2022
Progress in surgical interventions for aortic root aneurysms and dissections
Parameswaran S, Ziganshin BA, Zafar M, Elefteriades JA. Progress in surgical interventions for aortic root aneurysms and dissections. Expert Review Of Cardiovascular Therapy 2022, 20: 65-79. PMID: 35037567, DOI: 10.1080/14779072.2022.2029702.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAortic root aneurysmRoot aneurysmAortic root replacement surgeryAortic root surgeryAortic valve leafletsValve dysfunctionAortic dissectionAortic pathologyProgressive dilatationSurgical optionsAneurysmal diseaseSurgical interventionCoronary arteryRoot surgeryAortic rootAortic tubeReplacement surgerySurgical investigationAnatomic patternsPubMed databaseRisk profileValve leafletsSystematic searchSurgeryAneurysms
2020
Cine-Computed Tomography for the Evaluation of Prosthetic Heart Valve Function
Hsu C, Bourganos K, Zafar MA, Huber S, Buntin J, Ziganshin BA, Mojibian H, Elefteriades JA. Cine-Computed Tomography for the Evaluation of Prosthetic Heart Valve Function. Cardiology 2020, 145: 439-445. PMID: 32454507, DOI: 10.1159/000507182.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAortic valve replacementAortic stenosisTransvalvular velocityValve functionECG-gated computed tomographyProsthetic heart valve functionProsthetic valve dysfunctionProsthetic valve functionCine CTHeart valve functionAVR patientsValve thrombosisCardiac eventsRepeat surgeryValve dysfunctionValve replacementSingle surgeonSurgical interventionRepeat evaluationProsthetic valvesComputed tomographyLeaflet excursionFurther evaluationLeaflet functionPatients