2023
Evidence Accumulates: Patients with Ascending Aneurysms Are Strongly Protected from Atherosclerotic Disease
Waldron C, Zafar M, Ziganshin B, Weininger G, Grewal N, Elefteriades J. Evidence Accumulates: Patients with Ascending Aneurysms Are Strongly Protected from Atherosclerotic Disease. International Journal Of Molecular Sciences 2023, 24: 15640. PMID: 37958625, PMCID: PMC10650782, DOI: 10.3390/ijms242115640.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsThoracic aortic aneurysmAortic aneurysmCarotid intima-media thicknessLow-density lipoprotein levelsIntima-media thicknessDevelopment of atherosclerosisMatrix metalloproteinase proteinsAscending aneurysmAortic calcificationAtherosclerotic diseaseLipoprotein levelsMyocardial infarctionLeading causeAneurysmsMetalloproteinase proteinsGrowth factorProtective relationshipDiseasePossible mechanismCurrent understandingMorbidityInfarctionAtherosclerosisPatientsPathophysiology
2018
Intraoperative descending aortic dissection during aortic root replacement: successful management
Gryaznov AA, Ma WG, Erben Y, Zafar MA, Velasquez CA, Saeyeldin A, Ziganshin BA, Elefteriades JA. Intraoperative descending aortic dissection during aortic root replacement: successful management. Journal Of Thoracic Disease 2018, 10: 3065-3069. PMID: 29997974, PMCID: PMC6006070, DOI: 10.21037/jtd.2018.05.29.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIntraoperative aortic dissectionAortic dissectionSurgical cardiac interventionsAortic root replacementLife-threatening complicationsRoot replacementRare complicationCardiac interventionsOptimal managementSuccessful managementDissectionCatastrophic outcomesComplicationsHigh rateClear guidelinesMorbidityMortality
2017
The Effect of Blood Transfusion on Outcomes in Aortic Surgery
Velasquez CA, Singh M, Bin Mahmood SU, Brownstein AJ, Zafar MA, Saeyeldin A, Ziganshin BA, Elefteriades JA. The Effect of Blood Transfusion on Outcomes in Aortic Surgery. International Journal Of Angiology 2017, 26: 135-142. PMID: 28804230, PMCID: PMC5552894, DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1604417.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAortic surgeryBlood transfusionBlood productsCardiac surgeryBlood product exposureStandard of carePaucity of evidencePostoperative outcomesPatient outcomesCurrent evidenceSurgeryTransfusionLong-term eventsBeneficial effectsProduct exposureMultiple studiesOutcomesDeleterious effectsMorbidityMortalityCare