Systematic Review of Studies That Have Evaluated Screening Tests in Relatives of Patients Affected by Nonsyndromic Thoracic Aortic Disease

Background Nonsyndromic thoracic aortic diseases (NS‐TADs) are often silent entities until they present as life‐threatening emergencies. Despite familial inheritance being common, screening is not the current standard of care in NS‐TADs. We sought to determine the incidence of aortic diseases, the p...

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Main Authors: Giovanni Mariscalco, Radoslaw Debiec, John A. Elefteriades, Nilesh J. Samani, Gavin J. Murphy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2018-08-01
Series:Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease
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Online Access:https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/JAHA.118.009302