 3.84, 95% CI 2.12-6.98, P < 0.001) and long-term mortality (incidence risk ratio 1.29, 95% CI 1.14-1.46, P < 0.001). CONCLUSIONS The analysis suggests that liver dysfunction in patients undergoing cardiac surgery is independently associated with higher risk of short and long-term mortality and also with an increased occurrence of various perioperative adverse events.
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery at New York Presbyterian, Weill Cornell Medical Center, USA
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery at New York Presbyterian, Weill Cornell Medical Center, USA
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery at New York Presbyterian, Weill Cornell Medical Center, USA
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery at New York Presbyterian, Weill Cornell Medical Center, USA
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery at New York Presbyterian, Weill Cornell Medical Center, USA
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- Samuel J. Wood Library and C.V. Starr Biomedical Information Center, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of General Surgery, Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY, USA,Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena, Germany
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery at New York Presbyterian, Weill Cornell Medical Center, USA
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- Corresponding author. Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Jena, 101 Erlanger Allee, 07747 Jena, Germany, Tel: +49-3641-9322-901; fax: +49-3641-9322-902; e-mail: (T. Doenst)
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Audisio K, Dimagli A, Gaudino M. Radial artery or saphenous vein? Trends Cardiovasc Med 2022; 33:193-194. [PMID: 36535603 DOI: 10.1016/j.tcm.2022.12.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2022] [Accepted: 12/14/2022] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Lehtinen ML, Harik L, Soletti G, Rahouma M, Dimagli A, Perezgrovas-Olaria R, Audisio K, Demetres M, Gaudino M. Sex differences in saphenous vein graft patency: A systematic review and meta-analysis. J Card Surg 2022; 37:4573-4578. [PMID: 36378892 PMCID: PMC9812911 DOI: 10.1111/jocs.17195] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2022] [Accepted: 09/25/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND Saphenous vein grafts (SVG) are the most commonly used conduits in coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). Graft failure is observed in up to 50% of SVG at 10 years after surgery. Whether a difference in SVG patency rates exists between men and women remains unclear. METHODS We performed a study-level meta-analysis to evaluate sex-related differences in follow-up patency rates of SVG after CABG. A systematic literature search was conducted to identify studies on CABG that reported follow-up SVG patency rates in men and women. The primary outcome was SVG patency rates by sex at follow-up. RESULTS Seventeen studies totaling 8235 patients and 14,781 SVG grafts were included. There was no significant difference in follow-up SVG patency rates between men and women (incidence rate ratio 0.96, 95% confidence interval 0.90-1.03, p = .24), with mean angiographic follow-up of 33.5 months (standard deviation 29.2). Leave-one-out and cumulative analysis were consistent with the main analysis. We concluded that follow-up SVG patency rate is similar between men and women undergoing CABG.
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- Miia L. Lehtinen
- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Heart and Lung Center, Helsinki University Hospital and University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, USA
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- Samuel J. Wood Library and C.V. Starr Biomedical Information Centre, Weill Cornell, Medicine, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, USA
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Iannacone EM, Robinson NB, Rahouma M, Audisio K, Soletti G, Lau C, Gaudino M, Girardi LN. Elephant trunk simplifies thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm repair without impacting operative risk. J Card Surg 2022; 37:4685-4691. [PMID: 36285541 DOI: 10.1111/jocs.17064] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2022] [Revised: 08/30/2022] [Accepted: 10/10/2022] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND AIM An open two-stage elephant trunk (ET) technique may aid in the technical ease of subsequent thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm (TAAA) repair. We analyze whether the presence of an ET improves outcomes for patients undergoing extent I and II TAAA repair. METHODS From September 1997 to October 2020, 469 patients underwent extent I or II TAAA repair. We compared those with prior ET to those without. Primary outcome was composite major adverse events (MAE) including operative mortality, myocardial infarction, permanent spinal cord injury, cerebrovascular accident, need for tracheostomy, and new need for dialysis. RESULTS Thirty-eight (8.1%) patients had prior ET and 431 (91.9%) did not. There were no differences in baseline characteristics. The no ET group was more likely to undergo urgent or emergent procedures. Composite MAE occurred in 82 (19%) of the no ET group and 5 (15.8%) of the ET group (p = .785). Operative mortality was 5.5% and not significantly different between the groups (p = 1.00). No patients in the ET group experienced stroke or recurrent laryngeal nerve injury. Median partial bypass and cross-clamp times were significantly greater in the no ET group (28 [24-32] versus 19 [16-22] min; p ≤ .001 and 42 [32-53] versus 30 [25-39] min; p ≤ .001). CONCLUSIONS Extent I and II TAAA repair after ET can be safely performed in a tertiary referral center with shorter bypass and cross-clamp times. ET eliminates the need for circulatory arrest or clamping a hostile arch.
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- Erin M Iannacone
- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York, USA
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York, USA
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York, USA
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York, USA
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York, USA
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York, USA
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York, USA
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York, USA
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Cancelli G, Alzghari T, Dimagli A, Audisio K, Dabsha A, Harik L, Olaria RP, Soletti GJ, Demetres M, Gaudino M. Mortality after sternal reconstruction with pectoralis major flap vs omental flap for postsurgical mediastinitis: A systematic review and meta-analysis. J Card Surg 2022; 37:5263-5268. [PMID: 36378934 DOI: 10.1111/jocs.17189] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2022] [Accepted: 09/17/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND Deep sternal wound infections are rare but severe complications after median sternotomy and can be managed with sternal reconstruction. The use of pectoralis major flap (PMF) has traditionally been the first-line approach for flap reconstruction but the advantage in patients' survival when compared to the omental flap (OF) transposition is still not clear. We performed a study-level meta-analysis evaluating the association of the type of flap on postoperative outcomes. METHODS A systematic search of the literature was performed to identify all studies comparing the postoperative outcomes of PMF versus OF for sternal reconstruction. The primary outcome was postoperative mortality. Secondary outcomes were the occurrence of sepsis, pneumonia, operative time, and length of stay. Binary outcomes were pooled using an inverse variance method and reported as odds ratio (OR) with corresponding 95% confidence interval (CI). Continuous outcomes were pooled using an inverse variance method and reported as standardized mean difference (SMD) with corresponding 95% CI. RESULTS Four studies with a total of 528 patients were included in the analysis. Overall, 443 patients had PMF reconstruction, and 85 patients had OF reconstruction. Baseline characteristics were similar in both groups. There were no statistically significant differences between PMF patients and OF patients in mortality (OR 0.6 [0.16; 2.17]; p = .09), sepsis (OR 1.1 [0.49; 2.47]; p = .43), pneumonia (OR 0.72 [0.18; 2.8]; p = .11), length of stay (SMD -0.59 [-2.03; 0.85]; p < .01), and operative time (SMD 0.08 [-1.21; 1.57]; p < .01). CONCLUSION Our analysis found no association between the type of flap and postoperative mortality, the incidence of pneumonia, sepsis, operation time, and length of stay.
