2018
Predicting 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
2014
Outcomes of Surgery for Chronic Type A Aortic Dissection
Rylski B, Milewski RK, Bavaria JE, Branchetti E, Vallabhajosyula P, Szeto WY, Desai ND. Outcomes of Surgery for Chronic Type A Aortic Dissection. The Annals Of Thoracic Surgery 2014, 99: 88-93. PMID: 25442993, DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2014.07.032.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOutcome of surgeryChronic dissectionAortic dissectionChronic groupDissection patientsAortic tissueChronic Type A Aortic DissectionBicuspid aortic valve syndromeType A Aortic DissectionAcute dissection patientsChronic dissection patientsChronic Stanford typeNative ascending aortaA Aortic DissectionPrevious cardiac surgeryAortic root replacementMajority of patientsLong-term resultsHospital mortalityAcute typePrimary surgeryOverall survivalRoot replacementStanford typeCardiac surgery