2017
Conscious Sedation Versus General Anesthesia for Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement
Hyman MC, Vemulapalli S, Szeto WY, Stebbins A, Patel PA, Matsouaka RA, Herrmann HC, Anwaruddin S, Kobayashi T, Desai ND, Vallabhajosyula P, McCarthy FH, Li R, Bavaria JE, Giri J. Conscious Sedation Versus General Anesthesia for Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement. Circulation 2017, 136: 2132-2140. PMID: 28864443, DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.116.026656.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overAnesthesia, GeneralAortic Valve StenosisComparative Effectiveness ResearchConscious SedationFemaleHospital MortalityHumansIntention to Treat AnalysisLength of StayMalePatient DischargePractice Patterns, Physicians'RegistriesRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsTime FactorsTranscatheter Aortic Valve ReplacementTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesConceptsTranscatheter aortic valve replacementAortic valve replacementConscious sedationIntensive care unitGeneral anesthesiaHospital lengthValve replacementProcedural successCare unitEnd-point analysisPercutaneous transfemoral transcatheter aortic valve replacementConscious Sedation Versus General AnesthesiaTransfemoral transcatheter aortic valve replacementCardiology Transcatheter Valve Therapy RegistryThoracic Surgeons/American CollegeDeath/stroke ratePacemaker/defibrillator implantationTranscatheter Valve Therapy RegistryInverse probabilityConscious sedation groupDeath/strokeTreatment-weighted adjustmentTreatment-weighted analysisLower procedural successComparative effectiveness analysis
2015
Minimally Invasive Port Access Approach for Reoperations on the Mitral Valve
Vallabhajosyula P, Wallen T, Pulsipher A, Pitkin E, Solometo LP, Musthaq S, Fox J, Acker M, Hargrove WC. Minimally Invasive Port Access Approach for Reoperations on the Mitral Valve. The Annals Of Thoracic Surgery 2015, 100: 68-73. PMID: 25975939, DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2015.02.039.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPort-access groupPort-access approachInvasive port access approachMitral valveAccess groupConcomitant proceduresSternotomy approachNew York Heart Association class 2Aortic cross-clamping timeCardiopulmonary bypass timeCross-clamping timeMean hospital lengthAccess approachPostoperative strokeSternotomy groupBypass timeHospital lengthPostoperative echocardiographyPostoperative mortalityMV replacementSurgical indicationsMore patientsRetrospective reviewAtrial fibrillationMitral regurgitationOutcomes of Aortic Root Replacement After Previous Aortic Root Replacement: The “True” Redo Root
Jassar AS, Desai ND, Kobrin D, Pochettino A, Vallabhajosyula P, Milewski RK, McCarthy F, Maniaci J, Szeto WY, Bavaria JE. Outcomes of Aortic Root Replacement After Previous Aortic Root Replacement: The “True” Redo Root. The Annals Of Thoracic Surgery 2015, 99: 1601-1609. PMID: 25754965, DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2014.12.038.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAortic root replacementDe novo groupRedo root replacementRoot replacementNovo groupRedo groupPrevious aortic root replacementRedo aortic root replacementFirst-time sternotomyFull aortic root replacementLow perioperative morbidityStructural valve deteriorationRisk of complicationsPresence of infectionAortic reoperationHospital lengthLate deathsPerioperative deathsSternal infectionUnderwent reoperationMidterm survivalPerioperative morbidityRenal failureOverall mortalityValve deterioration