Search Results - "Milewski, Rita K"
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How Does the Ascending Aorta Geometry Change When It Dissects?
Published in Journal of the American College of Cardiology (08-04-2014)“…Objectives The purpose of this study is to delineate changes in aortic geometry and diameter due to dissection. Background Aortic diameter is the major…”
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Long-term results of aggressive hemiarch replacement in 534 patients with type A aortic dissection
Published in The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery (01-12-2014)“…Objective To present the outcomes of routinely performed hemiarch replacement in patients with acute type A aortic dissection. Methods From 1993 to 2013, among…”
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Modeling of predissection aortic size in acute type A dissection: More than 90% fail to meet the guidelines for elective ascending replacement
Published in The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery (01-09-2014)“…Objectives The current guidelines for ascending aortic replacement were determined from already dissected aorta diameters. Previous computed tomography-based…”
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Living in disadvantaged neighborhoods linked to less intervention for severe aortic stenosis
Published in Scientific reports (28-02-2024)“…To investigate the association between area deprivation index (ADI) and aortic valve replacement (AVR) in patients with severe aortic stenosis (AS). Patients…”
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Surgical treatment of bicuspid aortic valve disease: Knowledge gaps and research perspectives
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Long-Term Results of Neomedia Sinus Valsalva Repair in 489 Patients With Type A Aortic Dissection
Published in The Annals of thoracic surgery (01-08-2014)“…Background Acute type A aortic dissection frequently occurs in patients with normally sized aortic roots. The aim of this investigation was to describe the…”
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Classic hybrid evolving approach to distal arch aneurysms: Toward the zone zero solution
Published in Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery (Print) (01-12-2010)“…Background A combined open surgical and endovascular approach to managing aneurysms of the distal aortic arch (hybrid arch repair) is evolving as a viable…”
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The Impact of Deep Versus Moderate Hypothermia on Postoperative Kidney Function After Elective Aortic Hemiarch Repair
Published in The Annals of thoracic surgery (01-10-2016)“…Background There remains concern that moderate hypothermic circulatory arrest (MHCA) with antegrade cerebral perfusion (ACP) may provide suboptimal distal…”
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Bicuspid Aortic Insufficiency With Aortic Root Aneurysm: Root Reimplantation Versus Bentall Root Replacement
Published in The Annals of thoracic surgery (01-10-2016)“…Background In patients with a bicuspid aortic valve presenting with aortic insufficiency (AI) and root aneurysm, we assessed whether outcomes with primary cusp…”
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Outcomes of Surgery for Chronic Type A Aortic Dissection
Published in The Annals of thoracic surgery (2015)“…Background Data on outcomes of surgery for chronic Stanford type A aortic dissection are limited. We investigated the primary surgery and long-term results in…”
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Graft Selection for Aortic Root Replacement in Complex Active Endocarditis: Does It Matter?
Published in The Annals of thoracic surgery (01-02-2012)“…Background Endocarditis affecting the aortic valve, with abscess formation and root destruction, remains a challenge to treat. Aortic root homografts have been…”
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Distal aortic reintervention after surgery for acute DeBakey type I or II aortic dissection: open versus endovascular repair
Published in European journal of cardio-thoracic surgery (01-08-2015)“…OBJECTIVES Aortic dissection DeBakey type I and II may require distal reinterventions after initial proximal repair. We evaluated outcomes following open…”
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Outcomes of Aortic Root Replacement After Previous Aortic Root Replacement: The “True” Redo Root
Published in The Annals of thoracic surgery (01-05-2015)“…Background Aortic reoperations are technically challenging. This study evaluated outcomes after “true” redo root replacement (previous full root replacement)…”
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Exeporfinium chloride (XF-73) nasal gel dosed over 24 hours prior to surgery significantly reduced Staphylococcus aureus nasal carriage in cardiac surgery patients: Safety and efficacy results from a randomized placebo-controlled phase 2 study
Published in Infection control and hospital epidemiology (01-07-2023)“…We studied 83 cardiac-surgery patients with nasal S. aureus carriage who received 4 intranasal administrations of XF-73 nasal gel or placebo <24 hours before…”
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Direct innominate artery cannulation: An alternate technique for antegrade cerebral perfusion during aortic hemiarch reconstruction
Published in The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery (01-04-2016)“…Abstract Objective We describe an alternate technique for establishing antegrade cerebral perfusion (ACP) during hypothermic circulatory arrest via direct,…”
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Transapical Deployment of Endovascular Thoracic Aortic Stent Graft for an Ascending Aortic Pseudoaneurysm
Published in The Annals of thoracic surgery (01-02-2010)“…We report a case of a patient with a history of previous coronary artery bypass grafting undergoing endovascular aortic repair of a large pseudoaneurysm in the…”
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Aortic Valve Morphology Determines the Presentation and Surgical Approach to Acute Type A Aortic Dissection
Published in The Annals of thoracic surgery (01-06-2014)“…Background Data on acute type A aortic dissection in patients with bicuspid aortic valve (BAV) syndrome are limited. This investigation evaluated the clinical…”
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Type A Aortic Dissection After Previous Cardiac Surgery: Results of an Integrated Surgical Approach
Published in The Annals of thoracic surgery (01-05-2014)“…Background Stanford type A aortic dissection in patients with previous cardiac surgery (PCS) is a catastrophic disease. This investigation evaluates the…”
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Bicuspid Aortic Valve Resuspension in Acute Type A Aortic Dissection Patients
Published in The Annals of thoracic surgery (01-09-2015)“…Background There are no data on the fate of the preserved bicuspid aortic valve (BAV) in patients with acute type A aortic dissection. We investigated surgical…”
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Midterm outcomes of emergency surgery for acute type A aortic dissection in octogenarians
Published in The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery (01-01-2022)“…The incidence of elderly patients with acute type A aortic dissection is increasing. A recent analysis of the International Registry of Acute Aortic Dissection…”
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