2017
The role of extracorporeal membrane oxygenator therapy in the setting of Type A aortic dissection
Sultan I, Habertheuer A, Wallen T, Siki M, Szeto W, Bavaria JE, Williams M, Vallabhajosyula P. The role of extracorporeal membrane oxygenator therapy in the setting of Type A aortic dissection. Journal Of Cardiac Surgery 2017, 32: 822-825. PMID: 29216679, DOI: 10.1111/jocs.13245.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPost-operative dayAortic dissectionTAAD repairECMO supportPennsylvania Health Care Cost Containment Council databaseDiagnosis/procedure codesType A Aortic DissectionFirst post-operative dayAcute cardiopulmonary failurePost-cardiotomy shockSame hospital visitA Aortic DissectionAcute aortic dissectionSame dayWide clinical spectrumSalvage therapyTAAD surgeryECMO implantationCardiopulmonary failureHemodynamic stabilityCardiovascular collapseOpen repairOverall mortalityMedian timeClinical spectrumAortic Regurgitation in Acute Type-A Aortic Dissection: A Clinical Classification for the Perioperative Echocardiographer in the Era of the Functional Aortic Annulus
Patel PA, Bavaria JE, Ghadimi K, Gutsche JT, Vallabhajosyula P, Ko HA, Desai ND, Mackay E, Weiss SJ, Augoustides JGT. Aortic Regurgitation in Acute Type-A Aortic Dissection: A Clinical Classification for the Perioperative Echocardiographer in the Era of the Functional Aortic Annulus. Journal Of Cardiothoracic And Vascular Anesthesia 2017, 32: 586-597. PMID: 28927697, DOI: 10.1053/j.jvca.2017.06.014.Peer-Reviewed Educational MaterialsConceptsFunctional aortic annulusAortic annulusAortic regurgitationSurgical therapyAcute Type A Aortic DissectionType A Aortic DissectionPerioperative echocardiographerAcute aortic syndromeCoronary artery involvementAortic syndromeArtery involvementAortic dissectionTransesophageal echocardiographyRoot dissectionAortic rootPatient presentationClinical classificationSurgical experienceAnatomic considerationsClinical approachRegurgitationTherapyEchocardiographersDissectionLatest literature
2014
Outcomes of Surgery for Chronic Type A Aortic Dissection
Rylski B, Milewski RK, Bavaria JE, Branchetti E, Vallabhajosyula P, Szeto WY, Desai ND. Outcomes of Surgery for Chronic Type A Aortic Dissection. The Annals Of Thoracic Surgery 2014, 99: 88-93. PMID: 25442993, DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2014.07.032.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOutcome of surgeryChronic dissectionAortic dissectionChronic groupDissection patientsAortic tissueChronic Type A Aortic DissectionBicuspid aortic valve syndromeType A Aortic DissectionAcute dissection patientsChronic dissection patientsChronic Stanford typeNative ascending aortaA Aortic DissectionPrevious cardiac surgeryAortic root replacementMajority of patientsLong-term resultsHospital mortalityAcute typePrimary surgeryOverall survivalRoot replacementStanford typeCardiac surgeryAortic Valve Morphology Determines the Presentation and Surgical Approach to Acute Type A Aortic Dissection
Rylski B, Desai ND, Bavaria JE, Vallabhajosyula P, Moser W, Pochettino A, Szeto WY, Milewski RK. Aortic Valve Morphology Determines the Presentation and Surgical Approach to Acute Type A Aortic Dissection. The Annals Of Thoracic Surgery 2014, 97: 1991-1997. PMID: 24786861, DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2013.12.090.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTricuspid aortic valveBAV patientsAortic valve morphologyHospital mortalityAortic dissectionTAV patientsAcute Type A Aortic DissectionBicuspid aortic valve syndromeType A Aortic DissectionValve morphologyA Aortic DissectionSevere aortic insufficiencyTotal arch replacementAortic root replacementAortic root repairMedian followProximal reoperationAcute typeArch replacementCardiogenic shockAortic insufficiencyRoot replacementAortic diameterAorta diameterSurgical approach