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- Gianmarco Cancelli
- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York City, New York, USA
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York City, New York, USA
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York City, New York, USA
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York City, New York, USA
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York City, New York, USA
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York City, New York, USA
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York City, New York, USA
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- Samuel J. Wood Library and C.V. Starr Biomedical Information Centre, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York, USA
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York City, New York, USA
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Taggart DP, Audisio K, Gerry S, Robinson NB, Rahouma M, Soletti GJ, Cancelli G, Benedetto U, Lees B, Gray A, Stefil M, Flather M, Gaudino M, Investigators ART. Single versus multiple arterial grafting in diabetic patients at 10 years: the Arterial Revascularization Trial. Eur Heart J 2022; 43:4644-4652. [PMID: 35699416 DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehac199] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2021] [Revised: 12/23/2021] [Accepted: 03/31/2022] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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AIMS To evaluate the impact of multiple arterial grafting (MAG) vs. single arterial grafting (SAG) in a post hoc analysis of 10-year outcomes in patients with diabetes mellitus (DM) from the Arterial Revascularization Trial (ART). METHODS AND RESULTS The primary endpoint was all-cause mortality and the secondary endpoint was a composite of major adverse cardiac events (MACE) at 10-year follow-up. Patients were stratified by diabetes status (non-DM and DM) and grafting strategy (MAG vs. SAG). A total of 3020 patients were included in the analysis; 716 (23.7%) had DM. Overall, 55.8% non-DM patients received MAG and 44.2% received SAG, while 56.6% DM patients received MAG and 43.4% received SAG. The use of MAG compared with SAG was associated with lower 10-year mortality for both non-DM [17.7 vs. 21.0%, adjusted hazard ratio (HR) 0.87, 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.72-1.06] and DM patients (21.5 vs. 29.9%, adjusted HR 0.65, 95% CI 0.48-0.89; P for interaction = 0.12). For both groups, the rate of 10-year MACE was also lower for MAG vs. SAG. Overall, deep sternal wound infections (DSWIs) were uncommon but more frequent in the MAG vs. SAG group in both non-DM (3.3 vs. 2.1%) and DM patients (7.9 vs. 4.8%). The highest rates of DSWI were in insulin-treated patients receiving MAG (9.6 vs. 6.3%, when compared with SAG). CONCLUSION In this post hoc analysis of the ART, MAG was associated with substantially lower mortality rates at 10 years after coronary artery bypass grafting in patients with DM. Patients with DM receiving MAG had a higher incidence of DSWI, especially if insulin dependent.
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- David P Taggart
- Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Oxford, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, UK
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York City, NY, USA
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- Centre for Statistics in Medicine, Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology & Musculoskeletal Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York City, NY, USA
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York City, NY, USA
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York City, NY, USA
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York City, NY, USA
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- Bristol Heart Institute, School of Clinical Sciences, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
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- Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Oxford, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, UK
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- Health Economics Research Centre, Nuffield Department of Population Health, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Norwich Medical School, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK
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- Norwich Medical School, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York City, NY, USA
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Sandner S, Redfors B, Angiolillo DJ, Audisio K, Fremes SE, Janssen PW, Kulik A, Mehran R, Peper J, Ruel M, Saw J, Soletti GJ, Starovoytov A, ten Berg JM, Willemsen LM, Zhao Q, Zhu Y, Gaudino M. Association of Dual Antiplatelet Therapy With Ticagrelor With Vein Graft Failure After Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. JAMA 2022; 328:554-562. [PMID: 35943473 PMCID: PMC9364127 DOI: 10.1001/jama.2022.11966] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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IMPORTANCE The role of ticagrelor with or without aspirin after coronary artery bypass graft surgery remains unclear. OBJECTIVE To compare the risks of vein graft failure and bleeding associated with ticagrelor dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) or ticagrelor monotherapy vs aspirin among patients undergoing coronary artery bypass graft surgery. DATA SOURCES MEDLINE, Embase, and Cochrane Library databases from inception to June 1, 2022, without language restriction. STUDY SELECTION Randomized clinical trials (RCTs) comparing the effects of ticagrelor DAPT or ticagrelor monotherapy vs aspirin on saphenous vein graft failure. DATA EXTRACTION AND SYNTHESIS Individual patient data provided by each trial were synthesized into a combined data set for independent analysis. Multilevel logistic regression models were used. MAIN OUTCOMES AND MEASURES The primary analysis assessed the incidence of saphenous vein graft failure per graft (primary outcome) in RCTs comparing ticagrelor DAPT with aspirin. Secondary outcomes were saphenous vein graft failure per patient and Bleeding Academic Research Consortium (BARC) type 2, 3, or 5 bleeding events. A supplementary analysis included RCTs comparing ticagrelor monotherapy with aspirin. RESULTS A total of 4 RCTs were included in the meta-analysis, involving 1316 patients and 1668 saphenous vein grafts. Of the 871 patients in the primary analysis, 435 received ticagrelor DAPT (median age, 67 years [IQR, 60-72 years]; 65 women [14.9%]; 370 men [85.1%]) and 436 received aspirin (median age, 66 years [IQR, 61-73 years]; 63 women [14.5%]; 373 men [85.5%]). Ticagrelor DAPT was associated with a significantly lower incidence of saphenous vein graft failure (11.2%) per graft than was aspirin (20%; difference, -8.7% [95% CI, -13.5% to -3.9%]; OR, 0.51 [95% CI, 0.35 to 0.74]; P < .001) and was associated with a significantly lower incidence of saphenous vein graft failure per patient (13.2% vs 23.0%, difference, -9.7% [95% CI, -14.9% to -4.4%]; OR, 0.51 [95% CI, 0.35 to 0.74]; P < .001). Ticagrelor DAPT (22.1%) was associated with a significantly higher incidence of BARC type 2, 3, or 5 bleeding events than was aspirin (8.7%; difference, 13.3% [95% CI, 8.6% to 18.0%]; OR, 2.98 [95% CI, 1.99 to 4.47]; P < .001), but not BARC type 3 or 5 bleeding events (1.8% vs 1.8%, difference, 0% [95% CI, -1.8% to 1.8%]; OR, 1.00 [95% CI, 0.37 to 2.69]; P = .99). Compared with aspirin, ticagrelor monotherapy was not significantly associated with saphenous vein graft failure (19.3% vs 21.7%, difference, -2.6% [95% CI, -9.1% to 3.9%]; OR, 0.86 [95% CI, 0.58 to 1.27]; P = .44) or BARC type 2, 3, or 5 bleeding events (8.9% vs 7.3%, difference, 1.7% [95% CI, -2.8% to 6.1%]; OR, 1.25 [95% CI, 0.69 to 2.29]; P = .46). CONCLUSIONS AND RELEVANCE Among patients undergoing coronary artery bypass graft surgery, adding ticagrelor to aspirin was associated with a significantly decreased risk of vein graft failure. However, this was accompanied by a significantly increased risk of clinically important bleeding.
