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Management of aortic aneurysms in patients with connective tissue disease.
The Journal of cardiovascular surgery - 1 Feb 2013
Schoenhoff F, Schmidli J, Czerny M, Carrel T P
Abstract excerpt
Acute dissection and rupture of aortic aneurysms comprise for 1-2% of all deaths in developed countries. Dilation of the aorta is caused by several different mechanisms including inherited disorders of connective tissue. Recent reports estimate that 20% of patients presenting with thoracic aortic...
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