Professor Tom Treasure’s Reference List

(Publications relevant to aortic root surgery to June 2017)

  1. Treasure T.  Diseases of the aorta: overview. Curr Opin Cardiol 1986;1:641-2.
  2. Treasure T. Diseases of the aorta: overview. Curr Opin Cardiol 1987;2:787
  3. Treasure T. Diseases of the aorta: overview. Curr Opin Cardiol 1988;3:717.
  4. Tan PS, Aveling W, Pugsley WB, Newman SP, Treasure T. Experience with circulatory arrest and hypothermia to facilitate thoracic aortic surgery. Ann R Coll Surg Engl 1989 Mar;71(2):81-6.
  5. Treasure T, Raphael MJ. Investigation of suspected dissection of the thoracic aorta. Lancet 1991 Aug 24;338(8765):490-5.
  6. Treasure T. Imaging the dissected aorta. Br Heart J 1993 Dec;70(6):497-8.
  7. Treasure T, Simpson I. Aortic Dissection. In: Jackson G, editor. Difficult Concepts in Cardiology. London: Martin Dunitz; 1994, p. 183-200.
  8. Unsworth-White MJ, Buckenham T, Treasure T. Traumatic rupture of the thoracic aorta: computed tomography may be a dangerous waste of time. Ann R Coll Surg Engl 1994 Nov;76(6):381-3.
  9. Treasure T, Brecker S. The role of echocardiography in the diagnosis of aortic dissection. J Heart Valve Dis 1996 Nov;5(6):623-9.
  10. Davies MJ, Treasure T, Richardson PD. The pathogenesis of spontaneous arterial dissection. Heart 1996 May;75(5):434-5.
  11. Senthil V, Treasure T. Type B dissection involving a right-sided aortic arch. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 1996;10(6):477-9.
  12. Brice G, Treasure T, Pumphrey C, Leech G, Child A. Serial echocardiography is of limited value in predicting aortic dissection in pregnant Marfan patients. European Journal of Paediatrics 1996;155:730.
  13. Treasure T. Imaging the thoracic aorta in the injured patient. Heart 1997 Sep;78(3):207-8.
  14. Beese RC, Allan R, Treasure T. Contrast-enhanced helical computerised tomography in the investigation of thoracic aortic injury. Ann R Coll Surg Engl 2001 Jan;83(1):10-3.
  15. Murgatroyd F, Child A, Poloniecki J, Treasure T, Pumphrey C. Does routine echocardiographic measurement of the aortic root diameter predict the risk of aortic dissection in the Marfan syndrome. European Heart Journal 1991;12 (abstract supplement):410.
  16. Simpson IA, de Belder MA, Treasure T, Camm AJ, Pumphrey CW. Cardiovascular manifestations of Marfan’s syndrome: improved evaluation by transoesophageal echocardiography. Br Heart J 1993 Feb;69(2):104-8.
  17. Treasure T. Elective replacement of the aortic root in Marfan’s syndrome. Br Heart J 1993 Feb;69(2):101-3.
  18. Murgatroyd F, Child A, Poloniecki J, DeBelder M, Treasure T, Pumphrey C. Echocardiographic and clinical features are inadequate guides to the management of patients with the Marfan syndrome. British Heart Journal 1993;68:84-5.
  19. Treasure T, Chow T, Gallivan S. Replacement of the aortic root in Marfan’s syndrome. N Engl J Med 1999 Nov 4;341(19):1473-4.
  20. Treasure T, Reynolds C, Valencia O, Child A, Gallivan S. The timing of aortic root replacement in the Marfan syndrome: computer aided decision support. In: Enker J, editor. Cardiac Surgery and Concomitant Disease. Darmstadt: Springer; 1999, p. 91-8.
  21. Treasure T. Cardiovascular surgery for Marfan syndrome. Heart 2000 Dec;84(6):674-8.
  22. Golesworthy T, Lamperth M, Mohiaddin R, Pepper J, Thornton W, Treasure T. The Tailor of Gloucester: a jacket for the Marfan’s aorta. Lancet 2004 Oct 30;364(9445):1582.
  23. Treasure T, Golesworthy TJ, Pepper J. A viable treatment option for Marfan’s aorta or not? Lancet 2005 Feb 12;365(9459):568.
  24. Golesworthy T, Treasure T, Lamperth M, Pepper J. Reducing fear and the risk of death in Marfan syndrome: a Chaucerian pilgrimage. British Journal of Cardiology 2006;13:267-72.
  25. Treasure T, Gallivan S, Golesworthy T, Thornton W, Lamperth M, Mohiaddin R, Pepper J, Anderson RH: Unknown unknowns: the aorta through the looking glass. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2009;35:925-926.
  26. Treasure T: The evolution of aortic root surgery for Marfan syndrome. Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg 2010;10:353-355.
  27. Pepper J, Golesworthy T, Utley M, Chan J, Ganeshalingam S, Lamperth M, Mohiaddin R, Treasure T: Manufacturing and placing a bespoke support for the Marfan aortic root: description of the method and technical results and status at one year for the first ten patients. Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg 2010;10:360-365.
  28. Pepper J, John CK, Gavino J, Golesworthy T, Mohiaddin R, Treasure T: External aortic root support for Marfan syndrome: early clinical results in the first 20 recipients with a bespoke implant. J R Soc Med 2010;103:370-375.
  29. Pepper J, Ganeshalingham S, Utley M, Mohiaddin R, Golesworthy T, Thornton W, Chan J, Treasure T: External support of the Marfan aortic root: technical results in the first 10 consecutive patients receiving an individually customised implant derived from computer assisted design. Interact Cardio-Vasc Thorac Surg 2010;10 (Supplement 1):S24.
