2018
Outcome 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 outcomes
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
2014
Impact of timing on major complications after thoracic endovascular aortic repair for acute type B aortic dissection
Desai ND, Gottret JP, Szeto WY, McCarthy F, Moeller P, Menon R, Jackson B, Vallabhajosyula P, Wang GJ, Fairman R, Bavaria JE. Impact of timing on major complications after thoracic endovascular aortic repair for acute type B aortic dissection. Journal Of Thoracic And Cardiovascular Surgery 2014, 149: s151-s156. PMID: 25466855, DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2014.10.105.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsType B dissectionEndovascular aortic repairB dissectionImpact of timingAortic repairAortic dissectionMedical therapyAcute type B aortic dissectionComplicated type B dissectionType B aortic dissectionB aortic dissectionHours of presentationOnset of symptomsRisk of complicationsWeeks of presentationOverall survivalSevere complicationsSurvival benefitMajor complicationsSuch patientsAcute patientsOpen surgeryRetrograde typeClinical registryTEVARType A Aortic Dissection After Previous Cardiac Surgery: Results of an Integrated Surgical Approach
Rylski B, Desai ND, Bavaria JE, Moser W, Vallabhajosyula P, Pochettino A, Szeto WY, Milewski RK. Type A Aortic Dissection After Previous Cardiac Surgery: Results of an Integrated Surgical Approach. The Annals Of Thoracic Surgery 2014, 97: 1582-1589. PMID: 24629304, DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2013.12.064.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAortic Aneurysm, ThoracicAortic DissectionBlood Vessel Prosthesis ImplantationCardiac Surgical ProceduresCause of DeathCohort StudiesFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHospital MortalityHumansKaplan-Meier EstimateLength of StayMaleMiddle AgedPatient SafetyPostoperative ComplicationsRadiographyReoperationRetrospective StudiesRisk AssessmentSeverity of Illness IndexStatistics, NonparametricSurvival AnalysisTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeConceptsPrevious cardiac surgeryPCS patientsAortic dissectionCardiac surgeryAcute typeCardiac tamponadeHospital mortality risk factorsAcceptable postoperative mortalityPostoperative stroke ratePrior myocardial revascularizationA Aortic DissectionHospital mortality rateCoronary artery diseaseMortality risk factorsCoronary malperfusionHospital mortalityPostoperative mortalityAortic repairMyocardial revascularizationStanford typeArtery diseaseSurgical repairSurgical approachRisk factorsStroke rate
2012
Two-stage surgical strategy for aortoesophageal fistula: Emergent thoracic endovascular aortic repair followed by definitive open aortic and esophageal reconstruction
Vallabhajosyula P, Komlo C, Wallen T, Szeto WY. Two-stage surgical strategy for aortoesophageal fistula: Emergent thoracic endovascular aortic repair followed by definitive open aortic and esophageal reconstruction. Journal Of Thoracic And Cardiovascular Surgery 2012, 144: 1266-1268. PMID: 22982036, DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2012.07.084.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAneurysm, FalseAnti-Bacterial AgentsAorta, ThoracicAortic Aneurysm, ThoracicBlood Vessel ProsthesisBlood Vessel Prosthesis ImplantationDrainageEndovascular ProceduresEsophageal FistulaFemaleFistulaFundoplicationHumansMiddle AgedRadiographyStentsThoracic Surgery, Video-AssistedTreatment Outcome