Aggressive aortic replacement for Loeys-Dietz syndrome

G Chad Hughes

Aggressive aortic replacement for Loeys-Dietz syndrome

Tex Heart Inst J. 2011;38(6):663-6.

Author

G Chad Hughes¹

Affiliation

¹ Division of Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina 27710, USA. gchad.hughes@duke.edu

PMID: 22199429
PMCID: PMC3233316

No abstract available

Keywords: Abnormalities, multiple/genetics/therapy; Loeys-Dietz syndrome/diagnosis/genetics/pathology/surgery; aneurysm, dissecting/genetics/surgery; aortic aneurysm/genetics/surgery; blood vessel prosthesis implantation/methods; cardiovascular system/growth & development.

MeSH terms

Aorta / surgery*
Aortography / methods
Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation*
Female
Humans
Loeys-Dietz Syndrome / diagnostic imaging
Loeys-Dietz Syndrome / surgery*
Male
Middle Aged
Renal Artery / abnormalities
Subclavian Artery / abnormalities
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Treatment Outcome