2018
Hybrid arch surgery challenges other forms of arch treatment
Wallen TJ, Bavaria JE, Vallabhajosyula P. Hybrid arch surgery challenges other forms of arch treatment. The Journal Of Cardiovascular Surgery 2018, 59: 554-558. PMID: 29687970, DOI: 10.23736/s0021-9509.18.10516-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHybrid arch proceduresHigh-risk patientsArch proceduresArch replacementRisk patientsTotal arch replacement procedureAcceptable postoperative outcomesSignificant comorbid burdenSignificant operative riskAortic arch replacementProspective randomized trialsTotal arch replacementAortic arch pathologiesOptimal surgical managementHybrid procedureArch surgeryComorbid burdenPostoperative mortalityAortic remodelingArch pathologiesOperative riskPostoperative outcomesSignificant comorbiditiesCirculatory arrestCase series
2015
Minimally Invasive Port Access Approach for Reoperations on the Mitral Valve
Vallabhajosyula P, Wallen T, Pulsipher A, Pitkin E, Solometo LP, Musthaq S, Fox J, Acker M, Hargrove WC. Minimally Invasive Port Access Approach for Reoperations on the Mitral Valve. The Annals Of Thoracic Surgery 2015, 100: 68-73. PMID: 25975939, DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2015.02.039.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPort-access groupPort-access approachInvasive port access approachMitral valveAccess groupConcomitant proceduresSternotomy approachNew York Heart Association class 2Aortic cross-clamping timeCardiopulmonary bypass timeCross-clamping timeMean hospital lengthAccess approachPostoperative strokeSternotomy groupBypass timeHospital lengthPostoperative echocardiographyPostoperative mortalityMV replacementSurgical indicationsMore patientsRetrospective reviewAtrial fibrillationMitral regurgitation
2014
Valve-sparing root reimplantation and leaflet repair in a bicuspid aortic valve: Comparison with the 3-cusp David procedure
Bavaria JE, Desai N, Szeto WY, Komlo C, Rhode T, Wallen T, Vallabhajosyula P. Valve-sparing root reimplantation and leaflet repair in a bicuspid aortic valve: Comparison with the 3-cusp David procedure. Journal Of Thoracic And Cardiovascular Surgery 2014, 149: s22-s28. PMID: 25500099, DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2014.10.103.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAortic AneurysmAortic ValveAortic Valve InsufficiencyBicuspid Aortic Valve DiseaseBlood Vessel Prosthesis ImplantationCardiac Surgical ProceduresDisease-Free SurvivalFemaleHeart Valve DiseasesHemodynamicsHumansKaplan-Meier EstimateMaleMiddle AgedReoperationReplantationRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeConceptsValve-sparing root reimplantationAortic valve patientsBAV patientsAI gradeMidterm outcomesAortic insufficiencyTransvalvular gradientValve patientsRoot reimplantationLeaflet repairEntire cohortBicuspid aortic valve patientsTricuspid aortic valve patientsAortic valve reoperationPrimary valve repairBicuspid aortic valveExcellent midterm outcomesActuarial freedomPostoperative freedomPostoperative mortalityValve reoperationBAV groupGroup patientsPacemaker requirementRetrospective reviewType A Aortic Dissection After Previous Cardiac Surgery: Results of an Integrated Surgical Approach
Rylski B, Desai ND, Bavaria JE, Moser W, Vallabhajosyula P, Pochettino A, Szeto WY, Milewski RK. Type A Aortic Dissection After Previous Cardiac Surgery: Results of an Integrated Surgical Approach. The Annals Of Thoracic Surgery 2014, 97: 1582-1589. PMID: 24629304, DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2013.12.064.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAortic Aneurysm, ThoracicAortic DissectionBlood Vessel Prosthesis ImplantationCardiac Surgical ProceduresCause of DeathCohort StudiesFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHospital MortalityHumansKaplan-Meier EstimateLength of StayMaleMiddle AgedPatient SafetyPostoperative ComplicationsRadiographyReoperationRetrospective StudiesRisk AssessmentSeverity of Illness IndexStatistics, NonparametricSurvival AnalysisTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeConceptsPrevious cardiac surgeryPCS patientsAortic dissectionCardiac surgeryAcute typeCardiac tamponadeHospital mortality risk factorsAcceptable postoperative mortalityPostoperative stroke ratePrior myocardial revascularizationA Aortic DissectionHospital mortality rateCoronary artery diseaseMortality risk factorsCoronary malperfusionHospital mortalityPostoperative mortalityAortic repairMyocardial revascularizationStanford typeArtery diseaseSurgical repairSurgical approachRisk factorsStroke rate