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Dimitra Papanikolaou

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Nasir A, Zafar M, Abdelbaky M, Papanikolaou D, Ellauzi H, Shaikh M, et al.
Ann Cardiothorac Surg . 2023 Oct; 12(5):476-483. PMID: 37817851
Background: Spinal cord injury (SCI) remains a significant morbidity of surgical repair of descending thoracic aortic aneurysms (DTAA) and thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysms (TAAA). We present our 17-year experience with cerebrospinal...
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Zafar M, Wu J, Faggion Vinholo T, Li Y, Papanikolaou D, Ellauzi H, et al.
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg . 2023 Apr; 168(3):760-769.e4. PMID: 37088130
Objectives: Guidelines for surgical correction of patients with ascending thoracic aortic aneurysm (ATAA) with a bicuspid aortic valve (BAV) have oscillated over the years. In this study, we outline the...
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Weininger G, Zafar M, Ziganshin B, Mori M, Papanikolaou D, Sekar R, et al.
J Card Surg . 2022 Aug; 37(11):3688-3692. PMID: 35989525
Purpose: Loeys-Dietz syndrome (LDS) is a rare connective tissue disorder. In LDS patients with normal arch morphology, whether the arch should be prophylactically replaced at the time of proximal aortic...
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Papanikolaou D, Zafar M, Ziganshin B, Elefteriades J
Indian J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg . 2022 Apr; 38(Suppl 1):14-23. PMID: 35463698
This paper reviews the current understanding of the inherited, genetic nature of thoracic aortic aneurysm and dissection (TAAD), as well as the practice of genetic testing for thoracic aortic disease...
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Prendergast A, Ziganshin B, Papanikolaou D, Zafar M, Nicoli S, Mukherjee S, et al.
Genes (Basel) . 2022 Jan; 13(1). PMID: 35052463
(1) Background: Whole Exome Sequencing of patients with thoracic aortic aneurysm often identifies "Variants of Uncertain Significance" (VUS), leading to uncertainty in clinical management. We assess a novel mechanism for...
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Abdelbaky M, Papanikolaou D, Zafar M, Ellauzi H, Shaikh M, Ziganshin B, et al.
JTCVS Tech . 2021 Jul; 6:1-8. PMID: 34318127
Objective: We present our experience with routine application of the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) drain (CSFD) during open aortic repair. Methods: We retrospectively reviewed 100 patients with descending thoracic aortic aneurysm...
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Ellauzi H, Zafar M, Wu J, Papanikolaou D, Buntin J, Ziganshin B, et al.
Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg . 2021 May; 34(2):419-427. PMID: 33979665
We examined the long-term fate of the preserved aortic root after emergent repair of acute Type A aortic dissection. 144 patients (60% males, mean age 60.5 years) underwent supracoronary ascending...
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Chen J, Zafar M, Wu J, Li Y, Rizzo J, Papanikolaou D, et al.
Ann Thorac Surg . 2020 Oct; 112(1):45-52. PMID: 33075319
Background: This study evaluates sex differences in the natural history of descending thoracic and thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysms (DTTAAs). Methods: In all, 907 patients with descending thoracic and thoracoabdominal aortic sizes...
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Faggion Vinholo T, Zafar M, Papanikolaou D, Chung J, Ellauzi H, Ziganshin B, et al.
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg . 2020 Sep; 161(2):e143-e146. PMID: 32891453
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Gryaznov A, Saeyeldin A, Abdelbaky M, Zafar M, Tanweer M, Papanikolaou D, et al.
Am J Cardiol . 2020 Jul; 129:71-78. PMID: 32605717
Controversy persists regarding the advisability of anticoagulation for the early period after biological surgical aortic valve replacement (AVR). We aim to examine the impact of various antithrombotic regimens on outcomes...