2025
Outcomes of medical and surgical management in infectious intracranial aneurysms: a multicenter cohort analysis
Alawieh A, Dimisko L, Zohdy Y, Koo A, Saad H, Baba B, Newman S, Grossberg J, Matouk C, Cawley C, Pradilla G, Reisner A, Fox W, Perez-Vega C, Burkhardt J, Salem M, Jabbour P, Naamani K, Schmidt R, Gooch M, Starke R, Abdelsalam A, Lu V, Levitt M, Chalhoub R, Kobeissy F, Spiotta A, Barrow D, Howard B. Outcomes of medical and surgical management in infectious intracranial aneurysms: a multicenter cohort analysis. Journal Of NeuroInterventional Surgery 2025, jnis-2025-023421. PMID: 40409986, DOI: 10.1136/jnis-2025-023421.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchInfectious intracranial aneurysmsModified Rankin ScaleOutcome predictorsManagement of infectious intracranial aneurysmsEndovascular interventionIntracranial aneurysmsMedical managementComplication of systemic infectionRetrospective registry-based cohort studyHigh-risk patientsRegistry-based cohort studyStandardized management guidelinesTertiary care centerLimitations of medical managementPredictors of failureMultivariate logistic regressionDays of initiationMulticenter cohort analysisInfective endocarditisTreatment failureSurgical managementMulticenter cohortAneurysm sizeCase seriesClinical decision-makingAdherence to SVS Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Guidelines Among Patients Detected by AI-Based Algorithm
Wilson E, Yao K, Kostiuk V, Bader J, Loh S, Mojibian H, Fischer U, Ochoa Chaar C, Aboian E. Adherence to SVS Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Guidelines Among Patients Detected by AI-Based Algorithm. Annals Of Vascular Surgery 2025, 120: 108-114. PMID: 40349830, DOI: 10.1016/j.avsg.2025.05.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAbdominal aortic aneurysmAdherent patientsSurgical interventionAbdominal aortic aneurysm patientsNon-adherent patientsTertiary care centerFollow-up adherenceFollow-up algorithmSVS guidelinesImaging surveillanceSurgical criteriaAneurysm sizeAortic aneurysmIdentified patientsPati entsSurveillance adherenceVascular providersImaging scansDeceased patientsPatientsPhysician evaluationCare centerPatient outcomesStatistical significanceNo significant age differences
2024
Somatic Variants Acquired Later in Life Associated with Thoracic Aortic Aneurysms: JAK2 V617F
Waldron C, Zafar M, Ma D, Zhang H, Dykas D, Ziganshin B, Popa A, Jha A, Kwan J, Elefteriades J. Somatic Variants Acquired Later in Life Associated with Thoracic Aortic Aneurysms: JAK2 V617F. Genes 2024, 15: 883. PMID: 39062663, PMCID: PMC11276600, DOI: 10.3390/genes15070883.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchThoracic aortic aneurysmDevelopment of thoracic aortic aneurysmAortic aneurysmJAK2 V617FMyeloproliferative neoplasmsSomatic variantsPrevalence of thoracic aortic aneurysmsDescending thoracic aortic aneurysmJAK2 V617F burdenAortic valve diseaseTarget of therapyDriver of myeloproliferative neoplasmsSurgical aortic replacementVariant allele fractionAscending thoracic aortic aneurysmAortic replacementAneurysm sizeAneurysm patientsValve diseaseVariant carriersIncreased riskJAK2 geneExome sequencing databaseAllele fractionAneurysmMulticenter early United States feasibility study and periprocedural safety of LVIS EVO for the treatment of unruptured intracranial aneurysms
Kayan Y, Almandoz J, Copelan A, Matouk C, Chaudry M, Altschul D, Essibayi M, Goren O, Yim B, Tsappidi S, Zhang Y, Hui F, Samaniego E, Gudino A, Siddiqui A, Jaikumar V, Puri A, Kühn A, Singh J, Ringer A, Hanel R, De Toledo O, Dabus G, Gooch M, Sizdahkhani S, Field N, Paul A. Multicenter early United States feasibility study and periprocedural safety of LVIS EVO for the treatment of unruptured intracranial aneurysms. Journal Of NeuroInterventional Surgery 2024, 17: jnis-2024-021900. PMID: 38906689, DOI: 10.1136/jnis-2024-021900.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLow-profile visualized intraluminal supportIntracranial aneurysmsHemorrhagic complicationsTreatment of unruptured intracranial aneurysmsComplete neck coverageAverage aneurysm sizeInstitutional review board approvalClass I occlusionReview board approvalAnterior communicating arteryTreatment of intracranial aneurysmsMiddle cerebral artery bifurcationUnruptured intracranial aneurysmsSelf-expanding stentsCerebral artery bifurcationLength of stayParent vessel sizePatient agePeriprocedural complicationsPeriprocedural safetyAneurysm locationAneurysm sizeAntiplatelet therapyBoard approvalIntraluminal support
