2017
Positive family history of aortic dissection dramatically increases dissection risk in family members
Ma WG, Chou AS, Mok SCM, Ziganshin BA, Charilaou P, Zafar MA, Sieller RS, Tranquilli M, Rizzo JA, Elefteriades JA. Positive family history of aortic dissection dramatically increases dissection risk in family members. International Journal Of Cardiology 2017, 240: 132-137. PMID: 28502736, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2017.04.080.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFirst-degree relativesAortic dissectionFamily historyExposure yearsMore first-degree relativesNew aortic dissectionFamily membersDetailed family history informationPositive family historyLower mean ageTime of dissectionFamily history informationAOD patientsPrognostic valueMean ageIndex patientsHigh riskDissection riskPatientsYounger ageDissectionAgeShort durationRiskFHADs
2016
Twenty‐five year outcomes following composite graft aortic root replacement
Mok SC, Ma W, Mansour A, Charilaou P, Chou AS, Peterss S, Tranquilli M, Ziganshin BA, Elefteriades JA. Twenty‐five year outcomes following composite graft aortic root replacement. Journal Of Cardiac Surgery 2016, 32: 99-109. PMID: 27966257, DOI: 10.1111/jocs.12875.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAorta, ThoracicAortic DiseasesBioprosthesisBlood Vessel ProsthesisConnecticutEchocardiography, TransesophagealElective Surgical ProceduresFemaleFollow-Up StudiesForecastingHumansMaleMiddle AgedMorbidityPostoperative ComplicationsProsthesis DesignRetrospective StudiesSurvival RateTomography, X-Ray ComputedVascular GraftingYoung AdultConceptsAortic root replacementRoot replacementLong-term survivalConcomitant coronary artery bypass graftExcellent long-term survivalCoronary artery bypass graftComposite valved graftCoronary button techniqueAortic root diseaseLow operative riskArtery bypass graftGender-matched controlsFirst-time operationsLate reoperationOperative mortalityOperative riskAdverse eventsRedo proceduresBypass graftCabrol procedureSingle surgeonMean ageLate eventYear outcomesLower incidenceDo Familial Aortic Dissections Tend to Occur at the Same Age?
Chou AS, Ma WG, Mok SC, Ziganshin BA, Peterss S, Rizzo JA, Tranquilli M, Elefteriades JA. Do Familial Aortic Dissections Tend to Occur at the Same Age? The Annals Of Thoracic Surgery 2016, 103: 546-550. PMID: 27570161, DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2016.06.007.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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