Open repair of abdominal aortic aneurysms in patients with vascular Ehlers-Danlos syndrome

Open repair of abdominal aortic aneurysms in patients with vascular Ehlers-Danlos syndrome

Vascular Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (VEDS) is rare, affecting an estimated 1 per 50,000 individuals, and is associated with abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs), among other arteriopathies. We present three patients with genetically confirmed VEDS who underwent successful open AAA surgical repair and demon...

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Main Authors: James M. Dittman, MD, Nallely Saldana-Ruiz, MD, MPH, Karina Newhall, MD, Peter H. Byers, MD, Benjamin W. Starnes, MD, FACS, Sherene Shalhub, MD, MPH, FACS DFSVS
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-06-01
Series:Journal of Vascular Surgery Cases and Innovative Techniques
Subjects:
Abdominal aortic aneurysm
COL3A1
Connective tissue disorder
Genetic aortopathy
Vascular Ehlers-Danlos syndrome
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S246842872300103X

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