2021
Aortic Delamination—A Possible Precursor of Impending Catastrophe
Saeyeldin A, Zafar MA, Baldassarre LA, Mojibian H, Ziganshin BA, Mukherjee SK, Elefteriades JA. Aortic Delamination—A Possible Precursor of Impending Catastrophe. International Journal Of Angiology 2021, 30: 160-164. PMID: 34054275, PMCID: PMC8159620, DOI: 10.1055/s-0040-1718546.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAortic wall thicknessAdverse aortic eventsAortic eventsChest painDeep hypothermic circulatory arrestHypothermic circulatory arrestAortic repairAortic ruptureCirculatory arrestOpen repairAortic catastropheAortic diameterSurgical pathologyLimited evidencePowerful predictorPainPatientsDissectionSurgical videosRepairWall thicknessPathology
2019
Complex two-stage open surgical repair of an aortoesophageal fistula after thoracic endovascular aortic repair
Chaar C, Zafar MA, Velasquez C, Saeyeldin A, Elefteriades JA. Complex two-stage open surgical repair of an aortoesophageal fistula after thoracic endovascular aortic repair. Journal Of Vascular Surgery Cases And Innovative Techniques 2019, 5: 261-263. PMID: 31304437, PMCID: PMC6601018, DOI: 10.1016/j.jvscit.2019.02.011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchThoracic endovascular aortic repairEndovascular aortic repairAortoesophageal fistulaInfected endograftAortic repairExtra-anatomic aortic bypassOpen surgical repairOpen surgical approachFocus of infectionVisceral ischemia timesAortic bypassFatal complicationSurgical repairIschemia timeThoracic endograftSurgical approachThoracic aortaOptimal managementEndograftFistulaAortaClear guidelinesRepairComplex casesComplications