Echogenomics: Echocardiography in Heritable Aortopathies.

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PURPOSE OF REVIEW: The aim of this article is to review the current echocardiographic considerations in the diagnosis and monitoring of patients with inherited aortopathies. RECENT FINDINGS: Aortic dilation is a key feature in heritable aortopathies, and dissection is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality. New genetic and histopathologic findings are helpful in better understanding these conditions....

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