DIFFERENTIATING BETWEEN FAMILIAL AND SPORADIC THORACIC AORTIC ANEURYSMS AND DISSECTIONS

Background: Patients with familial thoracic aortic aneurysms and dissections (F-TAAD) have an elevated risk of dissection or rupture, but are more difficult to identify as being hereditary than syndromic patients.

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Published in:Journal of the American College of Cardiology 2017-03, Vol.69 (11), p.2043-2043
Main Authors: Chung, Jennifer, Morel, Chantal, Horsburgh, Sheri, Ip, Wilfred, Faghfoury, Hanna, Ouzounian, Maral
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aneurysms
Cardiology
Cardiovascular
Dissection
Internal Medicine
Mutation
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Summary:Background: Patients with familial thoracic aortic aneurysms and dissections (F-TAAD) have an elevated risk of dissection or rupture, but are more difficult to identify as being hereditary than syndromic patients.
ISSN:0735-1097
1558-3597
DOI:10.1016/S0735-1097(17)35432-3