2023
“Big Data” Analyses Underlie Clinical Discoveries at the Aortic Institute
Zafar M, Ziganshin B, Li Y, Ostberg N, Rizzo J, Tranquilli M, Mukherjee S, Elefteriades J. “Big Data” Analyses Underlie Clinical Discoveries at the Aortic Institute. The Yale Journal Of Biology And Medicine 2023, 96: 427-440. PMID: 37780996, PMCID: PMC10524815, DOI: 10.59249/lndz2964.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBig dataArtificial intelligenceThoracic aortic aneurysmArtificial intelligence techniquesData setsAortic aneurysmLarge clinical data setsIntelligence techniquesAdvanced machineYale-New Haven HospitalClinical data setsAortic aneurysm patientsAortic root dilatationBicuspid aortic valveProspective clinical databaseNew Haven HospitalLarge genetic data setsIntelligenceSequencing filesThoracoabdominal aortaAortic dilatationMale patientsRisk prognosticationRoot dilatationSurgical treatment
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 diameters
2017
Natural history of aortic root aneurysms in Marfan syndrome.
Saeyeldin A, Zafar MA, Velasquez CA, Ip K, Gryaznov A, Brownstein AJ, Li Y, Rizzo JA, Erben Y, Ziganshin BA, Elefteriades JA. Natural history of aortic root aneurysms in Marfan syndrome. Annals Of Cardiothoracic Surgery 2017, 6: 625-632. PMID: 29270374, PMCID: PMC5721101, DOI: 10.21037/acs.2017.11.10.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAortic root aneurysmAortic root diameterAortic dissectionRoot aneurysmMFS patientsAortic complicationsAdverse eventsAortic rootNatural historyRisk of complicationsAortic root dilatationMarfan syndrome patientsLogistic regression modelsAortic regurgitationCardiovascular complicationsHemodynamic roleDreadful complicationRoot dilatationAortic diameterLarge aneurysmsSyndrome patientsMarfan syndromeComplicationsPatientsAneurysms