2019
Simple renal cysts and bovine aortic arch: markers for aortic disease
Brownstein AJ, Bin Mahmood SU, Saeyeldin A, Velasquez Mejia C, Zafar MA, Li Y, Rizzo JA, Dahl NK, Erben Y, Ziganshin BA, Elefteriades JA. Simple renal cysts and bovine aortic arch: markers for aortic disease. Open Heart 2019, 6: e000862. PMID: 30774963, PMCID: PMC6350752, DOI: 10.1136/openhrt-2018-000862.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBovine aortic archSimple renal cystsThoracic aortic diseaseAbdominal aortic aneurysmType B aortic dissectionB aortic dissectionAortic dissectionAortic aneurysmAortic diseaseAortic archRenal cystsChronic kidney diseasePresence of hypertensionAortic aneurysm developmentAbdominal CTMultivariable analysisKidney diseaseRetrospective searchPatientsAneurysm developmentAneurysmsPropensity scoreDiseaseDissectionPrevalence
2018
Prevention of Aortic Dissection Suggests a Diameter Shift to a Lower Aortic Size Threshold for Intervention
Mansour AM, Peterss S, Zafar MA, Rizzo JA, Fang H, Charilaou P, Ziganshin BA, Darr UM, Elefteriades JA. Prevention of Aortic Dissection Suggests a Diameter Shift to a Lower Aortic Size Threshold for Intervention. Cardiology 2018, 139: 139-146. PMID: 29346780, DOI: 10.1159/000481930.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisk of dissectionAortic sizeAortic dissectionAortic diameter increaseGuideline-recommended thresholdNatural history analysisEffect of dissectionConsecutive patientsMultivariable analysisAneurysm patientsMultivariate regression modelControl groupImaging studiesAortaDissectionMultiple studiesAverage timePatientsRiskRegression modelsProportional estimatesStudyPrevention