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
Management of Chronic Descending Thoracic and Thoracoabdominal Dissection and Aneurysm - Stent Grafting, Debranching
Assi R, Szeto W. Management of Chronic Descending Thoracic and Thoracoabdominal Dissection and Aneurysm - Stent Grafting, Debranching. 2021, 409-422. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-66668-2_29.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchChronic type B aortic dissectionType B aortic dissectionB aortic dissectionEndovascular repairAortic dissectionTreatment modalitiesFalse lumen thrombosisOnly treatment modalityOpen surgical reconstructionDifferent treatment modalitiesStent-graft devicesDescending ThoracicThoracoabdominal dissectionAortic remodelingPerioperative morbidityEntry tearSurgical reconstructionAortic anatomyAortic degenerationNatural historyDissectionDiseaseComplex diseasesModalitiesComplex cases
2014
Anorectal human papillomavirus: current concepts.
Assi R, Reddy V, Einarsdottir H, Longo WE. Anorectal human papillomavirus: current concepts. The Yale Journal Of Biology And Medicine 2014, 87: 537-47. PMID: 25506286, PMCID: PMC4257038.BooksConceptsHuman immunodeficiency virusDysplastic lesionsAnal squamous cell carcinomaHuman papillomavirus infectionEfficacy of vaccinationSquamous cell carcinomaCurrent vaccination recommendationsHigh-grade lesionsLow-grade lesionsSelect population groupsPrevalence of infectionAnal cancerAnorectal functionPapillomavirus infectionVaccination recommendationsHPV 6Clinical presentationHPV 16Immunodeficiency virusCell carcinomaEarly managementLocal controlBenign wartsNatural historyTopical techniques