Article
Heritable thoracic aortic disorders.
Current opinion in cardiology - 1 Jan 2014
Pyeritz Reed E
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Disease of the wall of the thoracic aorta has many causes: inflammation, infection and atherosclerosis are the most common 'acquired' causes, but even these have genetic predispositions. This article deals with aortic disease due to mutations in specific genes. The conditions can affect tissues and organs other than the aorta (syndromic) or be limited to the aorta (nonsyndromic). RECENT...
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