2023
Aortic remodeling following hybrid arch repair with zone 0 to 5 thoracic endovascular aortic repairs for complex arch and descending thoracic aortic pathologies
Hameed I, Ahmed A, Pupovac S, Nassiri N, Assi R, Vallabhajosyula P. Aortic remodeling following hybrid arch repair with zone 0 to 5 thoracic endovascular aortic repairs for complex arch and descending thoracic aortic pathologies. JTCVS Open 2023, 17: 23-36. PMID: 38420535, PMCID: PMC10897673, DOI: 10.1016/j.xjon.2023.12.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHybrid aortic arch repairThoracic endovascular repairAortic arch repairAortic remodelingArch repairLuminal diameterZone 0Complete false lumen thrombosisLeft inferior pulmonary veinThoracic endovascular aortic repairComputed tomography angiography scansFalse lumen obliterationInferior left atriumFalse lumen thrombosisHigh-risk patientsHybrid arch repairAortic arch pathologiesCommon iliac arteryEndovascular aortic repairAdjunctive treatment strategyInferior pulmonary veinShort-term outcomesThoracic aortic pathologyTomography angiography scansAorta remodeling
2013
Antegrade thoracic stent grafting during repair of acute Debakey type I dissection promotes distal aortic remodeling and reduces late open distal reoperation rate
Vallabhajosyula P, Szeto WY, Pulsipher A, Desai N, Menon R, Moeller P, Musthaq S, Pochettino A, Bavaria JE. Antegrade thoracic stent grafting during repair of acute Debakey type I dissection promotes distal aortic remodeling and reduces late open distal reoperation rate. Journal Of Thoracic And Cardiovascular Surgery 2013, 147: 942-950. PMID: 24332104, DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2013.10.047.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcute DiseaseAdultAgedAortic Aneurysm, ThoracicAortic DissectionBlood Vessel ProsthesisBlood Vessel Prosthesis ImplantationEndovascular ProceduresFemaleHospital MortalityHumansKaplan-Meier EstimateMaleMiddle AgedPlastic Surgery ProceduresPostoperative ComplicationsReoperationRetrospective StudiesStentsTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeConceptsDistal aortic remodelingStandard open repairOpen repairAortic remodelingStented groupDissection repairReoperation rateAcute DeBakey type IDeBakey type I dissectionStandard groupAntegrade cerebral perfusionAortic reintervention ratesAortic reoperation ratesDeBakey type IDistal aortic reoperationFalse lumen obliterationType I dissectionCirculatory arrest timeHospital/30-day mortalityStent-graft deploymentActuarial survivalAortic reoperationHemiarch reconstructionMidterm mortalityMidterm outcomes