2020
Direct measurement of ascending aortic diameter by intraoperative caliper assessment
Faggion Vinholo T, Zafar MA, Papanikolaou D, Chung J, Ellauzi H, Ziganshin BA, Elefteriades JA. Direct measurement of ascending aortic diameter by intraoperative caliper assessment. Journal Of Thoracic And Cardiovascular Surgery 2020, 161: e143-e146. PMID: 32891453, DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2020.08.001.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2019
Fate of preserved bicuspid valves at time of ascending aortic aneurysmectomy
Vinholo T, Zafar MA, Baldwin GE, Buntin J, Mansour A, Imran M, Papanikolaou D, Ziganshin BA, Elefteriades JA. Fate of preserved bicuspid valves at time of ascending aortic aneurysmectomy. Journal Of Cardiac Surgery 2019, 34: 318-322. PMID: 30900354, DOI: 10.1111/jocs.14024.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBicuspid aortic valveAortic valveAortic stenosisConcomitant bicuspid aortic valveAortic aneurysm surgeryAortic valve replacementAortic aneurysm patientsIntraoperative transesophageal echocardiographyAortic aneurysmectomyPostoperative echocardiogramsPreoperative echocardiogramValve replacementSingle surgeonAneurysm surgeryBicuspid valveTransesophageal echocardiographyAneurysm patientsSignificant abnormalitiesStudy groupValve functionPatientsSurgeryEchocardiogramStenosisAverage time