2024
Ten-year follow-up after face transplantation—A single-center retrospective cohort study
Huelsboemer L, Kauke-Navarro M, Boroumand S, Parikh N, Hosseini H, Yu C, Stögner V, Ko C, Perry B, Formica R, Hung P, Mahajan A, Azzi J, Murphy G, Pomahac B. Ten-year follow-up after face transplantation—A single-center retrospective cohort study. American Journal Of Transplantation 2024, 25: 611-622. PMID: 39413877, PMCID: PMC12077232, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajt.2024.10.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchChronic rejectionFace transplantationFollow-upSingle center retrospective cohort studyFunctional outcomesSensory returnAnalysis of functional outcomesMedian Follow-UpIncidence of malignancyMetabolic side effectsGraft rejection episodesComputed tomography angiogramRetrospective cohort studyEvidence of vasculopathyFollow-up periodLong-term outcomesYear Follow-UpFacial motor functionRejection episodesInfectious complicationsTransplant recipientsPatient ageGraft retentionMedical complicationsCohort studyThoracic endovascular aneurysm repair of a ruptured zone 0 mycotic thoracic aortic aneurysm
Kostiuk V, Vallabhajosyula P, Nassiri N, Tonnessen B. Thoracic endovascular aneurysm repair of a ruptured zone 0 mycotic thoracic aortic aneurysm. Annals Of Vascular Surgery - Brief Reports And Innovations 2024, 4: 100302. DOI: 10.1016/j.avsurg.2024.100302.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchThoracic endovascular aneurysm repairEndovascular aneurysm repairAneurysm repairAcute type B aortic dissectionAcute onset chest painWeeks of antibiotic treatmentType B aortic dissectionAnti-impulse therapyExclusion of hemorrhageOnset chest painAortic arch debranchingPost-operative courseB aortic dissectionComputed tomography angiogramThoracic aortic aneurysmZone 0 TEVARArch debranchingMediastinal infectionChest painContrast extravasationBack painAntibiotic treatmentAortic aneurysmPost-operativelyFollow-up
2021
Preoperative Computed Tomography Angiography Reveals Leaflet-Specific Calcification and Excursion Patterns in Aortic Stenosis
Chen I, Vedula V, Malik S, Liang T, Chang A, Chung K, Sayed N, Tsao P, Giacomini J, Marsden A, Wu J. Preoperative Computed Tomography Angiography Reveals Leaflet-Specific Calcification and Excursion Patterns in Aortic Stenosis. Circulation Cardiovascular Imaging 2021, 14: 1122-1132. PMID: 34915729, PMCID: PMC9206593, DOI: 10.1161/circimaging.121.012884.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAortic valve areaAortic stenosisNoncoronary cuspMale patientsCalcium scoreCoronary cuspValve areaNormal valvesEvaluation of aortic stenosisTranscatheter aortic valve replacementAortic valve replacementComputed tomography angiogramRight coronary cuspLeft coronary cuspNormal aortic valveRight coronary arteryAS severityValve replacementLeaflet thickeningOstial occlusionCalcification loadAortic valveLeaflet excursionCoronary arteryPatientsFever, pancytopenia, and elevated D-dimer in a 95‐year‐old woman with ehrlichiosis: a case report
Radcliffe C, Tsay C, Glerum K, Liao J, Goshua G, Kerins G. Fever, pancytopenia, and elevated D-dimer in a 95‐year‐old woman with ehrlichiosis: a case report. BMC Geriatrics 2021, 21: 178. PMID: 33711942, PMCID: PMC7953191, DOI: 10.1186/s12877-021-02129-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsD-dimerPulmonary emboliSevere coronavirus disease 2019Hospital day 7Computed tomography angiogramSignificant clinical findingsPeripheral blood smearCoronavirus disease 2019Concurrent ehrlichiosisDoxycycline monotherapyHospital stayHigh feverSymptomatic improvementTomography angiogramCase presentationWeClinical findingsLarge academic institutionCase reportArteriovenous malformationsAppropriate treatmentDifferential diagnosisUnexpected presentationDisease 2019Hematological malignanciesDay 7
2015
McConnell's Sign Is Not Specific for Pulmonary Embolism: Case Report and Review of the Literature
Walsh BM, Moore CL. McConnell's Sign Is Not Specific for Pulmonary Embolism: Case Report and Review of the Literature. Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2015, 49: 301-304. PMID: 25986329, DOI: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2014.12.089.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPulmonary embolismMcConnell's signAcute right heart strainChronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseRight heart strainDeep venous thrombosisObstructive pulmonary diseaseSystemic lupus erythematosusComputed tomography angiogramRV free wallFour-chamber viewPulmonary hypertensionApical sparingHeart strainLeg swellingLupus erythematosusPulmonary diseaseVenous thrombosisD-dimerTomography angiogramEmergency departmentCase reportLower extremitiesEmergency physiciansFree wall
2014
Modeling of predissection aortic size in acute type A dissection: More than 90% fail to meet the guidelines for elective ascending replacement
Rylski B, Branchetti E, Bavaria JE, Vallabhajosyula P, Szeto WY, Milewski RK, Desai ND. Modeling of predissection aortic size in acute type A dissection: More than 90% fail to meet the guidelines for elective ascending replacement. Journal Of Thoracic And Cardiovascular Surgery 2014, 148: 944-948.e1. PMID: 24998700, DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2014.05.050.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcute DiseaseAgedAortic AneurysmAortic DissectionAortographyBlood Vessel Prosthesis ImplantationEchocardiography, TransesophagealElective Surgical ProceduresFemaleGermanyGuideline AdherenceHumansIncidenceMaleMiddle AgedPatient SelectionPractice Guidelines as TopicPredictive Value of TestsRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsTomography, X-Ray ComputedConceptsDissection onsetAcute typeAortic dissectionAorta diameterAortic diameterAscending aortaPreoperative computed tomography angiogramsComputed tomography angiogramAortic dissection onsetAcute dissectionAortic replacementAortic dilatationAortic sizeTomography angiogramBiochemical predictorsCurrent guidelinesPatientsDiameter increase ratePredissectionDissectionAortaMarfanOnsetWomenAdditional research
2013
Renovascular Hypertension Treated by Renal Artery Embolization
Lee J, Pai K, Shin J, Park J. Renovascular Hypertension Treated by Renal Artery Embolization. Yonsei Medical Journal 2013, 55: 273-275. PMID: 24339318, PMCID: PMC3874892, DOI: 10.3349/ymj.2014.55.1.273.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRenal artery embolizationLeft renal arteryArtery embolizationRenovascular hypertensionRenal arteryAlternative to surgical nephrectomyTreat renal artery stenosisHypoplastic left kidneyPercutaneous transluminal renal angioplastyComputed tomography angiogramExtensive surgical proceduresRenal artery stenosisSurgical nephrectomyAldosterone levelsSevere hypertensionPediatric patientsRenal angioplastyLeft kidneySurgical proceduresArtery stenosisSevere narrowingHypertensionEmbolizationArteryKidney
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