2024
Living in disadvantaged neighborhoods linked to less intervention for severe aortic stenosis
Ram C, Yousef S, Ma W, Vallabhajosyula I, Singh S, Agarwal R, Milewski R, Assi R, Patel P, Williams M, Geirsson A, Vallabhajosyula P. Living in disadvantaged neighborhoods linked to less intervention for severe aortic stenosis. Scientific Reports 2024, 14: 4952. PMID: 38418864, PMCID: PMC10902341, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-52660-w.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAortic valve replacementSevere aortic stenosisAfrican American raceArea Deprivation IndexAortic stenosisSevere ASArea deprivation index rankAortic valve replacement ratesAmerican raceAortic valve interventionPresentation of sepsisDiagnosis of ASADI groupValve replacementValve interventionDeprived neighbourhoodsAV interventionDisadvantaged neighborhoodsPatientsFemale genderDeprivation indexHigh-ADI groupLow-ADI groupStenosisRace
2018
Predicting Distal Aortic Remodeling After Endovascular Repair for Chronic DeBakey III Aortic Dissection
Sultan I, Siki MA, Bavaria JE, Dibble TR, Savino DC, Kilic A, Szeto W, Vallabhajosyula P, Fairman RM, Jackson BM, Wang GJ, Desai ND. Predicting Distal Aortic Remodeling After Endovascular Repair for Chronic DeBakey III Aortic Dissection. The Annals Of Thoracic Surgery 2018, 105: 1691-1696. PMID: 29391144, DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2018.01.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAge FactorsAgedAortic Aneurysm, ThoracicAortic DissectionBlood Vessel Prosthesis ImplantationChronic DiseaseCohort StudiesComputed Tomography AngiographyFemaleHospitals, UniversityHumansImaging, Three-DimensionalLogistic ModelsMaleMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisPredictive Value of TestsPrognosisRetrospective StudiesRisk AssessmentSeverity of Illness IndexSex FactorsSurvival RateTreatment OutcomeConceptsDeBakey III aortic dissectionAortic remodelingAortic dissectionVisceral vesselsTotal thrombosisGreater curveExact testDistal aortic remodelingOpen aortic reconstructionPositive aortic remodelingMultivariable logistic regressionNegative predictorFisher's exact testMultivariate logistic modelTomography angiography scansWilcoxon rank sumEndovascular aortic graftingAortic centersChronic dissectionAortic reconstructionCeliac axisAortic graftingEndovascular repairPrimary tearAortic size
2016
New Ventricular Septal Defects Following Balloon-Expandable Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement.
Rene AG, Jagasia D, Wickramasinghe SR, Desai N, Szeto W, Vallabhajosyula P, Li RH, Silvestry FE, Giri J, Jha S, Herrmann HC, Anwaruddin S. New Ventricular Septal Defects Following Balloon-Expandable Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement. Journal Of Invasive Cardiology 2016, 28: e59-65. PMID: 27342207.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAged, 80 and overAortic ValveAortic Valve StenosisEchocardiographyFemaleHeart Septal Defects, VentricularHumansMaleOutcome and Process Assessment, Health CarePostoperative ComplicationsQuality of LifeReoperationRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsSeverity of Illness IndexTranscatheter Aortic Valve ReplacementConceptsTranscatheter aortic valve replacementLeft ventricular outflow tract calcificationSevere symptomatic aortic stenosisVentricular outflow tract calcificationSymptomatic aortic stenosisAortic valve replacementVentricular septal defectNew ventricular septal defectQuality of lifeInoperable patientsInfrequent complicationParavalvular regurgitationValve replacementAortic stenosisVascular injurySeptal defectPatientsComplicationsStudied populationRegurgitationStenosisInjuryStrokeCalcification
2015
Outcomes of transcatheter aortic valve replacement in patients with chronic liver disease
Shah AM, Ogbara J, Herrmann HC, Fox Z, Kadakia M, Anwaruddin S, Bavaria JE, Desai ND, Jagasia D, Szeto WY, Li RH, Vallabhajosyula P, Giri J. Outcomes of transcatheter aortic valve replacement in patients with chronic liver disease. Catheterization And Cardiovascular Interventions 2015, 86: 888-894. PMID: 25963625, DOI: 10.1002/ccd.25994.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overAortic ValveAortic Valve StenosisBioprosthesisBiopsyCardiac CatheterizationChronic DiseaseFeasibility StudiesFemaleFemoral ArteryHeart Valve ProsthesisHeart Valve Prosthesis ImplantationHospital MortalityHumansLiver DiseasesMaleMiddle AgedPatient SelectionRetrospective StudiesRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsSeverity of Illness IndexTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeConceptsTranscatheter aortic valve replacementChronic liver diseaseValve Academic Research ConsortiumAcute kidney injuryAortic valve replacementLiver diseaseLate deathsKidney injuryValve replacementUnknown causeTransapical (TA) TAVRRole of TAVRTA TAVRSevere symptomatic aortic valve stenosisModerate chronic liver diseaseSymptomatic aortic valve stenosisAdvanced liver diseaseMajor bleeding complicationsNon-cardiac causesOutcomes of patientsTransient ischemic attackAcademic Research ConsortiumHigh-risk surgeryAortic valve stenosisLong-term followOverestimation of Paravalvular Leak With Edwards SAPIEN 3 Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement
Kobayashi T, Giri J, Vallabhajosyula P, Herrmann HC, Jagasia DH. Overestimation of Paravalvular Leak With Edwards SAPIEN 3 Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement. JACC Cardiovascular Interventions 2015, 8: e69-e71. PMID: 25946455, DOI: 10.1016/j.jcin.2014.11.027.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAged, 80 and overAortic ValveAortic Valve InsufficiencyAortic Valve StenosisAortographyCardiac CatheterizationDiagnostic ErrorsEchocardiography, Doppler, ColorFemaleHeart Valve ProsthesisHeart Valve Prosthesis ImplantationHumansPredictive Value of TestsProsthesis DesignReproducibility of ResultsSeverity of Illness IndexTomography, X-Ray ComputedTreatment Outcome
2014
Type 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 rate
2013
Moderate mitral regurgitation in aortic root replacement surgery: Comparing mitral repair with no mitral repair
McCarthy FH, Desai ND, Fox Z, George J, Moeller P, Vallabhajosyula P, Szeto WY, Bavaria JE. Moderate mitral regurgitation in aortic root replacement surgery: Comparing mitral repair with no mitral repair. Journal Of Thoracic And Cardiovascular Surgery 2013, 147: 938-941. PMID: 24035374, DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2013.07.056.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAortic Valve InsufficiencyAortic Valve StenosisComorbidityHeart FailureHeart Valve Prosthesis ImplantationHumansIncidenceMitral Valve InsufficiencyPatient SelectionPennsylvaniaPostoperative ComplicationsRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsSeverity of Illness IndexTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeConceptsAortic root replacement surgeryModerate mitral regurgitationMitral repair groupAortic root replacementMitral regurgitationMitral repairReplacement surgeryRoot replacementRepair groupNew York Heart Association III/IVAcceptable operative riskGreater mitral regurgitationPreoperative mitral regurgitationPostoperative renal failureMitral valve pathologyMitral valve repairLong-term survivalBenefits of interventionsCrossclamp timeMitral reinterventionOperative riskRenal failureHeart failureValve pathologyValve repair