2015
Outcomes of transcatheter aortic valve replacement in patients with chronic liver disease
Shah AM, Ogbara J, Herrmann HC, Fox Z, Kadakia M, Anwaruddin S, Bavaria JE, Desai ND, Jagasia D, Szeto WY, Li RH, Vallabhajosyula P, Giri J. Outcomes of transcatheter aortic valve replacement in patients with chronic liver disease. Catheterization And Cardiovascular Interventions 2015, 86: 888-894. PMID: 25963625, DOI: 10.1002/ccd.25994.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overAortic ValveAortic Valve StenosisBioprosthesisBiopsyCardiac CatheterizationChronic DiseaseFeasibility StudiesFemaleFemoral ArteryHeart Valve ProsthesisHeart Valve Prosthesis ImplantationHospital MortalityHumansLiver DiseasesMaleMiddle AgedPatient SelectionRetrospective StudiesRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsSeverity of Illness IndexTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeConceptsTranscatheter aortic valve replacementChronic liver diseaseValve Academic Research ConsortiumAcute kidney injuryAortic valve replacementLiver diseaseLate deathsKidney injuryValve replacementUnknown causeTransapical (TA) TAVRRole of TAVRTA TAVRSevere symptomatic aortic valve stenosisModerate chronic liver diseaseSymptomatic aortic valve stenosisAdvanced liver diseaseMajor bleeding complicationsNon-cardiac causesOutcomes of patientsTransient ischemic attackAcademic Research ConsortiumHigh-risk surgeryAortic valve stenosisLong-term follow
2014
Modeling of predissection aortic size in acute type A dissection: More than 90% fail to meet the guidelines for elective ascending replacement
Rylski B, Branchetti E, Bavaria JE, Vallabhajosyula P, Szeto WY, Milewski RK, Desai ND. Modeling of predissection aortic size in acute type A dissection: More than 90% fail to meet the guidelines for elective ascending replacement. Journal Of Thoracic And Cardiovascular Surgery 2014, 148: 944-948.e1. PMID: 24998700, DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2014.05.050.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcute DiseaseAgedAortic AneurysmAortic DissectionAortographyBlood Vessel Prosthesis ImplantationEchocardiography, TransesophagealElective Surgical ProceduresFemaleGermanyGuideline AdherenceHumansIncidenceMaleMiddle AgedPatient SelectionPractice Guidelines as TopicPredictive Value of TestsRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsTomography, X-Ray ComputedConceptsDissection onsetAcute typeAortic dissectionAorta diameterAortic diameterAscending aortaPreoperative computed tomography angiogramsComputed tomography angiogramAortic dissection onsetAcute dissectionAortic replacementAortic dilatationAortic sizeTomography angiogramBiochemical predictorsCurrent guidelinesPatientsDiameter increase ratePredissectionDissectionAortaMarfanOnsetWomenAdditional research
2013
Moderate mitral regurgitation in aortic root replacement surgery: Comparing mitral repair with no mitral repair
McCarthy FH, Desai ND, Fox Z, George J, Moeller P, Vallabhajosyula P, Szeto WY, Bavaria JE. Moderate mitral regurgitation in aortic root replacement surgery: Comparing mitral repair with no mitral repair. Journal Of Thoracic And Cardiovascular Surgery 2013, 147: 938-941. PMID: 24035374, DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2013.07.056.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAortic Valve InsufficiencyAortic Valve StenosisComorbidityHeart FailureHeart Valve Prosthesis ImplantationHumansIncidenceMitral Valve InsufficiencyPatient SelectionPennsylvaniaPostoperative ComplicationsRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsSeverity of Illness IndexTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeConceptsAortic root replacement surgeryModerate mitral regurgitationMitral repair groupAortic root replacementMitral regurgitationMitral repairReplacement surgeryRoot replacementRepair groupNew York Heart Association III/IVAcceptable operative riskGreater mitral regurgitationPreoperative mitral regurgitationPostoperative renal failureMitral valve pathologyMitral valve repairLong-term survivalBenefits of interventionsCrossclamp timeMitral reinterventionOperative riskRenal failureHeart failureValve pathologyValve repair