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Chronic dissection of the descending aorta
Marfan syndrome
Marfan syndrome (also called Marfan's syndrome) is a genetic disorder of the connective tissue. People with Marfan's tend to be unusually tall, with long limbs and long, thin fingers. It is inherited as a dominant trait. It is carried by a gene called FBN1, which encodes a connective protein called fibrillin-1. People have a pair of FBN1 genes. Because it is dominant, people who have inherited one affected FBN1 gene from either parent will have Marfan's. Marfan syndrome has a range of expressions, from mild to severe. The most serious complications are defects of the heart valves and aorta...
Chronic dissection of the descending aorta - List of case studies
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Below is a full list of the diseases and conditions mentioned in case studies throughout the site. ... (caused by tubal dysfunction) Bilateral chronic otomastoiditis Bilateral colloid degeneration Bilateral ... (right and left tibialis anterior) Chronic dissection of the descending aorta Chronic glomerulonephritis with ...
- Valvular Heart Disease in Dissection of the Ascendant Aorta and Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
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male with a diagnosis of mitral valve prolapse and chronic severe mitral regurgitation, aortic root and ascending aorta dilatation and patent foramen ovale. On 06/2008 he had dissection of the descending aorta. The clinical course has been characterized ...