2014
Root Stabilization of the Repaired Bicuspid Aortic Valve: Subcommissural Annuloplasty Versus Root Reimplantation
Vallabhajosyula P, Komlo C, Szeto WY, Wallen TJ, Desai N, Bavaria JE. Root Stabilization of the Repaired Bicuspid Aortic Valve: Subcommissural Annuloplasty Versus Root Reimplantation. The Annals Of Thoracic Surgery 2014, 97: 1227-1234. PMID: 24418204, DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2013.10.071.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAortic insufficiencyReimplantation groupRoot reimplantationSubcommissural annuloplastyAnnular stabilizationRepair groupBicuspid aortic valve patientsPrimary valve repairSurgical reconstructive strategiesAortic valve patientsBicuspid aortic valveAortic root pathologyAortic reoperationValve mobilityPreoperative characteristicsOverall survivalPostoperative peakValve patientsPacemaker requirementRetrospective reviewReimplantation techniqueValve repairRoot pathologyAortic valveValve preservation
2013
Moderate mitral regurgitation in aortic root replacement surgery: Comparing mitral repair with no mitral repair
McCarthy FH, Desai ND, Fox Z, George J, Moeller P, Vallabhajosyula P, Szeto WY, Bavaria JE. Moderate mitral regurgitation in aortic root replacement surgery: Comparing mitral repair with no mitral repair. Journal Of Thoracic And Cardiovascular Surgery 2013, 147: 938-941. PMID: 24035374, DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2013.07.056.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAortic Valve InsufficiencyAortic Valve StenosisComorbidityHeart FailureHeart Valve Prosthesis ImplantationHumansIncidenceMitral Valve InsufficiencyPatient SelectionPennsylvaniaPostoperative ComplicationsRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsSeverity of Illness IndexTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeConceptsAortic root replacement surgeryModerate mitral regurgitationMitral repair groupAortic root replacementMitral regurgitationMitral repairReplacement surgeryRoot replacementRepair groupNew York Heart Association III/IVAcceptable operative riskGreater mitral regurgitationPreoperative mitral regurgitationPostoperative renal failureMitral valve pathologyMitral valve repairLong-term survivalBenefits of interventionsCrossclamp timeMitral reinterventionOperative riskRenal failureHeart failureValve pathologyValve repair