2022
Cerebrospinal Fluid Drainage for Prevention of Spinal Cord Ischemia in Thoracic Endovascular Aortic Surgery—Pros and Cons
Ellauzi H, Arora H, Elefteriades J, Zaffar M, Ellauzi R, Popescu W. Cerebrospinal Fluid Drainage for Prevention of Spinal Cord Ischemia in Thoracic Endovascular Aortic Surgery—Pros and Cons. Aorta 2022, 10: 290-297. PMID: 36539146, PMCID: PMC9767776, DOI: 10.1055/s-0042-1757792.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2021
A probabilistic and anisotropic failure metric for ascending thoracic aortic aneurysm risk assessment
Liu M, Liang L, Zou Q, Ismail Y, Lou X, Iannucci G, Chen E, Leshnower B, Elefteriades J, Sun W. A probabilistic and anisotropic failure metric for ascending thoracic aortic aneurysm risk assessment. Journal Of The Mechanics And Physics Of Solids 2021, 155: 104539. DOI: 10.1016/j.jmps.2021.104539.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchATAA patientsAortic wallAortic tissue samplesThoracic aortic aneurysmAortic aneurysmAneurysm rupturePatientsRisk assessmentTissue samplesCharacteristic curveFailure metricsTsai-Hill failure criterionCT imagesRiskTensile failure testsMaximum principal stressRupture risk assessmentPrevious studiesAssessment
2011
Epidemiology and Natural History of Thoraco-Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms
Stein L, Elefteriades J. Epidemiology and Natural History of Thoraco-Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms. 2011, 25-32. DOI: 10.1007/978-88-470-1857-0_3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchThoracic aortic aneurysmAortic aneurysmThoraco-abdominal aortic aneurysmChronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseObstructive pulmonary diseaseSmooth muscle cellsTAAA rupturePulmonary diseaseTertiary centerAortic diameterTAAANatural historyAneurysm growthMuscle cellsOptimal timingAneurysmsPresent unique challengesRiskBetter identificationRupture increasesHypertensionSmokingPatientsDerangementUnique challenges
1996
Electrical stimulation to restore respiration.
Creasey G, Elefteriades J, DiMarco A, Talonen P, Bijak M, Girsch W, Kantor C. Electrical stimulation to restore respiration. The Journal Of Rehabilitation Research And Development 1996, 33: 123-32. PMID: 8724168.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPhrenic nerveElectrical stimulationCentral alveolar hypoventilationHigh quadriplegiaTracheal problemsAlveolar hypoventilationVentilatory careRespiratory paralysisChronic infectionPartial lesionsReduced riskLong-term supportMuscle stimulationPacing systemPatientsPacing devicesNerveStimulationPositive resultsStimulation waveformsRisk