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- Sigrid Sandner
- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
- Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York
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- Department of Cardiology, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York
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- Schulich Heart Centre, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Institute of Health Policy Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Cardiology, St Antonius Hospital, Nieuwegein, the Netherlands
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- Division of Cardiac Surgery, Boca Raton Regional Hospital and Florida Atlantic Hospital, Boca Raton
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- Zena and Michael A. Wiener Cardiovascular Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York
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- Department of Cardiology, St Antonius Hospital, Nieuwegein, the Netherlands
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- Division of Cardiac Surgery, University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Division of Cardiology, Vancouver General Hospital, British Columbia, Canada
- Division of Cardiology St Paul’s Hospital, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York
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- Division of Cardiology, Vancouver General Hospital, British Columbia, Canada
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- Department of Cardiology, St Antonius Hospital, Nieuwegein, the Netherlands
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- Ruijin Hospital Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Ruijin Hospital Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York
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Gaudino M, Audisio K, Di Franco A, Alexander JH, Kurlansky P, Boening A, Chikwe J, Devereaux PJ, Diegeler A, Dimagli A, Flather M, Lamy A, Lawton JS, Tam DY, Reents W, Rahouma M, Girardi LN, Hare DL, Fremes SE, Benedetto U. Radial artery versus saphenous vein versus right internal thoracic artery for coronary artery bypass grafting. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2022; 62:6604735. [PMID: 35678560 DOI: 10.1093/ejcts/ezac345] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2022] [Revised: 05/05/2022] [Accepted: 06/03/2022] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVES We used individual patient data from 4 of the largest contemporary coronary bypass surgery trials to evaluate differences in long-term outcomes when radial artery (RA), right internal thoracic artery (RITA) or saphenous vein graft (SVG) are used to complement the left internal thoracic artery-to-left anterior descending graft. METHODS Primary outcome was all-cause mortality. Secondary outcome was a composite of major adverse cardiac and cerebrovascular events (all-cause mortality, myocardial infarction and stroke). Propensity score matching and Cox regression were used to reduce the effect of treatment selection bias and confounders. RESULTS A total of 10 256 patients (1510 RITA; 1385 RA; 7361 SVG) were included. The matched population consisted of 1776 propensity score-matched triplets. The mean follow-up was 7.9 ± 0.1, 7.8 ± 0.1 and 7.8 ± 0.1 years in the RITA, RA and SVG cohorts respectively. All-cause mortality was significantly lower in the RA versus the SVG [hazard ratio (HR) 0.62, 95% confidence interval (CI): 0.51-0.76, P = 0.003] and the RITA group (HR 0.59, 95% CI 0.48-0.71, P = 0.001). Major adverse cardiac and cerebrovascular event rate was also lower in the RA group versus the SVG (HR 0.78, 95% CI 0.67-0.90, P = 0.04) and the RITA group (HR 0.75, 95% CI 0.65-0.86, P = 0.02). Results were consistent in the Cox-adjusted analysis and solid to hidden confounders. CONCLUSIONS In this pooled analysis of 4 large coronary bypass surgery trials, the use of the RA was associated with better clinical outcomes when compared to SVG and RITA.
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- Mario Gaudino
- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Duke Clinical Research Institute, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Center for Innovation and Outcomes Research, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Justus-Liebig University Gießen, Gießen, Germany
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery in the Smidt Heart Institute at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Departments of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact (HEI) and Medicine, Population Health Research Institute, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Cardiovascular Center Bad Neustadt/Saale, Bad Neustadt/Saale, Germany
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Bristol Heart Institute, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
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- Norwich Clinical Trials Unit, Norwich Medical School, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK
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- Departments of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact (HEI) and Medicine, Population Health Research Institute, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
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- Division of Cardiac Surgery, Department of Surgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Schulich Heart Centre Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Cardiovascular Center Bad Neustadt/Saale, Bad Neustadt/Saale, Germany
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Cardiology, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Schulich Heart Centre Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Bristol Heart Institute, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
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Rong LQ, Audisio K, O'Shaughnessy SM. Guidelines and evidence-based recommendations in anaesthesia: where do we stand? Br J Anaesth 2022; 128:903-908. [PMID: 35314064 PMCID: PMC8933135 DOI: 10.1016/j.bja.2022.02.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2022] [Revised: 02/08/2022] [Accepted: 02/10/2022] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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Clinical practice guidelines are increasingly important to guide clinical care. However, they can vary widely in quality, and many recommendations are based on low-level evidence. The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the need for new flexible formats for rigorously developed guidelines. Future guideline development should be standardised, graded, registered, and updated to ensure that they are 'living' works in progress.
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- Lisa Q. Rong
- Department of Anesthesiology, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, USA,Corresponding author
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- Department of Anesthesia, Intensive Care, and Emergency, Città della Salute e della Scienza Hospital, Turin, Italy
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Audisio K, Soletti GJ, Cancelli G, Olaria RP, Rahouma M, Gaudino M, Rong LQ. Systematic review of retracted articles in critical care medicine. Br J Anaesth 2022; 128:e292-e294. [PMID: 35181059 PMCID: PMC9074785 DOI: 10.1016/j.bja.2022.01.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2021] [Revised: 01/20/2022] [Accepted: 01/21/2022] [Indexed: 11/02/2022] Open
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- Katia Audisio
- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, USA.
