2021
Is Aortic Z-score an Appropriate Index of Beneficial Drug Effect in Clinical Trials in Aortic Aneurysm Disease?
Elkinany S, Weismann C, Curtis A, Smith T, Zafar MA, Breen T, Li Y, Tranquilli M, Rizzo JA, Mukherjee SK, Ziganshin BA, Elefteriades JA. Is Aortic Z-score an Appropriate Index of Beneficial Drug Effect in Clinical Trials in Aortic Aneurysm Disease? The American Journal Of Cardiology 2021, 143: 145-153. PMID: 33352210, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2020.12.025.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBody mass indexAortic Z-scoresZ-score decreaseBeneficial drug effectsZ-scoreMarfan patientsClinical trialsAneurysm diseaseDrug effectsChild's ageEcho examAortic dilation rateDecreased Z-scoreConnective tissue diseaseBody surface areaEffects of medicationAortic aneurysm diseaseClinical drug trialsMass indexTissue diseaseAortic diseaseAneurysmal pathologyDrug trialsInvestigational drugsSpontaneous decrease
2019
Predictability of acute aortic dissection: A dream in evolution
Zafar MA, Ziganshin BA, Elefteriades JA. Predictability of acute aortic dissection: A dream in evolution. Journal Of Thoracic And Cardiovascular Surgery 2019, 157: e324-e326. PMID: 30826100, DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2019.01.097.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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