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**[[Marfan's syndrome]] | **[[Marfan's syndrome]] | ||
***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]] | **[[Loeys-Dietz syndrome]] | ||
**[[Ehler-Danlos syndrome]] | **[[Ehler-Danlos syndrome]] | ||
***Causes skin and joints to be fragile and makes your skin stretch easily | |||
**[[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
- Familial:
- Familial thoracic aortic aneurysms and dissections
- Bicuspid aortic valve
- Syndromic:
- Marfan's syndrome
- 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
- Marfan's syndrome