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
2020
Discrepancies in Measurement of the Thoracic Aorta JACC Review Topic of the Week
Elefteriades JA, Mukherjee SK, Mojibian H. Discrepancies in Measurement of the Thoracic Aorta JACC Review Topic of the Week. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2020, 76: 201-217. PMID: 32646571, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2020.03.084.Peer-Reviewed Original Research