Etiology, pathogenesis and management of thoracic aortic aneurysm.

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Given the growing proportion of elderly people in Western societies and the increasing prevalence of chronic hypertension, the management of aneurysmal aortic disease is an ever growing challenge. Although degenerative changes in the aortic wall are common to thoracic aortic aneurysm (TAA) and to various types of dissection in general, TAA can result from specific heritable disorders of connective tissues. Today,...

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