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Thoracic aortic aneurysm/dissection as an indication for family screening in younger patients: A case report | ||||||
Javad Savoj1, Heather Chen1, Gregory Guldner2, Rajesh Gulati1 | ||||||
1MD, Department of Internal Medicine, Riverside Community Hospital/University of California Riverside School of Medicine 2MD, Department of Emergency Medicine, Riverside Community Hospital/University of California Riverside School of Medicine | ||||||
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Savoj J, Chen H, Guldner G, Gulati R. Thoracic aortic aneurysm/dissection as an indication for family screening in younger patients: A case report. Int J Case Rep Images 2017;8(9):579–582. |
ABSTRACT
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Introduction:
Familial thoracic aortic aneurysm/dissection (TAAD) is a potentially lethal condition with a rising incidence which displays familial clustering in more than 20% of cases. Familial TAAD (FTAAD) refers to patients who have TAAD with a family history of aneurysmal disease who do not meet strict criteria for known connective tissue diseases. The FTAAD generally presents at an earlier age and has faster rate of aortic expansion. Keywords: Aortic aneurysm, Aortic dissection type one, Familial thoracic aortic aneurysm/dissection (TAAD), Familial thoracic aortic aneurysm/dissection (FTAAD) |
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Acknowledgements
We are thankful to Dr. Chandana Lall professor of radiology at University of California Irvine for reviewing this manuscript |
Author Contributions
Javad Savoj – Substantial contributions to conception and design, Acquisition of data, Analysis and interpretation of data, Drafting the article, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published Heather Chen – Analysis and interpretation of data, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published Gregory Guldner – Analysis and interpretation of data, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published Rajesh Gulati – Analysis and interpretation of data, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published |
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Authors declare no conflict of interest. |
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© 2017 Javad Savoj et al. This article is distributed under the terms of Creative Commons Attribution License which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium provided the original author(s) and original publisher are properly credited. Please see the copyright policy on the journal website for more information. |
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