2022
Growth rate of ascending thoracic aortic aneurysms in a non-referral-based population
Weininger G, Mori M, Yousef S, Hur DJ, Assi R, Geirsson A, Vallabhajosyula P. Growth rate of ascending thoracic aortic aneurysms in a non-referral-based population. Journal Of Cardiothoracic Surgery 2022, 17: 14. PMID: 35109884, PMCID: PMC8812194, DOI: 10.1186/s13019-022-01761-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAneurysm growth rateAortic dilatationAortic aneurysmStudy populationCT scanInitial aneurysm sizeTrue natural historyPatients age 50High-risk patientsMedian time intervalLarge institutional databaseThoracic aortic aneurysmComputed tomography scanAortic aneurysm diseaseRisk patientsAortic sizeInstitutional databaseTomography scanAneurysm diseaseRadiologic diagnosisAneurysm sizeBackgroundPrior studiesAge 50PatientsNatural history
2021
Socioeconomic disparities in surveillance and follow‐up of patients with thoracic aortic aneurysm
Shang M, Weininger G, Mori M, Kahler‐Quesada A, Degife E, Brooks C, Yousef S, Williams M, Assi R, Geirsson A, Vallabhajosyula P. Socioeconomic disparities in surveillance and follow‐up of patients with thoracic aortic aneurysm. Journal Of Cardiac Surgery 2021, 37: 831-839. PMID: 34873754, DOI: 10.1111/jocs.16173.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAortic aneurysmArea Deprivation IndexCardiovascular specialistsSocioeconomic statusSurgical interventionAneurysm sizeReferral of patientsRisk of deathSignificant risk factorsThoracic aortic aneurysmComputed tomography scanLowest socioeconomic quartileLow socioeconomic statusLower Socioeconomic StatusADI quartileAortic surveillanceAortic dissectionConsecutive patientsPrimary outcomeSpecialist referralSurgical repairTimely followSurveillance imagingRisk regressionRisk factorsPatterns of Surveillance Imaging for Incidentally Detected Ascending Aortic Aneurysms
Weininger G, Mori M, Shang M, Degife E, Amick M, Yousef S, Assi R, Milewski R, Geirsson A, Vallabhajosyula P. Patterns of Surveillance Imaging for Incidentally Detected Ascending Aortic Aneurysms. The Annals Of Thoracic Surgery 2021, 113: 125-130. PMID: 33609548, DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2021.02.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAneurysm sizeLogistic regression modelsAortic aneurysmTomography scanCardiac surgeonsHigh-risk patient populationHigh-risk patientsAscending Aortic AneurysmLow clinical penetranceMedian aneurysm sizeYear of detectionPatterns of surveillanceMedian followCare patientsRegression modelsSurveillance imagingSurveillance intervalsPatient populationIncidental detectionFamily historyClinical penetrancePatientsPatient's aneurysmSilent killerTimely intervention
2020
Increased Virulence of Descending Thoracic and Thoracoabdominal Aortic Aneurysms in Women
Chen JF, Zafar MA, Wu J, Li Y, Rizzo JA, Papanikolaou D, Kalogerakos P, Abdelbaky M, Ellauzi H, Rohde S, Vinholo TF, Charilaou P, Buntin J, Mukherjee SK, Ziganshin BA, Elefteriades JA. Increased Virulence of Descending Thoracic and Thoracoabdominal Aortic Aneurysms in Women. The Annals Of Thoracic Surgery 2020, 112: 45-52. PMID: 33075319, DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2020.08.026.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsThoracoabdominal aortic aneurysmsAortic deathFatal complicationAortic sizeAortic aneurysmFaster aneurysm growthMean aortic diameterComplication rateComposite endpointAortic diameterSurgical interventionCurrent guidelinesAneurysm sizeSex considerationsNatural historyAneurysm growthThoracicWomenDissectionYearly rateComplicationsDeathAneurysmsHigh rateSex differences
2019
Pipeline Endovascular Device vs Stent-Assisted Coiling in Small Unruptured Aneurysms: A Cost-Effectiveness Analysis.
