2021
Root Dilatation Is More Malignant Than Ascending Aortic Dilation
Kalogerakos PD, Zafar MA, Li Y, Mukherjee SK, Ziganshin BA, Rizzo JA, Elefteriades JA. Root Dilatation Is More Malignant Than Ascending Aortic Dilation. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2021, 10: e020645. PMID: 34238012, PMCID: PMC8483477, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.120.020645.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMid-ascending aortaAortic rootAdverse eventsRoot dilatationNatural historyAcute aortic dissectionLong-term complicationsAortic root dilatationSignificant higher riskThoracic aortic aneurysmSerious risk factorAortic interventionAortic dilatationAortic dilationAortic dissectionAortic aneurysmInternational registryRisk factorsAortic segmentsGuideline criteriaHigh riskExpert centersAortaShort statureResult diametersInterstage mortality in two‐stage elephant trunk surgery
Saeyeldin A, Gryaznov AA, Zafar MA, Wu J, Mukherjee S, Vallabhajosyula P, Ziganshin BA, Elefteriades JA. Interstage mortality in two‐stage elephant trunk surgery. Journal Of Cardiac Surgery 2021, 36: 1882-1891. PMID: 33634489, DOI: 10.1111/jocs.15441.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExtensive thoracic aortic aneurysmThoracic aortic aneurysmInterstage intervalStage IIET procedureStage II procedureHospital mortalityInterstage mortalityMega aortaTrunk surgeryAortic ruptureOverall mortalitySingle surgeonAortic diseasePatient groupAortic aneurysmPatientsStage IMortalityCumulative mortalityI procedureInterval periodRupturePrior studiesSafety
2020
Increased Virulence of Descending Thoracic and Thoracoabdominal Aortic Aneurysms in Women
Chen JF, Zafar MA, Wu J, Li Y, Rizzo JA, Papanikolaou D, Kalogerakos P, Abdelbaky M, Ellauzi H, Rohde S, Vinholo TF, Charilaou P, Buntin J, Mukherjee SK, Ziganshin BA, Elefteriades JA. Increased Virulence of Descending Thoracic and Thoracoabdominal Aortic Aneurysms in Women. The Annals Of Thoracic Surgery 2020, 112: 45-52. PMID: 33075319, DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2020.08.026.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsThoracoabdominal aortic aneurysmsAortic deathFatal complicationAortic sizeAortic aneurysmFaster aneurysm growthMean aortic diameterComplication rateComposite endpointAortic diameterSurgical interventionCurrent guidelinesAneurysm sizeSex considerationsNatural historyAneurysm growthThoracicWomenDissectionYearly rateComplicationsDeathAneurysmsHigh rateSex differencesDiscrepancies in Measurement of the Thoracic Aorta JACC Review Topic of the Week
Elefteriades JA, Mukherjee SK, Mojibian H. Discrepancies in Measurement of the Thoracic Aorta JACC Review Topic of the Week. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2020, 76: 201-217. PMID: 32646571, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2020.03.084.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2014
Aortic Dissection Associated with Penetration of a Spinal Pedicle Screw: A Case Report and Review of the Literature
Pillai ST, Schoenhagen P, Subrahmanyan L, Mukherjee SK, McNamara RL, Elefteriades J, Svensson LG. Aortic Dissection Associated with Penetration of a Spinal Pedicle Screw: A Case Report and Review of the Literature. Journal Of Cardiac Surgery 2014, 29: 377-381. PMID: 24707982, DOI: 10.1111/jocs.12327.Peer-Reviewed Original Research