Familial Aortic Dissection
Common Name(s)
Familial Aortic Dissection
Advocacy and Support Organizations
Condition Specific Organizations
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Advocacy and Support Organizations
Condition Specific Organizations
Following organizations serve the condition "Familial Aortic Dissection" for support, advocacy or research.
Increasing awareness, saving lives, and improving the quality of life for patients, their families, and medical professionals affected by Marfan syndrome, genetic aortic disorders, and related connective tissue disorders through national programs of education, support, and research.
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Scientific Literature
Articles from the PubMed Database
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The terms "Familial Aortic Dissection" returned 7 free, full-text research articles on human participants.
First 3 results:
Journal: Circ. Res.. 2011 Sep;109(6):680-6.
Thoracic aortic aneurysms leading to acute aortic dissections (TAAD) can be inherited in families in an autosomal dominant manner. As part of the spectrum of clinical heterogeneity of familial TAAD, we recently described families with multiple members that had TAAD and intracranial ...
Journal: Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg. 2011 May;12(5):863-5.
This report describes the clinical course and management of a patient with Loeys-Dietz syndrome (LDS) type 2. In 2003, a 31-year-old male was diagnosed with acute aortic dissection type B; in the following six years he underwent multiple surgical and endovascular aortic procedures ...
Journal: Circ Cardiovasc Genet. 2011 Feb;4(1):36-42.
Thoracic aortic aneurysms leading to acute aortic dissections are the major diseases that affect the thoracic aorta. Approximately 20% of patients with thoracic aortic aneurysms and dissections (TAAD) have a family history of TAAD, and these patients present younger with more rapidly ...
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Reviews from the PubMed Database
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The terms "Familial Aortic Dissection" returned 0 free, full-text review articles on human participants.
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Symptoms, Diagnosis, and Treatment
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Condition Summary: Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm
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