2024
Bicuspid Aortic Valve: Current Therapeutic Strategies
Usman Bin Mahmood S, Vallabhajosyula P, Milewski R. Bicuspid Aortic Valve: Current Therapeutic Strategies. 2024, 1 DOI: 10.5772/intechopen.113315.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBicuspid aortic valveAortic valveTherapeutic strategiesValve-sparing root reimplantationBicuspid aortic valve patientsBAV syndromeSurgical therapeutic strategiesAortic valve replacementAortic valve patientsAortic valve stenosisAortic valve repairLong-term outcomesCurrent therapeutic strategiesBAV populationAorta replacementBentall procedureValve patientsValve replacementValve stenosisRoot reimplantationValve repairValvular pathologySurgical proceduresGeneral populationIndividualized approach
2023
One-Year Results of a Low-Profile Endograft in Acute, Complicated Type B Aortic Dissection
Rossi P, Desai N, Malaisrie S, Lyden S, Nassiri N, Reece T, Adams J, Moanie S, Shults C, Investigators R, Vallabhajosyula P, Panneton J, Kumins N, Sharafuddin M, Toursavadkohi S, Ullery B, Duwayri Y, Han S, Rahimi S, Meisner R, Dryjski M, Starnes B, Fukuhara S, Cheema M. One-Year Results of a Low-Profile Endograft in Acute, Complicated Type B Aortic Dissection. The Annals Of Thoracic Surgery 2023, 117: 336-343. PMID: 37769702, DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2023.08.035.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsType B aortic dissectionComplicated type B aortic dissectionMajor adverse eventsB aortic dissectionAdverse eventsCause mortalityAortic dissectionTechnical successEnd pointAortic diameter growthFalse lumen perfusionPrimary end pointSecondary end pointsKaplan-Meier analysisOne-year resultsParaplegia/paraparesisLong-term outcomesUnited States CentersMedian hospitalizationAortic expansionPatency lossRenal failurePivotal trialsRetrograde dissectionIliac artery
2017
Long-term outcome of surgical cryoablation for refractory ventricular tachycardia in patients with non-ischemic cardiomyopathy
Liang JJ, Betensky BP, Muser D, Zado ES, Anter E, Desai ND, Callans DJ, Deo R, Frankel DS, Hutchinson MD, Lin D, Riley MP, Schaller RD, Supple GE, Santangeli P, Acker MA, Bavaria JE, Szeto WY, Vallabhajosyula P, Marchlinski FE, Dixit S. Long-term outcome of surgical cryoablation for refractory ventricular tachycardia in patients with non-ischemic cardiomyopathy. EP Europace 2017, 20: e30-e41. PMID: 28402404, DOI: 10.1093/europace/eux029.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-ischemic cardiomyopathyRadiofrequency catheter ablationLong-term outcomesSurgical ablationVT refractoryElectrophysiology labSocial Security Death IndexArrhythmia-related deathMapping/ablationPrimary surgical ablationRefractory ventricular tachycardiaVentricular tachycardia refractoryVT-free survivalLong-term survivalSurgical cryoablationICD interrogationConsecutive patientsEntire followCatheter ablationICD shocksTachycardia refractoryVT recurrenceOffice visitsTherapeutic optionsConsecutive pts