2018
Hybrid arch surgery challenges other forms of arch treatment
Wallen TJ, Bavaria JE, Vallabhajosyula P. Hybrid arch surgery challenges other forms of arch treatment. The Journal Of Cardiovascular Surgery 2018, 59: 554-558. PMID: 29687970, DOI: 10.23736/s0021-9509.18.10516-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHybrid arch proceduresHigh-risk patientsArch proceduresArch replacementRisk patientsTotal arch replacement procedureAcceptable postoperative outcomesSignificant comorbid burdenSignificant operative riskAortic arch replacementProspective randomized trialsTotal arch replacementAortic arch pathologiesOptimal surgical managementHybrid procedureArch surgeryComorbid burdenPostoperative mortalityAortic remodelingArch pathologiesOperative riskPostoperative outcomesSignificant comorbiditiesCirculatory arrestCase seriesOutcome 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 outcomes
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