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Aortic remodeling following hybrid arch repair with zone 0 to 5 thoracic endovascular aortic repairs for complex arch and descending thoracic aortic pathologies
Hameed I, Ahmed A, Pupovac S, Nassiri N, Assi R, Vallabhajosyula P. Aortic remodeling following hybrid arch repair with zone 0 to 5 thoracic endovascular aortic repairs for complex arch and descending thoracic aortic pathologies. JTCVS Open 2023, 17: 23-36. PMID: 38420535, PMCID: PMC10897673, DOI: 10.1016/j.xjon.2023.12.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHybrid aortic arch repairThoracic endovascular repairAortic arch repairAortic remodelingArch repairLuminal diameterZone 0Complete false lumen thrombosisLeft inferior pulmonary veinThoracic endovascular aortic repairComputed tomography angiography scansFalse lumen obliterationInferior left atriumFalse lumen thrombosisHigh-risk patientsHybrid arch repairAortic arch pathologiesCommon iliac arteryEndovascular aortic repairAdjunctive treatment strategyInferior pulmonary veinShort-term outcomesThoracic aortic pathologyTomography angiography scansAorta remodeling
2024
Successful Investigational Phage Therapy for Pan-Resistant Bacterial Mediastinitis Following Type II Hybrid Aortic Arch Replacement
Hameed I, Ahmed A, Gandhi S, Nassiri N, Steinbacher D, Vallabhajosyula P. Successful Investigational Phage Therapy for Pan-Resistant Bacterial Mediastinitis Following Type II Hybrid Aortic Arch Replacement. JACC Case Reports 2024, 29: 102816. PMID: 39691337, PMCID: PMC11646902, DOI: 10.1016/j.jaccas.2024.102816.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSternal wound infectionWound infectionPhage therapyStanford type B aortic dissectionThoracic endovascular aortic repairType B aortic dissectionMediastinal wound infectionsAortic arch surgeryAortic arch replacementDelayed sternal closureEndovascular aortic repairHybrid arch repairB aortic dissectionHybrid aortic arch replacementBacterial mediastinitisArch repairArch replacementArch surgeryAortic repairCardiac surgeryMediastinal drainsIntraoperative courseFlap reconstructionMorbid complicationSternal closure
2023
Thoracic Endovascular Aortic Repair vs Medical Therapy Alone for Uncomplicated Acute Type B Aortic Dissection
Hu K, Pupovac S, Hameed I, Zafar M, Fereydooni S, Li E, Ma W, Williams M, Assi R, Nassiri N, Vallabhajosyula P. Thoracic Endovascular Aortic Repair vs Medical Therapy Alone for Uncomplicated Acute Type B Aortic Dissection. Journal Of Vascular Surgery 2023, 77: e270. DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2023.03.378.Peer-Reviewed Original Research