2001
Stroke in surgery of the thoracic aorta: Incidence, impact, etiology, and prevention
Goldstein L, Davies R, Rizzo J, Davila J, Cooperberg M, Shaw R, Kopf G, Elefteriades J. Stroke in surgery of the thoracic aorta: Incidence, impact, etiology, and prevention. Journal Of Thoracic And Cardiovascular Surgery 2001, 122: 935-945. PMID: 11689799, DOI: 10.1067/mtc.2001.117276.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDeep hypothermic circulatory arrestHypothermic circulatory arrestThoracic aortaCirculatory arrestEmergency operationAge-adjusted survivalAntegrade cerebral perfusionThoracic aortic operationsPrevention of strokeIntensive care unitPostoperative stayAortic atheromaAortic manipulationAortic operationsPostoperative deathsCardiopulmonary bypassCerebral perfusionFemoral perfusionNeurologic consultationCare unitElective operationsHeart bypassThorough debridementOperative reportsLeft heart
1997
What is the appropriate size criterion for resection of thoracic aortic aneurysms?
Coady M, Rizzo J, Hammond G, Mandapati D, Darr U, Kopf G, Elefteriades J. What is the appropriate size criterion for resection of thoracic aortic aneurysms? Journal Of Thoracic And Cardiovascular Surgery 1997, 113: 476-491. PMID: 9081092, DOI: 10.1016/s0022-5223(97)70360-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsThoracic aortic aneurysmAortic aneurysmIncidence of dissectionTime of complicationsMultivariable regression analysisMedian sizeAppropriate size criterionTime of dissectionAcute dissectionElective resectionPerioperative complicationsDevastating complicationOverall survivalAortic dissectionInitial presentationElective operationsSurgical interventionRisk factorsThoracic aortaAneurysm sizeTime of rupturePatientsYale University SchoolAneurysmsLower mortality