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===Syndromic Causes=== | ===Syndromic Causes=== | ||
*[[Marfan's syndrome]] | *[[Marfan's syndrome]] | ||
*[[Loeys-Dietz syndrome]] | *[[Loeys-Dietz syndrome]] | ||
*[[Ehlers-Danlos syndrome]] | *[[Ehlers-Danlos syndrome]] | ||
*[[Turner's syndrome]] | *[[Turner's syndrome]] | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Aarti Narayan, M.B.B.S [2]
Overview
Causes
Sporadic Causes
- Atherosclerosis
- Syphilis
- Takayasu's arteritis
- Giant cell arteritis
- Behcet's disease
- Ankylosing spondylitis
- Traumatic - Sudden deceleration
- Previous injury to the aorta such as an aortic dissection