Diagnostic approach and management of genetic aortopathies.

Abstract excerpt

Aortic aneurysms were the primary cause of nearly 10,000 deaths in 2014 according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and may involve segments of the thoracic or abdominal aorta. Thoracic aortic aneurysms and dissections are more commonly associated with an underlying genetic etiology. In the past several decades, in parallel with the burst of new genome sequencing technologies, a number of genetic...

Topics

Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.

• Share to Aortic Aneurysm
• Share to Aortic Dissection
• Share to Clinical Decision-Making