2015
Hemiarch replacement with concomitant antegrade stent grafting of the descending thoracic aorta versus total arch replacement for treatment of acute DeBakey I aortic dissection with arch tear†
Vallabhajosyula P, Gottret JP, Robb JD, Szeto WY, Desai ND, Pochettino A, Bavaria JE. Hemiarch replacement with concomitant antegrade stent grafting of the descending thoracic aorta versus total arch replacement for treatment of acute DeBakey I aortic dissection with arch tear†. European Journal Of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery 2015, 49: 1256-1261. PMID: 26516196, DOI: 10.1093/ejcts/ezv374.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsThoracic endovascular aortic repairDeBakey I aortic dissectionTotal arch replacementAcute DeBakey I aortic dissectionConventional total arch replacementArch tearMid-term outcomesAortic dissectionTEVAR groupArch replacementHemiarch reconstructionHemiarch replacementTear repairFalse lumen thrombosisEndovascular aortic repairHospital/30-day mortalityAortic dissection patientsActuarial survivalTEVAR patientsCardiogenic shockStent graftingAortic repairDistal reconstructionCardiopulmonary bypassClinical presentation
2013
Antegrade thoracic stent grafting during repair of acute Debakey type I dissection promotes distal aortic remodeling and reduces late open distal reoperation rate
Vallabhajosyula P, Szeto WY, Pulsipher A, Desai N, Menon R, Moeller P, Musthaq S, Pochettino A, Bavaria JE. Antegrade thoracic stent grafting during repair of acute Debakey type I dissection promotes distal aortic remodeling and reduces late open distal reoperation rate. Journal Of Thoracic And Cardiovascular Surgery 2013, 147: 942-950. PMID: 24332104, DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2013.10.047.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcute DiseaseAdultAgedAortic Aneurysm, ThoracicAortic DissectionBlood Vessel ProsthesisBlood Vessel Prosthesis ImplantationEndovascular ProceduresFemaleHospital MortalityHumansKaplan-Meier EstimateMaleMiddle AgedPlastic Surgery ProceduresPostoperative ComplicationsReoperationRetrospective StudiesStentsTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeConceptsDistal aortic remodelingStandard open repairOpen repairAortic remodelingStented groupDissection repairReoperation rateAcute DeBakey type IDeBakey type I dissectionStandard groupAntegrade cerebral perfusionAortic reintervention ratesAortic reoperation ratesDeBakey type IDistal aortic reoperationFalse lumen obliterationType I dissectionCirculatory arrest timeHospital/30-day mortalityStent-graft deploymentActuarial survivalAortic reoperationHemiarch reconstructionMidterm mortalityMidterm outcomes