2023
Aortic Size at the Time of Type A and Type B Dissections
Perez Z, Zafar M, Velasco J, Sonsino A, Ellauzi H, John C, Kalyanasundaram A, Ziganshin B, Elefteriades J. Aortic Size at the Time of Type A and Type B Dissections. The Annals Of Thoracic Surgery 2023, 116: 262-268. PMID: 37062339, DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2023.03.037.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsType B dissectionTime of dissectionB dissectionAortic sizeAortic diameterBicuspid aortic valveThoracic aortic aneurysmAortic interventionAortic dissectionSurgical interventionAortic aneurysmFemale sexAortic valveThoracic aortaProphylactic repairUnadjusted regressionLeft shiftLogistic regressionDissectionNew guidelinesType ASize criteriaOddsInterventionTime of types
2018
Symptoms Matter: A Symptomatic but Radiographically Elusive Ascending Aortic Dissection
Papanikolaou D, Zafar MA, Tanweer M, Imran M, Abdelbaky M, Ziganshin BA, Elefteriades JA. Symptoms Matter: A Symptomatic but Radiographically Elusive Ascending Aortic Dissection. International Journal Of Angiology 2018, 28: 031-033. PMID: 30880890, PMCID: PMC6417893, DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1675849.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchThoracic aortic aneurysmAortic aneurysmAscending aortic dissectionAscending aortic diameterChest painHemiarch replacementAortic dissectionFocal dissectionAortic sizeAortic diameterProphylactic repairSeparate indicationsComputed tomographyVessel abnormalitiesDissectionSimilar casesAneurysmsAorticEchocardiographyPainPatientsSymptomaticsSymptomsThoracicAbnormalities