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Do Familial Aortic Dissections Tend to Occur at the Same Age?
The Annals of thoracic surgery - 1 Feb 2017
Chou Alan S, Ma Wei-Guo, Mok Salvior C M, Ziganshin Bulat A, Peterss Sven, Rizzo John A, Tranquilli Maryann, Elefteriades John A
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BACKGROUND: Prediction of the age at aortic dissection for family members of aortic dissection patients would enhance early detection and clinical management. We sought to determine whether these dissections tend to cluster by age in family members of the dissection patients. METHODS: Ages at dissection were examined, including 51 sporadic dissectors (one dissection in family) and 39 familial dissectors (two or...
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