2023
Nonsize Criteria for Surgical Intervention on the Ascending Thoracic Aorta
Elefteriades J, Ziganshin B, Zafar M. Nonsize Criteria for Surgical Intervention on the Ascending Thoracic Aorta. Aorta 2023, 11: 071-086. PMID: 37172942, PMCID: PMC10232037, DOI: 10.1055/s-0043-1766114.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchThoracic aortic aneurysmSurgical interventionAortic eventsAortic dissectionSubsternal chest painBlood pressure elevationBicuspid aortic valveAfferent neural pathwaysAscending thoracic aortaEmission Tomography ImagingPositron emission tomography (PET) imagingAortic stressAscending aneurysmAortic surgeryChest painEarly surgerySpecific genetic aberrationsHigh rupture riskMural thickeningRoot dilatationBicuspid valvePressure elevationAneurysm patientsAortic aneurysmAortic risk
2018
Time to Move to Earlier Intervention for Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm?
Gryaznov A, Ziganshin B, Elefteriades J. Time to Move to Earlier Intervention for Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm? Structural Heart 2018, 2: 10-22. DOI: 10.1080/24748706.2017.1404664.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchThoracic aortic aneurysmBody surface areaAortic aneurysmMost life-threatening complicationsAortic growth rateEarly prophylactic interventionAcute aortic dissectionLife-threatening complicationsPatient/yearProphylactic surgical interventionSpecific genetic aberrationsAortic dissectionAortic sizeAortic diseaseCurrent gold standardSurgical interventionPatient heightProphylactic interventionsThoracic aortaAneurysm diseaseCommon causeFamily historyEarly diagnosisEarly interventionGenetic aberrations