Rana O. Afifi

Dr. Rana O. Afifi


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Academic Career Length

12Years (2015-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

Representative Publications

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1 April 2018 in The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
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RARana O. Afifi
Rana O. Afifi
HSHarleen K. K. Sandhu
Harleen K. K. Sandhu
SZSyed T. Zaidi
Syed T. Zaidi
ETErnest Trinh
Ernest Trinh
ATAkiko Tanaka
Akiko Tanaka
AEAnthony L. Estrera
Anthony L. Estrera

22 February 2022 in Seminars in Vascular Surgery
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MRMelissa Russo
Melissa Russo
MBMattie Boehler-Tatman
Mattie Boehler-Tatman
CACatherine Albright
Catherine Albright
CDCarmen David
Carmen David
LKL'OReal Kennedy
L'OReal Kennedy
NINicole Ilonzo
Nicole Ilonzo
Pregnancy-associated aortic dissection (AD) is a rare event, with an incidence of 0.0004% per pregnancy. The work of the Aortic Dissection Collaborative identified pregnancy-associated AD as a high-priority topic, despite its rarity. The Pregnancy Working Group, which included physicians and patient stakeholders, performed a systematic literature review of pregnancy-associated AD from 1960 to 2021 and identified 6,333 articles through PubMed, OVID MEDLINE, Cochrane, Embase, CINAHL and Web of Science. The inclusion criterion was AD in pregnant populations and exclusion criteria were case reports, conference abstracts, and languages other than English. Assessment of full-text articles for eligibility after removal of duplicates from all databases yielded 68 articles to be included in the final review. Topics included were timing of AD in pregnancy, type of AD, and management considerations of pregnancy-associated AD. The Pregnancy Working Group identified gaps in knowledge and future areas of research for pregnancy-associated AD, including clinical management, mental health outcomes post AD, reproductive and genetic counseling, and contraception after AD. Future collaborative projects could be a multicenter, international registry for all pregnancy-associated AD to refine the risk factors, best practice and management of AD in pregnancy. In addition, future mixed methodology studies may be useful to explore social, mental, and emotional factors related to pregnancy-associated AD and to determine support groups' effect on anxiety and depression related to these events in the pregnancy and postpartum period.

1 October 2021 in Journal of Vascular Surgery
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KRKenton L. Rommens
Kenton L. Rommens
HSHarleen K. Sandhu
Harleen K. Sandhu
CMCharles C. Miller
Charles C. Miller
ACAlana C. Cecchi
Alana C. Cecchi
SPSiddharth K. Prakash
Siddharth K. Prakash
RARana O. Afifi
Rana O. Afifi

1 December 2019 in Journal of Vascular Surgery
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HRHunter M. Ray
Hunter M. Ray
HSHarleen K. K. Sandhu
Harleen K. K. Sandhu
DMDavid E. Meyer
David E. Meyer
CMCharles C. Miller
Charles C. Miller
TVTravis J. Vowels
Travis J. Vowels
KCKristofer Charlton-Ouw
Kristofer Charlton-Ouw

7 May 2024 in Journal of Vascular Surgery Cases, Innovations and Techniques
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ZAZain Al-Rstum
Zain Al-Rstum
RARana O. Afifi
Rana O. Afifi

1 October 2019 in The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
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BTBruce L. Tjaden
Bruce L. Tjaden
AEAnthony L. Estrera
Anthony L. Estrera
RARana O. Afifi
Rana O. Afifi