2023
Bicuspid aortopathy does not require earlier surgical intervention
Zafar M, Wu J, Vinholo T, Li Y, Papanikolaou D, Ellauzi H, Ostberg N, Kalyanasundaram A, Kalogerakos P, Mukherjee S, Ziganshin B, Rizzo J, Elefteriades J. Bicuspid aortopathy does not require earlier surgical intervention. Journal Of Thoracic And Cardiovascular Surgery 2023, 168: 760-769.e4. PMID: 37088130, DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2023.04.017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBicuspid aortic valveAdverse aortic eventsEvent-free survivalAortic eventsAortic sizeAortic diameterAortic growth rateEarly surgical interventionLong-term complicationsRisk of complicationsThoracic aortic aneurysmAortic deathComplication rateSurgical repairOperative repairProphylactic surgerySurgical interventionAortic aneurysmAortic valveSurgical correctionBicuspid aortopathyRelative riskExpert centersTAV-ATAAPatients
2022
The Genetics of Inheritable Aortic Diseases
Kalyanasundaram A, Elefteriades J. The Genetics of Inheritable Aortic Diseases. Current Cardiovascular Risk Reports 2022, 16: 13-24. DOI: 10.1007/s12170-022-00687-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAbdominal aortic aneurysmRisk factorsAortic diseaseAortic aneurysmPatient outcomesGene variantsTraditional cardiovascular risk factorsBetter long-term survivalCV risk factorsDevelopment of TAADCardiovascular risk factorsBetter patient outcomesLong-term survivalGeneral risk factorsPurpose of ReviewOverTGF-β pathwayEarly surgeryLipid metabolism pathwaysDefinitive treatmentAneurysmal diseaseAortic diameterProphylactic surgeryAggressive casesPatient-specific guidelinesAortic wall