2024
Anesthetic Risk with Large Mediastinal Masses: A Management Framework Based on a Systematic Review
Saffarzadeh A, Popescu W, Detterbeck F, Li A, Blasberg J. Anesthetic Risk with Large Mediastinal Masses: A Management Framework Based on a Systematic Review. The Annals Of Thoracic Surgery 2024 PMID: 39307215, DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2024.09.011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMediastinal massSystematic reviewManagement of patientsVery-high-riskDegree of airwayDegree of symptomsAnatomic compressionRespiratory decompensationRetrospective seriesVascular compressionCase reportAnesthetic managementCategories of low-Anesthetic riskWriting panelIndividual patientsLow riskPubMed databaseDecompensationPatientsHigher-riskPotential decompensationAnesthesiaBack-up planReactive interventions
2022
Cerebrospinal Fluid Drainage for Prevention of Spinal Cord Ischemia in Thoracic Endovascular Aortic Surgery—Pros and Cons
Ellauzi H, Arora H, Elefteriades J, Zaffar M, Ellauzi R, Popescu W. Cerebrospinal Fluid Drainage for Prevention of Spinal Cord Ischemia in Thoracic Endovascular Aortic Surgery—Pros and Cons. Aorta 2022, 10: 290-297. PMID: 36539146, PMCID: PMC9767776, DOI: 10.1055/s-0042-1757792.Peer-Reviewed Original Research2022 ACC/AHA Guideline for the Diagnosis and Management of Aortic Disease: A Report of the American Heart Association/American College of Cardiology Joint Committee on Clinical Practice Guidelines
Isselbacher E, Preventza O, Hamilton Black J, Augoustides J, Beck A, Bolen M, Braverman A, Bray B, Brown-Zimmerman M, Chen E, Collins T, DeAnda A, Fanola C, Girardi L, Hicks C, Hui D, Schuyler Jones W, Kalahasti V, Kim K, Milewicz D, Oderich G, Ogbechie L, Promes S, Gyang Ross E, Schermerhorn M, Singleton Times S, Tseng E, Wang G, Woo Y, Faxon D, Upchurch G, Aday A, Azizzadeh A, Boisen M, Hawkins B, Kramer C, Luc J, MacGillivray T, Malaisrie S, Osteen K, Patel H, Patel P, Popescu W, Rodriguez E, Sorber R, Tsao P, Santos Volgman A. 2022 ACC/AHA Guideline for the Diagnosis and Management of Aortic Disease: A Report of the American Heart Association/American College of Cardiology Joint Committee on Clinical Practice Guidelines. Circulation 2022, 146: e334-e482. PMID: 36322642, PMCID: PMC9876736, DOI: 10.1161/cir.0000000000001106.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsManagement of aortic diseasesAortic diseaseACC/AHA guidelinesLong-term surveillance of patientsBicuspid aortic valve diseaseAmerican Heart Association/American CollegeThoracic aortic diseaseSurveillance of patientsManagement of patientsAortic valve diseaseLong-term surveillanceCare of patientsPeripheral arterial diseaseComprehensive literature searchFamily screeningComprehensive careSurgical treatmentMedical therapyAHA/ACC guidelinesValve diseaseArtery diseaseCochrane LibraryPatientsIntervention volumeWriting committee
2019
Lung Isolation in Patients with Difficult Airways
Tran D, Popescu W. Lung Isolation in Patients with Difficult Airways. 2019, 323-336. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-00859-8_18.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDifficult airwayLung isolationDouble-lumen endotracheal tubeIndependent bronchial blockerLung isolation devicesAirway exchange catheterFirst-line choicePosterior-anterior chest radiographsComputer tomography scansBronchial blockerExchange catheterEndotracheal tubeRadiological studiesTomography scanChest radiographsAirwayPatientsCatheterBlockersChestRadiographs
2010
Perioperative stent thrombosis
Raza S, Popescu W, Jovin I. Perioperative stent thrombosis. Interventional Cardiology 2010, 2: 821-828. DOI: 10.2217/ica.10.84.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDual antiplatelet therapyStent thrombosisAntiplatelet therapyPerioperative periodCoronary stentsPerioperative risk factorsPerioperative stent thrombosisPercutaneous coronary interventionNew antiplatelet agentsPerioperative management strategiesCoronary interventionAntiplatelet agentsStent placementRisk factorsSurgical proceduresThrombosisPatientsTherapyRiskStentsWestern worldManagement strategiesDifferent management strategiesIncidence
2002
Diabetes Mellitus Is a Risk Factor for Increased Platelet Activation in Patients with Peripheral Vascular Disease
Popescu W, Esposito C, Rinder C. Diabetes Mellitus Is a Risk Factor for Increased Platelet Activation in Patients with Peripheral Vascular Disease. Anesthesiology 2002, 96: a156. DOI: 10.1097/00000542-200209002-00156.Peer-Reviewed Original Research