2015
Current paradigms in aortic arch repair: Striking the balance between open surgery and endovascular repair
Vallabhajosyula P, Szeto WY. Current paradigms in aortic arch repair: Striking the balance between open surgery and endovascular repair. Journal Of Thoracic And Cardiovascular Surgery 2015, 150: 1399-1400. PMID: 26573344, DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2015.09.040.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2014
Impact of timing on major complications after thoracic endovascular aortic repair for acute type B aortic dissection
Desai ND, Gottret JP, Szeto WY, McCarthy F, Moeller P, Menon R, Jackson B, Vallabhajosyula P, Wang GJ, Fairman R, Bavaria JE. Impact of timing on major complications after thoracic endovascular aortic repair for acute type B aortic dissection. Journal Of Thoracic And Cardiovascular Surgery 2014, 149: s151-s156. PMID: 25466855, DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2014.10.105.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsType B dissectionEndovascular aortic repairB dissectionImpact of timingAortic repairAortic dissectionMedical therapyAcute type B aortic dissectionComplicated type B dissectionType B aortic dissectionB aortic dissectionHours of presentationOnset of symptomsRisk of complicationsWeeks of presentationOverall survivalSevere complicationsSurvival benefitMajor complicationsSuch patientsAcute patientsOpen surgeryRetrograde typeClinical registryTEVAREndovascular repair of the ascending aorta in patients at high risk for open repair
Vallabhajosyula P, Gottret JP, Bavaria JE, Desai ND, Szeto WY. Endovascular repair of the ascending aorta in patients at high risk for open repair. Journal Of Thoracic And Cardiovascular Surgery 2014, 149: s144-s150. PMID: 25218530, DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2014.07.063.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAneurysm, FalseAortic AneurysmAortic DissectionAortographyBlood Vessel ProsthesisBlood Vessel Prosthesis ImplantationComorbidityEndovascular ProceduresHumansLength of StayMaleMiddle AgedProsthesis DesignRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsStentsTime FactorsTomography, X-Ray ComputedTreatment OutcomeYoung AdultConceptsEndovascular repairAortic pathologyHigh riskStent graft lengthOpen surgical treatmentThoracic aortic pathologyAmplatzer occluder deviceCommon carotid arteryCurrent endovascular technologyIntraoperative endoleaksMinor strokeProhibitive riskAortic dissectionOpen repairSurgical treatmentAortic accessOpen surgeryTechnical successZenith TX2Extensive comorbidityOccluder deviceIliac limbCarotid arteryEmergency basisEndovascular technology