2022
Long‐term risk of arch complications in Loeys Dietz syndrome patients undergoing proximal ascending aortic replacement
Weininger G, Zafar M, Ziganshin BA, Mori M, Papanikolaou D, Sekar RB, Amabile A, Degife E, O'Marr J, Geirsson A, Elefteriades JA, Assi R, Vallabhajosyula P. Long‐term risk of arch complications in Loeys Dietz syndrome patients undergoing proximal ascending aortic replacement. Journal Of Cardiac Surgery 2022, 37: 3688-3692. PMID: 35989525, DOI: 10.1111/jocs.16855.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLoeys-Dietz syndromeProximal aortic replacementAortic replacementLDS patientsLong-term riskLoeys-Dietz syndrome patientsPathogenic variantsUnknown significanceLower long-term riskRare connective tissue disorderAscending Aortic ReplacementTotal arch replacementAortic valve replacementRecords of patientsConnective tissue disordersWhole-exome genetic testingArch replacementMedian followLatest followValve replacementOperative coursePatient chartsAortic diameterAortic dimensionsAortic arch
2021
Simple Hepatic Cysts as Markers of Thoracic Aortic Disease
C K, BA Z, MA Z, J B, J E. Simple Hepatic Cysts as Markers of Thoracic Aortic Disease. Journal Of Disease Markers 2021, 6 DOI: 10.26420/jdismarkers.2021.1043.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchThoracic aortic diseaseSimple hepatic cystsBovine aortic archBicuspid aortic valveSimple renal cystsPositive family historyMost patientsAortic diseaseHepatic cystsRetrospective studyAortic aneurysmAortic archAortic valveClinical markersHospital patientsFamily historyRenal cystsTAD patientsControl groupPatientsAneurysmsPrevalenceCystsDisease
2020
Aortic Arch Aneurysms
Imran M, Zafar M, Chkhikvadze T, Ziganshin B, Elefteriades J. Aortic Arch Aneurysms. 2020, 529-544. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-24174-2_57.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2019
Simple renal cysts and bovine aortic arch: markers for aortic disease
Brownstein AJ, Bin Mahmood SU, Saeyeldin A, Velasquez Mejia C, Zafar MA, Li Y, Rizzo JA, Dahl NK, Erben Y, Ziganshin BA, Elefteriades JA. Simple renal cysts and bovine aortic arch: markers for aortic disease. Open Heart 2019, 6: e000862. PMID: 30774963, PMCID: PMC6350752, DOI: 10.1136/openhrt-2018-000862.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBovine aortic archSimple renal cystsThoracic aortic diseaseAbdominal aortic aneurysmType B aortic dissectionB aortic dissectionAortic dissectionAortic aneurysmAortic diseaseAortic archRenal cystsChronic kidney diseasePresence of hypertensionAortic aneurysm developmentAbdominal CTMultivariable analysisKidney diseaseRetrospective searchPatientsAneurysm developmentAneurysmsPropensity scoreDiseaseDissectionPrevalence
2017
Two-Stage Elephant Trunk approach for open management of distal aortic arch and descending aortic pathology in patients with Marfan syndrome
Velasquez C, Zafar M, Saeyeldin A, Mahmood S, Brownstein A, Erben Y, Ziganshin B, Elefteriades J. Two-Stage Elephant Trunk approach for open management of distal aortic arch and descending aortic pathology in patients with Marfan syndrome. ASVIDE 2017, 4: 541-541. DOI: 10.21037/asvide.2017.541.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTwo-Stage Elephant Trunk approach for open management of distal aortic arch and descending aortic pathology in patients with Marfan syndrome.
Velasquez CA, Zafar MA, Saeyeldin A, Bin Mahmood SU, Brownstein AJ, Erben Y, Ziganshin BA, Elefteriades JA. Two-Stage Elephant Trunk approach for open management of distal aortic arch and descending aortic pathology in patients with Marfan syndrome. Annals Of Cardiothoracic Surgery 2017, 6: 712-720. PMID: 29270386, PMCID: PMC5721112, DOI: 10.21037/acs.2017.11.11.Peer-Reviewed Original Research