2023
Aortic Size at the Time of Type A and Type B Dissections
Perez Z, Zafar M, Velasco J, Sonsino A, Ellauzi H, John C, Kalyanasundaram A, Ziganshin B, Elefteriades J. Aortic Size at the Time of Type A and Type B Dissections. The Annals Of Thoracic Surgery 2023, 116: 262-268. PMID: 37062339, DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2023.03.037.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsType B dissectionTime of dissectionB dissectionAortic sizeAortic diameterBicuspid aortic valveThoracic aortic aneurysmAortic interventionAortic dissectionSurgical interventionAortic aneurysmFemale sexAortic valveThoracic aortaProphylactic repairUnadjusted regressionLeft shiftLogistic regressionDissectionNew guidelinesType ASize criteriaOddsInterventionTime of types
2008
Natural History: Evidence‐Based Indications for Operation
Elefteriades J. Natural History: Evidence‐Based Indications for Operation. 2008, 19-27. DOI: 10.1002/9781444300512.ch3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAneurysmal thoracic aortaThoracic aorta ruptureThoracic aortaAortic eventsAortic ulcerIntramural hematomaProphylactic resectionMedical managementAneurysm patientsAorta ruptureAortic archLethal diseaseImpact of dissectionPatient sizeEvidence-based indicationsSize criteriaAortaNatural historyHematomaResectionUlcersPatientsAneurysmsThoracicDisease
1999
DEVELOPING SURGICAL INTERVENTION CRITERIA FOR THORACIC AORTIC ANEURYSMS
Coady M, Rizzo J, Elefteriades J. DEVELOPING SURGICAL INTERVENTION CRITERIA FOR THORACIC AORTIC ANEURYSMS. Cardiology Clinics 1999, 17: 827-839. PMID: 10589349, DOI: 10.1016/s0733-8651(05)70118-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSurgical interventionAcute ascending aortic dissectionAscending aortic dissectionConcomitant aortic insufficiencyIntervention criteriaLarger patient numbersAppropriate clinical careThoracic aortic aneurysmSize criteriaSurgical intervention criteriaOverall physical conditionAortic insufficiencyAdverse eventsAortic dissectionPatient ageAortic sizeOrgan compressionPatient enrollmentPatient numbersAortic aneurysmThoracic aortaSymptomatic stateClinical careClinical experienceLife expectancy