2015
Atypical aortic arch branching variants: A novel marker for thoracic aortic disease
Dumfarth J, Chou AS, Ziganshin BA, Bhandari R, Peterss S, Tranquilli M, Mojibian H, Fang H, Rizzo JA, Elefteriades JA. Atypical aortic arch branching variants: A novel marker for thoracic aortic disease. Journal Of Thoracic And Cardiovascular Surgery 2015, 149: 1586-1592. PMID: 25802134, DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2015.02.019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAneurysmAorta, ThoracicAortic DiseasesAortographyCardiovascular AbnormalitiesCase-Control StudiesConnecticutDeglutition DisordersFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedPredictive Value of TestsPrevalenceRisk FactorsSubclavian ArteryTime FactorsTomography, X-Ray ComputedVascular MalformationsVertebral ArteryConceptsThoracic aortic diseaseAberrant right subclavian arteryLeft vertebral arteryRight subclavian arteryBovine aortic archAortic arch variationsAortic archControl groupSubclavian arteryAortic diseaseVertebral arteryArch anatomyAortic branch variationsNormal arch anatomyBicuspid aortic valveHistorical control groupAortic arch variantsAortic arch anatomySignificant higher prevalenceChart reviewBranch patternAortic aneurysmAortic valveHigh prevalenceGeneral population
2012
‘Bovine’ Aortic Arch – A Marker for Thoracic Aortic Disease
Hornick M, Moomiaie R, Mojibian H, Ziganshin B, Almuwaqqat Z, Lee ES, Rizzo JA, Tranquilli M, Elefteriades JA. ‘Bovine’ Aortic Arch – A Marker for Thoracic Aortic Disease. Cardiology 2012, 123: 116-124. PMID: 23037917, DOI: 10.1159/000342071.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsThoracic aortic diseaseAortic diseaseBA groupRadiology reportsAortic expansion rateAortic growth rateThoracic aortic aneurysmAortic dissectionAortic ruptureHospital recordsAortic aneurysmAortic archAnatomic variantsClinical significanceGeneral populationMRI scansPatientsBA prevalenceDiseasePrevalenceDissectionReportRuptureAneurysmsGroup