2023
Fate of the unoperated ascending thoracic aortic aneurysm: three-decade experience from the Aortic Institute at Yale University
Wu J, Zafar M, Liu Y, Chen J, Li Y, Ziganshin B, Ellauzi H, Mukherjee S, Rizzo J, Elefteriades J. Fate of the unoperated ascending thoracic aortic aneurysm: three-decade experience from the Aortic Institute at Yale University. European Heart Journal 2023, 44: 4579-4588. PMID: 36994934, DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehad148.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdverse aortic eventsThoracic aortic aneurysmAortic sizeAortic aneurysmCox regressionAortic growthRisk factorsSignificant independent risk factorsMultivariable Cox regressionIndependent risk factorCohort of patientsUnivariable Cox regressionSignificant protective factorAortic deathATAA patientsAortic eventsPrimary endpointSurgical interventionThree-decade experienceNatural historyYearly riskProtective factorsAneurysmsPatientsIntervention criteria
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