Hereditary thoracic aortic disease: How to save lives

J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2022 Jan;163(1):39-45. doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2021.01.075. Epub 2021 Feb 2.

Authors

Mary J Roman¹, Julie De Backer²

Affiliations

¹ Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY. Electronic address: mroman@med.cornell.edu.
² Department of Cardiology and Center for Medical Genetics, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium.

PMID: 33648726
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2021.01.075

No abstract available

Keywords: aortic aneurysm; aortic dissection; heritable aortic disease.

Publication types

Editorial

MeSH terms

Aorta, Thoracic / abnormalities
Aorta, Thoracic / diagnostic imaging
Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic* / etiology
Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic* / therapy
Aortic Diseases* / congenital
Aortic Diseases* / diagnosis
Aortic Diseases* / genetics
Aortic Diseases* / surgery
Early Diagnosis
Genetic Testing / methods*
Humans
Mass Screening / methods*
Medical History Taking / methods*
Preventive Health Services* / methods
Preventive Health Services* / organization & administration
Time-to-Treatment