Efficacy of beta blockers in patients with thoracic aortic aneurysm: meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials
Tanriverdi L, Barrett A, Kalyanasundaram A, Zafar M, Ziganshin B, Elefteriades J. Efficacy of beta blockers in patients with thoracic aortic aneurysm: meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. European Heart Journal 2024, 45: ehae666.2256. DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehae666.2256.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchThoracic aortic aneurysmRandomized controlled trialsPooled risk ratioB-blockersAortic aneurysmAortic dissectionControlled trialsAortic eventsRisk ratioPrimary outcomePooled risk estimatesRisk of aortic dissectionRisk of bias assessmentNo treatmentMeta-analysis of randomized controlled trialsInverse variance-weighted random-effects modelMeta-analysisLiterature searchB-blocker treatmentSystematic review protocolInternational Prospective RegisterCochrane Central Register of Controlled TrialsEfficacy of beta blockersCentral Register of Controlled TrialsSummary effect measuresPatient-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