2020
Thoracic aortic aneurysm gene dictionary
Rohde S, Zafar MA, Ziganshin BA, Elefteriades JA. Thoracic aortic aneurysm gene dictionary. Asian Cardiovascular And Thoracic Annals 2020, 29: 682-696. PMID: 32689806, DOI: 10.1177/0218492320943800.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsThoracic aortic aneurysmAortic aneurysmRisk of dissectionSpecific causative mutationSmaller aortic sizeSystemic manifestationsAortic sizeDissection patientsLethal complicationGenetic predispositionProgressive enlargementAneurysmsNatural historyPersonalized careAneurysm growthPatientsFamilial casesClinical realityDissectionNon-syndromic thoracic aortic aneurysmsSubstantial proportionGenetic sequencingDisease phenotypeCausative genesHigh rate
2018
Prevention of Aortic Dissection Suggests a Diameter Shift to a Lower Aortic Size Threshold for Intervention
Mansour AM, Peterss S, Zafar MA, Rizzo JA, Fang H, Charilaou P, Ziganshin BA, Darr UM, Elefteriades JA. Prevention of Aortic Dissection Suggests a Diameter Shift to a Lower Aortic Size Threshold for Intervention. Cardiology 2018, 139: 139-146. PMID: 29346780, DOI: 10.1159/000481930.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisk of dissectionAortic sizeAortic dissectionAortic diameter increaseGuideline-recommended thresholdNatural history analysisEffect of dissectionConsecutive patientsMultivariable analysisAneurysm patientsMultivariate regression modelControl groupImaging studiesAortaDissectionMultiple studiesAverage timePatientsRiskRegression modelsProportional estimatesStudyPrevention
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