In this episode of Critical Matters, Dr. Sergio Zanotti discusses the management of acute type B aortic dissection. He is joined by Dr. Firas Mussa, a vascular surgeon and professor at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston. Dr. Mussa also holds a joint appointment with Imperial College in London.
Additional resources:
Management of Acute Type B Aortic Dissection. FF Mussa and P Kougias. N Engl J of Med 2025: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40902163/
2022 ACC/AHA Guideline for the Diagnosis and Management of Aortic Disease: A Report of the American Heart Association/American College of Cardiology Joint Committee on Clinical Practice Guidelines. EM Isselbacher, et al. Circulation 2022: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36322642/
Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) and Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) Reporting Standards for Type B Aortic Dissections. JV Lombardi, et al. J Vasc Surg 2020: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32001058/
Endovascular repair of type B aortic dissection: long-term results of the randomized investigation of stent grafts in aortic dissection trial. INSTEAD-XL Trial. CA Nienaber, et al. Circ Cardiovasc Inter 2013: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23922146/
Books mentioned in this episode:
A Dangerous Liaison: A Revelatory New Biography of Simon de Beauvoir and Jean-Paul Satre. By Carole Seymour-Jones: https://bit.ly/3L0pIov
A Time For All Things: The Life of Michael E. DeBakey. By Craig Miller, et al.: https://bit.ly/44B2uMw
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In this episode of Critical Matters, Dr. Sergio Zanotti discusses the management of acute type B aortic dissection. He is joined by Dr. Firas Mussa, a vascular surgeon and professor at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston. Dr. Mussa also holds a joint appointment with Imperial College in London.
Additional resources:
Management of Acute Type B Aortic Dissection. FF Mussa and P Kougias. N Engl J of Med 2025: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40902163/
2022 ACC/AHA Guideline for the Diagnosis and Management of Aortic Disease: A Report of the American Heart Association/American College of Cardiology Joint Committee on Clinical Practice Guidelines. EM Isselbacher, et al. Circulation 2022: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36322642/
Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) and Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) Reporting Standards for Type B Aortic Dissections. JV Lombardi, et al. J Vasc Surg 2020: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32001058/
Endovascular repair of type B aortic dissection: long-term results of the randomized investigation of stent grafts in aortic dissection trial. INSTEAD-XL Trial. CA Nienaber, et al. Circ Cardiovasc Inter 2013: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23922146/
Books mentioned in this episode:
A Dangerous Liaison: A Revelatory New Biography of Simon de Beauvoir and Jean-Paul Satre. By Carole Seymour-Jones: https://bit.ly/3L0pIov
A Time For All Things: The Life of Michael E. DeBakey. By Craig Miller, et al.: https://bit.ly/44B2uMw
In this episode, Dr. Sergio Zanotti discusses rational fluid therapy. He is joined by Dr. Adrian Wong, a practicing intensive care medicine and anesthesia physician. Dr. Wong is a consultant and clinical lead at King’s College Hospital, London. He also serves as a committee member for the Intensive Care Society FUSIC, examiner for the European Diploma of Intensive Care Medicine, on the executive committee of the International Fluid Academy.
Additional resources:
Intravenous fluid therapy in the perioperative and critical care setting” Executive summary of the International Fluid Academy (IFA). Malbrain ML, et al. Ann. Intensive Care 2020: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32449147/
Multidisciplinary expert panel report on fluid stewardship: perspectives and practice. Malbrain ML, et al. Annals of Intensive Care 2023: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37747558/
The emerging concept of fluid tolerance: A position paper. Kattan E, et al. Journal of Critical Care 2022: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35660844/
Everything you need to know about derescuscitation. Malbrain ML, et al. Intensive Care Med 2022: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35932335/
Start with Why. TED Talk presented by Simon Sinek: https://simonsinek.com/videos/ted-talks/
Books mentioned in this episode:
Thinking Fast and Slow. By Daniel Kahneman: https://amzn.to/4hicUoj
Start with Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everybody to Take Action. By Simon Sinek: https://bit.ly/42hzt8n
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In this episode of Critical Matters, Dr. Sergio Zanotti discusses the management of acute type B aortic dissection. He is joined by Dr. Firas Mussa, a vascular surgeon and professor at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston. Dr. Mussa also holds a joint appointment with Imperial College in London.
Additional resources:
Management of Acute Type B Aortic Dissection. FF Mussa and P Kougias. N Engl J of Med 2025: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40902163/
2022 ACC/AHA Guideline for the Diagnosis and Management of Aortic Disease: A Report of the American Heart Association/American College of Cardiology Joint Committee on Clinical Practice Guidelines. EM Isselbacher, et al. Circulation 2022: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36322642/
Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) and Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) Reporting Standards for Type B Aortic Dissections. JV Lombardi, et al. J Vasc Surg 2020: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32001058/
Endovascular repair of type B aortic dissection: long-term results of the randomized investigation of stent grafts in aortic dissection trial. INSTEAD-XL Trial. CA Nienaber, et al. Circ Cardiovasc Inter 2013: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23922146/
Books mentioned in this episode:
A Dangerous Liaison: A Revelatory New Biography of Simon de Beauvoir and Jean-Paul Satre. By Carole Seymour-Jones: https://bit.ly/3L0pIov
A Time For All Things: The Life of Michael E. DeBakey. By Craig Miller, et al.: https://bit.ly/44B2uMw
