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 OutcomeOutcome After Operation for Aortic Dissection Type A in Morbidly Obese Patients
Kreibich M, Rylski B, Bavaria JE, Branchetti E, Dohle D, Moeller P, Vallabhajosyula P, Szeto WY, Desai ND. Outcome After Operation for Aortic Dissection Type A in Morbidly Obese Patients. The Annals Of Thoracic Surgery 2018, 106: 491-497. PMID: 29673638, DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2018.03.035.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAortic AneurysmAortic DissectionBody Mass IndexBody WeightCohort StudiesComorbidityFemaleHospital MortalityHumansLogistic ModelsMaleMiddle AgedObesity, MorbidOdds RatioPostoperative ComplicationsPrognosisReference ValuesRetrospective StudiesRisk AssessmentSurvival AnalysisTreatment OutcomeConceptsAortic dissection type AMorbidly obese patientsNormal weight patientsObese patientsSurgical repairWeight patientsDistal aortic repairImmediate surgical approachMore obese patientsCalculated blood volumeBody mass indexIntensive care unitLength of stayType AHospital mortalityHospital stayPostoperative complicationsAortic repairPostoperative outcomesCare unitClinical featuresClinical presentationMass indexNormal weightAdverse outcomesPredicting 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
2016
The Impact of Deep Versus Moderate Hypothermia on Postoperative Kidney Function After Elective Aortic Hemiarch Repair
Arnaoutakis GJ, Vallabhajosyula P, Bavaria JE, Sultan I, Siki M, Naidu S, Milewski RK, Williams ML, Hargrove WC, Desai ND, Szeto WY. The Impact of Deep Versus Moderate Hypothermia on Postoperative Kidney Function After Elective Aortic Hemiarch Repair. The Annals Of Thoracic Surgery 2016, 102: 1313-1321. PMID: 27318775, DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2016.04.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcute Kidney InjuryAgedAorta, ThoracicAortic Aneurysm, ThoracicCause of DeathCerebrovascular CirculationCirculatory Arrest, Deep Hypothermia InducedCohort StudiesDatabases, FactualElective Surgical ProceduresFemaleFollow-Up StudiesGlomerular Filtration RateHospital MortalityHumansHypothermia, InducedLogistic ModelsMaleMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisPerfusionPostoperative ComplicationsRetrospective StudiesSurvival AnalysisTreatment OutcomeConceptsAntegrade cerebral perfusionRetrograde cerebral perfusionAcute kidney injuryModerate hypothermic circulatory arrestDeep hypothermic circulatory arrestHypothermic circulatory arrestGlomerular filtration rateHemiarch repairCerebral perfusionCirculatory arrestEjection fractionAneurysmal diseaseLower baseline glomerular filtration rateOccurrence of AKIAortic cross-clamp timeBaseline glomerular filtration rateHigher acute kidney injuryLonger cardiopulmonary bypass timeLow preoperative ejection fractionPostoperative acute kidney injuryAortic hemiarch replacementBaseline renal dysfunctionCerebral perfusion strategyCerebral protection strategiesDistal organ protection
2014
Long-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 mortality