2024
Patient-specific ascending aortic intervention criteria
Kalogerakos P, Zafar M, Li Y, Ellauzi H, Mukherjee S, Ziganshin B, Rizzo J, Elefteriades J. Patient-specific ascending aortic intervention criteria. European Journal Of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery 2024, 65: ezae162. PMID: 38632077, DOI: 10.1093/ejcts/ezae162.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAdverse aortic eventsRisk of adverse eventsAortic eventsAortic rootAneurysm patientsAscending aortaAdverse eventsIncreased risk of adverse eventsThoracic aortic aneurysm patientsAscending aortic aneurysmHigher risk of adverse eventsAortic aneurysm patientsAscending thoracic aortic aneurysm patientsBody surface areaGeneral populationPersonalized risk stratificationAortic diameterAneurysm locationRisk stratificationAortic aneurysmIncreased riskAscending diameterPatientsHigh riskZ-score
2023
Midterm follow-up of composite graft replacement of the aortic root (30-year experience)—remarkably safe, effective, and durable
Jeoffrey S, Zafar M, Velasco J, Khattak A, Ellauzi H, Nasir A, Kalyanasundaram A, Ziganshin B, Elefteriades J. Midterm follow-up of composite graft replacement of the aortic root (30-year experience)—remarkably safe, effective, and durable. JTCVS Open 2023, 17: 1-13. PMID: 38420531, PMCID: PMC10897671, DOI: 10.1016/j.xjon.2023.11.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAortic root replacementOperative mortalityTerm outcomesDistal aortic segmentsLong-term bleedingAortic root diseaseComposite graft replacementType A DissectionFirst-time operationsAge/genderARR patientsConcomitant CABGLate reoperationAcute typeRoot replacementAdverse eventsGraft failureGraft replacementRedo proceduresCabrol procedureUrgent operationAortic rootAortic segmentsPatientsOperative choice