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
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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsAorta, ThoracicAortic Aneurysm, ThoracicBlood Vessel ProsthesisEndovascular ProceduresHumansConceptsHybrid 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 series
2017
Concomitant antegrade stent grafting of the descending thoracic aorta during transverse hemiarch reconstruction for acute DeBakey I aortic dissection repair improves aortic remodeling
Sultan I, Wallen TJ, Habertheuer A, Siki M, Arnaoutakis GJ, Bavaria J, Szeto WY, Milewski R, Vallabhajosyula P. Concomitant antegrade stent grafting of the descending thoracic aorta during transverse hemiarch reconstruction for acute DeBakey I aortic dissection repair improves aortic remodeling. Journal Of Cardiac Surgery 2017, 32: 581-592. PMID: 28795434, DOI: 10.1111/jocs.13192.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTrue lumen diameterTEVAR groupTrue lumenThoracic aortaLumen diameterHemiarch reconstructionAortic remodelingStent graftingOpen repairAortic diameterAcute DeBakey I aortic dissectionDeBakey I aortic dissectionFalse lumen thrombosis rateThree-dimensional computed tomography scansAortic dissection repairDeBakey I dissectionsDistal aortic remodelingTotal aortic diameterFalse lumen thrombosisAbdominal aortic diameterEndovascular stent graftingEndovascular aortic repairComputed tomography scanArch tearDeBakey I
2016
Central Repair With Antegrade TEVAR for Malperfusion Syndromes in Acute Debakey I Aortic Dissection
Vallabhajosyula P, Gottret JP, Menon R, Sultan I, Abbas Z, Siki M, Kramer M, Pulsipher A, Naidu S, Pochettino A, Milewski K, Szeto WY, Bavaria JE. Central Repair With Antegrade TEVAR for Malperfusion Syndromes in Acute Debakey I Aortic Dissection. The Annals Of Thoracic Surgery 2016, 103: 748-755. PMID: 27666785, DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2016.06.097.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute DeBakey I aortic dissectionDeBakey I aortic dissectionTEVAR groupMalperfusion syndromeAortic dissectionStandard repairCirculatory arrestMortality rateHospital/30-day mortality ratePostoperative stroke rateRenal failure rateEnd-organ malperfusionStandard open repairEnd-organ systemDeBakey IParaplegia ratePreoperative comorbiditiesHemiarch replacementEmergent operationDistal repairOpen repairSurvival benefitThoracic aortaStroke rateCentral repair
2015
Current paradigms in aortic arch repair: Striking the balance between open surgery and endovascular repair
Vallabhajosyula P, Szeto WY. Current paradigms in aortic arch repair: Striking the balance between open surgery and endovascular repair. Journal Of Thoracic And Cardiovascular Surgery 2015, 150: 1399-1400. PMID: 26573344, DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2015.09.040.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2014
Distal aortic reintervention after surgery for acute DeBakey type I or II aortic dissection: open versus endovascular repair†
Rylski B, Beyersdorf F, Desai ND, Euringer W, Siepe M, Kari FA, Vallabhajosyula P, Szeto WY, Milewski RK, Bavaria JE. Distal aortic reintervention after surgery for acute DeBakey type I or II aortic dissection: open versus endovascular repair†. European Journal Of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery 2014, 48: 258-263. PMID: 25527171, DOI: 10.1093/ejcts/ezu488.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDeBakey type IDistal reinterventionAortic reinterventionDissection repairEndovascular groupHospital mortalityAortic pathologyAcute aortic dissection repairAcute DeBakey type IType IAortic dissection repairDistal aortic pathologyDistal aortic reinterventionOpen repair patientsEndovascular patientsLate reinterventionSpinal ischaemiaAcute dissectionEndovascular repairAortic dissectionConsecutive patientsEndovascular approachSurgical repairTertiary centerMedian timeImpact of timing on major complications after thoracic endovascular aortic repair for acute type B aortic dissection
Desai ND, Gottret JP, Szeto WY, McCarthy F, Moeller P, Menon R, Jackson B, Vallabhajosyula P, Wang GJ, Fairman R, Bavaria JE. Impact of timing on major complications after thoracic endovascular aortic repair for acute type B aortic dissection. Journal Of Thoracic And Cardiovascular Surgery 2014, 149: s151-s156. PMID: 25466855, DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2014.10.105.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsType B dissectionEndovascular aortic repairB dissectionImpact of timingAortic repairAortic dissectionMedical therapyAcute type B aortic dissectionComplicated type B dissectionType B aortic dissectionB aortic dissectionHours of presentationOnset of symptomsRisk of complicationsWeeks of presentationOverall survivalSevere complicationsSurvival benefitMajor complicationsSuch patientsAcute patientsOpen surgeryRetrograde typeClinical registryTEVAREndovascular repair of the ascending aorta in patients at high risk for open repair
