Medical management of aortic disease in Marfan syndrome.
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Velasquez CA, Bin Mahmood SU, Zafar MA, Brownstein AJ, Saeyeldin A, Ziganshin BA, Elefteriades JA. Precipitous Resolution of Type-A Intramural Hematoma with Medical Management in a Patient with Metastatic Stage 4 Renal Cell Carcinoma. International Journal Of Angiology 2017, 26: 267-270. PMID: 29142496, PMCID: PMC5685788, DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1604333.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAnti-impulse therapyStage 4 renal cell carcinomaIntramural hematomaRenal cell carcinomaAcute typeMedical managementCell carcinomaElderly male patientsStandard of careBlood pressure stabilizationImmediate medical managementSurgical candidatesAortic dissectionMale patientsIntimal flapSurgical extirpationComplete resolutionAortic mediaPatientsTherapyConservative approachHematomaCarcinomaVariant formWestern worldThe Effect of Blood Transfusion on Outcomes in Aortic Surgery
Velasquez CA, Singh M, Bin Mahmood SU, Brownstein AJ, Zafar MA, Saeyeldin A, Ziganshin BA, Elefteriades JA. The Effect of Blood Transfusion on Outcomes in Aortic Surgery. International Journal Of Angiology 2017, 26: 135-142. PMID: 28804230, PMCID: PMC5552894, DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1604417.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAortic surgeryBlood transfusionBlood productsCardiac surgeryBlood product exposureStandard of carePaucity of evidencePostoperative outcomesPatient outcomesCurrent evidenceSurgeryTransfusionLong-term eventsBeneficial effectsProduct exposureMultiple studiesOutcomesDeleterious effectsMorbidityMortalityCare