2023
Nonsize Criteria for Surgical Intervention on the Ascending Thoracic Aorta
Elefteriades J, Ziganshin B, Zafar M. Nonsize Criteria for Surgical Intervention on the Ascending Thoracic Aorta. Aorta 2023, 11: 071-086. PMID: 37172942, PMCID: PMC10232037, DOI: 10.1055/s-0043-1766114.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchThoracic aortic aneurysmSurgical interventionAortic eventsAortic dissectionSubsternal chest painBlood pressure elevationBicuspid aortic valveAfferent neural pathwaysAscending thoracic aortaEmission Tomography ImagingPositron emission tomography (PET) imagingAortic stressAscending aneurysmAortic surgeryChest painEarly surgerySpecific genetic aberrationsHigh rupture riskMural thickeningRoot dilatationBicuspid valvePressure elevationAneurysm patientsAortic aneurysmAortic risk
2022
The Genetics of Inheritable Aortic Diseases
Kalyanasundaram A, Elefteriades J. The Genetics of Inheritable Aortic Diseases. Current Cardiovascular Risk Reports 2022, 16: 13-24. DOI: 10.1007/s12170-022-00687-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAbdominal aortic aneurysmRisk factorsAortic diseaseAortic aneurysmPatient outcomesGene variantsTraditional cardiovascular risk factorsBetter long-term survivalCV risk factorsDevelopment of TAADCardiovascular risk factorsBetter patient outcomesLong-term survivalGeneral risk factorsPurpose of ReviewOverTGF-β pathwayEarly surgeryLipid metabolism pathwaysDefinitive treatmentAneurysmal diseaseAortic diameterProphylactic surgeryAggressive casesPatient-specific guidelinesAortic wall