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Whole aorta imaging shows increased risk for thoracic aortic aneurysms and dilatations in relatives of abdominal aortic aneurysm patients.
Journal of vascular surgery - 1 Mar 2025
Liu Heng, IJpma Arne S, de Bruin Jorg L, Verhagen Hence J M, Roos-Hesselink Jolien W, Bekkers Jos A, Brüggenwirth Hennie T, van Beusekom Heleen M M, Majoor-Krakauer Danielle F
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: For relatives of abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) patients, guidelines recommend abdominal imaging aimed at early detection and management of AAA, and do not include screening for thoracic aortic aneurysms (TAA). We aimed to investigate if TAA occur in undiagnosed relatives of patients with AAA without a known genetic susceptibility for aneurysms, similar to families with identified genetic...
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