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Actual management of patients with familial ascending aortic aneurysms and type-A aortic dissections.
The Thoracic and cardiovascular surgeon - 1 Feb 2007
Weigang E, Chang X-C, Munk-Schulenburg S, Richter H, von Samson P, Goebel H, Frydrychowicz A, Geibel A, Ammann S, Schwering L, Brunner T, Severin T, Czerny M, Beyersdorf F
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: There are few families with the diagnosis of ascending aortic aneurysm and acute type-A aortic dissection inherited as an autosomal-dominant disorder in the absence of a known genetic syndrome. METHODS: We investigated a family with 26 members in whom ascending aortic aneurysms and acute type-A aortic dissections occurred over three generations. Examinations were performed to identify family members...
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