People living with Marfan Syndrome and other heritable thoracic aortic conditions (Loeys-Dietz syndrome (LDS), vascular Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (vEDS), and familial thoracic aortic aneurysm and dissection (FTAAD) carry a 250 times greater risk of aortic aneurysm and possibly fatal dissection and/or rupture than the general population. Many of these individuals are unaware they have a genetic […]
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