2022
Natural history of bicuspid aortic valves and ascending aortic aneurysms: Aortic center experience
Bellaire CP, Tharakan SM, Roy J, Puskas JD, Di Luozzo G. Natural history of bicuspid aortic valves and ascending aortic aneurysms: Aortic center experience. Journal Of Cardiac Surgery 2022, 37: 2326-2335. PMID: 35535018, DOI: 10.1111/jocs.16597.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAortaAortic AneurysmAortic ValveBicuspid Aortic Valve DiseaseHeart Valve DiseasesHumansConceptsBicuspid aortic valveAdverse event ratesTAV patientsEntire cohortAortic aneurysmAortic valveComputerized tomographyLow adverse event ratesOverall adverse event rateNatural historyEvent ratesTricuspid aortic valve patientsValve typeRoutine computerized tomographyMore CT scansAortic valve patientsCoronary artery diseaseMean aneurysm sizeAneurysm growth rateAortic valve typeSimilar natural historyAortic eventsConservative managementSmoking historyUnmatched cohort
2010
The Bentall procedure: Is it the gold standard? A series of 597 consecutive cases
Etz CD, Bischoff MS, Bodian C, Roder F, Brenner R, Griepp RB, Di Luozzo G. The Bentall procedure: Is it the gold standard? A series of 597 consecutive cases. Journal Of Thoracic And Cardiovascular Surgery 2010, 140: s64-s70. PMID: 21092800, DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2010.07.033.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAortic AneurysmAortic ValveBioprosthesisBlood Vessel Prosthesis ImplantationChi-Square DistributionFemaleHeart Valve ProsthesisHeart Valve Prosthesis ImplantationHospital MortalityHumansKaplan-Meier EstimateLogistic ModelsMaleMiddle AgedNew York CityOdds RatioProsthesis DesignReoperationRetrospective StudiesRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeYoung AdultConceptsAortic root reconstructionLong-term survivalBiological valvesMechanical valvesBentall procedureRoot reconstructionOverall hospital mortalityIndependent risk factorCoronary artery diseaseShort-term outcomesLong-term outcomesChoice of valveHospital mortalityPatients 50Artery diseaseDegenerative etiologyLinearized rateAortic valveConsecutive casesRisk factorsEmergency operationGold standardReoperationPatientsSurvival
2008
Reoperative aortic root and transverse arch procedures: A comparison with contemporaneous primary operations
Etz CD, Plestis KA, Homann TM, Bodian CA, Di Luozzo G, Spielvogel D, Griepp RB. Reoperative aortic root and transverse arch procedures: A comparison with contemporaneous primary operations. Journal Of Thoracic And Cardiovascular Surgery 2008, 136: 860-867.e3. PMID: 18954623, DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2007.11.071.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAortic Aneurysm, ThoracicAortic ValveBlood Vessel Prosthesis ImplantationCase-Control StudiesCause of DeathFollow-Up StudiesHeart Valve DiseasesHeart Valve Prosthesis ImplantationHospital MortalityHumansIntraoperative ComplicationsKaplan-Meier EstimateMaleMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisPostoperative ComplicationsReoperationRetrospective StudiesTreatment OutcomeConceptsArch proceduresAorta proceduresArch operationsPrimary procedureOperative mortalityRisk factorsPoor long-term outlookSex-matched normal populationChronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseAortic arch operationsHigher hospital mortalityHigh operative mortalityProximal aortic surgeryLongevity of patientsObstructive pulmonary diseaseSeparate multivariable analysesLong-term outcomesSignificant risk factorsLong-term outlookLong-term survivalContemporaneous patientsAortic surgeryHospital mortalityEjection fractionMultivariable analysis
2007
Aortic root reconstruction with a bioprosthetic valved conduit: A consecutive series of 275 procedures
Etz CD, Homann TM, Rane N, Bodian CA, Di Luozzo G, Plestis KA, Spielvogel D, Griepp RB. Aortic root reconstruction with a bioprosthetic valved conduit: A consecutive series of 275 procedures. Journal Of Thoracic And Cardiovascular Surgery 2007, 133: 1455-1463. PMID: 17532939, DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2007.01.058.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBioprosthetic valved conduitAortic root reconstructionValved conduitRoot reconstructionExtensive arch reconstructionOpen distal anastomosisPostoperative mortality rateAortic root replacementPatients 12 yearsRate of strokeHypothermic circulatory arrestLong-term outcomesLong-term survivalDegenerative aneurysmsHemiarch reconstructionHospital mortalityPermanent strokeAtherosclerotic aneurysmsRoot replacementArch reconstructionCirculatory arrestDistal anastomosisAdditional patientsDacron graftSignificant hemorrhage
2005
Simultaneous Antegrade/Retrograde Normothermic Perfusion with Blood (Beating Heart) for Aortic Root Replacement in Acute Type‐A Dissection of the Aorta
Di Luozzo G, Panos AL, Lombardi P, Salerno TA. Simultaneous Antegrade/Retrograde Normothermic Perfusion with Blood (Beating Heart) for Aortic Root Replacement in Acute Type‐A Dissection of the Aorta. Journal Of Cardiac Surgery 2005, 20: 350-352. PMID: 15985136, DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8191.2005.200463.x.Peer-Reviewed Original Research