2019
Chronologic and Climatic Factors of Acute Aortic Dissection: Study of 1642 Patients in Two Continents
Ma WG, Li B, Zhang W, Sarkar AEH, Tufail R, Peterss S, Zheng J, Zafar MA, Ziganshin B, Zhu JM, Sun LZ, Elefteriades JA. Chronologic and Climatic Factors of Acute Aortic Dissection: Study of 1642 Patients in Two Continents. The Annals Of Thoracic Surgery 2019, 110: 575-581. PMID: 31891696, DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2019.11.013.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2017
Does BioGlue contribute to anastomotic pseudoaneurysm after thoracic aortic surgery?
Ma WG, Ziganshin BA, Guo CF, Zafar MA, Sieller RS, Tranquilli M, Elefteriades JA. Does BioGlue contribute to anastomotic pseudoaneurysm after thoracic aortic surgery? Journal Of Thoracic Disease 2017, 9: 2491-2497. PMID: 28932555, PMCID: PMC5594166, DOI: 10.21037/jtd.2017.06.120.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAnastomotic pseudoaneurysm formationThoracic aortic diseaseThoracic aortic surgeryUse of BioGluePseudoaneurysm formationSurgical repairAortic diseaseAortic surgeryAnastomotic pseudoaneurysmFollow-up computed tomography scanEmergency/urgent surgeryAortic surgical proceduresThoracic aortic aneurysmComputed tomography scanArch replacementOperative survivorsAortic ulcerIntramural hematomaOperative mortalityUrgent surgeryNeurologic deficitsAortic dissectionSurgical indicationsHemostatic adjunctMean agePositive 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