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Post-infarction ventricular septal defect: percutaneous or surgical management in the UK national registry (2022)
Journal Article
Mamas. (2022). Post-infarction ventricular septal defect: percutaneous or surgical management in the UK national registry. European Heart Journal, 5020-5032. https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehac511

Background and Aims Postinfarction ventricular septal defect (PIVSD) is a mechanical complication of myocardial infarction (MI) with a poor prognosis. Surgical repair is the mainstay of treatment, although percutaneous closure is increasingly underta... Read More about Post-infarction ventricular septal defect: percutaneous or surgical management in the UK national registry.

Sex differences in clinical profile and outcome after percutaneous coronary intervention for chronic total occlusion. (2022)
Journal Article
Mamas, & Rashid. (2022). Sex differences in clinical profile and outcome after percutaneous coronary intervention for chronic total occlusion. Cardiovascular Revascularization Medicine, 49, 34-41. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.carrev.2022.12.005

BACKGROUND: There are limited data around sex differences in the risk profile, treatments and outcomes of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in chronic total occlusion (CTO) lesions in contemporary interventional practice. We investigated the i... Read More about Sex differences in clinical profile and outcome after percutaneous coronary intervention for chronic total occlusion..

"I could have a proper ankle" - a qualitative study of patients' perceptions of total ankle replacement and ankle fusion surgery. (2022)
Journal Article
Anderson, A. M., Chapman, L. S., Siddle, H. J., Watson, S., Klugerman, J., Antcliff, D., Keenan, A.-M., & Brockett, C. L. (2022). "I could have a proper ankle" - a qualitative study of patients' perceptions of total ankle replacement and ankle fusion surgery. Journal of Foot and Ankle Research, 15(1), Article 88. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13047-022-00595-8

BACKGROUND: End-stage ankle osteoarthritis typically causes severe pain and impaired function. Surgical treatment involves total ankle replacement (TAR) or ankle fusion. Definitive evidence about which procedure is optimal is lacking. No previous stu... Read More about "I could have a proper ankle" - a qualitative study of patients' perceptions of total ankle replacement and ankle fusion surgery..

Comparison of Transfemoral versus Transsubclavian/Transaxillary access for transcatheter aortic valve replacement: A systematic review and meta-analysis (2022)
Journal Article
Mamas. (2022). Comparison of Transfemoral versus Transsubclavian/Transaxillary access for transcatheter aortic valve replacement: A systematic review and meta-analysis. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijcha.2022.101156

Femoral access is the gold standard for transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR). Safe alternative access, that represents about 15 % of TAVR cases, remains important for patients without adequate transfemoral access. We aimed to perform a syste... Read More about Comparison of Transfemoral versus Transsubclavian/Transaxillary access for transcatheter aortic valve replacement: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Intrathecal morphine in combination with bupivacaine as pre-emptive analgesia in posterior lumbar fusion surgery: a retrospective cohort study (2022)
Journal Article
Trivedi, R., John, J., Ghodke, A., Trivedi, J., Munigangaiah, S., Dheerendra, S., Balain, B., Ockendon, M., & Kuiper, J. (2022). Intrathecal morphine in combination with bupivacaine as pre-emptive analgesia in posterior lumbar fusion surgery: a retrospective cohort study. Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research, https://doi.org/10.1186/s13018-022-03124-2

<jats:title>Abstract</jats:title><jats:sec> <jats:title>Background</jats:title> <jats:p>The purpose of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of intrathecal morphine (ITM) in combination with bupivacaine as pre-emptive analgesia in patients undergoi... Read More about Intrathecal morphine in combination with bupivacaine as pre-emptive analgesia in posterior lumbar fusion surgery: a retrospective cohort study.

Prevalence, characteristics and mortality of cancer patients undergoing pericardiocentesis in the United States between 2004 and 2017. (2022)
Journal Article
Mamas, & Rashid. (2022). Prevalence, characteristics and mortality of cancer patients undergoing pericardiocentesis in the United States between 2004 and 2017. Cancer Medicine, https://doi.org/10.1002/cam4.5373

BACKGROUND: Pericardiocentesis is undertaken in patients with cancer for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes. However, there are limited data on the frequency, characteristics and mortality of patients with different cancers undergoing pericardiocent... Read More about Prevalence, characteristics and mortality of cancer patients undergoing pericardiocentesis in the United States between 2004 and 2017..

Left Main Stem Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: Does On-Site Surgical Cover Make a Difference? (2022)
Journal Article
Mamas, M. A., Rashid, M., Zaman, M., Ludman, P., Wijeysundera, H. C., Curzen, N., Kinnaird, T., Moledina, S., Abbott, J. D., & Grines, C. L. (2022). Left Main Stem Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: Does On-Site Surgical Cover Make a Difference?. Circulation: Cardiovascular Interventions, 15(10), Article e012037. https://doi.org/10.1161/circinterventions.122.012037

Background: Nonsurgical centers (NSC) contribute significantly to the capacity of overall percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in the United Kingdom. Although previous studies have demonstrated similar PCI outcomes in surgical centers (SC) versus... Read More about Left Main Stem Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: Does On-Site Surgical Cover Make a Difference?.

