2023
Aortic remodeling following hybrid arch repair with zone 0 to 5 thoracic endovascular aortic repairs for complex arch and descending thoracic aortic pathologies
Hameed I, Ahmed A, Pupovac S, Nassiri N, Assi R, Vallabhajosyula P. Aortic remodeling following hybrid arch repair with zone 0 to 5 thoracic endovascular aortic repairs for complex arch and descending thoracic aortic pathologies. JTCVS Open 2023, 17: 23-36. PMID: 38420535, PMCID: PMC10897673, DOI: 10.1016/j.xjon.2023.12.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHybrid aortic arch repairThoracic endovascular repairAortic arch repairAortic remodelingArch repairLuminal diameterZone 0Complete false lumen thrombosisLeft inferior pulmonary veinThoracic endovascular aortic repairComputed tomography angiography scansFalse lumen obliterationInferior left atriumFalse lumen thrombosisHigh-risk patientsHybrid arch repairAortic arch pathologiesCommon iliac arteryEndovascular aortic repairAdjunctive treatment strategyInferior pulmonary veinShort-term outcomesThoracic aortic pathologyTomography angiography scansAorta remodeling
2018
Predicting 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