Malhotra A, Wu X, Brinjikji W, Miller T, Matouk CC, Sanelli P, Gandhi D. Pipeline Endovascular Device vs Stent-Assisted Coiling in Small Unruptured Aneurysms: A Cost-Effectiveness Analysis. Neurosurgery 2019, 85: e1010-e1019. PMID: 31329957, DOI: 10.1093/neuros/nyz130.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStent-assisted coilingProbabilistic sensitivity analysesRetreatment rateUnruptured aneurysmsUnruptured anterior circulation aneurysmsPipeline endovascular deviceAnterior circulation aneurysmsLong-term outcomesAneurysm recurrence rateOne-way sensitivity analysesPipeline Embolization DeviceSmall unruptured anterior circulation aneurysmsSmall unruptured aneurysmsSensitivity analysisBetter health outcomesDecision-analytical studyCost-effective relativeCost-effectiveness analysisRecurrence rateStent coilingBase case calculationAneurysm sizeEmbolization DeviceAneurysm recurrenceHealth outcomes
2017
Multi-modality molecular imaging of aortic aneurysms
Malm BJ, Sadeghi MM. Multi-modality molecular imaging of aortic aneurysms. Journal Of Nuclear Cardiology 2017, 24: 1239-1245. PMID: 28447279, PMCID: PMC7720418, DOI: 10.1007/s12350-017-0883-2.BooksConceptsAortic aneurysmMulti-modality molecular imagingMolecular imagingSignificant morbidityAbdominal aortaAneurysm formationAneurysm sizeLower riskAneurysm pathogenesisAneurysmsPotential future roleImaging modalitiesComplicationsDiagnosisImagingMorbidityThrombosisPatientsAortaCurrent gapsFuture rolePathogenesisThoracicMortalityEpidemiology
2016
Novel Molecular Imaging Approaches to Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Risk Stratification
Toczek J, Meadows JL, Sadeghi MM. Novel Molecular Imaging Approaches to Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Risk Stratification. Circulation Cardiovascular Imaging 2016, 9: e003023. PMID: 26763279, PMCID: PMC4714781, DOI: 10.1161/circimaging.115.003023.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAbdominal aortic aneurysmRisk stratificationAortic aneurysmNovel molecular imaging approachesAbdominal aortic aneurysm repairFluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomographyAortic aneurysm repairSelection of patientsPatient risk stratificationUltrasmall superparamagnetic particlesMagnetic resonance imagingMolecular imaging approachesAneurysm repairInflammatory cellsClinical trialsPreclinical modelsAneurysm sizeResonance imagingEmission tomographyAneurysm growthMatrix remodelingAneurysmsClinical translationMolecular imagingProteolytic enzymes
2015
Predictors and outcomes of endoleaks in the Veterans Affairs Open Versus Endovascular Repair (OVER) Trial of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms
Lal BK, Zhou W, Li Z, Kyriakides T, Matsumura J, Lederle FA, Freischlag J, Group O. Predictors and outcomes of endoleaks in the Veterans Affairs Open Versus Endovascular Repair (OVER) Trial of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms. Journal Of Vascular Surgery 2015, 62: 1394-1404. PMID: 26598115, DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2015.02.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsType II endoleakEndovascular repairSecondary interventionsAortic aneurysmRisk factorsAneurysm sizeVeterans AffairsKaplan-Meier survival analysisInitial aneurysm sizeStandard-risk patientsSuccessful endovascular repairType of endoleakVascular risk factorsInfrarenal aortic aneurysmLong-term outcomesAnalysis of patientsLength of survivalAbdominal aortic aneurysmPresence of endoleaksLogistic regression analysisDiameter enlargementOVER trialPatient demographicsEndoleak developmentLong follow
2002
Mid-term results of patients undergoing endovascular aortic aneurysm repair
Tonnessen B, Conners M, Sternbergh W, Carter G, Yoselevitz M, Money S. Mid-term results of patients undergoing endovascular aortic aneurysm repair. The American Journal Of Surgery 2002, 184: 561-566. PMID: 12488168, DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9610(02)01053-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEndovascular aneurysm repairSecondary proceduresAneurysm repairEndovascular aortic aneurysm repairMid-term outcomesAortic aneurysm repairMid-term resultsAneuRx endograftPersistent endoleakOpen conversionVascular insufficiencyPersistent leakSecondary interventionsAneurysm sizePatientsLate groupEarly groupSuccess rateType IEar deviceRepairEndoleakComplicationsEndograftGroup
1999
Surgical intervention criteria for thoracic aortic aneurysms: a study of growth rates and complications
Coady M, Rizzo J, Hammond G, Kopf G, Elefteriades J. Surgical intervention criteria for thoracic aortic aneurysms: a study of growth rates and complications. The Annals Of Thoracic Surgery 1999, 67: 1922-1926. PMID: 10391339, DOI: 10.1016/s0003-4975(99)00431-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsThoracic aortic aneurysmAortic aneurysmDevastating complicationAortic growth rateComplications of ruptureIncidence of dissectionTime of complicationsRisk of dissectionMultivariable regression analysisMedian sizeSurgical intervention criteriaTime of dissectionAcute dissectionElective resectionPerioperative complicationsInitial presentationSurgical interventionRisk factorsThoracic aortaAneurysm sizeComplicationsTime of ruptureYale University SchoolLower mortalityAneurysms
1997
What is the appropriate size criterion for resection of thoracic aortic aneurysms?
Coady M, Rizzo J, Hammond G, Mandapati D, Darr U, Kopf G, Elefteriades J. What is the appropriate size criterion for resection of thoracic aortic aneurysms? Journal Of Thoracic And Cardiovascular Surgery 1997, 113: 476-491. PMID: 9081092, DOI: 10.1016/s0022-5223(97)70360-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsThoracic aortic aneurysmAortic aneurysmIncidence of dissectionTime of complicationsMultivariable regression analysisMedian sizeAppropriate size criterionTime of dissectionAcute dissectionElective resectionPerioperative complicationsDevastating complicationOverall survivalAortic dissectionInitial presentationElective operationsSurgical interventionRisk factorsThoracic aortaAneurysm sizeTime of rupturePatientsYale University SchoolAneurysmsLower mortality
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