2018
Tricuspid valve endocarditis in the era of the opioid epidemic
Wallen TJ, Szeto W, Williams M, Atluri P, Arnaoutakis G, Fults M, Sultan I, Desai N, Acker M, Vallabhajosyula P. Tricuspid valve endocarditis in the era of the opioid epidemic. Journal Of Cardiac Surgery 2018, 33: 260-264. PMID: 29663522, DOI: 10.1111/jocs.13600.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTricuspid valve endocarditisOpioid epidemicTricuspid endocarditisValve endocarditisRight heart endocarditisThirty-day mortalityTricuspid valve replacementCommon causative agentIndex hospitalizationRenal failureValve replacementSurgical volumeInstitutional experienceCommon isolatesExclusion criteriaEndocarditisAverage agePatientsStudy periodCausative agentStaphylococcus aureusEpidemicFivefold increaseReoperationHospitalization
2017
Aortic Leaflet Billowing as a Risk Factor for Repair Failure After Aortic Valve Repair
Ridley C, Sohmer B, Vallabhajosyula P, Augoustides JGT. Aortic Leaflet Billowing as a Risk Factor for Repair Failure After Aortic Valve Repair. Journal Of Cardiothoracic And Vascular Anesthesia 2017, 31: 1001-1006. PMID: 28457780, DOI: 10.1053/j.jvca.2017.02.019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAortic ValveAortic Valve InsufficiencyCardiac Surgical ProceduresHumansReoperationRisk FactorsTreatment Failure
2016
Lower-extremity complications with femoral extracorporeal life support
Vallabhajosyula P, Kramer M, Lazar S, McCarthy F, Rame E, Wald J, Szeto W, Williams M, Atluri P, Desai N, Acker M. Lower-extremity complications with femoral extracorporeal life support. Journal Of Thoracic And Cardiovascular Surgery 2016, 151: 1738-1744. PMID: 27207130, DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2015.11.044.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFemoral artery groupLower extremity complicationsExtracorporeal life supportSuperficial femoral arteryFemoral artery cannulationArtery groupFemoral arteryArtery cannulationLife supportMultiorgan failureComplication rateMean agePerfusion strategyFemoral artery repairLower extremity perfusionFemoral artery approachPatients' mean ageEmergency thromboembolectomyHospital mortalityAngiographic confirmationArtery approachArtery repairKnee amputationPercutaneous cannulationRetrospective review
2015
Minimally Invasive Port Access Approach for Reoperations on the Mitral Valve
Vallabhajosyula P, Wallen T, Pulsipher A, Pitkin E, Solometo LP, Musthaq S, Fox J, Acker M, Hargrove WC. Minimally Invasive Port Access Approach for Reoperations on the Mitral Valve. The Annals Of Thoracic Surgery 2015, 100: 68-73. PMID: 25975939, DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2015.02.039.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPort-access groupPort-access approachInvasive port access approachMitral valveAccess groupConcomitant proceduresSternotomy approachNew York Heart Association class 2Aortic cross-clamping timeCardiopulmonary bypass timeCross-clamping timeMean hospital lengthAccess approachPostoperative strokeSternotomy groupBypass timeHospital lengthPostoperative echocardiographyPostoperative mortalityMV replacementSurgical indicationsMore patientsRetrospective reviewAtrial fibrillationMitral regurgitation
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 reviewType A Aortic Dissection After Previous Cardiac Surgery: Results of an Integrated Surgical Approach
Rylski B, Desai ND, Bavaria JE, Moser W, Vallabhajosyula P, Pochettino A, Szeto WY, Milewski RK. Type A Aortic Dissection After Previous Cardiac Surgery: Results of an Integrated Surgical Approach. The Annals Of Thoracic Surgery 2014, 97: 1582-1589. PMID: 24629304, DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2013.12.064.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAortic Aneurysm, ThoracicAortic DissectionBlood Vessel Prosthesis ImplantationCardiac Surgical ProceduresCause of DeathCohort StudiesFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHospital MortalityHumansKaplan-Meier EstimateLength of StayMaleMiddle AgedPatient SafetyPostoperative ComplicationsRadiographyReoperationRetrospective StudiesRisk AssessmentSeverity of Illness IndexStatistics, NonparametricSurvival AnalysisTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeConceptsPrevious cardiac surgeryPCS patientsAortic dissectionCardiac surgeryAcute typeCardiac tamponadeHospital mortality risk factorsAcceptable postoperative mortalityPostoperative stroke ratePrior myocardial revascularizationA Aortic DissectionHospital mortality rateCoronary artery diseaseMortality risk factorsCoronary malperfusionHospital mortalityPostoperative mortalityAortic repairMyocardial revascularizationStanford typeArtery diseaseSurgical repairSurgical approachRisk factorsStroke rateRoot Stabilization of the Repaired Bicuspid Aortic Valve: Subcommissural Annuloplasty Versus Root Reimplantation
Vallabhajosyula P, Komlo C, Szeto WY, Wallen TJ, Desai N, Bavaria JE. Root Stabilization of the Repaired Bicuspid Aortic Valve: Subcommissural Annuloplasty Versus Root Reimplantation. The Annals Of Thoracic Surgery 2014, 97: 1227-1234. PMID: 24418204, DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2013.10.071.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAortic insufficiencyReimplantation groupRoot reimplantationSubcommissural annuloplastyAnnular stabilizationRepair groupBicuspid aortic valve patientsPrimary valve repairSurgical reconstructive strategiesAortic valve patientsBicuspid aortic valveAortic root pathologyAortic reoperationValve mobilityPreoperative characteristicsOverall survivalPostoperative peakValve patientsPacemaker requirementRetrospective reviewReimplantation techniqueValve repairRoot pathologyAortic valveValve preservation