2023
Safety of cerebrospinal fluid drainage in descending and thoracoabdominal aortic replacement surgery
Nasir A, Zafar M, Abdelbaky M, Papanikolaou D, Ellauzi H, Shaikh M, Ziganshin B, Elefteriades J. Safety of cerebrospinal fluid drainage in descending and thoracoabdominal aortic replacement surgery. Annals Of Cardiothoracic Surgery 2023, 12: 47683-47483. PMID: 37817851, PMCID: PMC10561341, DOI: 10.21037/acs-2023-scp-0121.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCerebrospinal fluid drainageThoracoabdominal aortic aneurysmsSpinal cord injuryOpen surgical repairSurgical repairElectronic health recordsAortic aneurysmFluid drainagePersistent cerebrospinal fluid leakageAortic replacement surgeryMean hospital lengthSpinal cord protectionRetrospective chart reviewThoracic aortic aneurysmThoracoabdominal aortic diseaseCerebrospinal fluid leakageLong-term survivalHospital mortalityHospital lengthPermanent paraplegiaChart reviewMinor complicationsPatient agePostoperative courseCutaneous fistulaBicuspid aortopathy does not require earlier surgical intervention
Zafar M, Wu J, Vinholo T, Li Y, Papanikolaou D, Ellauzi H, Ostberg N, Kalyanasundaram A, Kalogerakos P, Mukherjee S, Ziganshin B, Rizzo J, Elefteriades J. Bicuspid aortopathy does not require earlier surgical intervention. Journal Of Thoracic And Cardiovascular Surgery 2023, 168: 760-769.e4. PMID: 37088130, DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2023.04.017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBicuspid aortic valveAdverse aortic eventsEvent-free survivalAortic eventsAortic sizeAortic diameterAortic growth rateEarly surgical interventionLong-term complicationsRisk of complicationsThoracic aortic aneurysmAortic deathComplication rateSurgical repairOperative repairProphylactic surgerySurgical interventionAortic aneurysmAortic valveSurgical correctionBicuspid aortopathyRelative riskExpert centersTAV-ATAAPatients
2019
Routine anterior spinal artery visualization prior to descending and thoracoabdominal aneurysm repair: High detection success
Abdelbaky M, Zafar MA, Saeyeldin A, Wu J, Papanikolaou D, Vinholo TF, Huber S, Buntin J, Ziganshin BA, Mojibian H, Elefteriades JA. Routine anterior spinal artery visualization prior to descending and thoracoabdominal aneurysm repair: High detection success. Journal Of Cardiac Surgery 2019, 34: 1563-1568. PMID: 31705825, DOI: 10.1111/jocs.14310.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAnterior spinal arterySpinal cord blood supplyMagnetic resonance angiographyCT angiographyAneurysm repairTransient lower extremity weaknessThoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm repairLower paraplegia ratesThoracoabdominal aneurysm repairLower extremity weaknessAortic aneurysm repairOpen surgical repairModality of choiceParaplegia rateTAAA repairExtremity weaknessPermanent paraplegiaSpinal arteryEnhanced imaging techniquesSurgical repairSpinal angiographySurgical techniqueBlood supplyDual-energy CT scanningModern imaging technologiesComplex two-stage open surgical repair of an aortoesophageal fistula after thoracic endovascular aortic repair
Chaar C, Zafar MA, Velasquez C, Saeyeldin A, Elefteriades JA. Complex two-stage open surgical repair of an aortoesophageal fistula after thoracic endovascular aortic repair. Journal Of Vascular Surgery Cases And Innovative Techniques 2019, 5: 261-263. PMID: 31304437, PMCID: PMC6601018, DOI: 10.1016/j.jvscit.2019.02.011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchThoracic endovascular aortic repairEndovascular aortic repairAortoesophageal fistulaInfected endograftAortic repairExtra-anatomic aortic bypassOpen surgical repairOpen surgical approachFocus of infectionVisceral ischemia timesAortic bypassFatal complicationSurgical repairIschemia timeThoracic endograftSurgical approachThoracic aortaOptimal managementEndograftFistulaAortaClear guidelinesRepairComplex casesComplications
2018
“Getting beyond diameter”: when to replace the aorta?
Tanweer M, Zafar M, Saeyeldin A, Gryaznov A, Puddifant A, Erben Y, Ziganshin B, Elefteriades J. “Getting beyond diameter”: when to replace the aorta? Journal Of Visualized Surgery 2018, 4: 124-124. DOI: 10.21037/jovs.2018.06.04.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAortic sizeThoracic aortic aneurysm patientsProgression of TAAAortic aneurysm patientsTimely surgical interventionBody surface areaProphylactic surgical repairSpecific genetic mutationsUse of biomarkersAdvanced imaging techniquesAortic surgeryAortic dissectionSurgical treatmentCatastrophic complicationSurgical repairPrognostic importancePrognostic significanceSurgical interventionAneurysm patientsTAA patientsPatient heightDisease progressionFamily historyFemale genderAnatomical aberrations
2017
Does BioGlue contribute to anastomotic pseudoaneurysm after thoracic aortic surgery?
Ma WG, Ziganshin BA, Guo CF, Zafar MA, Sieller RS, Tranquilli M, Elefteriades JA. Does BioGlue contribute to anastomotic pseudoaneurysm after thoracic aortic surgery? Journal Of Thoracic Disease 2017, 9: 2491-2497. PMID: 28932555, PMCID: PMC5594166, DOI: 10.21037/jtd.2017.06.120.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAnastomotic pseudoaneurysm formationThoracic aortic diseaseThoracic aortic surgeryUse of BioGluePseudoaneurysm formationSurgical repairAortic diseaseAortic surgeryAnastomotic pseudoaneurysmFollow-up computed tomography scanEmergency/urgent surgeryAortic surgical proceduresThoracic aortic aneurysmComputed tomography scanArch replacementOperative survivorsAortic ulcerIntramural hematomaOperative mortalityUrgent surgeryNeurologic deficitsAortic dissectionSurgical indicationsHemostatic adjunctMean age