2019
Predicting in-hospital rupture of type A aortic dissection using Random Forest
Wu J, Qiu J, Xie E, Jiang W, Zhao R, Qiu J, Zafar MA, Huang Y, Yu C. Predicting in-hospital rupture of type A aortic dissection using Random Forest. Journal Of Thoracic Disease 2019, 11: 4634-4646. PMID: 31903252, PMCID: PMC6940214, DOI: 10.21037/jtd.2019.10.82.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAortic height indexArtery involvementPeriaortic hematomaPredictive valueNumbness/painRenal artery involvementSimple clinical informationAcute liver dysfunctionAortic dissection patientsNegative predictive valuePositive predictive valueLiver dysfunctionTAAD patientsAortic dissectionConsecutive patientsAcute phaseAortic sizeDissection patientsPleural effusionRisk stratificationPatient counsellingStudy populationClinical informationSurgical triagePatients
2017
Height alone, rather than body surface area, suffices for risk estimation in ascending aortic aneurysm
Zafar MA, Li Y, Rizzo JA, Charilaou P, Saeyeldin A, Velasquez CA, Mansour AM, Bin Mahmood SU, Ma WG, Brownstein AJ, Tranquilli M, Dumfarth J, Theodoropoulos P, Thombre K, Tanweer M, Erben Y, Peterss S, Ziganshin BA, Elefteriades JA. Height alone, rather than body surface area, suffices for risk estimation in ascending aortic aneurysm. Journal Of Thoracic And Cardiovascular Surgery 2017, 155: 1938-1950. PMID: 29395211, DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2017.10.140.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAortic Aneurysm, ThoracicBody HeightBody Surface AreaDatabases, FactualDecision Support TechniquesDisease ProgressionFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedPredictive Value of TestsProgression-Free SurvivalRetrospective StudiesRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsTime FactorsYoung AdultConceptsAortic size indexBody surface areaAortic height indexAortic diameterAortic aneurysmYearly riskComplication-free survivalLong-term complicationsRisk of complicationsRisk estimationAortic dissectionComplication rateAortic sizeRisk stratificationComplicationsPredictive valueConcordance statisticInternational guidelinesNatural complicationsPatientsHeight indexSignificant predictorsAneurysmsTAAARisk