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==Overview== | |||
==Causes== | ==Causes== | ||
*Sporadic causes: | |||
**[[Atherosclerosis]] | |||
**[[Syphilis]] | |||
**[[Takayasu's arteritis]] | |||
**[[Giant cell arteritis]] | |||
**[[Behcet's disease]] | |||
**[[Ankylosing spondylosis]] | |||
**Traumatic - Sudden deceleration | |||
**Previous injury to the aorta such as an [[aortic dissection]] | |||
**Traumatic injury | |||
*Familial: | |||
**Familial thoracic aortic aneurysms and dissections | |||
**[[Bicuspid aortic valve]] | |||
*[[Marfan syndrome]] | *Syndromic: | ||
**[[Marfan's syndrome]] | |||
:*Genetic condition | :*Genetic condition | ||
:* | :*Affects connective tissue | ||
:* | :*Weakness in aortic wall increases susceptibility of an aneurysm | ||
:* | :*Distinct physical traits- tall stature, very long arms, eye problems, and a deformed breastbone | ||
* | **[[Loeys-Dietz syndrome]] | ||
**[[Ehler-Danlos syndrome]] | |||
* | :*Causes skin and joints to be fragile and makes your skin stretch easily | ||
**[[Turner's syndrome]] | |||
==References== | |||
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[[Category:Cardiology]] | [[Category:Cardiology]] | ||
[[Category:Vascular surgery]] | [[Category:Vascular surgery]] | ||
[[Category:Emergency medicine]] | [[Category:Emergency medicine]] | ||
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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 spondylosis
- Traumatic - Sudden deceleration
- Previous injury to the aorta such as an aortic dissection
- Traumatic injury
- Familial:
- Familial thoracic aortic aneurysms and dissections
- Bicuspid aortic valve
- Syndromic:
- Genetic condition
- Affects connective tissue
- Weakness in aortic wall increases susceptibility of an aneurysm
- Distinct physical traits- tall stature, very long arms, eye problems, and a deformed breastbone
- Causes skin and joints to be fragile and makes your skin stretch easily