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Hazim J. Safi is affiliated with The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on the medical field, with a significant emphasis on pulmonary and respiratory medicine, surgery, and cardiology and cardiovascular medicine. Their work spans various subfields including genetics and epidemiology.

The scientist's research topics encompass several areas within cardiovascular and thoracic medicine. These include:

  • Aortic Disease and Treatment Approaches
  • Aortic aneurysm repair treatments
  • Cardiac Structural Anomalies and Repair
  • Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments
  • Infectious Aortic and Vascular Conditions
  • Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes
  • Cardiac and Coronary Surgery Techniques

Their frequent publication venues reflect a concentration in specialized cardiovascular and thoracic surgery journals. These venues include:

  • The Annals of Thoracic Surgery
  • Journal of Vascular Surgery
  • The Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery
  • Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
  • JTCVS Techniques

Hazim J. Safi has collaborated extensively with a number of coauthors. Frequent coauthors include:

  • Anthony L. Estrera
  • Harleen K. Sandhu
  • Charles C. Miller
  • Akiko Tanaka
  • Yuki Ikeno

Recent significant papers authored or coauthored by Hazim J. Safi demonstrate a focus on surgical techniques and outcomes related to thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm repair and other aortic conditions. Notable works include:

  • A history of open thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm repair: perspective from Houston, 2021, The Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery
  • Extensive cell salvage and postoperative outcomes following thoracoabdominal and descending aortic repair, 2020, Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
  • Reappraisal of the role of motor and somatosensory evoked potentials during open distal aortic repair, 2021, Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
  • Open thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm surgery technique: how we do it, 2021, The Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery
  • In-hospital outcomes and long-term survival of women of childbearing age with aortic dissection, 2021, Journal of Vascular Surgery

Best Publications

  • Experience with 1509 patients undergoing thoracoabdominal aortic operations

    Lars G. Svensson;E.Stanley Crawford;Kenneth R. Hess;Joseph S. Coselli

  • Thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysms: Preoperative and intraoperative factors determining immediate and long-term results of operations in 605 patients

    E. Stanley Crawford;John L. Crawford;Hazim J. Safi;Joseph S. Coselli

  • Expert consensus document on the treatment of descending thoracic aortic disease using endovascular stent-grafts.

    Lars G. Svensson;Nicholas T. Kouchoukos;D. Craig Miller;Joseph E. Bavaria

  • Mutations in smooth muscle α-actin ( ACTA2 ) lead to thoracic aortic aneurysms and dissections

    Dong Chuan Guo;Hariyadarshi Pannu;Van Tran-Fadulu;Christina L. Papke

  • Deep hypothermia with circulatory arrest. Determinants of stroke and early mortality in 656 patients

    L. G. Svensson;E. S. Crawford;K. R. Hess;J. S. Coselli

  • Mutations in Smooth Muscle Alpha-Actin (ACTA2) Cause Coronary Artery Disease, Stroke, and Moyamoya Disease, Along with Thoracic Aortic Disease

    Dong Chuan Guo;Christina L. Papke;Van Tran-Fadulu;Ellen S. Regalado

  • Surgical treatment of aneurysm and/or dissection of the ascending aorta, transverse aortic arch, and ascending aorta and transverse aortic arch. Factors influencing survival in 717 patients.

    E S Crawford;L G Svensson;J S Coselli;H J Safi

  • Mutations in Transforming Growth Factor-β Receptor Type II Cause Familial Thoracic Aortic Aneurysms and Dissections

    Hariyadarshi Pannu;Van Tran Fadulu;Jessica Chang;Andrea Lafont

  • Dissection of the aorta and dissecting aortic aneurysms: Improving early and long-term surgical results

    L. G. Svensson;E. S. Crawford;K. R. Hess;J. S. Coselli

  • A prospective randomized study of cerebrospinal fluid drainage to prevent paraplegia after high-risk surgery on the thoracoabdominal aorta

    E.Stanley Crawford;Lars G. Svensson;Kenneth R. Hess;Salwa S. Shenaq

  • Blunt traumatic aortic injury: initial experience with endovascular repair.

    Ali Azizzadeh;Kourosh Keyhani;Charles C. Miller;Sheila M. Coogan

  • In situ prosthetic graft replacement for mycotic aneurysm of the aorta.

    Florence Y. Chan;E.Stanley Crawford;Joseph S. Coselli;Hazim J. Safi

  • The Society for Vascular Surgery Practice Guidelines: management of the left subclavian artery with thoracic endovascular aortic repair.

    Jon S. Matsumura;W. Anthony Lee;R. Scott Mitchell;Mark A. Farber

  • Distal aortic perfusion and cerebrospinal fluid drainage for thoracoabdominal and descending thoracic aortic repair: ten years of organ protection.

    Hazim J. Safi;Charles C. Miller;Tam T.T. Huynh;Anthony L. Estrera

  • Characterization of the inflammatory and apoptotic cells in the aortas of patients with ascending thoracic aortic aneurysms and dissections.

    Rumin He;Dong Chuan Guo;Anthony L. Estrera;Hazim J. Safi

  • Importance of intercostal artery reattachment during thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm repair.

    Hazim J. Safi;Charles C. Miller;Christian Carr;Dimitrios C. Iliopoulos

  • The impact of distal aortic perfusion and somatosensory evoked potential monitoring on prevention of paraplegia after aortic aneurysm operation.

    E. S. Crawford;E. M. Mizrahi;K. R. Hess;J. S. Coselli

  • Outcomes of Medical Management of Acute Type B Aortic Dissection

    Anthony L. Estrera;Charles C. Miller;Hazim J. Safi;Jennifer S. Goodrick

  • Surgery for acute dissection of ascending aorta. Should the arch be included

    E. S. Crawford;J. W. Kirklin;D. C. Naftel;L. G. Svensson

  • Variables predictive of outcome in 832 patients undergoing repairs of the descending thoracic aorta.

    L. G. Svensson;E. S. Crawford;Kenneth R Hess;J. S. Coselli

Frequent Co-Authors

Charles C. Miller
Charles C. Miller The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Joseph S. Coselli
Joseph S. Coselli Baylor College of Medicine
Dianna M. Milewicz
Dianna M. Milewicz The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
E. Stanley Crawford
E. Stanley Crawford Baylor College of Medicine
Scott A. LeMaire
Scott A. LeMaire Baylor College of Medicine
Chander Raman
Chander Raman University of Alabama at Birmingham
John A. Elefteriades
John A. Elefteriades Yale University
Frederick A. Moore
Frederick A. Moore University of Florida
John W. Belmont
John W. Belmont Baylor College of Medicine
Suzanne M. Leal
Suzanne M. Leal Columbia University Medical Center

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