2023
One-Year Results of a Low-Profile Endograft in Acute, Complicated Type B Aortic Dissection
Rossi P, Desai N, Malaisrie S, Lyden S, Nassiri N, Reece T, Adams J, Moanie S, Shults C, Investigators R, Vallabhajosyula P, Panneton J, Kumins N, Sharafuddin M, Toursavadkohi S, Ullery B, Duwayri Y, Han S, Rahimi S, Meisner R, Dryjski M, Starnes B, Fukuhara S, Cheema M. One-Year Results of a Low-Profile Endograft in Acute, Complicated Type B Aortic Dissection. The Annals Of Thoracic Surgery 2023, 117: 336-343. PMID: 37769702, DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2023.08.035.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsType B aortic dissectionComplicated type B aortic dissectionMajor adverse eventsB aortic dissectionAdverse eventsCause mortalityAortic dissectionTechnical successEnd pointAortic diameter growthFalse lumen perfusionPrimary end pointSecondary end pointsKaplan-Meier analysisOne-year resultsParaplegia/paraparesisLong-term outcomesUnited States CentersMedian hospitalizationAortic expansionPatency lossRenal failurePivotal trialsRetrograde dissectionIliac artery
2017
Fate of remnant sinuses of Valsalva in patients with bicuspid and trileaflet valves undergoing aortic valve, ascending aorta, and aortic arch replacement
Milewski RK, Habertheuer A, Bavaria JE, Siki M, Szeto WY, Krause E, Korutla V, Desai ND, Vallabhajosyula P. Fate of remnant sinuses of Valsalva in patients with bicuspid and trileaflet valves undergoing aortic valve, ascending aorta, and aortic arch replacement. Journal Of Thoracic And Cardiovascular Surgery 2017, 154: 421-432. PMID: 28599977, DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2017.03.150.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAortic valve replacementBicuspid aortic valveAorta replacementTricuspid aortic valveValve replacementAortic valveValsalva dimensionsPreoperative sinusSinus segmentValvular morphologyValvular pathologyElective aortic valve replacementMultivariable Cox regression modelsAortic arch replacementKaplan-Meier analysisAortic valve morphologyCox regression modelAortic valvulopathyArch replacementSurgical managementAortic aneurysmAortic rootLongitudinal sinusValsalva groupPatients