Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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5604419 | International Journal of Cardiology | 2017 | 25 Pages |
Abstract
A positive FHAD confers a significantly increased risk of developing aortic dissection on family members, with a higher annual probability of aortic dissection, a shorter duration of “exposure time” before dissection occurs and a lower mean age at time of dissection.
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Authors
Wei-Guo Ma, Alan S. Chou, Salvior C.M. Mok, Bulat A. Ziganshin, Paris Charilaou, Mohammad A. Zafar, Richard S. Sieller, Maryann Tranquilli, John A. Rizzo, John A. Elefteriades,