2008
Acute Dissection
Elefteriades J. Acute Dissection. 2008, 258-265. DOI: 10.1002/9781444300512.ch26.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1999
Management of descending aortic dissection
Elefteriades J, Lovoulos C, Coady M, Tellides G, Kopf G, Rizzo J. Management of descending aortic dissection. The Annals Of Thoracic Surgery 1999, 67: 2002-2005. PMID: 10391358, DOI: 10.1016/s0003-4975(99)00428-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsThoracic aortic diseaseAortic replacementAortic dissectionAortic diseaseVascular occlusionCategory of patientsEarly hospital courseTime of dissectionParaplegia rateAcute dissectionHospital coursePostoperative deathsAcute expansionPatient demographicsConsecutive patientsMultiple complicationsBenign courseMedical managementSpecific complicationsSurgical interventionClinical recordsAortic aneurysmComplicated dissectionFenestration procedureTherapy variesSurgical intervention criteria for thoracic aortic aneurysms: a study of growth rates and complications
Coady M, Rizzo J, Hammond G, Kopf G, Elefteriades J. Surgical intervention criteria for thoracic aortic aneurysms: a study of growth rates and complications. The Annals Of Thoracic Surgery 1999, 67: 1922-1926. PMID: 10391339, DOI: 10.1016/s0003-4975(99)00431-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsThoracic aortic aneurysmAortic aneurysmDevastating complicationAortic growth rateComplications of ruptureIncidence of dissectionTime of complicationsRisk of dissectionMultivariable regression analysisMedian sizeSurgical intervention criteriaTime of dissectionAcute dissectionElective resectionPerioperative complicationsInitial presentationSurgical interventionRisk factorsThoracic aortaAneurysm sizeComplicationsTime of ruptureYale University SchoolLower mortalityAneurysms
1998
Composite graft with coronary button reimplantation: Procedure of choice for aortic root replacement
Platis I, Kopf G, Dewar M, Shaw R, Elefteriades J. Composite graft with coronary button reimplantation: Procedure of choice for aortic root replacement. International Journal Of Angiology 1998, 7: 41-45. DOI: 10.1007/bf01616275.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAortic root replacementComposite graft replacementProcedure of choiceGraft techniqueButton techniqueRoot replacementBentall techniqueCabrol fistulaGraft replacementAortic rootSaphenous vein graft stenosisCoronary button reimplantationGood early resultsVein graft stenosisSurvival 1 yearAdvanced endocarditisDirect reimplantationHospital mortalitySaphenous graftAcute dissectionAortic replacementPostoperative bleedingCoronary bypassCabrol techniqueGraft stenosisComposite graft with coronary button reimplantation: Procedure of choice for aortic root replacement
Platis I, Kopf G, Dewar M, Shaw R, Elefteriades J. Composite graft with coronary button reimplantation: Procedure of choice for aortic root replacement. International Journal Of Angiology 1998, 41-45. DOI: 10.1055/s-0031-1276089.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAortic root replacementComposite graft replacementProcedure of choiceGraft techniqueButton techniqueRoot replacementBentall techniqueCabrol fistulaGraft replacementAortic rootSaphenous vein graft stenosisCoronary button reimplantationGood early resultsVein graft stenosisSurvival 1 yearAdvanced endocarditisDirect reimplantationHospital mortalitySaphenous graftAcute dissectionAortic replacementPostoperative bleedingCoronary bypassCabrol techniqueGraft stenosis
1997
What is the appropriate size criterion for resection of thoracic aortic aneurysms?
Coady M, Rizzo J, Hammond G, Mandapati D, Darr U, Kopf G, Elefteriades J. What is the appropriate size criterion for resection of thoracic aortic aneurysms? Journal Of Thoracic And Cardiovascular Surgery 1997, 113: 476-491. PMID: 9081092, DOI: 10.1016/s0022-5223(97)70360-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsThoracic aortic aneurysmAortic aneurysmIncidence of dissectionTime of complicationsMultivariable regression analysisMedian sizeAppropriate size criterionTime of dissectionAcute dissectionElective resectionPerioperative complicationsDevastating complicationOverall survivalAortic dissectionInitial presentationElective operationsSurgical interventionRisk factorsThoracic aortaAneurysm sizeTime of rupturePatientsYale University SchoolAneurysmsLower mortality
1990
Fenestration Revisited: A Safe and Effective Procedure for Descending Aortic Dissection
Elefteriades J, Hammond G, Gusberg R, Kopf G, Baldwin J. Fenestration Revisited: A Safe and Effective Procedure for Descending Aortic Dissection. JAMA Surgery 1990, 125: 786-790. PMID: 2346378, DOI: 10.1001/archsurg.1990.01410180112018.Peer-Reviewed Original Research