2023
Nonsize Criteria for Surgical Intervention on the Ascending Thoracic Aorta
Elefteriades J, Ziganshin B, Zafar M. Nonsize Criteria for Surgical Intervention on the Ascending Thoracic Aorta. Aorta 2023, 11: 071-086. PMID: 37172942, PMCID: PMC10232037, DOI: 10.1055/s-0043-1766114.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchThoracic aortic aneurysmSurgical interventionAortic eventsAortic dissectionSubsternal chest painBlood pressure elevationBicuspid aortic valveAfferent neural pathwaysAscending thoracic aortaEmission Tomography ImagingPositron emission tomography (PET) imagingAortic stressAscending aneurysmAortic surgeryChest painEarly surgerySpecific genetic aberrationsHigh rupture riskMural thickeningRoot dilatationBicuspid valvePressure elevationAneurysm patientsAortic aneurysmAortic risk
2021
Ascending Aneurysms in Heart Transplant Patients A Rare Opportunity to Assess Heredity Versus Biological Environment
Anis O, Kopf G, Ziganshin B, Zafar M, Tranquilli M, Sieller R, Elefteriades J. Ascending Aneurysms in Heart Transplant Patients A Rare Opportunity to Assess Heredity Versus Biological Environment. JACC Case Reports 2021, 3: 1685-1689. PMID: 34766019, PMCID: PMC8571777, DOI: 10.1016/j.jaccas.2021.07.010.Peer-Reviewed Original Research