Publications by authors named "Sania Ahmed"
Background: The University of Pennsylvania classification system (Penn class) of acute type A aortic dissection (aTAAD) is used to evaluate the impact of malperfusion on surgical outcomes. The purpose of this analysis was to determine the validity of Penn class in a larger and more contemporary cohort and to compare its performance with other classification systems.
Methods: This was a retrospective study of patients who underwent aTAAD repair at our institution from 1993 to 2020.
Valve-sparing root reimplantation in patients with left ventricular dilation.
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg
September 2022
Article Synopsis
- The study aimed to understand if left ventricular (LV) dilation affects outcomes after valve-sparing root reimplantation in patients.
- It found that while LV dilation did not impact postoperative aortic insufficiency (AI) or the need for reintervention, patients with LV dilation had higher overall mortality rates.
- The researchers concluded that LV dilation should not prevent the use of valve-sparing procedures when they are deemed necessary, as it does not negatively affect surgical outcomes.
Bipyridine gold (III) dithiocarbamate compounds are Gold-III complexes with promising cytotoxic properties. In this study, the subacute toxicity of a Gold (III) complex with dithiocarbamate ligand was evaluated. In the acute toxicity component, an initial LD (38.
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