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Author(s):
Georgia Tsoumakidou
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Elias Brountzos
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3 years ago
During the last few decades, the endovascular repair of aortic aneurysms (EVAR) has revolutionised the treatment of thoracic and abdominal aortic aneurysms. Since 1991, when Parodi et al.1 reported the first series of successful endovascular abdominal aneurysm repair in humans, enormous developments have been accomplished in techniques, materials and equipment. More delicate techniques and…
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Tara Mastracci
Job title: Vascular Surgeon
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Author(s):
Yukiko Isekame
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Sabiha Gati
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Jose Antonio Aragon-Martin
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et al
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3 years ago
Marfan syndrome (MFS) is a disease in which connective tissue becomes weak secondary to fibrillin-1 mutations, resulting in aortic dilatation, aneurysm formation, aortic dissection, aortic regurgitation and mitral valve prolapse (MVP; see Table 1).
Epidemiology
MFS is an autosomal dominant condition: 75 % of all patients inherit the condition from one affected parent and 25 % are affected as…
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