2024
Successful Investigational Phage Therapy for Pan-Resistant Bacterial Mediastinitis Following Type II Hybrid Aortic Arch Replacement
Hameed I, Ahmed A, Gandhi S, Nassiri N, Steinbacher D, Vallabhajosyula P. Successful Investigational Phage Therapy for Pan-Resistant Bacterial Mediastinitis Following Type II Hybrid Aortic Arch Replacement. JACC Case Reports 2024, 29: 102816. PMID: 39691337, PMCID: PMC11646902, DOI: 10.1016/j.jaccas.2024.102816.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSternal wound infectionWound infectionPhage therapyStanford type B aortic dissectionThoracic endovascular aortic repairType B aortic dissectionMediastinal wound infectionsAortic arch surgeryAortic arch replacementDelayed sternal closureEndovascular aortic repairHybrid arch repairB aortic dissectionHybrid aortic arch replacementBacterial mediastinitisArch repairArch replacementArch surgeryAortic repairCardiac surgeryMediastinal drainsIntraoperative courseFlap reconstructionMorbid complicationSternal closure
2014
Type A Aortic Dissection in Marfan Syndrome
Rylski B, Bavaria JE, Beyersdorf F, Branchetti E, Desai ND, Milewski RK, Szeto WY, Vallabhajosyula P, Siepe M, Kari FA. Type A Aortic Dissection in Marfan Syndrome. Circulation 2014, 129: 1381-1386. PMID: 24594630, DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.113.005865.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMarfan syndromeAortic dissectionPrimary surgeryAortic dissection type AAortic arch surgeryAortic root reoperationComposite valved graftHemi-arch replacementA Aortic DissectionAortic root replacementComplex clinical courseAortic root replacement procedureLong-term resultsValve-sparing aortic root replacement procedureRoot replacement proceduresAorta interventionAortic reinterventionArch surgeryHospital mortalityRoot reinterventionRoot reoperationArch repairEmergency surgeryRoot replacementStanford type
2013
Type I and Type II hybrid aortic arch replacement: postoperative and mid-term outcome analysis.
Vallabhajosyula P, Szeto W, Desai N, Bavaria JE. Type I and Type II hybrid aortic arch replacement: postoperative and mid-term outcome analysis. Annals Of Cardiothoracic Surgery 2013, 2: 280-7. PMID: 23977595, PMCID: PMC3741847, DOI: 10.3978/j.issn.2225-319x.2013.05.09.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHybrid aortic arch replacementAortic arch replacementThoracic endovascular repairArch vessel debranchingArch replacementArch aneurysmAverage cardiopulmonary bypass timeAortic arch surgeryAortic reoperation ratesGreater comorbid burdenHybrid arch techniquesPrimary aortic pathologyCardiopulmonary bypass timeHybrid arch repairAortic arch aneurysmCirculatory arrest timeRenal failure rateSafe treatment modalityReoperative cardiac surgeryType IType III patientsType III repairType II repairArch dissectionArch surgery
2012
Hybrid approaches in the treatment of aortic arch aneurysms: Postoperative and midterm outcomes
Bavaria J, Vallabhajosyula P, Moeller P, Szeto W, Desai N, Pochettino A. Hybrid approaches in the treatment of aortic arch aneurysms: Postoperative and midterm outcomes. Journal Of Thoracic And Cardiovascular Surgery 2012, 145: s85-s90. PMID: 23260461, DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2012.11.044.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAorta, ThoracicAortic Aneurysm, ThoracicBlood Vessel ProsthesisBlood Vessel Prosthesis ImplantationCardiopulmonary BypassEndoleakEndovascular ProceduresFemaleHeart Arrest, InducedHospital MortalityHumansKaplan-Meier EstimateMaleMiddle AgedParaplegiaPhiladelphiaReoperationRisk FactorsStentsSternotomyStrokeTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeConceptsAortic arch aneurysmThoracic endovascular repairArch vessel debranchingArch aneurysmMidterm outcomesAverage cardiopulmonary bypass timeType 1Aortic arch surgeryAortic reoperation ratesCardiopulmonary bypass timeGreater comorbid burdenHybrid arch repairSafe treatment modalityAscending Aortic AneurysmCirculatory arrest timeMedian sternotomy approachGood midterm resultsPercent of casesType III repairType II repairArch surgeryComorbid burdenCrossclamp timeParaplegia ratePostoperative endoleaks