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Cancelli G, Audisio K, Perezgrovas-Olaria R, Soletti GJ, Chadow D, Rahouma M, Robinson NB, Gaudino M. Representation of racial minorities in cardiac surgery randomized clinical trials. J Card Surg 2022; 37:1311-1316. [PMID: 35238064 DOI: 10.1111/jocs.16371] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2021] [Accepted: 12/26/2021] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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BACKGROUND Racial minorities account for 39.9% of the population in the United States, but are often underrepresented in clinical research. Results from studies predominantly enrolling White patients may not apply to racial minorities. The aim of this analysis is to assess the representation of racial minorities in cardiac surgery randomized clinical trials (RCTs). METHODS A systematic search of the literature was performed. All RCTs published from 2000 to 2020 including at least 100 patients and comparing two or more adult cardiac surgery procedures were included. Meta-analytic estimates were calculated. RESULTS Among 51 cardiac surgery RCTs published between 2000 and 2020, only 9 (17.6%) reported the race of patients and were included in the final analysis. All of them were multicentric, with a mean of 33 centers included. Six RCTs enrolled patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting (66.7%), while the remaining three were on valve surgery (33.3%). Overall, 9193 patients were included; of them, 8034 (87.4%) were White and 1026 (11.2%) nonWhite (386 [4.2%] Black, 191 [2.1%] Hispanic, 274 [3.0%] from other races, and 175 [1.9%] nonWhite patients of unspecified race). The proportion of nonWhite patients did not change over time. CONCLUSIONS Only 9 (17.6%) of the 51 cardiac surgery RCTs published between 2000 and 2020 reported the race of the patients enrolled and only 11.2% of them were nonWhite patients. Given the association between race and clinical outcomes, future RCTs should either guarantee a balanced inclusion of racial minorities or be designed to specifically enroll them.
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- Gianmarco Cancelli
- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York, USA
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York, USA
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York, USA
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York, USA
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York, USA
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York, USA
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York, USA
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Rong LQ, Audisio K, Rahouma M, Soletti GJ, Cancelli G, Gaudino M. A Systematic Review of Retractions in the Field of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth 2022; 36:403-411. [PMID: 34600831 PMCID: PMC9191841 DOI: 10.1053/j.jvca.2021.09.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2021] [Revised: 08/23/2021] [Accepted: 09/03/2021] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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OBJECTIVES No systematic studies on retractions in cardiothoracic and vascular anesthesia exist. The aim of this analysis was to identify characteristics and trends of retractions in this field over the past three decades. DESIGN A search of the Retraction Watch Database for retracted articles published between 1990 and 2020 in the field of cardiothoracic and vascular anesthesia was performed. SETTING A bibliometric study. PARTICIPANTS Five thousand three hundred forty-four retractions with the term "medicine" in the subject code were selected. Retractions of full-length English articles reporting findings in cardiothoracic and vascular anesthesia were included. INTERVENTIONS None. MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS A total of 63 articles published in 31 journals from January 1990 to August 2020 were retracted. The majority were original articles (n = 60, 95.2%) and retracted for scientific misconduct (n = 50, 79.4%). The percentage of retractions due to misconduct increased from 2010, with a spike in 2011 (n = 26/50, 52.0%), and reached a plateau in 2014. The three most common reasons for retraction were misconduct by the author (n = 31, 49.2%), duplication (n = 12, 19.0%), and errors within the manuscript (n = 11, 17.5%). The median time from publication to retraction was 4.3 years (IQR: 1.7-9.4) and decreased significantly over time (p < 0.001). The median impact factor (IF) of the journals that published retracted articles was 3.5 (IQR 2.0-4.5) and decreased significantly over the study period (p < 0.001). CONCLUSION Scientific misconduct represents the most common reason for retraction in cardiothoracic and vascular anesthesia. The median time to retraction and journal IF decreased significantly over time. While this is promising, future efforts should be made to screen for falsified data and standardize the processes after retraction to highlight problematic manuscripts.
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- Lisa Q. Rong
- Department of Anesthesiology, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York, USA
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York, USA
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York, USA
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York, USA
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York, USA
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York, USA
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Gaudino M, Audisio K, Rahouma M, Robinson NB, Soletti GJ, Cancelli G, Masterson Creber RM, Gray A, Lees B, Gerry S, Benedetto U, Flather M, Taggart DP. Association between sternal wound complications and 10-year mortality following coronary artery bypass grafting. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2021:S0022-5223(21)01812-2. [PMID: 35063171 DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2021.10.067] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2021] [Revised: 10/12/2021] [Accepted: 10/15/2021] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To evaluate the association between sternal wound complications (SWC) and long-term mortality in the Arterial Revascularization Trial. METHODS Participants in the Arterial Revascularization Trial were stratified according to the occurrence of postoperative SWC. The primary outcome was all-cause mortality at long-term follow-up. The secondary outcome was major adverse cardiovascular events. RESULTS Three thousand one hundred two patients were included in the analysis; the median follow-up was 10 years. 115 patients (3.7%) had postoperative SWC: 85 (73.9%) deep sternal wound infections and 30 (26.1%) sterile SWC that required sternal reconstruction. Independent predictors of SWC included diabetes (odds ratio [OR], 2.77; 95% CI, 1.79-4.30; P < .001), female sex (OR, 2.73; 95% CI, 1.71-4.38; P < .001), prior stroke (OR, 2.59; 95% CI, 1.12-5.98; P = .03), chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (OR, 2.44; 95% CI, 1.60-3.71; P < .001), and use of bilateral internal thoracic artery (OR, 1.70; 95% CI, 1.12-2.59; P = .01). Postoperative SWC was significantly associated with long-term mortality. The Kaplan-Meier survival estimate was 91.3% at 5 years and 79.4% at 10 years in patients without SWC, and 86.1% and 64.3% in patients with SWC (log rank P < .001). The rate of major adverse cardiovascular events was also higher among patients who had SWC (n = 51 [44.3%] vs 758 [25.4%]; P < .001). Using multivariable analysis, the occurrence of SWC was independently associated with long-term mortality (hazard ratio, 1.81; 95% CI, 1.30-2.54; P < .001). CONCLUSIONS In the Arterial Revascularization Trial, postoperative SWC although uncommon were significantly associated with long-term mortality.
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- Mario Gaudino
- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York City, NY.
