2016
Lower-extremity complications with femoral extracorporeal life support
Vallabhajosyula P, Kramer M, Lazar S, McCarthy F, Rame E, Wald J, Szeto W, Williams M, Atluri P, Desai N, Acker M. Lower-extremity complications with femoral extracorporeal life support. Journal Of Thoracic And Cardiovascular Surgery 2016, 151: 1738-1744. PMID: 27207130, DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2015.11.044.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFemoral artery groupLower extremity complicationsExtracorporeal life supportSuperficial femoral arteryFemoral artery cannulationArtery groupFemoral arteryArtery cannulationLife supportMultiorgan failureComplication rateMean agePerfusion strategyFemoral artery repairLower extremity perfusionFemoral artery approachPatients' mean ageEmergency thromboembolectomyHospital mortalityAngiographic confirmationArtery approachArtery repairKnee amputationPercutaneous cannulationRetrospective review
2015
Aortic Annulus Diameter Affects Durability of the Repaired Bicuspid Aortic Valve.
Vallabhajosyula P, Komlo CM, Szeto WY, Rhode T, Menon R, Desai ND, Bavaria JE. Aortic Annulus Diameter Affects Durability of the Repaired Bicuspid Aortic Valve. The Journal Of Heart Valve Disease 2015, 24: 412-9. PMID: 26897808.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAortic ValveAortic Valve InsufficiencyBicuspid Aortic Valve DiseaseCardiac Valve AnnuloplastyChi-Square DistributionDisease-Free SurvivalFemaleHeart Valve DiseasesHumansKaplan-Meier EstimateMaleMiddle AgedOdds RatioRecurrenceReplantationRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeConceptsValve-sparing root reimplantationFive-year freedomSubcommissural annuloplastyAnnular diameterSCA groupAI gradeSCA subgroupsBicuspid aortic valve repairAortic insufficiency gradeAortic annular diameterBicuspid aortic valveAortic annulus diameterAortic valve repairBAV repairVSRR groupVSRR patientsMidterm outcomesBAV patientsAortic annulusRetrospective reviewRoot reimplantationValve repairAortic valveUnivariate analysisAnnulus diameterMinimally 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 reviewRoot Stabilization of the Repaired Bicuspid Aortic Valve: Subcommissural Annuloplasty Versus Root Reimplantation
Vallabhajosyula P, Komlo C, Szeto WY, Wallen TJ, Desai N, Bavaria JE. Root Stabilization of the Repaired Bicuspid Aortic Valve: Subcommissural Annuloplasty Versus Root Reimplantation. The Annals Of Thoracic Surgery 2014, 97: 1227-1234. PMID: 24418204, DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2013.10.071.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAortic insufficiencyReimplantation groupRoot reimplantationSubcommissural annuloplastyAnnular stabilizationRepair groupBicuspid aortic valve patientsPrimary valve repairSurgical reconstructive strategiesAortic valve patientsBicuspid aortic valveAortic root pathologyAortic reoperationValve mobilityPreoperative characteristicsOverall survivalPostoperative peakValve patientsPacemaker requirementRetrospective reviewReimplantation techniqueValve repairRoot pathologyAortic valveValve preservation
2013
Geometric orientation of the aortic neoroot in patients with raphed bicuspid aortic valve disease undergoing primary cusp repair and a root reimplantation procedure†
Vallabhajosyula P, Szeto WY, Komlo CM, Ryan LP, Wallen TJ, Gorman RC, Desai ND, Bavaria JE. Geometric orientation of the aortic neoroot in patients with raphed bicuspid aortic valve disease undergoing primary cusp repair and a root reimplantation procedure†. European Journal Of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery 2013, 45: 174-180. PMID: 23832833, PMCID: PMC3889626, DOI: 10.1093/ejcts/ezt354.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBicuspid aortic valve diseaseAortic insufficiencyAortic valve diseaseCusp repairTransvalvular gradientRoot reimplantationValve diseasePeak gradientAnnular circumferenceFive-year actuarial survivalHigh transvalvular gradientsEffective surgical treatmentAortic root reimplantationType IActuarial freedomActuarial survivalAortic reoperationBAV repairHospital mortalityPreoperative characteristicsRenal failureRetrospective reviewSurgical treatmentEntire cohortAI patients