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
2016
Advanced Glycation End Products and its Soluble Receptors in the Pathogenesis of Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm
Prasad K, Sarkar A, Zafar MA, Shoker A, Moselhi HE, Tranquilli M, Ziganshin BA, Elefteriades JA. Advanced Glycation End Products and its Soluble Receptors in the Pathogenesis of Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm. Aorta 2016, 04: 1-10. PMID: 27766267, PMCID: PMC5068493, DOI: 10.12945/j.aorta.2015.15.018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAdvanced glycation end productsEndogenous secretory RAGEThoracic aortic aneurysmGlycation end productsMatrix metalloproteinasesSerum sRAGEAortic aneurysmSoluble receptorFormation of TAALevels of AGEsPathogenesis of TAALevels of sRAGEAGE-RAGE axisLevels of cytokinesProduction of cytokinesRelease of cytokinesAGEs/Control subjectsRisk factorsStudy populationSRAGEBlood samplesMMP-2CytokinesELISA kit