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 outcomesAssociation of Tricuspid Regurgitation With Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement Outcomes: A Report From The Society of Thoracic Surgeons/American College of Cardiology Transcatheter Valve Therapy Registry
McCarthy FH, Vemulapalli S, Li Z, Thourani V, Matsouaka RA, Desai ND, Kirtane A, Anwaruddin S, Williams ML, Giri J, Vallabhajosyula P, Li RH, Herrmann HC, Bavaria JE, Szeto WY. Association of Tricuspid Regurgitation With Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement Outcomes: A Report From The Society of Thoracic Surgeons/American College of Cardiology Transcatheter Valve Therapy Registry. The Annals Of Thoracic Surgery 2018, 105: 1121-1128. PMID: 29502934, DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2017.11.018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTranscatheter aortic valve replacementHeart failure readmissionCardiology Transcatheter Valve Therapy RegistryThoracic Surgeons/American CollegeTranscatheter Valve Therapy RegistrySevere TRVentricular ejection fractionTricuspid regurgitationMild TRRisk patientsEjection fractionTR severityAmerican CollegeEffectiveness of TAVRInhospital major adverse cardiac eventsTranscatheter Aortic Valve Replacement OutcomesModerate TRMajor adverse cardiac eventsTricuspid regurgitation severityAdverse cardiac eventsAortic valve replacementHigh-risk patientsLow-risk patientsNumber of comorbiditiesIntensive care unit
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 analysisOutcomes of Elective Aortic Hemiarch Reconstruction for Aneurysmal Disease in the Elderly
Kilic A, Arnaoutakis GJ, Bavaria JE, Sultan I, Desai ND, Vallabhajosyula P, Williams ML, Milewski RK, Szeto WY. Outcomes of Elective Aortic Hemiarch Reconstruction for Aneurysmal Disease in the Elderly. The Annals Of Thoracic Surgery 2017, 104: 1522-1530. PMID: 28648536, DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2017.03.067.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAge FactorsAgedAged, 80 and overAorta, ThoracicAortic Aneurysm, ThoracicBlood Vessel Prosthesis ImplantationCirculatory Arrest, Deep Hypothermia InducedCohort StudiesElective Surgical ProceduresFemaleGeriatric AssessmentHospital MortalityHumansMaleMiddle AgedPlastic Surgery ProceduresPostoperative CarePostoperative ComplicationsPrognosisPropensity ScoreRegistriesRetrospective StudiesRisk AssessmentSex FactorsSurvival AnalysisTreatment OutcomeConceptsModerate hypothermic circulatory arrestAntegrade cerebral perfusionHypothermic circulatory arrestHemiarch reconstructionElderly patientsAneurysmal diseaseOperative mortalityCerebral perfusionCirculatory arrestConcomitant aortic valve replacementRisk-adjusted operative mortalityCoronary artery bypassOperative mortality rateAortic valve replacementGreater comorbidity burdenLow operative mortalityOverall stroke rateSafe strategyIntensive care unitComorbidity burdenArtery bypassHospital stayRoot replacementValve replacementCare unit