2010 ACCF/AHA/AATS/ACR/ASA/SCA/SCAI/SIR/STS/SVM Guidelines for the Diagnosis and
Management of Patients With Thoracic Aortic Disease | Circulation Science Volunteer Warning …

We summarise advances in the epidemiology, presentation, pathogenesis, diagnosis, and
management of acute aortic dissection. Improved understanding of this problem has been …

We have recently described two kindreds presenting thoracic aortic aneurysm and/or aortic
dissection (TAAD) and patent ductus arteriosus (PDA), and mapped the disease locus to …

Thoracic aortic aneurysms (TAA) increase the risk of aortic dissection or rupture and
represent an important source of morbidity and mortality. Inherited forms of the disease …

Thoracic aortic aneurysms leading to type A dissections (TAAD) can be inherited in isolation
or in association with genetic syndromes, such as Marfan syndrome and Loeys-Dietz …

Vascular stiffness is a mechanical property of the vessel wall that affects blood pressure,
permeability, and inflammation. As a result, vascular stiffness is a key driver of (chronic) …

Thoracic stent-grafts provided by manufacturers were approved in Japan in March 2008,
and their use is now spreading rapidly. Evidence of the efficacy of this treatment in TAA is …

Non-syndromic thoracic aortic aneurysms and dissections (TAADs) are inherited in an
autosomal dominant manner in∼ 20% of cases. Familial TAAD is genetically …

Aortic aneurysm, including both abdominal aortic aneurysm and thoracic aortic aneurysm, is
the cause of death of 1% to 2% of the Western population. This review focuses only on …

noted that the patients did not fit the diagnostic criteria of Marfan syndrome. Many reports
have been published since then, and systematic studies have established that 20% of …