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York City, NY
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York City, NY
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York City, NY
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York City, NY
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York City, NY
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- Division of Health Informatics, Department of Population Health Sciences, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York City, NY
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- Nuffield Department of Population Health, Health Economics Research Centre, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences, John Radcliffe Hospital, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- Centre for Statistics in Medicine, Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology & Musculoskeletal Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- Bristol Heart Institute, School of Clinical Sciences, University of Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom
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- Norwich Medical School, University of East Anglia, Norwich, United Kingdom
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- Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences, John Radcliffe Hospital, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
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Audisio K, Robinson NB, Soletti GJ, Cancelli G, Dimagli A, Spadaccio C, Olaria RP, Chadow D, Rahouma M, Demetres M, Tam DY, Benedetto U, Girardi LN, Kurlansky P, Fremes SE, Gaudino M. A survey of retractions in the cardiovascular literature. Int J Cardiol 2021; 349:109-114. [PMID: 34921899 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2021.12.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2021] [Revised: 12/08/2021] [Accepted: 12/13/2021] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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BACKGROUND Retractions of erroneous and fraudulent papers from the biomedical literature continue to be a major concern. The aim of this analysis is to summarize trends of retractions in the cardiovascular literature over the past four decades. METHODS A review of the Retraction Watch database for retracted articles published between 1978 and 2020 in the cardiovascular literature was performed. Retractions with the term "medicine" in the subject code were selected. Titles and abstracts were reviewed and only retractions of articles in cardiovascular medicine and surgery were included. RESULTS 459 retraction notices published in 228 journals were identified. The number of retractions increased with time from 1 in 1991 to 48 at the end of 2019 (P < 0.001). Overall, the yearly percentage of retraction increased during the study period (P < 0.001) but decreased after 2015. China had the highest percentage of retractions when compared to other countries (P < 0.001). The majority of articles were retracted for scientific misconduct (n = 289, 63.0%); retractions due to scientific misconduct increased significantly over the study period (P = 0.04) but decreased after 2015. The median time from publication to retraction was 1.4 years (interquartile range [IQR]: 0.6-3.8) and decreased significantly over time (P < 0.001). The median number of citations of retracted articles was 8.0. CONCLUSIONS The number of retractions and the yearly percentage of retraction in the cardiovascular literature increased significantly during the study period, although a decrease was seen after 2015. Scientific misconduct represents the most common reason for retraction, although a reduction has been observed in the last five years.
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- Katia Audisio
- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, USA
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- Samuel J. Wood Library and C. V. Starr Biomedical Information Center, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, USA
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- Schulich Heart Centre, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, USA
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- Division of Cardiac Surgery, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
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- Schulich Heart Centre, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, USA.
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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. Posterior left pericardiotomy for the prevention of atrial fibrillation after cardiac surgery: an adaptive, single-centre, single-blind, randomised, controlled trial. Lancet 2021; 398:2075-2083. [PMID: 34788640 DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(21)02490-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2021] [Revised: 10/05/2021] [Accepted: 10/12/2021] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND Atrial fibrillation is the most common complication after cardiac surgery and is associated with extended in-hospital stay and increased adverse outcomes, including death and stroke. Pericardial effusion is common after cardiac surgery and can trigger atrial fibrillation. We tested the hypothesis that posterior left pericardiotomy, a surgical manoeuvre that drains the pericardial space into the left pleural cavity, might reduce the incidence of atrial fibrillation after cardiac surgery. METHODS In this adaptive, randomised, controlled trial, we recruited adult patients (aged ≥18 years) undergoing elective interventions on the coronary arteries, aortic valve, or ascending aorta, or a combination of these, performed by members of the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery from Weill Cornell Medicine at the New York Presbyterian Hospital in New York, NY, USA. Patients were eligible if they had no history of atrial fibrillation or other arrhythmias or contraindications to the experimental intervention. Eligible patients were randomly assigned (1:1), stratified by CHA2DS2-VASc score and using a mixed-block randomisation approach (block sizes of 4, 6, and 8), to posterior left pericardiotomy or no intervention. Patients and assessors were blinded to treatment assignment. Patients were followed up until 30 days after hospital discharge. The primary outcome was the incidence of atrial fibrillation during postoperative in-hospital stay, which was assessed in the intention-to-treat (ITT) population. Safety was assessed in the as-treated population. This study is registered with ClinicalTrials.gov, NCT02875405, and is now complete. FINDINGS Between Sept 18, 2017, and Aug 2, 2021, 3601 patients were screened and 420 were included and randomly assigned to the posterior left pericardiotomy group (n=212) or the no intervention group (n=208; ITT population). The median age was 61·0 years (IQR 53·0-70·0), 102 (24%) patients were female, and 318 (76%) were male, with a median CHA2DS2-VASc score of 2·0 (IQR 1·0-3·0). The two groups were balanced with respect to clinical and surgical characteristics. No patients were lost to follow-up and data completeness was 100%. Three patients in the posterior left pericardiotomy group did not receive the intervention. In the ITT population, the incidence of postoperative atrial fibrillation was significantly lower in the posterior left pericardiotomy group than in the no intervention group (37 [17%] of 212 vs 66 [32%] of 208 [p=0·0007]; odds ratio adjusted for the stratification variable 0·44 [95% CI 0·27-0·70; p=0·0005]). Two (1%) of 209 patients in the posterior left pericardiotomy group and one (<1%) of 211 in the no intervention group died within 30 days after hospital discharge. The incidence of postoperative pericardial effusion was lower in the posterior left pericardiotomy group than in the no intervention group (26 [12%] of 209 vs 45 [21%] of 211; relative risk 0·58 [95% CI 0·37-0·91]). Postoperative major adverse events occurred in six (3%) patients in the posterior left pericardiotomy group and in four (2%) in the no intervention group. No posterior left pericardiotomy related complications were seen. INTERPRETATION Posterior left pericardiotomy is highly effective in reducing the incidence of atrial fibrillation after surgery on the coronary arteries, aortic valve, or ascending aorta, or a combination of these without additional risk of postoperative complications. FUNDING None.
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- Mario Gaudino
- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, USA.
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy; Department of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Sciences, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy
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- Alliance Statistics and Data Center, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy; Department of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Sciences, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Heart and Vascular Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Washington Adventist Hospital and University of Maryland, Tacoma Park, MD, USA
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- Division of Cardiac Surgery, Department of Cardiology, Institut Universitaire de Cardiologie et de Pneumologie de Québec (IUCPQ), Québec City, QC, Canada
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Baylor Scott & White The Heart Hospital, Plano, TX, USA
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Smidt Heart Institute, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Schulich Heart Centre, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy; Department of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Sciences, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Mount Sinai Morningside, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, USA
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Chadow D, Robinson NB, Cancelli G, Soletti G, Audisio K, Rahouma M, Perezgrovas R, Gaudino M. Predictors of failure to reach target sample size in surgical randomized trials. Br J Surg 2021; 109:176-177. [PMID: 34864915 DOI: 10.1093/bjs/znab401] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2021] [Accepted: 10/23/2021] [Indexed: 11/14/2022]
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It is estimated that 25–30 per cent of RCTs fail to reach their target sample size. Multicentre design, publication year, and commercial sponsor were inversely associated with failure to reach the target sample size. A substantial proportion of surgical trials fail reach target sample size, but the trend is showing improvement.
