2018
Hybrid arch surgery challenges other forms of arch treatment
Wallen TJ, Bavaria JE, Vallabhajosyula P. Hybrid arch surgery challenges other forms of arch treatment. The Journal Of Cardiovascular Surgery 2018, 59: 554-558. PMID: 29687970, DOI: 10.23736/s0021-9509.18.10516-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHybrid arch proceduresHigh-risk patientsArch proceduresArch replacementRisk patientsTotal arch replacement procedureAcceptable postoperative outcomesSignificant comorbid burdenSignificant operative riskAortic arch replacementProspective randomized trialsTotal arch replacementAortic arch pathologiesOptimal surgical managementHybrid procedureArch surgeryComorbid burdenPostoperative mortalityAortic remodelingArch pathologiesOperative riskPostoperative outcomesSignificant comorbiditiesCirculatory arrestCase series
2017
Fate of remnant sinuses of Valsalva in patients with bicuspid and trileaflet valves undergoing aortic valve, ascending aorta, and aortic arch replacement
Milewski RK, Habertheuer A, Bavaria JE, Siki M, Szeto WY, Krause E, Korutla V, Desai ND, Vallabhajosyula P. Fate of remnant sinuses of Valsalva in patients with bicuspid and trileaflet valves undergoing aortic valve, ascending aorta, and aortic arch replacement. Journal Of Thoracic And Cardiovascular Surgery 2017, 154: 421-432. PMID: 28599977, DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2017.03.150.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAortic valve replacementBicuspid aortic valveAorta replacementTricuspid aortic valveValve replacementAortic valveValsalva dimensionsPreoperative sinusSinus segmentValvular morphologyValvular pathologyElective aortic valve replacementMultivariable Cox regression modelsAortic arch replacementKaplan-Meier analysisAortic valve morphologyCox regression modelAortic valvulopathyArch replacementSurgical managementAortic aneurysmAortic rootLongitudinal sinusValsalva groupPatients
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