Diagnosis and management of acute Type-A aortic dissection in emergency departments: Results of a UK national survey. Int J Cardiology M Yousuf Salmasi, Philip Hartley, Muthana Hussein, Omar Jarral, John Pepper, Christoph Nienaber, Thanos Athanasiou. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijcard.2019.09.074
Phase-contrast magnetic resonance imaging and computational fluid dynamics assessment of thoracic aorta blood flow: a literature review. O Jarral, MKH Tan, M Yousuf Salmasi, Selene Pirola, John R. Pepper, Declan P. O’Regan, Xiao Y. Xu, Thanos Athanasiou, EJCTS Accepted IN PRESS
Comparing Outcomes Between Valve Sparing Root Replacement And The Bentall Procedure In Proximal Aortic Aneurysms: Systematic Review And Meta-Analysis. Salmasi, MY, Theodoulou I, Iyer P, Al-Zubaidy M, Naqvi D, Oo A, Athanasiou T (Aug 2019), Int Cardiovasc Thor Surgery
Computational study of aortic hemodynamics for patients with an abnormal aortic valve: The importance of secondary flow at the ascending aorta inlet. S. Pirola, O. A. Jarral, D. P. O'Regan, G. Asimakopoulos, J. R. Anderson, J. R. Pepper, T. Athanasiou, X. Y. Xu. APL Bioengineering BOH2019, 026101 (2019); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5011960@apb.2019.BOH2019.issue-1
Pirola S, Cheng Z, Jarral OA, O’Regan D, Pepper J, Athanasiou T, Xu Y. On the choice of outlet boundary conditions for patient-specific analysis of aortic flow using computational fluid dynamics. Journal of Biomechanics. J Biomech. 2017 Jul 26;60:15-21.
Baolei Guo, Selene Pirola, Daqiao Guo, Zhihui Dong, Xiao Yun Xu, Weiguo Fu. Hemodynamic evaluation using four-dimensional flow magnetic resonance imaging for a patient with multichanneled aortic dissection. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvscit.2017.11.005
S. Pirola, O. A. Jarral, D. P. O'Regan, G. Asimakopoulos, J. R. Anderson, J. R. Pepper, T. Athanasiou, and X. Y. Xu. Computational study of aortic hemodynamics for patients with an abnormal aortic valve: The importance of secondary flow at the ascending aorta inlet
APL Bioengineering 2, 026101 (2018); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5011960
Matthew K H Tan Joanna K L Wong Kishan Bakrania Yusuf Abdullahi Leanne Harling Roberto Casula Alex V Rowlands Thanos Athanasiou Omar A Jarral Can activity monitors predict outcomes in patients with heart failure? A systematic review. European Heart Journal - Quality of Care and Clinical Outcomes, Volume 5, Issue 1, 1 January 2019, Pages 11–21, https://doi.org/10.1093/ehjqcco/qcy038
Yassir Iqbal, Omar A. Jarral, Pantelis Tsipas, Ilias Samiotis, Theodoros Kratimenos, John Kokotsakis and Thanos Athanasiou. Single stage repair for aortic root aneurysm in a patient with coexisting coarctation incorporating the Cabrol technique: a case report. Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery201813:75 https://doi.org/10.1186/s13019-018-0761-2
M Yousuf Salmasi, Selene Pirola, Suchaya Mahuttanatan, Serena M. Fisichella, Sampad Sengupta, Omar A. Jarral, Aung Oo, Declan O’Regan, Xiao Yun Xu, Thanos Athanasiou Geometry and flow in ascending aortic aneurysms are influenced by left ventricular outflow tract orientation, The American Association for Thoracic Surgery https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtcvs.2021.06.014
Zhu, Y., Pirola, S., Salmasi, M.Y., Sasidharan, S., Fisichella, S.M., O’Regan, D.P., Moore Jr, J.E., Athanasiou, T. and Xu, X.Y., 2025. The influence of material properties and wall thickness on predicted wall stress in ascending aortic aneurysms: a finite element study. Cardiovascular Engineering and Technology, 16(1), pp.52-65.
Zhu, Y., Li, B., Armour, C., Pirola, S., Salmasi, Y., Athanasiou, T., O'Regan, D.P. and Xu, X.Y., 2025. Role of Aortic Root Motion in Fluid-Structure Interaction Simulations of Ascending Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm. IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering.
Armour, Chlöe H., M. Yousuf Salmasi, Xiao Yun Xu, and Selene Pirola. "Modeling of flow-induced mechanosignaling." In Biomechanics of the Aorta, pp. 431-448. Academic Press, 2024.
Zhu, Y., Armour, C., Li, B., Pirola, S., Salmasi, Y., Athanasiou, T., O’Regan, D.P. and Xu, X.Y., 2025. A combined 4D flow MR imaging and fluid–structure interaction analysis of ascending thoracic aortic aneurysms. Biomechanics and Modeling in Mechanobiology, pp.1-16.