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- David Chadow
- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York, USA
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York, USA
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York, USA
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York, USA
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York, USA
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York, USA
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York, USA
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York, USA
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Cancelli G, Audisio K, Chadow D, Soletti GJ, Gaudino M. The evidence for radial artery grafting: When and when not? JTCVS Tech 2021; 10:114-119. [PMID: 34977713 PMCID: PMC8691820 DOI: 10.1016/j.xjtc.2021.09.039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2021] [Accepted: 09/20/2021] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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- Address for reprints: Mario Gaudino, MD, PhD, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, 525 E 68th St, New York, NY 10065.
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Gaudino M, Audisio K, Rahouma M, Chadow D, Cancelli G, Soletti GJ, Gray A, Lees B, Gerry S, Benedetto U, Flather M, Taggart DP. Comparison of Long-term Clinical Outcomes of Skeletonized vs Pedicled Internal Thoracic Artery Harvesting Techniques in the Arterial Revascularization Trial. JAMA Cardiol 2021; 6:1380-1386. [PMID: 34586338 DOI: 10.1001/jamacardio.2021.3866] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022]
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Importance Recent evidence has suggested that skeletonization of the internal thoracic artery (ITA) is associated with worse clinical outcomes in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass surgery (CABG). Objective To compare the long-term clinical outcomes of skeletonized and pedicled ITA for CABG. Design, Setting, and Participants The Arterial Revascularization Trial (ART) was a 2-group, multicenter trial comparing the use of a bilateral ITA vs a single ITA for CABG at 10 years. Patients in the ART trial were stratified by ITA harvesting technique: skeletonized vs pedicled. Data were collected from June 2004 to December 2017, and data were analyzed from June to July 2021. Interventions In this analysis, the 10-year clinical outcomes were compared between patients who received skeletonized vs pedicled ITAs. Main Outcomes and Measures The primary outcome was all-cause mortality. The secondary outcomes were a composite of major adverse cardiac events (MACE) including all-cause mortality, myocardial infarction, and repeated revascularization and a composite including MACE and sternal wound complication (SWC). Cox regression and propensity score matching were used. Results Of 2161 included patients, 295 (13.7%) were female, and the median (interquartile range) age was 65.0 (58.0-70.0) years. At 10 years, the risk of all-cause mortality was not significantly different between the pedicled and skeletonized groups (hazard ratio [HR], 1.12; 95% CI, 0.92-1.36; P = .27). However, the long-term risks of the secondary outcomes were significantly higher in the skeletonized group compared with the pedicled group (MACE: HR, 1.25; 95% CI, 1.06-1.47; P = .01; MACE and SWC: HR, 1.22; 95% CI, 1.05-1.43; P = .01). The difference was not seen when considering only patients operated on by surgeons who enrolled 51 patients or more in the trial (MACE: HR, 1.07; 95% CI, 0.82-1.39; P = .62; MACE and SWC: HR, 1.04; 95% CI, 0.80-1.34; P = .78). Conclusions and Relevance While the long-term survival of patients was not different between groups, the rate of adverse cardiovascular events was consistently higher in the skeletonized group and the difference was associated with surgeon-related factors. Further evidence on the outcome of skeletonized ITA is needed.
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- Mario Gaudino
- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York
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- Department of Public Health, Health Economics Research Centre, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Oxford, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- Centre for Statistics in Medicine, Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology & Musculoskeletal Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- Bristol Heart Institute, School of Clinical Sciences, University of Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom
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- Norwich Medical School, University of East Anglia, Norwich, United Kingdom
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- Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Oxford, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, United Kingdom
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Robinson NB, Audisio K, Cancelli G, Masterson Creber RM, Fremes SE, Gelijns AC, Gaudino M. Current practice patterns for use of the radial artery for coronary surgery in dedicated centers. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2021; 163:e251-e252. [PMID: 34654559 DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2021.09.035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2021] [Revised: 08/28/2021] [Accepted: 09/14/2021] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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- N Bryce Robinson
- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY
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- Division of Health Informatics, Department of Healthcare Policy and Research, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY
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- Division of Cardiac Surgery, Schulich Heart Centre, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Health Policy, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY.
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Audisio K, Halbreiner MS, Chadow D, Gaudino M. Radial artery or saphenous vein for Coronary artery bypass grafitng. Trends Cardiovasc Med 2021; 32:479-484. [PMID: 34562573 DOI: 10.1016/j.tcm.2021.09.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2021] [Revised: 09/15/2021] [Accepted: 09/18/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Coronary artery disease (CAD) is the most common cardiovascular disease worldwide, affecting over 18 million American adults. Coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) is the standard of care for patients with left main or triple vessel CAD. Historically, the saphenous vein (SV) has been utilized to bypass the majority of the coronary vessels in patients undergoing CABG, but more recent data suggest that the use of the radial artery (RA), rather than the SV, is associated with improved cardiac outcomes and better survival. The aim of this review is to summarize the current literature on the use of RA and SV for CABG in patients with multivessel CAD.
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- Katia Audisio
- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, USA.
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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. Eur Heart J 2021; 43:18-28. [PMID: 34338767 DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehab504] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2021] [Revised: 06/13/2021] [Accepted: 07/15/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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AIMS Data suggest that women have worse outcomes than men after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG), but results have been inconsistent across studies. Due to the large differences in baseline characteristics between sexes, suboptimal risk adjustment due to low-quality data may be the reason for the observed differences. To overcome this limitation, we undertook a systematic review and pooled analysis of high-quality individual patient data from large CABG trials to compare the adjusted outcomes of women and men. METHODS AND RESULTS The primary outcome was a composite of all-cause mortality, myocardial infarction (MI), stroke, and repeat revascularization (major adverse cardiac and cerebrovascular events, MACCE). The secondary outcome was all-cause mortality. Multivariable mixed-effect Cox regression was used. Four trials involving 13 193 patients (10 479 males; 2714 females) were included. Over 5 years of follow-up, women had a significantly higher risk of MACCE [adjusted hazard ratio (HR) 1.12, 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.04-1.21; P = 0.004] but similar mortality (adjusted HR 1.03, 95% CI 0.94-1.14; P = 0.51) compared to men. Women had higher incidence of MI (adjusted HR 1.30, 95% CI 1.11-1.52) and repeat revascularization (adjusted HR 1.22, 95% CI 1.04-1.43) but not stroke (adjusted HR 1.17, 95% CI 0.90-1.52). The difference in MACCE between sexes was not significant in patients 75 years and older. The use of off-pump surgery and multiple arterial grafting did not modify the difference between sexes. CONCLUSIONS Women have worse outcomes than men in the first 5 years after CABG. This difference is not significant in patients aged over 75 years and is not affected by the surgical technique.
