2021
Root Dilatation Is More Malignant Than Ascending Aortic Dilation
Kalogerakos PD, Zafar MA, Li Y, Mukherjee SK, Ziganshin BA, Rizzo JA, Elefteriades JA. Root Dilatation Is More Malignant Than Ascending Aortic Dilation. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2021, 10: e020645. PMID: 34238012, PMCID: PMC8483477, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.120.020645.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMid-ascending aortaAortic rootAdverse eventsRoot dilatationNatural historyAcute aortic dissectionLong-term complicationsAortic root dilatationSignificant higher riskThoracic aortic aneurysmSerious risk factorAortic interventionAortic dilatationAortic dilationAortic dissectionAortic aneurysmInternational registryRisk factorsAortic segmentsGuideline criteriaHigh riskExpert centersAortaShort statureResult diametersFate of Preserved Aortic Root Following Acute Type A Aortic Dissection Repair
Ellauzi H, Zafar MA, Wu J, Papanikolaou D, Buntin J, Ziganshin BA, Elefteriades JA. Fate of Preserved Aortic Root Following Acute Type A Aortic Dissection Repair. Seminars In Thoracic And Cardiovascular Surgery 2021, 34: 419-427. PMID: 33979665, DOI: 10.1053/j.semtcvs.2021.04.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSevere aortic insufficiencyAortic insufficiencyAortic rootAcute typeAortic dissectionAortic replacementFree ruptureAdverse eventsAcute Type A Aortic Dissection RepairType A Aortic Dissection RepairProximal aortic suture lineSatisfactory long-term outcomeAortic dissection repairAortic root pseudoaneurysmAortic suture lineNon-reoperated patientsProximal aortic reoperationsAortic root diameterLong-term outcomesLong-term survivalAortic reoperationDissection repairOperative mortalityPrior surgeryOverall survival
2020
Increased Virulence of Descending Thoracic and Thoracoabdominal Aortic Aneurysms in Women
Chen JF, Zafar MA, Wu J, Li Y, Rizzo JA, Papanikolaou D, Kalogerakos P, Abdelbaky M, Ellauzi H, Rohde S, Vinholo TF, Charilaou P, Buntin J, Mukherjee SK, Ziganshin BA, Elefteriades JA. Increased Virulence of Descending Thoracic and Thoracoabdominal Aortic Aneurysms in Women. The Annals Of Thoracic Surgery 2020, 112: 45-52. PMID: 33075319, DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2020.08.026.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsThoracoabdominal aortic aneurysmsAortic deathFatal complicationAortic sizeAortic aneurysmFaster aneurysm growthMean aortic diameterComplication rateComposite endpointAortic diameterSurgical interventionCurrent guidelinesAneurysm sizeSex considerationsNatural historyAneurysm growthThoracicWomenDissectionYearly rateComplicationsDeathAneurysmsHigh rateSex differences
2019
Fate of preserved bicuspid valves at time of ascending aortic aneurysmectomy
Vinholo T, Zafar MA, Baldwin GE, Buntin J, Mansour A, Imran M, Papanikolaou D, Ziganshin BA, Elefteriades JA. Fate of preserved bicuspid valves at time of ascending aortic aneurysmectomy. Journal Of Cardiac Surgery 2019, 34: 318-322. PMID: 30900354, DOI: 10.1111/jocs.14024.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBicuspid aortic valveAortic valveAortic stenosisConcomitant bicuspid aortic valveAortic aneurysm surgeryAortic valve replacementAortic aneurysm patientsIntraoperative transesophageal echocardiographyAortic aneurysmectomyPostoperative echocardiogramsPreoperative echocardiogramValve replacementSingle surgeonAneurysm surgeryBicuspid valveTransesophageal echocardiographyAneurysm patientsSignificant abnormalitiesStudy groupValve functionPatientsSurgeryEchocardiogramStenosisAverage time
2017
Positive family history of aortic dissection dramatically increases dissection risk in family members
Ma WG, Chou AS, Mok SCM, Ziganshin BA, Charilaou P, Zafar MA, Sieller RS, Tranquilli M, Rizzo JA, Elefteriades JA. Positive family history of aortic dissection dramatically increases dissection risk in family members. International Journal Of Cardiology 2017, 240: 132-137. PMID: 28502736, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2017.04.080.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFirst-degree relativesAortic dissectionFamily historyExposure yearsMore first-degree relativesNew aortic dissectionFamily membersDetailed family history informationPositive family historyLower mean ageTime of dissectionFamily history informationAOD patientsPrognostic valueMean ageIndex patientsHigh riskDissection riskPatientsYounger ageDissectionAgeShort durationRiskFHADs