2023
Full calcium jacket: Conservative management of a traumatic aortic injury
Tripathi R, Ellauzi H, Zafar M, Ziganshin B, Elefteriades J. Full calcium jacket: Conservative management of a traumatic aortic injury. Journal Of Vascular Surgery Cases And Innovative Techniques 2023, 9: 101132. PMID: 37139352, PMCID: PMC10149390, DOI: 10.1016/j.jvscit.2023.101132.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2022
Ultimate tensile strength and biaxial stress–strain responses of aortic tissues—A clinical-engineering correlation
Dong H, Liu M, Lou X, Leshnower B, Sun W, Ziganshin B, Zafar M, Elefteriades J. Ultimate tensile strength and biaxial stress–strain responses of aortic tissues—A clinical-engineering correlation. Applications In Engineering Science 2022, 10: 100101. DOI: 10.1016/j.apples.2022.100101.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchThoracic aortic dissectionAortic dissectionAortic tissueDissection eventsBicuspid aortic valveUnderlying genetic abnormalitiesHuman aortic tissueHypertensive episodesAortic arch morphologyAortic valveAdvanced ageTissue injuryConnective tissue ingrowthAged animalsAortic wallInciting factorsGenetic abnormalitiesClinical contextArch morphologyDissectionDissected tissuesTissueResponseTissue ingrowthInjury
2004
Neurological Complications in Cardiac Surgery
Koullias G, Elefteriades J. Neurological Complications in Cardiac Surgery. 2004, 405-435. DOI: 10.1002/9780470988367.ch21.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCardiac surgery typeSystemic inflammatory response syndromeSurgery risk factorsSpinal cord protectionInflammatory response syndromeNeurological injurySpinal cord injurySurgery typeResponse syndromeCord injuryCoronary arteryRisk factorsNeurological complicationsCardiac surgeryInjuryPreventionArterySyndromeComplicationsSurgery
1998
Diaphragm pacing.
Elefteriades J, Quin J. Diaphragm pacing. Thoracic Surgery Clinics 1998, 8: 331-57. PMID: 9619308.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPhrenic nerve functionNerve functionUpper motor neuron injuryMotor neuron injuryCareful patient evaluationAdequate psychosocial supportDiaphragm pacingTube complicationsNeuron injuryPatient evaluationPsychosocial supportSuccessful pacingEstablished modePacingElectrode placementDiaphragmComplicationsPatientsInjury
1992
Mechanical Circulatory Support Decreases Neurologic Complications in the Treatment of Traumatic Injuries of the Thoracic Aorta
Higgins R, Sanchez J, DeGuidis L, Dewar M, Franco K, Kopf G, Elefteriades J, Hammond G, Baldwin J. Mechanical Circulatory Support Decreases Neurologic Complications in the Treatment of Traumatic Injuries of the Thoracic Aorta. JAMA Surgery 1992, 127: 516-519. PMID: 1575620, DOI: 10.1001/archsurg.1992.01420050036003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMechanical circulatory supportNeurologic complicationsCirculatory supportThoracic aortaTraumatic injuryUnderwent repairAortic cross-clamp timePreoperative systolic blood pressureCross-clamp timeSpinal cord ischemiaSupport groupsInjury Severity ScoreSystolic blood pressureYale-New Haven Medical CenterAortic injuryCord ischemiaBlood pressureSurgical treatmentSeverity scoreMultiple traumaMedical CenterComplicationsPatientsInjuryAorta