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- Mario Gaudino
- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, 525 East 68th Street, New York, NY 10065, USA
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, 525 East 68th Street, New York, NY 10065, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Duke Clinical Research Institute, Duke University Medical Center, 40 Duke Medicine Cir, Durham, NC 27710, USA
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- Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, Carnegie Ave, Cleveland, OH 44103, USA
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- Department of Population Health Science and Policy, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, 1 Gustave L. Levy Pl, New York, NY 10029, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Center for Innovation and Outcomes Research, Columbia University Medical Center, 622 W 168th St, New York, NY 10032, USA
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Justus-Liebig University Gießen, , Ludwigstraße 23, Gießen 35390, Germany
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Smidt Heart Institute, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, 8700 Beverly Blvd #2900A, Los Angeles, CA 90048, USA
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- Samuel J. Wood Library and C.V. Starr Biomedical Information Center, Weill Cornell Medicine, 525 East 68th Street, New York, NY 10065, USA
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- Population Health Research Institute, McMaster University, 1280 Main St W, Hamilton, ON L8S 4L8, Canada
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- Department Cardiac Surgery, Cardiovascular Center Bad Neustadt/Saale, Von-Guttenberg-Straße 11, Bad Neustadt/Saale 97616, Germany
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- Bristol Heart Institute, University of Bristol, Terrell St, Bristol BS2 8ED, UK
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- Research and Development Unit, Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Colney Ln, Norwich NR4 7UY, UK
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, 525 East 68th Street, New York, NY 10065, USA
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- Population Health Research Institute, McMaster University, 1280 Main St W, Hamilton, ON L8S 4L8, Canada
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- Division of Cardiac Surgery, Department of Surgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 733 N Broadway, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
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- Department Cardiac Surgery, Cardiovascular Center Bad Neustadt/Saale, Von-Guttenberg-Straße 11, Bad Neustadt/Saale 97616, Germany
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, 525 East 68th Street, New York, NY 10065, USA
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, 525 East 68th Street, New York, NY 10065, USA
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, 525 East 68th Street, New York, NY 10065, USA
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- Department of Cardiology, National University of Ireland, University Rd, Galway, Ireland
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- Department of Cardiology, National University of Ireland, University Rd, Galway, Ireland
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- Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences, John Radcliffe Hospital, University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 2JD, UK
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, 525 East 68th Street, New York, NY 10065, USA
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- Schulich Heart Centre Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, University of Toronto, Hospital Road, Toronto, ON M4N 3M5, Canada
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- Bristol Heart Institute, University of Bristol, Terrell St, Bristol BS2 8ED, UK
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Gaudino M, Robinson NB, Audisio K, Rahouma M, Benedetto U, Kurlansky P, Fremes SE. Trends and Characteristics of Retracted Articles in the Biomedical Literature, 1971 to 2020. JAMA Intern Med 2021; 181:1118-1121. [PMID: 33970185 PMCID: PMC8111562 DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2021.1807] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022]
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This cross-sectional study describes trends and characteristics of retracted articles in the biomedical literature from 1971 to August 2020.
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- Mario Gaudino
- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York
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- Bristol Heart Institute, University of Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom
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- Division of Cardiac Surgery, Columbia University, New York, New York
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- Schulich Heart Centre, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Soletti GJ, Lau C, Cancelli G, Robinson NB, Audisio K, Girardi LN, Gaudino M. Surgical repair of a giant coronary artery aneurysm. J Card Surg 2021; 36:3396-3398. [PMID: 34047398 DOI: 10.1111/jocs.15671] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2021] [Accepted: 05/15/2021] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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We present a rare case of a giant coronary aneurysm of the circumflex artery measuring 4.8 × 4.2 × 7.2 cm in a 67-year-old man, recently diagnosed with type B aortic dissection. Surgical management was successfully performed by proximal end ligation and bypass of the dual-ostium distal end with a reverse saphenous vein graft.
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- Giovanni Jr Soletti
- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York, USA
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York, USA
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York, USA
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York, USA
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York, USA
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York, USA
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York, USA
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Weltert LP, Audisio K, Bellisaro A, Bardi G, Flocco R, De Paulis R, Centofanti P. External stenting of vein grafts in coronary artery bypass grating: interim results from a two centers prospective study. J Cardiothorac Surg 2021; 16:74. [PMID: 33845865 PMCID: PMC8042696 DOI: 10.1186/s13019-021-01406-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2020] [Accepted: 03/08/2021] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Background previous studies evaluating external stents for saphenous vein grafts (SVG) in CABG were limited to on-pump isolated CABG and single grafting technique with one external stent per patient. The objective of this prospective study was to evaluate the safety and the short-term performance of external stents in a heterogeneous group of patients who underwent on- and off-pump CABG, single and sequential grafting. Methods 102 patients undergoing CABG were enrolled in two centers. All patients received internal mammary artery to the left anterior descending artery and additional arterial and/or venous grafts. In each patient, at least one SVG was supported with an external stent. Grafts’ patency and SVG lumen uniformity were assessed using CT angiography at a pre-defined time window of 6–12 months post procedure. All patients were prospectively followed-up via phone call and/or visit every 6 months for Major Adverse Cardiac and Cerebrovascular Events. Results 51 patients (50%) underwent off-pump CABG and 23 patients (23%) were grafted with bilateral internal mammary arteries. Each patient received one or more SVG grafted in a sequential technique (44%) or as a single graft (56%). All SVG were externally stented in 84% of patients and in 16% (n = 16) one SVG was stented and one remained unsupported. At 6–12 months, patency rates of LIMA, RIMA, externally stented SVG and none-stented SVG were 100, 100, 98 and 87.5% respectively. 90% of the externally stented SVG had uniform lumen compared to 37% of the non-stented SVG. Clinical follow-up was completed for all patients with a mean duration of 20 months (range 6–54 months). During follow up period, one patient experienced myocardial infarction due to occlusion of the LIMA-LAD graft and one patient experienced a transient ischemic attack. Conclusions External stenting of SVG is feasible and safe in CABG setting which includes off pump CABG and sequential SVG grafting and associated with acceptable early patency rates. Trial registration Study was registered at ClinicalTrials.gov. NCT01860274 (initial release 20.05.2013).
