Point‐of‐care Focused Cardiac Ultrasound for the Assessment of Thoracic Aortic Dimensions, Dilation, and Aneurysmal Disease
Taylor RA, Oliva I, Van Tonder R, Elefteriades J, Dziura J, Moore CL. Point‐of‐care Focused Cardiac Ultrasound for the Assessment of Thoracic Aortic Dimensions, Dilation, and Aneurysmal Disease. Academic Emergency Medicine 2012, 19: 244-247. PMID: 22288871, DOI: 10.1111/j.1553-2712.2011.01279.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsThoracic aortic aneurysmAortic dilationThoracic aortic dimensionsCT angiographyTransthoracic echocardiographyAortic dissectionBland-Altman plotsAortic dimensionsEmergency departmentAortic aneurysmEmergency physiciansCardiac ultrasoundPilot studyNinety-two patientsThoracic aorta pathologyFurther prospective studiesThoracic aortic diameterThoracic aortic pathologyRetrospective pilot studySinus of ValsalvaAcademic emergency departmentCTA measurementsFocused cardiac ultrasoundRetrospective pilot analysisReference standardComparison of the Effect on Long-Term Outcomes in Patients With Thoracic Aortic Aneurysms of Taking Versus Not Taking a Statin Drug
Jovin IS, Duggal M, Ebisu K, Paek H, Oprea AD, Tranquilli M, Rizzo J, Memet R, Feldman M, Dziura J, Brandt CA, Elefteriades JA. Comparison of the Effect on Long-Term Outcomes in Patients With Thoracic Aortic Aneurysms of Taking Versus Not Taking a Statin Drug. The American Journal Of Cardiology 2012, 109: 1050-1054. PMID: 22221941, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2011.11.038.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsThoracic aortic aneurysmLong-term outcomesComposite end pointAortic aneurysmAneurysm repairEnd pointImproved long-term outcomesOutcomes of patientsCohort of patientsKaplan-Meier analysisMedian followStatin intakeStatin therapyMedical therapyStatinsFirst presentationPatientsSurvival rateAneurysmsStatin drugsOutcomesTherapyIntakeRepairCohort