2015
Management of the aortic arch and descending thoracic aorta for acute type A dissection: Moving away from the “less is more” paradigm
Vallabhajosyula P, Szeto WY. Management of the aortic arch and descending thoracic aorta for acute type A dissection: Moving away from the “less is more” paradigm. Journal Of Thoracic And Cardiovascular Surgery 2015, 150: 106-107. PMID: 25982293, DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2015.04.003.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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 surgeryLong-term results of aggressive hemiarch replacement in 534 patients with type A aortic dissection
Rylski B, Milewski RK, Bavaria JE, Vallabhajosyula P, Moser W, Szeto WY, Desai ND. Long-term results of aggressive hemiarch replacement in 534 patients with type A aortic dissection. Journal Of Thoracic And Cardiovascular Surgery 2014, 148: 2981-2985. PMID: 25112930, DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2014.05.093.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcute DiseaseAgedAged, 80 and overAortic Aneurysm, ThoracicAortic DissectionBlood Vessel Prosthesis ImplantationFemaleHospital MortalityHumansKaplan-Meier EstimateLogistic ModelsMaleMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisOdds RatioPostoperative ComplicationsReoperationRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeConceptsDeBakey type IDistal aortic reinterventionHemiarch replacementAcute typeAortic reinterventionAortic dissectionDeBakey type I dissectionAdverse aortic eventsType I dissectionAortic arch aneurysmLong-term resultsType IAortic wall tissueDistal reinterventionHospital mortalityAortic eventsReoperation rateTotal archArch aneurysmIndependent predictorsReinterventionStudy populationMarfan syndromePatientsLower mortalityLong-Term Results of Neomedia Sinus Valsalva Repair in 489 Patients With Type A Aortic Dissection
Rylski B, Bavaria JE, Milewski RK, Vallabhajosyula P, Moser W, Kremens E, Pochettino A, Szeto WY, Desai ND. Long-Term Results of Neomedia Sinus Valsalva Repair in 489 Patients With Type A Aortic Dissection. The Annals Of Thoracic Surgery 2014, 98: 582-589. PMID: 24928674, DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2014.04.050.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchModeling of predissection aortic size in acute type A dissection: More than 90% fail to meet the guidelines for elective ascending replacement
Rylski B, Branchetti E, Bavaria JE, Vallabhajosyula P, Szeto WY, Milewski RK, Desai ND. Modeling of predissection aortic size in acute type A dissection: More than 90% fail to meet the guidelines for elective ascending replacement. Journal Of Thoracic And Cardiovascular Surgery 2014, 148: 944-948.e1. PMID: 24998700, DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2014.05.050.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcute DiseaseAgedAortic AneurysmAortic DissectionAortographyBlood Vessel Prosthesis ImplantationEchocardiography, TransesophagealElective Surgical ProceduresFemaleGermanyGuideline AdherenceHumansIncidenceMaleMiddle AgedPatient SelectionPractice Guidelines as TopicPredictive Value of TestsRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsTomography, X-Ray ComputedConceptsDissection onsetAcute typeAortic dissectionAorta diameterAortic diameterAscending aortaPreoperative computed tomography angiogramsComputed tomography angiogramAortic dissection onsetAcute dissectionAortic replacementAortic dilatationAortic sizeTomography angiogramBiochemical predictorsCurrent guidelinesPatientsDiameter increase ratePredissectionDissectionAortaMarfanOnsetWomenAdditional researchAortic 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 approachType A Aortic Dissection After Previous Cardiac Surgery: Results of an Integrated Surgical Approach
Rylski B, Desai ND, Bavaria JE, Moser W, Vallabhajosyula P, Pochettino A, Szeto WY, Milewski RK. Type A Aortic Dissection After Previous Cardiac Surgery: Results of an Integrated Surgical Approach. The Annals Of Thoracic Surgery 2014, 97: 1582-1589. PMID: 24629304, DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2013.12.064.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAortic Aneurysm, ThoracicAortic DissectionBlood Vessel Prosthesis ImplantationCardiac Surgical ProceduresCause of DeathCohort StudiesFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHospital MortalityHumansKaplan-Meier EstimateLength of StayMaleMiddle AgedPatient SafetyPostoperative ComplicationsRadiographyReoperationRetrospective StudiesRisk AssessmentSeverity of Illness IndexStatistics, NonparametricSurvival AnalysisTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeConceptsPrevious cardiac surgeryPCS patientsAortic dissectionCardiac surgeryAcute typeCardiac tamponadeHospital mortality risk factorsAcceptable postoperative mortalityPostoperative stroke ratePrior myocardial revascularizationA Aortic DissectionHospital mortality rateCoronary artery diseaseMortality risk factorsCoronary malperfusionHospital mortalityPostoperative mortalityAortic repairMyocardial revascularizationStanford typeArtery diseaseSurgical repairSurgical approachRisk factorsStroke rate