Dimitrios E. Magouliotis, Arian Arjomandi Rad, Antonios Kourliouros, Alessandro Viviano, Marinos Koulouroudias, M Yousuf Salmasi, Alexandros Briasoulis, Filippos Triposkiadis, John Skoularigis, Thanos Athanasiou. Transcriptomic analysis of tight junction proteins demonstrates the aberrant expression and function of Zona Occludens 2 (ZO-2) protein in Stanford type A aortic dissection. Journal of Personalized Medicine. 2023
Kemberi, M., Salmasi, Y. and Santamaria, S., 2023. The Role of ADAMTS Proteoglycanases in Thoracic Aortic Disease. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 24(15), p.12135.
Kemberi, M., Salmasi, Y., Santamaria, S., Pepper, J., Asimakopoulos, G. and Rosendahl, U., 2023. BS57 Assessing proteoglycans and proteoglycanases as biomarkers for thoracic aortic aneurysms.
Hanna, L., Gibbs, R.G., Athanasiou, T., Moore, J., Xu, X.Y., Nienaber, C., Pepper, J., O'Regan, D., Robertus, J.L., Morris-Rosendahl, D. Salmasi, M.Y., Oo, A., 2023. Type II endoleaks and culprit vessels: will 4D MRI change the paradigm?. European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery.
Saitta, S., Maga, L., Armour, C., Votta, E., O’Regan, D.P., Salmasi, M.Y., Athanasiou, T., Weinsaft, J.W., Xu, X.Y., Pirola, S. and Redaelli, A., 2023. Data-driven generation of 4D velocity profiles in the aneurysmal ascending aorta. Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine, p.107468.
Salmasi, M.Y., Alwis, S., Cyclewala, S., Jarral, O.A., Mohamed, H., Mozalbat, D., Nienaber, C., Athanasiou, T. and Morris-Rodendahl, D., 2022. The genetic basis of thoracic aortic disease: The future of aneurysm classification?. Hellenic Journal of Cardiology.
Salmasi, M.Y., Sasidharan, S., Frattolin, J., Edgar, L., Stock, U., Athanasiou, T. and Moore Jr, J., 2022. Regional variation in biomechanical properties of ascending thoracic aortic aneurysms. European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, 62(3), p.ezac392.
Salmasi, M.Y., Morris-Rosendahl, D., Jarral, O.A., Rosendahl, U., Asimakopoulos, G., Raja, S., Aragon-Martin, J.A., Child, A., Pepper, J., Oo, A. and Athanasiou, T., 2022. Determining the genetic contribution in patients with non-syndromic ascending thoracic aortic aneurysms: Correlation with findings from computational pathology. International Journal of Cardiology, 366, pp.1-9.
Hartley, P., Salmasi, Y., Morosin, M., Mensah, K. and Asimakopoulos, G., 2022. Comparison of outcomes between aortic root replacement and supra-coronary interposition graft for type A aortic dissection: A Retrospective Case Series. Authorea Preprints.
Salmasi, M.Y., Pirola, S., Asimakopoulos, G., Nienaber, C. and Athanasiou, T., 2022. Risk prediction for thoracic aortic dissection: Is it time to go with the flow?. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery.
Manchester, E.L., Pirola, S., Salmasi, M.Y., O’Regan, D.P., Athanasiou, T. and Xu, X.Y., 2022. Evaluation of Computational Methodologies for Accurate Prediction of Wall Shear Stress and Turbulence Parameters in a Patient-Specific Aorta. Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology, 10.
Tasoudis, P.T., Magouliotis, D.E., Varvoglis, D.N., Ziogas, I.A., Salmasi, M.Y., Spanos, K., Kourliouros, A., Matsagkas, M., Giannoukas, A. and Athanasiou, T., 2022. Proximal versus extensive repair in acute type A aortic dissection: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis. General Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, pp.1-14.
Manchester, E. L., Pirola, S., Salmasi, M. Y., O’Regan, D. P., Athanasiou, T., & Xu, X. Y. (2021). Analysis of Turbulence Effects in a Patient-Specific Aorta with Aortic Valve Stenosis. Cardiovascular Engineering and Technology, 1-16.
Salmasi, M.Y., Pirola, S., Sasidharan, S., Fisichella, S.M., Redaelli, A., Jarral, O.A., O’Regan, D.P., Oo, A.Y., Moore Jr, J.E., Xu, X.Y. and Athanasiou, T., 2021. High wall shear stress can predict wall degradation in ascending aortic aneurysms: an integrated biomechanics study. Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, p.935.
Xiaoxin Kan, Xun Yuan, M Yousuf Salmasi, James Moore, Sumesh Sasidharan, athanasios athanasiou, Xiao Y Xu, Christoph A Nienaber. Comprehensive Mechanical Modelling of Thoracic Endovascular Aortic Repair in Type A Aortic Dissection. Nov 2021. Circulation. 2021. 144:A10478
Salmasi, M. Y., Pirola, S., Mahuttanatan, S., Fisichella, S. M., Sengupta, S., Jarral, O. A., ... & Athanasiou, T. (2021). Geometry and flow in ascending aortic aneurysms are influenced by left ventricular outflow tract orientation. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery.