2014
Valve-sparing root reimplantation and leaflet repair in a bicuspid aortic valve: Comparison with the 3-cusp David procedure
Bavaria JE, Desai N, Szeto WY, Komlo C, Rhode T, Wallen T, Vallabhajosyula P. Valve-sparing root reimplantation and leaflet repair in a bicuspid aortic valve: Comparison with the 3-cusp David procedure. Journal Of Thoracic And Cardiovascular Surgery 2014, 149: s22-s28. PMID: 25500099, DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2014.10.103.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAortic AneurysmAortic ValveAortic Valve InsufficiencyBicuspid Aortic Valve DiseaseBlood Vessel Prosthesis ImplantationCardiac Surgical ProceduresDisease-Free SurvivalFemaleHeart Valve DiseasesHemodynamicsHumansKaplan-Meier EstimateMaleMiddle AgedReoperationReplantationRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeConceptsValve-sparing root reimplantationAortic valve patientsBAV patientsAI gradeMidterm outcomesAortic insufficiencyTransvalvular gradientValve patientsRoot reimplantationLeaflet repairEntire cohortBicuspid aortic valve patientsTricuspid aortic valve patientsAortic valve reoperationPrimary valve repairBicuspid aortic valveExcellent midterm outcomesActuarial freedomPostoperative freedomPostoperative mortalityValve reoperationBAV groupGroup patientsPacemaker requirementRetrospective review
2013
Geometric orientation of the aortic neoroot in patients with raphed bicuspid aortic valve disease undergoing primary cusp repair and a root reimplantation procedure†
Vallabhajosyula P, Szeto WY, Komlo CM, Ryan LP, Wallen TJ, Gorman RC, Desai ND, Bavaria JE. Geometric orientation of the aortic neoroot in patients with raphed bicuspid aortic valve disease undergoing primary cusp repair and a root reimplantation procedure†. European Journal Of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery 2013, 45: 174-180. PMID: 23832833, PMCID: PMC3889626, DOI: 10.1093/ejcts/ezt354.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBicuspid aortic valve diseaseAortic insufficiencyAortic valve diseaseCusp repairTransvalvular gradientRoot reimplantationValve diseasePeak gradientAnnular circumferenceFive-year actuarial survivalHigh transvalvular gradientsEffective surgical treatmentAortic root reimplantationType IActuarial freedomActuarial survivalAortic reoperationBAV repairHospital mortalityPreoperative characteristicsRenal failureRetrospective reviewSurgical treatmentEntire cohortAI patients