2018
Predictors of Recurrent Aortic Insufficiency in Type I Bicuspid Aortic Valve Repair
Habertheuer A, Milewski RK, Bavaria JE, Siki M, Freas M, Desai N, Szeto W, Ram C, Hu R, Vallabhajosyula P. Predictors of Recurrent Aortic Insufficiency in Type I Bicuspid Aortic Valve Repair. The Annals Of Thoracic Surgery 2018, 106: 1316-1324. PMID: 30055138, DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2018.06.026.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcademic Medical CentersAdultAgedAortic ValveAortic Valve InsufficiencyBicuspid Aortic Valve DiseaseCardiac Valve AnnuloplastyDatabases, FactualFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHeart Valve DiseasesHeart Valve ProsthesisHumansLogistic ModelsMaleMiddle AgedPredictive Value of TestsRecurrenceReoperationRetrospective StudiesRisk AssessmentSurvival RateTreatment OutcomePredicting Distal Aortic Remodeling After Endovascular Repair for Chronic DeBakey III Aortic Dissection
Sultan I, Siki MA, Bavaria JE, Dibble TR, Savino DC, Kilic A, Szeto W, Vallabhajosyula P, Fairman RM, Jackson BM, Wang GJ, Desai ND. Predicting Distal Aortic Remodeling After Endovascular Repair for Chronic DeBakey III Aortic Dissection. The Annals Of Thoracic Surgery 2018, 105: 1691-1696. PMID: 29391144, DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2018.01.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAge FactorsAgedAortic Aneurysm, ThoracicAortic DissectionBlood Vessel Prosthesis ImplantationChronic DiseaseCohort StudiesComputed Tomography AngiographyFemaleHospitals, UniversityHumansImaging, Three-DimensionalLogistic ModelsMaleMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisPredictive Value of TestsPrognosisRetrospective StudiesRisk AssessmentSeverity of Illness IndexSex FactorsSurvival RateTreatment OutcomeConceptsDeBakey III aortic dissectionAortic remodelingAortic dissectionVisceral vesselsTotal thrombosisGreater curveExact testDistal aortic remodelingOpen aortic reconstructionPositive aortic remodelingMultivariable logistic regressionNegative predictorFisher's exact testMultivariate logistic modelTomography angiography scansWilcoxon rank sumEndovascular aortic graftingAortic centersChronic dissectionAortic reconstructionCeliac axisAortic graftingEndovascular repairPrimary tearAortic size
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