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Successful endovascular repair of acute type B aortic dissection in undiagnosed Ehlers-Danlos syndrome type IV.
European journal of vascular and endovascular surgery : the official journal of the European Society for Vascular Surgery - 1 Nov 2009
Khalique Z, Lyons O T A, Clough R E, Bell R E, Reidy J F, Schwarze U, Byers P H, Taylor P R
Abstract excerpt
A 61-year-old man presented with an acute type B aortic dissection for which a stent-graft was introduced. He remains complication-free 4 years onwards and has since been diagnosed with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome type IV (EDS IV). His particular mutation is predicted to result in lesser levels of normal collagen and may explain his favourable outcome from endovascular intervention. Understanding the...
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