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| Christina M VassilevaSummaryAffiliation: Southern Illinois University School of Medicine Country: USA Publications
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Long-Term Survival of Patients Undergoing Mitral Valve Repair and Replacement: A Longitudinal Analysis of Medicare Fee-for-Service BeneficiariesChristina M Vassileva
Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, 701 N First St, PO Box 19638, Springfield, IL 62794 9638
Circulation 127:1870-6. 2013..We present the long-term survival of Medicare fee-for-service beneficiaries undergoing mitral valve repair and replacement over a 10-year period...
Mitral valve procedure selection and outcomes in patients with rheumatoid arthritisChristina M Vassileva
Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, Department of Surgery, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Springfield, Illinois 62794 9638, USA
J Heart Valve Dis 22:14-9. 2013..Whether RA is an additional risk factor for patients undergoing mitral surgery has not been studied. The study aim was to examine procedure selection and outcome in patients with RA compared to that in patients without RA...- Mitral valve repair is underused in patients with hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathyChristina M Vassileva
Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, Springfield, Illinois 62794 9638, USA
Heart Surg Forum 14:E376-9. 2011..The purpose of this study was to use the largest all-payer database in the United States to examine the strategy most commonly used for the correction of mitral valve pathology in the setting of HOCM... - Tricuspid valve surgery: the past 10 years from the Nationwide Inpatient Sample (NIS) databaseChristina M Vassileva
Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, 701 N First St Room D318, Springfield, IL 62794 9638, USA
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 143:1043-9. 2012..The purpose of this study was to examine the trends in tricuspid valve surgery over time... - Cost analysis of isolated mitral valve surgery in the United StatesChristina M Vassileva
Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, Springfield, Illinois Electronic address
Ann Thorac Surg 94:1429-36. 2012..Limited data are available on cost analysis within the field of mitral valve surgery. The purpose of our investigation was to analyze cost differences between mitral valve repair and replacement... - Geographic variation in procedure selection and hospital mortality in mitral valve surgeryChristina Vassileva
Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, 701 N First St, Room D318, Springfield, IL 62794 9638, USA
J Heart Valve Dis 21:48-55. 2012..There is paucity of data relating to the geographic variation in mitral valve (MV) repair trends and outcomes of patients undergoing MV surgery... - Impact of hospital annual mitral procedural volume on mitral valve repair rates and mortalityChristina M Vassileva
Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, Springfield, IL 62794 9638, USA
J Heart Valve Dis 21:41-7. 2012..The aim of this investigation was to examine the impact of hospital annual mitral volume on mitral valve (MV) repair rates and mortality... - Morgagni hernia presenting as a right middle lobe compressionChristina M Vassileva
Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, Illinois, USA
Ann Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 18:79-81. 2012..The diaphragmatic defect was successfully treated with a laparoscopic repair. The patient was discharged home on the first postoperative day after tolerating regular diet... - Influence of systemic lupus erythematosus on procedure selection and outcomes of patients undergoing isolated mitral valve surgeryChristina M Vassileva
Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, Springfield, IL 62794 9638, USA
J Card Surg 27:29-33. 2012..SLE as a risk factor for adverse outcomes during mitral surgery has not been studied. The purpose of this investigation was to compare procedure selection and outcomes of patients with and without SLE... - Meta-analysis of short-term and long-term survival following repair versus replacement for ischemic mitral regurgitationChristina M Vassileva
Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, SIU School of Medicine, Springfield, IL 62794 9638, USA
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 39:295-303. 2011..In the absence of any published randomized studies, mitral procedure selection should be individualized... - Sex differences in procedure selection and outcomes of patients undergoing mitral valve surgeryChristina M Vassileva
Department of Surgery, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, Springfield, Illinois 62794 9638, USA
Heart Surg Forum 14:E276-82. 2011..There is a paucity of data on sex differences in procedure selection and outcomes of patients undergoing mitral valve surgery... - Repair of left atrial-esophageal fistula following percutaneous radiofrequency ablation for atrial fibrillationChristina M Vassileva
Southern Illinois University, School of Medicine, Department of Surgery, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Springfield, Illinois 62794 9638, USA
J Card Surg 26:556-8. 2011..We present a patient who was diagnosed with this complication in a delayed fashion and successfully treated with primary repair via left thoracotomy. The details of the surgical approach are discussed. .. - Impact of race on mitral procedure selection and short-term outcomes of patients undergoing mitral valve surgeryChristina M Vassileva
Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, 701 N First Street, Springfield, IL 62794 9638, USA
Heart Surg Forum 14:E221-6. 2011.... 
Sternotomy or bilateral thoracoscopy: pain and postoperative complications after lung-volume reduction surgeryTheresa M Boley
Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, 701 N, First Street, Springfield, IL 62794 9638, USA
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 41:14-8. 2012..Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) and median sternotomy (MS) are two approaches in lung-volume reduction surgery (LVRS). This study focused on the two surgical approaches with regard to postoperative pain...- Is chronic obstructive pulmonary disease an independent risk factor for transfusion in coronary artery bypass graft surgery?Lacey M Stelle
Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, Springfield, IL, USA
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 40:1285-90. 2011..One reason may be lack of objective criteria to define COPD in previously published reports. We examined the role of COPD as a risk factor for transfusion using a strict definition based on objective pulmonary function test (PFT) data... - Relationship between Patient Income Level and Mitral Valve Repair UtilizationChristina M Vassileva
Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, Springfield, Illinois, USA
Heart Surg Forum 16:E89-95. 2013..The higher unadjusted mortality rate for less affluent patients appears mostly related to their worse preoperative profiles...