Current status of perioperative temporary mechanical circulatory support during cardiac surgery. (2022)
Journal Article
Mamas. (2022). Current status of perioperative temporary mechanical circulatory support during cardiac surgery. Journal of Cardiac Surgery, https://doi.org/10.1111/jocs.17020

OBJECTIVES: We sought to determine utilization and outcomes of perioperative temporary mechanical circulatory support (tMCS) in the current practice of cardiac surgery. BACKGROUND: tMCS is an evolving adjunct to cardiac surgery not fully characterize... Read More about Current status of perioperative temporary mechanical circulatory support during cardiac surgery..

The Road to Total Knee Replacement - Utilisation of Knee Surgeries up to 10 Years Before Total Knee Replacement in England and Sweden. (2022)
Journal Article
Dell'Isola, A., Appleyard, T., Yu, D., Hellberg, C., Thomas, G., Turkiewicz, A., Peat, G., & Englund, M. (2022). The Road to Total Knee Replacement - Utilisation of Knee Surgeries up to 10 Years Before Total Knee Replacement in England and Sweden. Arthritis Care and Research, https://doi.org/10.1002/acr.25033

OBJECTIVES: To compare the prevalence and timing of knee surgery (including meniscal, ligamentous, synovial and osteotomy) in the ten years prior to primary total knee replacement (TKR) between England and Sweden. METHODS: This was a population-based... Read More about The Road to Total Knee Replacement - Utilisation of Knee Surgeries up to 10 Years Before Total Knee Replacement in England and Sweden..

Cardiovascular outcomes and trends of Transcatheter vs. Surgical aortic valve replacement among octogenarians with heart failure: A Propensity Matched national cohort analysis. (2022)
Journal Article
Mamas, & Rashid. (2022). Cardiovascular outcomes and trends of Transcatheter vs. Surgical aortic valve replacement among octogenarians with heart failure: A Propensity Matched national cohort analysis

Background: Heart failure (HF) is a complex clinical syndrome with symptoms and signs that result from any structural or functional impairment of ventricular filling or ejection of blood. Limited data is available regarding the in-hospital outcomes o... Read More about Cardiovascular outcomes and trends of Transcatheter vs. Surgical aortic valve replacement among octogenarians with heart failure: A Propensity Matched national cohort analysis..

TCT-146 Left Main Stem Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: Does Onsite Surgical Cover Make a Difference? (2022)
Journal Article
Mamas, & Rashid. (2022). TCT-146 Left Main Stem Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: Does Onsite Surgical Cover Make a Difference?. Journal of the American College of Cardiology, B59 - B59. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacc.2022.08.171

Background Nonsurgical centres (NSCs) contribute to the significant capacity of overall PCI in the UK. Whilst previous studies have demonstrated similar PCI outcomes in surgical centres (SCs) vs NSCs, it is unknown whether this applies to more comple... Read More about TCT-146 Left Main Stem Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: Does Onsite Surgical Cover Make a Difference?.

Content and delivery of pre-operative interventions for patients undergoing total knee replacement: a rapid review. (2022)
Journal Article
Anderson, A. M., Drew, B. T., Antcliff, D., Redmond, A. C., Comer, C., Smith, T. O., & McHugh, G. A. (2022). Content and delivery of pre-operative interventions for patients undergoing total knee replacement: a rapid review. Systematic Reviews, Article 184. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13643-022-02019-x

BACKGROUND: Total knee replacement (TKR) is a common operation typically performed for end-stage knee osteoarthritis. Patients awaiting TKR often have poor health-related quality of life. Approximately 20% of patients experience persistent pain post-... Read More about Content and delivery of pre-operative interventions for patients undergoing total knee replacement: a rapid review..

A Person-Centred Prehabilitation Program based on Cognitive Behavioural Physical Therapy for patients scheduled for Lumbar Fusion surgery: A mediation analysis to assess fear of movement (kinesiophobia), self-efficacy and catastrophizing as mediators of health outcomes (2022)
Journal Article
(2022). A Person-Centred Prehabilitation Program based on Cognitive Behavioural Physical Therapy for patients scheduled for Lumbar Fusion surgery: A mediation analysis to assess fear of movement (kinesiophobia), self-efficacy and catastrophizing as mediators of health outcomes. European Journal of Pain, 1790 - 1799. https://doi.org/10.1002/ejp.2004

Objective
To investigate whether early changes in fear of movement (kinesiophobia), self-efficacy and catastrophizing were mediators of the relationship between allocation to the pre-habilitation intervention and later changes in health outcomes.... Read More about A Person-Centred Prehabilitation Program based on Cognitive Behavioural Physical Therapy for patients scheduled for Lumbar Fusion surgery: A mediation analysis to assess fear of movement (kinesiophobia), self-efficacy and catastrophizing as mediators of health outcomes.

