2018
Functional Outcomes of Type I Bicuspid Aortic Valve Repair With Annular Stabilization: Subcommissural Annuloplasty Versus External Subannular Aortic Ring
Ko H, Bavaria JE, Habertheuer A, Augoustides JG, Siki MA, Freas M, Komlo C, Milewski K, Desai ND, Szeto WY, Vallabhajosyula P. Functional Outcomes of Type I Bicuspid Aortic Valve Repair With Annular Stabilization: Subcommissural Annuloplasty Versus External Subannular Aortic Ring. The Annals Of Thoracic Surgery 2018, 107: 68-75. PMID: 30086284, DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2018.06.056.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSubcommissural annuloplastyAortic insufficiencyAortic valve repairTransvalvular gradientValve repairAortic ringsLeaflet prolapseAnnular stabilizationVentricular outflow tract diameterBicuspid aortic valve patientsBicuspid aortic valve repairOutflow tract diameterSevere aortic insufficiencyMean transvalvular gradientIntraoperative transesophageal echocardiographyAortic valve patientsLV outflow tractAortic root complexPostprocedure outcomesValve patientsTract diameterFunctional outcomeLV dimensionsTransesophageal echocardiographyOutflow tractPredictors 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 Outcome
2015
Aortic Annulus Diameter Affects Durability of the Repaired Bicuspid Aortic Valve.
Vallabhajosyula P, Komlo CM, Szeto WY, Rhode T, Menon R, Desai ND, Bavaria JE. Aortic Annulus Diameter Affects Durability of the Repaired Bicuspid Aortic Valve. The Journal Of Heart Valve Disease 2015, 24: 412-9. PMID: 26897808.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAortic ValveAortic Valve InsufficiencyBicuspid Aortic Valve DiseaseCardiac Valve AnnuloplastyChi-Square DistributionDisease-Free SurvivalFemaleHeart Valve DiseasesHumansKaplan-Meier EstimateMaleMiddle AgedOdds RatioRecurrenceReplantationRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeConceptsValve-sparing root reimplantationFive-year freedomSubcommissural annuloplastyAnnular diameterSCA groupAI gradeSCA subgroupsBicuspid aortic valve repairAortic insufficiency gradeAortic annular diameterBicuspid aortic valveAortic annulus diameterAortic valve repairBAV repairVSRR groupVSRR patientsMidterm outcomesBAV patientsAortic annulusRetrospective reviewRoot reimplantationValve repairAortic valveUnivariate analysisAnnulus diameter
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
Can the bicuspid aortic valve be spared? The con position, with caveats and nuances.
Bavaria JE, Komlo CM, Rhode T, Vallabhajosyula P. Can the bicuspid aortic valve be spared? The con position, with caveats and nuances. Texas Heart Institute Journal 2013, 40: 544-6. PMID: 24391315, PMCID: PMC3853810.Peer-Reviewed Original Research