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- Luca Paolo Weltert
- Heart Surgery Unit, European Hospital, 700, Via portuense, 00149, Rome, Italy. .,Department of Statistics, Saint Camillus International University of Health and Medical Sciences, 8, Via di Sant'Alessandro, 00131, Rome, Italy.
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- Heart Surgery Unit, Mauriziano Hospital, 62, Largo Filippo Turati, 10128, Turin, Italy
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- Heart Surgery Unit, Mauriziano Hospital, 62, Largo Filippo Turati, 10128, Turin, Italy
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- Heart Surgery Unit, Mauriziano Hospital, 62, Largo Filippo Turati, 10128, Turin, Italy
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- Heart Surgery Unit, European Hospital, 700, Via portuense, 00149, Rome, Italy
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- Heart Surgery Unit, Mauriziano Hospital, 62, Largo Filippo Turati, 10128, Turin, Italy
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Audisio K, Robinson NB, Soletti GJ, Rahouma M, Anderson LP, Rong LQ, Gaudino M. Differences in authors' academic title and specialty by gender in contemporary surgical literature. Br J Surg 2021; 108:e241-e242. [PMID: 33778857 DOI: 10.1093/bjs/znab099] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2021] [Accepted: 02/22/2021] [Indexed: 11/14/2022]
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- K Audisio
- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York, USA
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York, USA
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York, USA
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York, USA
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York, USA
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York, USA
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York, USA
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Audisio K, Soletti GJ, Robinson NB, Gaudino M. Multiple Arterial Grafting: For Every Patient and Every Surgeon? Innovations (Phila) 2021; 16:214-215. [PMID: 33754843 PMCID: PMC8790804 DOI: 10.1177/1556984521996333] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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- Katia Audisio
- 373666 Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, USA
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- 373666 Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, USA
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- 373666 Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, USA
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- 373666 Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, USA
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Soletti GJ, Robinson NB, Lau C, Rahouma M, Kurapatti M, Sokoloff K, Audisio K, Iannacone EM, Gaudino M, Girardi LN. Impact of aortic valve disease on outcomes of aortic root replacement. J Card Surg 2021; 36:536-541. [PMID: 33319936 DOI: 10.1111/jocs.15253] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2020] [Revised: 12/01/2020] [Accepted: 12/02/2020] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND AIM OF THE STUDY Aortic stenosis (AS) has been associated with higher mortality in patients undergoing aortic root replacement (ARR). In this analysis, we compare the outcomes among patients with moderate to severe AS or aortic insufficiency (AI) undergoing ARR in a tertiary aortic center. METHODS A total of 889 patients underwent ARR from 1997 to 2020, of whom 798 had AI and 91 had AS. We excluded valve-sparing procedures. The primary endpoint consisted of major adverse events (MAEs), including operative mortality, myocardial infarction, tracheostomy, new dialysis, and cerebrovascular accidents. All patients had either a mechanical or biologic composite valve-graft implanted using button and exclusion techniques. Propensity score matching (PSM) was used to compare outcomes. Long-term survival was estimated using the Kaplan-Meier method. RESULTS Patients with AI had a higher incidence of connective tissue disorder (8.0% vs. 0.0%; p = .01) and were more likely to be classified as having an urgent or emergent procedure (22.4% vs. 8.8%; p = .004). PSM achieved a good balance between the groups. There was no difference in MAE rates, postoperatively (AI vs. AS, 1.6% vs. 1.6%; p = .85). Long-term survival was similar at 5 years in the matched cohorts (AI vs. AS, 75.9% vs. 95.5%; p = .36). CONCLUSION In patients undergoing ARR, the presence of moderate to severe AI or AS does not impact operative outcomes. ARR can be carried out with excellent outcomes and low operative mortality when performed in specialized centers.
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- Giovanni J Soletti
- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York, USA
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York, USA
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York, USA
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York, USA
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York, USA
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York, USA
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York, USA
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York, USA
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York, USA
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York, USA
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Gaudino M, Castelvecchio S, Rahouma M, Robinson NB, Audisio K, Soletti GJ, Garatti A, Benedetto U, Girardi LN, Menicanti L. Results of surgical ventricular reconstruction in a specialized center and in comparison to the STICH trial: Rationale and study protocol for a patient-level pooled analysis. J Card Surg 2021; 36:689-692. [PMID: 33438823 DOI: 10.1111/jocs.15315] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2020] [Accepted: 12/08/2020] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Post-infarction left ventricular remodeling is associated with increased mortality in patients with ischemic heart disease. Surgical ventricular reconstruction (SVR) in addition to coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) has been proposed to reduce left ventricular volume and improve clinical outcomes. The Surgical Treatment for Ischemic Heart Failure (STICH) trial found that the addition of SVR to CABG did not reduce the rates of death or rehospitalization in the 5 years after surgery compared to CABG alone. Like all randomized trials, STICH has limitations and it has been hypothesized that it may have underestimated the treatment effect of SVR. The aim of this study is to evaluate the results of SVR in one of the largest contemporary single-center series and to compare the results with those of the STICH trial using individual patient's data. METHODS AND ANALYSIS Individual data of patients who underwent SVR with or without CABG will be obtained from San Donato University Hospital in Milan. Using multivariable Cox regression analysis, significant prognostic indicators in this cohort will be identified. We will then compare the San Donato cohort to individual patient's data from the SVR arm of Hypothesis 2 of the STICH trial and from both arms of the STICH Extended Study (STICHES). To reduce confounders, propensity score adjustment will be used for this comparison. The primary endpoint will be all-cause mortality. Data will be merged and analyzed independently at Weill Cornell Medicine in New York.
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- Mario Gaudino
- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York, USA
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York, USA
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York, USA
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York, USA
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York, USA
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- Department Cardiac Surgery, IRCCS Policlinico San Donato, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York, USA
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- Department Cardiac Surgery, IRCCS Policlinico San Donato, Milan, Italy
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Binello N, Garrasi C, Canale E, Sancipriano V, Audisio K, Nicolì V, Airola C, Nocera L, Vitale C, Perotto M. Building a Covid-19 unit in a state of emergency: a cross-generational working model. Healthcare delivery lessons from the pandemic. Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci 2020; 24:10205-10207. [PMID: 33090429 DOI: 10.26355/eurrev_202010_23242] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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- N Binello
- COVID-19 Isolation Unit - General Medicine, Michele and Pietro Ferrero Hospital, Verduno, Italy.
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