Vallabhajosyula P, Gottret JP, Bavaria JE, Desai ND, Szeto WY. Endovascular repair of the ascending aorta in patients at high risk for open repair. Journal Of Thoracic And Cardiovascular Surgery 2014, 149: s144-s150. PMID: 25218530, DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2014.07.063.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAneurysm, FalseAortic AneurysmAortic DissectionAortographyBlood Vessel ProsthesisBlood Vessel Prosthesis ImplantationComorbidityEndovascular ProceduresHumansLength of StayMaleMiddle AgedProsthesis DesignRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsStentsTime FactorsTomography, X-Ray ComputedTreatment OutcomeYoung AdultConceptsEndovascular repairAortic pathologyHigh riskStent graft lengthOpen surgical treatmentThoracic aortic pathologyAmplatzer occluder deviceCommon carotid arteryCurrent endovascular technologyIntraoperative endoleaksMinor strokeProhibitive riskAortic dissectionOpen repairSurgical treatmentAortic accessOpen surgeryTechnical successZenith TX2Extensive comorbidityOccluder deviceIliac limbCarotid arteryEmergency basisEndovascular technologyCombined Transaortic Transcatheter Valve Replacement and Thoracic Endografting
Komlo CM, Vallabhajosyula P, Bavaria JE, Desai ND, Anwaruddin S, Giri JS, Herrmann HC, Szeto WY. Combined Transaortic Transcatheter Valve Replacement and Thoracic Endografting. The Annals Of Thoracic Surgery 2014, 97: 696-698. PMID: 24484814, DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2013.05.099.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTranscatheter aortic valve replacementThoracic aortic endovascular repairPercutaneous coronary interventionAortic stenosisValve replacementAortic endovascular repairSevere aortic stenosisAortic valve replacementCritical aortic stenosisCatheter-based treatmentThoracic aortic aneurysmTranscatheter valve replacementPartial sternotomy approachCatheter-based proceduresTAo accessCoronary interventionEndovascular repairTransaortic approachTransfemoral accessSternotomy approachAortic aneurysmThoracic endograftingFirst reportEndograftingStenosis
2013
Antegrade thoracic stent grafting during repair of acute Debakey type I dissection promotes distal aortic remodeling and reduces late open distal reoperation rate
Vallabhajosyula P, Szeto WY, Pulsipher A, Desai N, Menon R, Moeller P, Musthaq S, Pochettino A, Bavaria JE. Antegrade thoracic stent grafting during repair of acute Debakey type I dissection promotes distal aortic remodeling and reduces late open distal reoperation rate. Journal Of Thoracic And Cardiovascular Surgery 2013, 147: 942-950. PMID: 24332104, DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2013.10.047.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcute DiseaseAdultAgedAortic Aneurysm, ThoracicAortic DissectionBlood Vessel ProsthesisBlood Vessel Prosthesis ImplantationEndovascular ProceduresFemaleHospital MortalityHumansKaplan-Meier EstimateMaleMiddle AgedPlastic Surgery ProceduresPostoperative ComplicationsReoperationRetrospective StudiesStentsTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeConceptsDistal aortic remodelingStandard open repairOpen repairAortic remodelingStented groupDissection repairReoperation rateAcute DeBakey type IDeBakey type I dissectionStandard groupAntegrade cerebral perfusionAortic reintervention ratesAortic reoperation ratesDeBakey type IDistal aortic reoperationFalse lumen obliterationType I dissectionCirculatory arrest timeHospital/30-day mortalityStent-graft deploymentActuarial survivalAortic reoperationHemiarch reconstructionMidterm mortalityMidterm outcomes
2012
Hybrid approaches in the treatment of aortic arch aneurysms: Postoperative and midterm outcomes
Bavaria J, Vallabhajosyula P, Moeller P, Szeto W, Desai N, Pochettino A. Hybrid approaches in the treatment of aortic arch aneurysms: Postoperative and midterm outcomes. Journal Of Thoracic And Cardiovascular Surgery 2012, 145: s85-s90. PMID: 23260461, DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2012.11.044.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAorta, ThoracicAortic Aneurysm, ThoracicBlood Vessel ProsthesisBlood Vessel Prosthesis ImplantationCardiopulmonary BypassEndoleakEndovascular ProceduresFemaleHeart Arrest, InducedHospital MortalityHumansKaplan-Meier EstimateMaleMiddle AgedParaplegiaPhiladelphiaReoperationRisk FactorsStentsSternotomyStrokeTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeConceptsAortic arch aneurysmThoracic endovascular repairArch vessel debranchingArch aneurysmMidterm outcomesAverage cardiopulmonary bypass timeType 1Aortic arch surgeryAortic reoperation ratesCardiopulmonary bypass timeGreater comorbid burdenHybrid arch repairSafe treatment modalityAscending Aortic AneurysmCirculatory arrest timeMedian sternotomy approachGood midterm resultsPercent of casesType III repairType II repairArch surgeryComorbid burdenCrossclamp timeParaplegia ratePostoperative endoleaksTwo-stage surgical strategy for aortoesophageal fistula: Emergent thoracic endovascular aortic repair followed by definitive open aortic and esophageal reconstruction
Vallabhajosyula P, Komlo C, Wallen T, Szeto WY. Two-stage surgical strategy for aortoesophageal fistula: Emergent thoracic endovascular aortic repair followed by definitive open aortic and esophageal reconstruction. Journal Of Thoracic And Cardiovascular Surgery 2012, 144: 1266-1268. PMID: 22982036, DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2012.07.084.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAneurysm, FalseAnti-Bacterial AgentsAorta, ThoracicAortic Aneurysm, ThoracicBlood Vessel ProsthesisBlood Vessel Prosthesis ImplantationDrainageEndovascular ProceduresEsophageal FistulaFemaleFistulaFundoplicationHumansMiddle AgedRadiographyStentsThoracic Surgery, Video-AssistedTreatment Outcome