2024
Bicuspid Aortic Valve: Current Therapeutic Strategies
Usman Bin Mahmood S, Vallabhajosyula P, Milewski R. Bicuspid Aortic Valve: Current Therapeutic Strategies. Cardiology And Cardiovascular Medicine 2024, 1 DOI: 10.5772/intechopen.113315.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBicuspid aortic valveAortic valveTherapeutic strategiesValve-sparing root reimplantationBicuspid aortic valve patientsBAV syndromeSurgical therapeutic strategiesAortic valve replacementAortic valve patientsAortic valve stenosisAortic valve repairLong-term outcomesCurrent therapeutic strategiesBAV populationAorta replacementBentall procedureValve patientsValve replacementValve stenosisRoot reimplantationValve repairValvular pathologySurgical proceduresGeneral populationIndividualized approach
2018
Functional Outcomes of Type I Bicuspid Aortic Valve Repair With Annular Stabilization: Subcommissural Annuloplasty Versus External Subannular Aortic Ring
Ko H, Bavaria JE, Habertheuer A, Augoustides JG, Siki MA, Freas M, Komlo C, Milewski K, Desai ND, Szeto WY, Vallabhajosyula P. Functional Outcomes of Type I Bicuspid Aortic Valve Repair With Annular Stabilization: Subcommissural Annuloplasty Versus External Subannular Aortic Ring. The Annals Of Thoracic Surgery 2018, 107: 68-75. PMID: 30086284, DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2018.06.056.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSubcommissural annuloplastyAortic insufficiencyAortic valve repairTransvalvular gradientValve repairAortic ringsLeaflet prolapseAnnular stabilizationVentricular outflow tract diameterBicuspid aortic valve patientsBicuspid aortic valve repairOutflow tract diameterSevere aortic insufficiencyMean transvalvular gradientIntraoperative transesophageal echocardiographyAortic valve patientsLV outflow tractAortic root complexPostprocedure outcomesValve patientsTract diameterFunctional outcomeLV dimensionsTransesophageal echocardiographyOutflow tract
2016
The Sievers Classification of the Bicuspid Aortic Valve for the Perioperative Echocardiographer: The Importance of Valve Phenotype for Aortic Valve Repair in the Era of the Functional Aortic Annulus
Ridley CH, Vallabhajosyula P, Bavaria JE, Patel PA, Gutsche JT, Shah R, Feinman JW, Weiss SJ, Augoustides JG. The Sievers Classification of the Bicuspid Aortic Valve for the Perioperative Echocardiographer: The Importance of Valve Phenotype for Aortic Valve Repair in the Era of the Functional Aortic Annulus. Journal Of Cardiothoracic And Vascular Anesthesia 2016, 30: 1142-1151. PMID: 27241768, DOI: 10.1053/j.jvca.2016.02.009.Peer-Reviewed Educational Materials
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 diameter
2014
Root 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
Moderate mitral regurgitation in aortic root replacement surgery: Comparing mitral repair with no mitral repair
McCarthy FH, Desai ND, Fox Z, George J, Moeller P, Vallabhajosyula P, Szeto WY, Bavaria JE. Moderate mitral regurgitation in aortic root replacement surgery: Comparing mitral repair with no mitral repair. Journal Of Thoracic And Cardiovascular Surgery 2013, 147: 938-941. PMID: 24035374, DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2013.07.056.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAortic Valve InsufficiencyAortic Valve StenosisComorbidityHeart FailureHeart Valve Prosthesis ImplantationHumansIncidenceMitral Valve InsufficiencyPatient SelectionPennsylvaniaPostoperative ComplicationsRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsSeverity of Illness IndexTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeConceptsAortic root replacement surgeryModerate mitral regurgitationMitral repair groupAortic root replacementMitral regurgitationMitral repairReplacement surgeryRoot replacementRepair groupNew York Heart Association III/IVAcceptable operative riskGreater mitral regurgitationPreoperative mitral regurgitationPostoperative renal failureMitral valve pathologyMitral valve repairLong-term survivalBenefits of interventionsCrossclamp timeMitral reinterventionOperative riskRenal failureHeart failureValve pathologyValve repair