#aortaed

Research finds that of women w/ coronary microvascular dysfunction, an abnormal dilation & constriction of the blood vessels in the heart, 8-10 yrs after pregnancy delivery, nearly half have a history of a hypertensive disorder of pregnancy bit.ly/3Kfdogj American Heart Association

Check out the link below with the ratings from #STS ! UPMC was awarded the highest possible rating of three stars in four procedures across 4 different locations! Pitt Cardiothoracic Surgery Department UPMC Physician Resources The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

upmcphysicianresources.com/news/052424-sts

Readmitted patients >65yo with bicuspid aortic valve who underwent #SAVR or #TAVR have comparable mortality rates although hospital cost was greater in the TAVR group
🔗: sciencedirect.com/science/articl…
UPMC Heart and Vascular Institute Derek Serna-Gallegos MD Sarah Yousef Ibrahim Sultan #AVR #readmission

Aortic root preservation and aortic root replacement may achieve comparable midterm outcomes after repair of acute Type A #AorticDissection
🔗: jtcvs.org/article/S0022-…
Ibrahim Sultan Edgar Aranda-Michel MD PhD Derek Serna-Gallegos MD UPMC Heart and Vascular Institute AATS #JTCVS #ATAAD #ARR #AorticRoot #Aorta

Individuals with history of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy demonstrate higher proportion of coronary microvascular dysfunction 8-10 years after delivery than non-HDP counterparts
🔗:ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/CI…
Pitt Cardiology CircImaging #Circulation #Pregnancy #hdpyargılıyor

Single-center observational study shows acute #AorticDissection is a rare but often fatal complication after #TAVR
🔗: ajconline.org/article/S0002-…
Eishan Ashwat Danial Ahmad, MD, MPH Michel Pompeu Sá Derek Serna-Gallegos MD Ibrahim Sultan American Journal of Cardiology UPMC Heart and Vascular Institute #AAD #ATAAD

Register Now for this Free, Virtual CME Event: The Inaugural UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh Center for Complex Transposition Symposium: Saturday, June 1st, 2024.

Registration link: cce.upmc.com/complex-transp…

The ARCH score for in-hospital #mortality showed ⬇️ discriminatory ability, ⬆️ predictive ability in pts undergoing aortic arch reconstruction
🔗: jtcvs.org/article/S0022-…
Danial Ahmad, MD, MPH Michel Pompeu Sá Sarah Yousef Derek Serna-Gallegos MD Julie Phillippi Ibrahim Sultan UPMC Heart and Vascular Institute AATS

Proud to partner with the TheMarfanFoundation for the first ever Pittsburgh Walk For Victory! Inspiring day bringing together patients, families, loved ones and our multi disciplinary Pitt Cardiothoracic Surgery Department Pitt Cardiology UPMC Vascular Surgery UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh team. Ibrahim Sultan Derek Serna-Gallegos MD Arvind Hoskoppal, MD

Some snapshots of our UPMC reception at #HRS2024 in Boston Daniel Wann Mehak Dhande, MD (she/her) Tanmay Gokhale Talha Khawaja Medtronic Cardiac @medtronic Shalini Allam, MD UPMC Physician Resources Pitt Cardiology

Moderate aortic stenosis is associated with ⬆️ mortality risk vs. no/mild aortic stenosis; trend observed in both general and #HFrEF patient populations
🔗: ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/JA…
Xander Jacquemyn Michel Pompeu Sá Derek Serna-Gallegos MD Ibrahim Sultan UPMC Heart and Vascular Institute American Heart Association #JAHA

Excited to share our health system data on sex differences in statin utilization and outcomes for primary prevention!
-280k+ patients
-6 years follow-up
🌟While GDSI improved survival among both sexes, women were significantly less likely to initiate/remain on GDSI

Congratulations to UPMC's Francis D. Ferdinand, MD; Johannes Bonatti, MD; Rajeev Dhupar, MD; Luciana Da Fonseca Da Silva, MD; & Ryan Levy, MD on their induction into the AATS this year. Learn more about this prestigious honor: go.upmc.com/2390YC7jQ UPMC Heart and Vascular Institute UPMC_CTSurgery

Comparing post-maturation outcomes of arteriovenous grafts and fistulae: retrospective analysis shows AV fistula pts not requiring assisted maturation have the best long-term outcomes
🔗: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/11…
Theodore Yuo Saad Hafeez #JVI #AVGraft #AVFistula #Dialysis

Extracorporeal life support post repair of acute type A #AorticDissection is associated with high in-hospital mortality rates and complications
🔗: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/02…
UPMC Heart and Vascular Institute Michel Pompeu Sá Xander Jacquemyn Nicholas Hess Derek Serna-Gallegos MD David Kaczorowski Ibrahim Sultan #ATAAD #ECLS

A #UNOS registry database analysis shows use of #DCD donors >40 yo provides comparable 90-day and 1-year post-transplant survival compared with younger donors
🔗: jtcvs.org/article/S0022-…
Yeahwa Hong Nicholas Hess Derek Serna-Gallegos MD Ibrahim Sultan AATS UPMC Heart and Vascular Institute #JTCVS #HeartTransplant

Surgery confers ⬆️ late survival and lifetime gain in comparison with medical therapy alone in the setting of acute Type A aortic intramural hematoma
🔗: ajconline.org/article/S0002-…
Michel Pompeu Sá Ibrahim Sultan Derek Serna-Gallegos MD Xander Jacquemyn American Journal of Cardiology UPMC Heart and Vascular Institute #MetaAnalysis

Trial Sequential Analysis shows the need for cautious interpretation of conventional analyses when evaluating outcomes of #TAVI vs #SAVR in pts with severe aortic stenosis
🔗: jtcvs.org/article/S0022-…
Xander Jacquemyn Ibrahim Sultan Michel Pompeu Sá Derek Serna-Gallegos MD UPMC Heart and Vascular Institute AATS #JTCVS