Direct Oral Anticoagulants Versus Antiplatelet Therapy After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Trials (2022)
Journal Article
Mamas, M. A., Elbadawi, A., Dang, A. T., Sedhom, R., Hamed, M., Eid, M., Golwala, H., Goel, S. S., & Elgendy, I. Y. (2022). Direct Oral Anticoagulants Versus Antiplatelet Therapy After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Trials. Circulation: Cardiovascular Interventions, 15(9), Article e012194. https://doi.org/10.1161/circinterventions.122.012194

Rehabilitation versus surgical reconstruction for non-acute anterior cruciate ligament injury (ACL SNNAP): a pragmatic randomised controlled trial (2022)
Journal Article
Beard, D. J., Davies, L., Cook, J. A., Stokes, J., Leal, J., Fletcher, H., Abram, S., Chegwin, K., Greshon, A., Jackson, W., Bottomley, N., Dodd, M., Bourke, H., Shirkey, B. A., Paez, A., Lamb, S. E., Barker, K., Phillips, M., Brown, M., Lythe, V., …Mohammed, A. (2022). Rehabilitation versus surgical reconstruction for non-acute anterior cruciate ligament injury (ACL SNNAP): a pragmatic randomised controlled trial. The Lancet, 400, 605 - 615. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736%2822%2901424-6

Background
Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) rupture is a common debilitating injury that can cause instability of the knee. We aimed to investigate the best management strategy between reconstructive surgery and non-surgical treatment for patients w... Read More about Rehabilitation versus surgical reconstruction for non-acute anterior cruciate ligament injury (ACL SNNAP): a pragmatic randomised controlled trial.

Incidence and 1-year outcome of periprocedural myocardial infarction following cardiac surgery: are the Universal Definition and Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Intervention criteria fit for purpose? (2022)
Journal Article
Mamas. (2022). Incidence and 1-year outcome of periprocedural myocardial infarction following cardiac surgery: are the Universal Definition and Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Intervention criteria fit for purpose?. European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezac019

OBJECTIVES: The diagnosis and clinical implications of periprocedural myocardial infarction (PPMI) following coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) are contentious, especially the importance of PPMI in the interpretation of trial data. METHODS: Conse... Read More about Incidence and 1-year outcome of periprocedural myocardial infarction following cardiac surgery: are the Universal Definition and Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Intervention criteria fit for purpose?.

Mirels’ score for upper limb metastatic lesions: do we need a different cutoff for recommending prophylactic fixation? (2022)
Journal Article
Hoban, K. A., Downie, S., Adamson, D. J., MacLean, J. G., Cool, P., & Jariwala, A. C. (2022). Mirels’ score for upper limb metastatic lesions: do we need a different cutoff for recommending prophylactic fixation?. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jseint.2022.03.006

The aim of this study was to investigate the reproducibility, reliability and accuracy of Mirels’s score in upper limb bony metastatic disease and validate its use in predicting pathological fractures. Methods 45 patients with upper limb bony metasta... Read More about Mirels’ score for upper limb metastatic lesions: do we need a different cutoff for recommending prophylactic fixation?.

OPIOID USE PRIOR TO TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT: COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF TRENDS IN ENGLAND AND SWEDEN (2022)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Englund, M., Dell'Isola, A., Thomas, G., Turkiewicz, A., Peat, G., Hellberg, C., Yu, D., & Appleyard, T. (2022, April). OPIOID USE PRIOR TO TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT: COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF TRENDS IN ENGLAND AND SWEDEN. Presented at 2022 OARSI World Congress on Osteoarthritis, Berlin, Germany

Purpose: Opioids are still frequently used in the pain management of knee osteoarthritis (OA), despite increasing evidence of limited effectiveness, increased morbidity and mortality, as well as risk of addiction. Our aim was to describe and compare... Read More about OPIOID USE PRIOR TO TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT: COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF TRENDS IN ENGLAND AND SWEDEN.

Clinical and angiographic success and safety comparison of coronary intravascular lithotripsy: An updated meta-analysis (2022)
Journal Article
Mamas, M. (2022). Clinical and angiographic success and safety comparison of coronary intravascular lithotripsy: An updated meta-analysis. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijcha.2022.100975

Background
Intravascular lithotripsy (IVL) can be used to assist stent deployment in severe coronary artery calcifications (CAC).

Methods
Studies employing IVL for CAC lesions were included. The primary outcomes included clinical and angiographi... Read More about Clinical and angiographic success and safety comparison of coronary intravascular lithotripsy: An updated meta-analysis.