We rely on aortic size for decisions regarding the dilated ascending aorta. Our newest paper identifies 14 non-size factors that should also be brought to bear. thieme-connect.com/products/ejour…

How to manage the bicuspid aorta? This has been a long-standing, much debated, and shifting issue. In our newest paper, our team provides strong evidence that bicuspid aortas do not impose extra risk and do not require special management. jtcvs.org/article/S0022-…

Newest natural history study - ascending aorta.

After heart transplantation, the donor and native aorta are exposed to the same biological environment. Yet late aneurysms are confined to the native aorta. Genetics dominate above physiologic environment. Dramatic pictures: #JACCCaseReports @jaccjournals jacc.org/doi/10.1016/j.…

I am often asked which is more dangerous--ascending dilatation or root dilatation. Dr. Kalogerakos, from our Aortic Institute team, has given us a scientific answer: The root is more dangerous.
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Mohammad A. Zafar, MD Bulat A. Ziganshin, MD, PhD Yale Surgery Yale Cardiac Surgery

We are pleased to announce that AORTA is now on the Thieme Medical Publishers @ThiemeNY platform. Our Twitter handle is active again and we are excited to engage with the #twitterverse ! #AcademicTwitter #CardioTwitter #MedTwitter

New #JACC research suggests that aortic length elongation measurement could help in thoracic aortic aneurysm prognostication. Is 11cm the new intervention threshold? fal.cn/34pSV

Can aortic length measurement help in thoracic aortic aneurysm prognostication? fal.cn/34nfP Peking University Yale School of Medicine #JACC

Our team’s upcoming paper on aortic length as a predictor of adverse events has been pre-published by JACC Journals #myfirstTweet Mohammad A. Zafar, MD onlinejacc.org/content/early/…