2019
A systematic review and meta-analysis of isolated abdominal aortic dissection
Wu J, Zafar M, Qiu J, Huang Y, Chen Y, Yu C, Elefteriades JA. A systematic review and meta-analysis of isolated abdominal aortic dissection. Journal Of Vascular Surgery 2019, 70: 2046-2053.e6. PMID: 31204217, DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2019.04.467.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIsolated abdominal aortic dissectionType B aortic dissectionAbdominal aortic dissectionAortic dissectionB aortic dissectionPrevalent risk factorsRisk factorsAverage aortic diameterComplication-specific approachEndovascular aortic repairAbdominal painChest painLate mortalityAortic repairClinical characteristicsConservative managementBack painPooled prevalenceRenal arteryAbdominal examinationAortic diameterAortic diseaseClinical symptomsCommon symptomsOpen surgery
2018
Diabetes Mellitus: Is It Protective against Aneurysm? A Narrative Review
Patel K, Zafar MA, Ziganshin BA, Elefteriades JA. Diabetes Mellitus: Is It Protective against Aneurysm? A Narrative Review. Cardiology 2018, 141: 107-122. PMID: 30453299, DOI: 10.1159/000490373.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAbdominal aortic aneurysmAortic aneurysmDiabetic patientsAortic dissectionDipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitorsCommon antidiabetic medicationsPrevalence of TAAsPeptidase-4 inhibitorsAneurysm growth rateSmaller aneurysm diameterAortic wall stressRate of mortalityLow rupture ratesAntidiabetic medicationsAortic surgeryHospital stayDiabetic stateAortic growthAneurysm diameterAntidiabetic agentsDecreased lengthAneurysmsProtective roleRupture rateMatrix metalloproteinases