2018
Outcome After Operation for Aortic Dissection Type A in Morbidly Obese Patients
Kreibich M, Rylski B, Bavaria JE, Branchetti E, Dohle D, Moeller P, Vallabhajosyula P, Szeto WY, Desai ND. Outcome After Operation for Aortic Dissection Type A in Morbidly Obese Patients. The Annals Of Thoracic Surgery 2018, 106: 491-497. PMID: 29673638, DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2018.03.035.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAortic AneurysmAortic DissectionBody Mass IndexBody WeightCohort StudiesComorbidityFemaleHospital MortalityHumansLogistic ModelsMaleMiddle AgedObesity, MorbidOdds RatioPostoperative ComplicationsPrognosisReference ValuesRetrospective StudiesRisk AssessmentSurvival AnalysisTreatment OutcomeConceptsAortic dissection type AMorbidly obese patientsNormal weight patientsObese patientsSurgical repairWeight patientsDistal aortic repairImmediate surgical approachMore obese patientsCalculated blood volumeBody mass indexIntensive care unitLength of stayType AHospital mortalityHospital stayPostoperative complicationsAortic repairPostoperative outcomesCare unitClinical featuresClinical presentationMass indexNormal weightAdverse outcomes
2014
Factors Associated With Vascular Complications in Patients Undergoing Balloon-Expandable Transfemoral Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement via Open Versus Percutaneous Approaches
Kadakia MB, Herrmann HC, Desai ND, Fox Z, Ogbara J, Anwaruddin S, Jagasia D, Bavaria JE, Szeto WY, Vallabhajosyula P, Li R, Menon R, Kobrin DM, Giri J. Factors Associated With Vascular Complications in Patients Undergoing Balloon-Expandable Transfemoral Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement via Open Versus Percutaneous Approaches. Circulation Cardiovascular Interventions 2014, 7: 570-576. PMID: 25027520, DOI: 10.1161/circinterventions.113.001030.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTransfemoral transcatheter aortic valve replacementTranscatheter aortic valve replacementAortic valve replacementVascular complicationsLength of stayValve replacementOpen surgicalPC groupMultivariable analysisArtery diameterValve Academic Research ConsortiumSheath outer diameterMajor vascular complicationsAcademic Research ConsortiumPropensity-matched analysisPostprocedural lengthPropensity matchingClinical outcomesSignificant morbidityFemale sexPercutaneous approachSimilar riskComplicationsOS groupStay