2015
Moderate Versus Deep Hypothermic Circulatory Arrest for Elective Aortic Transverse Hemiarch Reconstruction
Vallabhajosyula P, Jassar AS, Menon RS, Komlo C, Gutsche J, Desai ND, Hargrove WC, Bavaria JE, Szeto WY. Moderate Versus Deep Hypothermic Circulatory Arrest for Elective Aortic Transverse Hemiarch Reconstruction. The Annals Of Thoracic Surgery 2015, 99: 1511-1517. PMID: 25825200, DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2014.12.067.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsModerate hypothermic circulatory arrestDeep hypothermic circulatory arrestHypothermic circulatory arrestDirect innominate artery cannulationAntegrade cerebral perfusionInnominate artery cannulationCerebral perfusionCirculatory arrestHemiarch reconstructionTransfusion requirementsArtery cannulationMHCA groupCerebral perfusion strategyCerebral protection strategiesConcomitant root replacementRetrograde cerebral perfusionAortic valve replacementFresh frozen plasmaAortic aneurysm diseaseHemodialysis rateAortic reconstructionNeurologic complicationsGroup patientsPostoperative outcomesRoot replacement
2014
Valve-sparing root reimplantation and leaflet repair in a bicuspid aortic valve: Comparison with the 3-cusp David procedure
Bavaria JE, Desai N, Szeto WY, Komlo C, Rhode T, Wallen T, Vallabhajosyula P. Valve-sparing root reimplantation and leaflet repair in a bicuspid aortic valve: Comparison with the 3-cusp David procedure. Journal Of Thoracic And Cardiovascular Surgery 2014, 149: s22-s28. PMID: 25500099, DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2014.10.103.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAortic AneurysmAortic ValveAortic Valve InsufficiencyBicuspid Aortic Valve DiseaseBlood Vessel Prosthesis ImplantationCardiac Surgical ProceduresDisease-Free SurvivalFemaleHeart Valve DiseasesHemodynamicsHumansKaplan-Meier EstimateMaleMiddle AgedReoperationReplantationRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeConceptsValve-sparing root reimplantationAortic valve patientsBAV patientsAI gradeMidterm outcomesAortic insufficiencyTransvalvular gradientValve patientsRoot reimplantationLeaflet repairEntire cohortBicuspid aortic valve patientsTricuspid aortic valve patientsAortic valve reoperationPrimary valve repairBicuspid aortic valveExcellent midterm outcomesActuarial freedomPostoperative freedomPostoperative mortalityValve reoperationBAV groupGroup patientsPacemaker requirementRetrospective review