2018
Management of Patients With Coronary Artery Malperfusion Secondary to Type A Aortic Dissection
Kreibich M, Bavaria JE, Branchetti E, Brown CR, Chen Z, Khurshan F, Siki M, Vallabhajosyula P, Szeto WY, Desai ND. Management of Patients With Coronary Artery Malperfusion Secondary to Type A Aortic Dissection. The Annals Of Thoracic Surgery 2018, 107: 1174-1180. PMID: 30444990, DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2018.09.065.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAortic Aneurysm, ThoracicAortic DissectionBlood Vessel Prosthesis ImplantationCohort StudiesCoronary Artery BypassCoronary Artery DiseaseCoronary CirculationFemaleGermanyHeart Arrest, InducedHospital MortalityHospitals, UniversityHumansKaplan-Meier EstimateLength of StayMaleMiddle AgedPostoperative ComplicationsPrognosisRetrospective StudiesRisk AssessmentStatistics, NonparametricSurvival AnalysisTreatment OutcomeConceptsCoronary artery malperfusionType B patientsType C patientsAntegrade cardioplegiaC patientsB patientsAortic dissectionCoronary ostiumDissection flapCA diseaseA Aortic DissectionType C lesionsManagement of patientsType B lesionsLong-term survivalCA bypassBypass GraftingPerioperative mortalityC lesionsComplete avulsionB lesionsLandmark analysisMalperfusionSuture repairPatientsOutcome After Operation for Aortic Dissection Type A in Morbidly Obese Patients
Kreibich M, Rylski B, Bavaria JE, Branchetti E, Dohle D, Moeller P, Vallabhajosyula P, Szeto WY, Desai ND. Outcome After Operation for Aortic Dissection Type A in Morbidly Obese Patients. The Annals Of Thoracic Surgery 2018, 106: 491-497. PMID: 29673638, DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2018.03.035.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAortic AneurysmAortic DissectionBody Mass IndexBody WeightCohort StudiesComorbidityFemaleHospital MortalityHumansLogistic ModelsMaleMiddle AgedObesity, MorbidOdds RatioPostoperative ComplicationsPrognosisReference ValuesRetrospective StudiesRisk AssessmentSurvival AnalysisTreatment OutcomeConceptsAortic dissection type AMorbidly obese patientsNormal weight patientsObese patientsSurgical repairWeight patientsDistal aortic repairImmediate surgical approachMore obese patientsCalculated blood volumeBody mass indexIntensive care unitLength of stayType AHospital mortalityHospital stayPostoperative complicationsAortic repairPostoperative outcomesCare unitClinical featuresClinical presentationMass indexNormal weightAdverse outcomesPredicting Distal Aortic Remodeling After Endovascular Repair for Chronic DeBakey III Aortic Dissection
Sultan I, Siki MA, Bavaria JE, Dibble TR, Savino DC, Kilic A, Szeto W, Vallabhajosyula P, Fairman RM, Jackson BM, Wang GJ, Desai ND. Predicting Distal Aortic Remodeling After Endovascular Repair for Chronic DeBakey III Aortic Dissection. The Annals Of Thoracic Surgery 2018, 105: 1691-1696. PMID: 29391144, DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2018.01.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAge FactorsAgedAortic Aneurysm, ThoracicAortic DissectionBlood Vessel Prosthesis ImplantationChronic DiseaseCohort StudiesComputed Tomography AngiographyFemaleHospitals, UniversityHumansImaging, Three-DimensionalLogistic ModelsMaleMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisPredictive Value of TestsPrognosisRetrospective StudiesRisk AssessmentSeverity of Illness IndexSex FactorsSurvival RateTreatment OutcomeConceptsDeBakey III aortic dissectionAortic remodelingAortic dissectionVisceral vesselsTotal thrombosisGreater curveExact testDistal aortic remodelingOpen aortic reconstructionPositive aortic remodelingMultivariable logistic regressionNegative predictorFisher's exact testMultivariate logistic modelTomography angiography scansWilcoxon rank sumEndovascular aortic graftingAortic centersChronic dissectionAortic reconstructionCeliac axisAortic graftingEndovascular repairPrimary tearAortic size
2017
Outcomes of Elective Aortic Hemiarch Reconstruction for Aneurysmal Disease in the Elderly
Kilic A, Arnaoutakis GJ, Bavaria JE, Sultan I, Desai ND, Vallabhajosyula P, Williams ML, Milewski RK, Szeto WY. Outcomes of Elective Aortic Hemiarch Reconstruction for Aneurysmal Disease in the Elderly. The Annals Of Thoracic Surgery 2017, 104: 1522-1530. PMID: 28648536, DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2017.03.067.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAge FactorsAgedAged, 80 and overAorta, ThoracicAortic Aneurysm, ThoracicBlood Vessel Prosthesis ImplantationCirculatory Arrest, Deep Hypothermia InducedCohort StudiesElective Surgical ProceduresFemaleGeriatric AssessmentHospital MortalityHumansMaleMiddle AgedPlastic Surgery ProceduresPostoperative CarePostoperative ComplicationsPrognosisPropensity ScoreRegistriesRetrospective StudiesRisk AssessmentSex FactorsSurvival AnalysisTreatment OutcomeConceptsModerate hypothermic circulatory arrestAntegrade cerebral perfusionHypothermic circulatory arrestHemiarch reconstructionElderly patientsAneurysmal diseaseOperative mortalityCerebral perfusionCirculatory arrestConcomitant aortic valve replacementRisk-adjusted operative mortalityCoronary artery bypassOperative mortality rateAortic valve replacementGreater comorbidity burdenLow operative mortalityOverall stroke rateSafe strategyIntensive care unitComorbidity burdenArtery bypassHospital stayRoot replacementValve replacementCare unit
2015
Mechanical Circulatory Support as a Bridge to Definitive Surgical Repair After Post‐Myocardial Infarct Ventricular Septal Defect
Hobbs R, Korutla V, Suzuki Y, Acker M, Vallabhajosyula P. Mechanical Circulatory Support as a Bridge to Definitive Surgical Repair After Post‐Myocardial Infarct Ventricular Septal Defect. Journal Of Cardiac Surgery 2015, 30: 535-540. PMID: 25940559, DOI: 10.1111/jocs.12561.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVentricular septal defectMechanical circulatory supportSurgical repairCirculatory supportMyocardial infarctionSeptal defectPost-MI ventricular septal defectExtracorporeal membrane oxygenation bridgeDefinitive surgical repairEmergent cardiac surgeryMultisystem organ failureEmergency surgeryCardiac surgeryMedical stabilizationOrgan failureSerious complicationsMortality ratePatientsSurgeryRepairComplicationsInfarction