2019
Screening for Intracranial Aneurysms in Patients with Thoracic Aortic Aneurysms
Malhotra A, Seifert K, Wu X, Matouk C, Elefteriades JA. Screening for Intracranial Aneurysms in Patients with Thoracic Aortic Aneurysms. Cerebrovascular Diseases 2019, 47: 253-259. PMID: 31412341, DOI: 10.1159/000501194.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrevalence of IAsThoracic aortic aneurysmIntracranial aneurysmsRetrospective studyAortic aneurysmRisk factorsPrevious retrospective studySignificant risk factorsPotential risk factorsMagnetic resonance angiogramStudent's t-testPatient demographicsUnivariate analysisHigh prevalenceLarge cohortGeneral populationPatientsAneurysmsPrevalenceCategorical variablesΧ2 testHypertensionT-testContinuous variablesIA location
2018
Management of Tiny Unruptured Intracranial Aneurysms: A Comparative Effectiveness Analysis
Malhotra A, Wu X, Forman HP, Matouk CC, Gandhi D, Sanelli P. Management of Tiny Unruptured Intracranial Aneurysms: A Comparative Effectiveness Analysis. JAMA Neurology 2018, 75: 27-34. PMID: 29159405, PMCID: PMC5833486, DOI: 10.1001/jamaneurol.2017.3232.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUnruptured intracranial aneurysmsComparative effectiveness analysisPreventive treatmentAdult patientsAnnual riskIntracranial aneurysmsHealth benefitsFollow-up imagingCurrent clinical practiceBetter health outcomesRisk of ruptureImaging surveillanceTiny aneurysmsMean ageSubarachnoid hemorrhageRoutine treatmentIncidental detectionEffectiveness analysisClinical studiesMAIN OUTCOMEHigh riskGeneral populationPatientsPubMed searchClinical practice