2023
Safety of cerebrospinal fluid drainage in descending and thoracoabdominal aortic replacement surgery
Nasir A, Zafar M, Abdelbaky M, Papanikolaou D, Ellauzi H, Shaikh M, Ziganshin B, Elefteriades J. Safety of cerebrospinal fluid drainage in descending and thoracoabdominal aortic replacement surgery. Annals Of Cardiothoracic Surgery 2023, 12: 47683-47483. PMID: 37817851, PMCID: PMC10561341, DOI: 10.21037/acs-2023-scp-0121.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCerebrospinal fluid drainageThoracoabdominal aortic aneurysmsSpinal cord injuryOpen surgical repairSurgical repairElectronic health recordsAortic aneurysmFluid drainagePersistent cerebrospinal fluid leakageAortic replacement surgeryMean hospital lengthSpinal cord protectionRetrospective chart reviewThoracic aortic aneurysmThoracoabdominal aortic diseaseCerebrospinal fluid leakageLong-term survivalHospital mortalityHospital lengthPermanent paraplegiaChart reviewMinor complicationsPatient agePostoperative courseCutaneous fistula
2021
Safety of perioperative cerebrospinal fluid drain as a protective strategy during descending and thoracoabdominal open aortic repair
Abdelbaky M, Papanikolaou D, Zafar MA, Ellauzi H, Shaikh M, Ziganshin BA, Elefteriades JA. Safety of perioperative cerebrospinal fluid drain as a protective strategy during descending and thoracoabdominal open aortic repair. JTCVS Techniques 2021, 6: 1-8. PMID: 34318127, PMCID: PMC8300913, DOI: 10.1016/j.xjtc.2020.12.039.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCerebrospinal fluid drainsThoracoabdominal aortic aneurysmsOpen aortic repairAortic repairAortic aneurysmFluid drainsPersistent CSF leakageMean hospital lengthMean patient ageLate clinical resultsThoracic aortic aneurysmLong-term survivalHospital mortalityPostoperative paraplegiaHospital lengthPermanent paraplegiaPatient ageCutaneous fistulaOpen repairTransient paresisSurgical managementIntracranial hemorrhageClinical resultsLumbar pressureIntracranial pressure
2019
Routine anterior spinal artery visualization prior to descending and thoracoabdominal aneurysm repair: High detection success
Abdelbaky M, Zafar MA, Saeyeldin A, Wu J, Papanikolaou D, Vinholo TF, Huber S, Buntin J, Ziganshin BA, Mojibian H, Elefteriades JA. Routine anterior spinal artery visualization prior to descending and thoracoabdominal aneurysm repair: High detection success. Journal Of Cardiac Surgery 2019, 34: 1563-1568. PMID: 31705825, DOI: 10.1111/jocs.14310.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAnterior spinal arterySpinal cord blood supplyMagnetic resonance angiographyCT angiographyAneurysm repairTransient lower extremity weaknessThoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm repairLower paraplegia ratesThoracoabdominal aneurysm repairLower extremity weaknessAortic aneurysm repairOpen surgical repairModality of choiceParaplegia rateTAAA repairExtremity weaknessPermanent paraplegiaSpinal arteryEnhanced imaging techniquesSurgical repairSpinal angiographySurgical techniqueBlood supplyDual-energy CT scanningModern imaging technologies
2018
Open Replacement of the Thoracoabdominal Aorta: Short- and Long-term Outcomes at a Single Institution
Carino D, Erben Y, Zafar MA, Singh M, Brownstein AJ, Tranquilli M, Rizzo J, Ziganshin BA, Elefteriades JA. Open Replacement of the Thoracoabdominal Aorta: Short- and Long-term Outcomes at a Single Institution. International Journal Of Angiology 2018, 27: 114-120. PMID: 29896044, PMCID: PMC5995682, DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1649517.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchThoracoabdominal aortic diseaseLong-term outcomesOpen surgeryOpen replacementThoracoabdominal aortaAortic dissectionDissection groupConcomitant aortic dissectionDifferent aortic pathologiesEnd-organ dysfunctionAortic reinterventionEarly morbidityOperative mortalityOverall deathPermanent paraplegiaPrimary endpointSecondary endpointsTAAD patientsAneurysmal degenerationAortic pathologyCerebrovascular accidentOpen repairRetrospective reviewElective surgeryEndovascular treatment