2021
Delayed Surgery for Acute Aortic Dissection
Pinkhasova P, Zafar M, Ziganshin B, Elefteriades J. Delayed Surgery for Acute Aortic Dissection. 2021, 535-551. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-66668-2_37.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAortic Delamination—A Possible Precursor of Impending Catastrophe
Saeyeldin A, Zafar MA, Baldassarre LA, Mojibian H, Ziganshin BA, Mukherjee SK, Elefteriades JA. Aortic Delamination—A Possible Precursor of Impending Catastrophe. International Journal Of Angiology 2021, 30: 160-164. PMID: 34054275, PMCID: PMC8159620, DOI: 10.1055/s-0040-1718546.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAortic wall thicknessAdverse aortic eventsAortic eventsChest painDeep hypothermic circulatory arrestHypothermic circulatory arrestAortic repairAortic ruptureCirculatory arrestOpen repairAortic catastropheAortic diameterSurgical pathologyLimited evidencePowerful predictorPainPatientsDissectionSurgical videosRepairWall thicknessPathology
2019
Subacute/chronic type A aortic dissection: a retrospective cohort study
Wu J, Xie E, Qiu J, Huang Y, Jiang W, Zafar MA, Zhang L, Yu C. Subacute/chronic type A aortic dissection: a retrospective cohort study. European Journal Of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery 2019, 57: 388-396. PMID: 31317195, DOI: 10.1093/ejcts/ezz209.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic TAADAcute TAADLate survival ratesPropensity scoreAortic dissectionChronic typeClinical presentationSurvival rateRetrospective cohort studyEarly mortality rateCurrent surgical strategiesFifteen patientsMild painChest tightnessCohort studySharp painSurgical treatmentSurgical strategyExcellent outcomesLate outcomesTAADMortality ratePainPatientsTypical symptoms
2018
Symptoms Matter: A Symptomatic but Radiographically Elusive Ascending Aortic Dissection
Papanikolaou D, Zafar MA, Tanweer M, Imran M, Abdelbaky M, Ziganshin BA, Elefteriades JA. Symptoms Matter: A Symptomatic but Radiographically Elusive Ascending Aortic Dissection. International Journal Of Angiology 2018, 28: 031-033. PMID: 30880890, PMCID: PMC6417893, DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1675849.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchThoracic aortic aneurysmAortic aneurysmAscending aortic dissectionAscending aortic diameterChest painHemiarch replacementAortic dissectionFocal dissectionAortic sizeAortic diameterProphylactic repairSeparate indicationsComputed tomographyVessel abnormalitiesDissectionSimilar casesAneurysmsAorticEchocardiographyPainPatientsSymptomaticsSymptomsThoracicAbnormalities