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
Combined Transaortic Transcatheter Valve Replacement and Thoracic Endografting
Komlo CM, Vallabhajosyula P, Bavaria JE, Desai ND, Anwaruddin S, Giri JS, Herrmann HC, Szeto WY. Combined Transaortic Transcatheter Valve Replacement and Thoracic Endografting. The Annals Of Thoracic Surgery 2014, 97: 696-698. PMID: 24484814, DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2013.05.099.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTranscatheter aortic valve replacementThoracic aortic endovascular repairPercutaneous coronary interventionAortic stenosisValve replacementAortic endovascular repairSevere aortic stenosisAortic valve replacementCritical aortic stenosisCatheter-based treatmentThoracic aortic aneurysmTranscatheter valve replacementPartial sternotomy approachCatheter-based proceduresTAo accessCoronary interventionEndovascular repairTransaortic approachTransfemoral accessSternotomy approachAortic aneurysmThoracic endograftingFirst reportEndograftingStenosis