  30. Treasure T: Cardiac Surgery: pushing the limits; in Bynum W, Bynum H, (eds): Great Discoveries in Medicine. London, Thames & Hudson, 2011, pp 240-245.
  31. Treasure T, Pepper JR: Aortic root surgery in Marfan syndrome. Heart 2011;97:951-952.
  32. Treasure T, Hasan A, Yacoub M: Is there a risk in avoiding risk for younger patients with aortic valve disease? BMJ 2011;342:d2466.
  33. Treasure T, Golesworthy T, Pepper J, Ruiz F, Gallivan S: Prophylactic surgery of the aortic root in Marfan Syndrome: reconsideration of the decision making process in the era of customised external aortic root support. Italian Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery 2011;18:215-223.
  34. Treasure T, Pepper J, Golesworthy T, Mohiaddin R, Anderson RH: External aortic root support: NICE guidance. Heart 2012;98:65-68.
  35. Treasure T, Crowe S, Chan KM, Ranasinghe A, Attia R, Lees B, Utley M, Golesworthy T, Pepper J: A method for early evaluation of a recently introduced technology by deriving a comparative group from existing clinical data: a case study in external support of the Marfan aortic root. BMJ Open 2012;2:e000725.
  36. Di Mario C, Pepper J, Golesworthy T, Treasure T: External aortic root support for the Marfan aorta: anatomically normal coronary orifices imaged seven years after surgery. Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg 2012;15:528-530.
  37. Treasure T, Pepper J: A call for expressions of interest in a comparative study of the options for pre-emptive aortic root surgery for people with Marfan syndrome. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2013;44:588.
  38. Treasure T: Options for pre-emptive aortic root surgery for people with Marfan syndrome. Eur Heart J 2013;34:1947-1949.
  39. Treasure T: The Big Aortic Root Study: evaluation of personalised external aortic root support. Cardiology News 2013;17:12-13.
  40. Treasure T: CardioPulse: options for pre-emptive aortic root surgery for people with Marfan syndrome. Eur Heart J 2013;34:1947-1949.
  41. Pepper J, Petrou M, Rega F, Rosendahl U, Golesworthy T, Treasure T: Implantation of an individually computer-designed and manufactured external support for the Marfan aortic root.http://mmcts.oxfordjournals.org/content/2013/mmt004.full.pdf+html.
  42. Treasure T, Takkenberg JJ, Pepper J: Personalised external aortic root support. Heart 2014;100:1065-1066.
  43. Treasure T, Takkenberg JJ, Golesworthy T, Rega F, Petrou M, Rosendahl U, Mohiaddin R, Rubens M, Thornton W, Lees B, Pepper J: Personalised external aortic root support (PEARS) in Marfan syndrome: analysis of 1-9 year outcomes by intention-to-treat in a cohort of the first 30 consecutive patients to receive a novel tissue and valve-conserving procedure, compared with the published results of aortic root replacement. Heart 2014;100:969-975.
  44. Treasure T, Personalised External Aortic Root Support (PEARS) Compared with Alternatives for People with Life-Threatening Genetically Determined Aneurysms of the Aortic Root. Diseases 2015;3.
  45. Treasure T, Pepper J, Mohiaddin R: Personalised External Aortic Root Support: Letter. N Engl J Med 2015;372:979-980.
  46. Izgi C, Nyktari E, Alpendurada F, Bruengger AS, Pepper J, Treasure T, Mohiaddin R: Effect of personalized external aortic root support on aortic root motion and distension in Marfan syndrome patients. Int J Cardiol 2015;197:154-160.
  47. Austin C, Golesworthy T, Izgi C, Mohiaddin R, Pepper J, Petrou M, Rega F, Rosendahl U, Rubens M, Treasure T: Personalized Aortic Root Support with Mesh Provides Optimal Valve Conservation. Ann Thorac Surg 2015;100:1509-1510.
  48. Austin C, Golesworthy T, Izgi C, Mohiaddin R, Pepper J, Petrou M, Rega F, Rosendahl U, Rubens M, Treasure T: Personalized Aortic Root Support With Mesh Provides Optimal Valve Conservation. Ann Thorac Surg 2015;100:1509-1510.
  49. Treasure T, Petrou M, Rosendahl U, Austin C, Rega F, Pirk J, Pepper J: Personalized external aortic root support: a review of the current status. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2016;50:400-404.
  50. Singh SD, Xu XY, Pepper JR, Izgi C, Treasure T, Mohiaddin RH: Effects of aortic root motion on wall stress in the Marfan aorta before and after personalised aortic root support (PEARS) surgery. J Biomech 2016;49:2076-2084.
  51. Singh SD, Xu XY, Wood NB, Pepper JR, Izgi C, Treasure T, Mohiaddin RH: Aortic flow patterns before and after personalised external aortic root support implantation in Marfan patients. J Biomech 2016;49:100-111.
  52. Benedetto U, Jin XY, Hill E, Treasure T, Petrou M: An Option for Concomitant Management of Moderate Marfan Root Aneurysm at the Time of Mitral Valve Repair: A Role for Personalized External Aortic Root Support. Ann Thorac Surg 2016;102:e499-e501.
  53. Van HL, Verbrugghe P, Verbeken E, Treasure T, Famaey N, Meuris B, Herijgers P, Rega F: Support of the aortic wall: a histological study in sheep comparing a macroporous mesh with low-porosity vascular graft of the same polyethylene terephthalate material. Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg 2017.