2023
Bicuspid aortopathy does not require earlier surgical intervention
Zafar M, Wu J, Vinholo T, Li Y, Papanikolaou D, Ellauzi H, Ostberg N, Kalyanasundaram A, Kalogerakos P, Mukherjee S, Ziganshin B, Rizzo J, Elefteriades J. Bicuspid aortopathy does not require earlier surgical intervention. Journal Of Thoracic And Cardiovascular Surgery 2023, 168: 760-769.e4. PMID: 37088130, DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2023.04.017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBicuspid aortic valveAdverse aortic eventsEvent-free survivalAortic eventsAortic sizeAortic diameterAortic growth rateEarly surgical interventionLong-term complicationsRisk of complicationsThoracic aortic aneurysmAortic deathComplication rateSurgical repairOperative repairProphylactic surgerySurgical interventionAortic aneurysmAortic valveSurgical correctionBicuspid aortopathyRelative riskExpert centersTAV-ATAAPatients
2013
Medical Treatment for Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm – Much More Work To Be Done
Chun AS, Elefteriades JA, Mukherjee SK. Medical Treatment for Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm – Much More Work To Be Done. Progress In Cardiovascular Diseases 2013, 56: 103-108. PMID: 23993243, DOI: 10.1016/j.pcad.2013.05.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsReceptor blockersAortic diseaseAortic aneurysmMedical treatmentBeta-adrenergic receptor blockersAngiotensin receptor blockersAortic aneurysm repairForms of pharmacotherapyThoracic aortic diseaseThoracic aortic aneurysmMatrix metalloproteinase inhibitorsAortic surgeryAortic expansionAneurysm repairAortic ruptureMedical therapySurgical repairSurgical interventionAortic riskAortic valveGuideline criteriaMaximal diameterMetalloproteinase inhibitorsFuture riskAneurysms