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Aorta Panel

The Blueprint Genetics Aorta Panel is an efficient genetic diagnostic tool targeted for aortic dilatation and aortic aneurysm diseases. The Aorta Panel covers 18 genes associated with non-syndromic and syndromic aortic disease. Most of the aortic aneurysms associate to non-syndromic dilatation. However, at least 20% of aortic aneurysms are in context of syndromic diseases such as Marfan syndrom...

Abdominal Aorta

Calcific aorta and coronary artery: two cases of calcific ascending aorta and descending aorta

Calcific aorta is a disease of old age and is an independent risk factor for morbidity and mortality. Here, we present two patients with calcific aorta at different levels. One with a descending porcelain aorta, and modified Bentall's procedure was done. Second is a patient who is having a calcific ascending aorta and coronary artery. Coronary artery bypass grafting from left internal mammary a...

intraluminal ascending aorta fibroma

primary cardiac tumors are quite rare, especially in the pediatric age group, and their atypical presentations often prevent a timely diagnosis. most primary cardiac tumors in the pediatric age group are benign. fibromas are generally reported as the second most common primary cardiac tumors in the pediatric age group. these neoplasms are often intramural and involve the left ventricular free w...

caused by bacterial endocarditis in a syphilitic aorta _ NDING AORTA XNDING AORTA

Robinson, W. M., McMillan, I. K. R., and Johnson, A. M. (1973). Thorax, 529-532. Saccular aneurysm caused by bacterial endocarditis in a syphilitic aorta. The rapid development of a saccular aneurysm during successfully treated bacterial endocarditis, in an ascending aorta previously affected by syphilis which had been treated with adequate chemotherapy 15 years previously, is described. Althou...