2016
Bicuspid Aortic Insufficiency With Aortic Root Aneurysm: Root Reimplantation Versus Bentall Root Replacement
Vallabhajosyula P, Szeto WY, Habertheuer A, Komlo C, Milewski RK, McCarthy F, Desai ND, Bavaria JE. Bicuspid Aortic Insufficiency With Aortic Root Aneurysm: Root Reimplantation Versus Bentall Root Replacement. The Annals Of Thoracic Surgery 2016, 102: 1221-1228. PMID: 27261086, DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2016.03.087.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAorta, ThoracicAortic Aneurysm, ThoracicAortic ValveAortic Valve InsufficiencyBicuspid Aortic Valve DiseaseBlood Vessel Prosthesis ImplantationCombined Modality TherapyDatabases, FactualEchocardiography, TransesophagealFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHeart Valve DiseasesHeart Valve Prosthesis ImplantationHumansMaleMiddle AgedPreoperative CareRetrospective StudiesRisk AssessmentSurvival RateTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeVascular Surgical ProceduresConceptsAortic insufficiencyBicuspid aortic valveBentall groupRoot replacementRoot reimplantationAortic valveCusp repairRoot aneurysmFive-year actuarial survivalValve-sparing root reimplantationBicuspid aortic insufficiencyHospital stroke ratePermanent pacemaker rateTransient ischemic attackVentricular diastolic diameterLow ejection fractionAortic root aneurysmAortic root proceduresActuarial survivalAortic reoperationDischarge echocardiographyHospital mortalityIschemic attackVSRR groupBentall procedure
2015
Aortic Annulus Diameter Affects Durability of the Repaired Bicuspid Aortic Valve.
Vallabhajosyula P, Komlo CM, Szeto WY, Rhode T, Menon R, Desai ND, Bavaria JE. Aortic Annulus Diameter Affects Durability of the Repaired Bicuspid Aortic Valve. The Journal Of Heart Valve Disease 2015, 24: 412-9. PMID: 26897808.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAortic ValveAortic Valve InsufficiencyBicuspid Aortic Valve DiseaseCardiac Valve AnnuloplastyChi-Square DistributionDisease-Free SurvivalFemaleHeart Valve DiseasesHumansKaplan-Meier EstimateMaleMiddle AgedOdds RatioRecurrenceReplantationRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeConceptsValve-sparing root reimplantationFive-year freedomSubcommissural annuloplastyAnnular diameterSCA groupAI gradeSCA subgroupsBicuspid aortic valve repairAortic insufficiency gradeAortic annular diameterBicuspid aortic valveAortic annulus diameterAortic valve repairBAV repairVSRR groupVSRR patientsMidterm outcomesBAV patientsAortic annulusRetrospective reviewRoot reimplantationValve repairAortic valveUnivariate analysisAnnulus diameter