2018
Predictors of Recurrent Aortic Insufficiency in Type I Bicuspid Aortic Valve Repair
Habertheuer A, Milewski RK, Bavaria JE, Siki M, Freas M, Desai N, Szeto W, Ram C, Hu R, Vallabhajosyula P. Predictors of Recurrent Aortic Insufficiency in Type I Bicuspid Aortic Valve Repair. The Annals Of Thoracic Surgery 2018, 106: 1316-1324. PMID: 30055138, DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2018.06.026.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcademic Medical CentersAdultAgedAortic ValveAortic Valve InsufficiencyBicuspid Aortic Valve DiseaseCardiac Valve AnnuloplastyDatabases, FactualFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHeart Valve DiseasesHeart Valve ProsthesisHumansLogistic ModelsMaleMiddle AgedPredictive Value of TestsRecurrenceReoperationRetrospective StudiesRisk AssessmentSurvival RateTreatment OutcomePredicting Distal Aortic Remodeling After Endovascular Repair for Chronic DeBakey III Aortic Dissection
Sultan I, Siki MA, Bavaria JE, Dibble TR, Savino DC, Kilic A, Szeto W, Vallabhajosyula P, Fairman RM, Jackson BM, Wang GJ, Desai ND. Predicting Distal Aortic Remodeling After Endovascular Repair for Chronic DeBakey III Aortic Dissection. The Annals Of Thoracic Surgery 2018, 105: 1691-1696. PMID: 29391144, DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2018.01.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAge FactorsAgedAortic Aneurysm, ThoracicAortic DissectionBlood Vessel Prosthesis ImplantationChronic DiseaseCohort StudiesComputed Tomography AngiographyFemaleHospitals, UniversityHumansImaging, Three-DimensionalLogistic ModelsMaleMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisPredictive Value of TestsPrognosisRetrospective StudiesRisk AssessmentSeverity of Illness IndexSex FactorsSurvival RateTreatment OutcomeConceptsDeBakey III aortic dissectionAortic remodelingAortic dissectionVisceral vesselsTotal thrombosisGreater curveExact testDistal aortic remodelingOpen aortic reconstructionPositive aortic remodelingMultivariable logistic regressionNegative predictorFisher's exact testMultivariate logistic modelTomography angiography scansWilcoxon rank sumEndovascular aortic graftingAortic centersChronic dissectionAortic reconstructionCeliac axisAortic graftingEndovascular repairPrimary tearAortic size
2015
Monitoring of Allogeneic Islet Grafts in Nonhuman Primates Using MRI
Wang P, Schuetz C, Vallabhajosyula P, Medarova Z, Tena A, Wei L, Yamada K, Deng S, Markmann JF, Sachs DH, Moore A. Monitoring of Allogeneic Islet Grafts in Nonhuman Primates Using MRI. Transplantation 2015, 99: 1574-1581. PMID: 25806407, PMCID: PMC4551574, DOI: 10.1097/tp.0000000000000682.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcute DiseaseAnimalsBiomarkersBlood GlucoseContrast MediaDextransDisease Models, AnimalGraft RejectionImmunosuppressive AgentsIslets of LangerhansIslets of Langerhans TransplantationMagnetic Resonance ImagingMagnetite NanoparticlesMaleOrgan SizePapio hamadryasPredictive Value of TestsStreptozocinTime FactorsTransplantation, HomologousConceptsGraft volumeIslet graftsBlood glucosePancreatic isletsNonhuman primatesAcute graft lossAllogeneic immune rejectionAllogeneic islet graftsWithdrawal of immunosuppressionPancreatic islet graftsVivo MRIGraft lossAllogeneic isletsGraft monitoringTreatment optionsIslet lossIslet transplantationRenal capsuleAllogeneic modelAutologous modelImmune rejectionMRISecondary damageImmunosuppressionIsletsOverestimation of Paravalvular Leak With Edwards SAPIEN 3 Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement
Kobayashi T, Giri J, Vallabhajosyula P, Herrmann HC, Jagasia DH. Overestimation of Paravalvular Leak With Edwards SAPIEN 3 Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement. JACC Cardiovascular Interventions 2015, 8: e69-e71. PMID: 25946455, DOI: 10.1016/j.jcin.2014.11.027.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAged, 80 and overAortic ValveAortic Valve InsufficiencyAortic Valve StenosisAortographyCardiac CatheterizationDiagnostic ErrorsEchocardiography, Doppler, ColorFemaleHeart Valve ProsthesisHeart Valve Prosthesis ImplantationHumansPredictive Value of TestsProsthesis DesignReproducibility of ResultsSeverity of Illness IndexTomography, X-Ray ComputedTreatment Outcome
2014
Modeling 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 research