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
2015
Moderate Versus Deep Hypothermic Circulatory Arrest for Elective Aortic Transverse Hemiarch Reconstruction
Vallabhajosyula P, Jassar AS, Menon RS, Komlo C, Gutsche J, Desai ND, Hargrove WC, Bavaria JE, Szeto WY. Moderate Versus Deep Hypothermic Circulatory Arrest for Elective Aortic Transverse Hemiarch Reconstruction. The Annals Of Thoracic Surgery 2015, 99: 1511-1517. PMID: 25825200, DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2014.12.067.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsModerate hypothermic circulatory arrestDeep hypothermic circulatory arrestHypothermic circulatory arrestDirect innominate artery cannulationAntegrade cerebral perfusionInnominate artery cannulationCerebral perfusionCirculatory arrestHemiarch reconstructionTransfusion requirementsArtery cannulationMHCA groupCerebral perfusion strategyCerebral protection strategiesConcomitant root replacementRetrograde cerebral perfusionAortic valve replacementFresh frozen plasmaAortic aneurysm diseaseHemodialysis rateAortic reconstructionNeurologic complicationsGroup patientsPostoperative outcomesRoot replacement