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Results 1 - 10 of 25 for Aorta
  1. Familial thoracic aortic aneurysm and dissection 
    ... and dissection (familial TAAD) involves problems with the aorta, which is the large blood vessel that distributes ... Familial TAAD affects the upper part of the aorta, near the heart. This part of the aorta ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/...l-thoracic-aortic-aneurysm-and-dissection - Genetics
  2. Supravalvular aortic stenosis 
    ... heart to the rest of the body (the aorta). The condition is described as supravalvular because the section of the aorta that is narrowed is located just above the ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/.../condition/supravalvular-aortic-stenosis - Genetics
  3. ELN gene 
    ... aneurysm) in a large blood vessel called the aorta; and a lung disease called emphysema, which can ... heart to the rest of the body (the aorta). Most of the ELN gene variants that cause ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/gene/eln - Genetics
  4. ACTA2 gene 
    ... familial TAAD). This disorder involves problems with the aorta, which is the large blood vessel that distributes ... heart to the rest of the body. The aorta can weaken and stretch, causing a bulge in ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/gene/acta2 - Genetics
  5. Loeys-Dietz syndrome 
    ... Dietz syndrome is characterized by enlargement of the aorta, which is the large blood vessel that distributes ... heart to the rest of the body. The aorta can weaken and stretch, causing a bulge in ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/loeys-dietz-syndrome - Genetics
  6. NOTCH1 gene 
    ... into and out of the heart (including the aorta and pulmonary artery). Still others involve a combination ... abnormality occurs in the valve that connects the aorta to the heart (the aortic valve). The aorta ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/gene/notch1 - Genetics
  7. Marfan syndrome 
    ... heart to the rest of the body (the aorta). The aorta can weaken and stretch, which may lead to ... blood vessel wall (an aneurysm). Stretching of the aorta may cause the aortic valve to leak, which ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/marfan-syndrome - Genetics
  8. TGFBR2 gene 
    ... familial TAAD). This disorder involves problems with the aorta, which is the large blood vessel that distributes ... heart to the rest of the body. The aorta can weaken and stretch, causing a bulge in ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/gene/tgfbr2 - Genetics
  9. Critical congenital heart disease 
    ... into and out of the heart (including the aorta and pulmonary artery). Still others involve a combination ... defects classified as CCHD include coarctation of the aorta, double-outlet right ventricle, D-transposition of the ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/.../critical-congenital-heart-disease - Genetics
  10. SMAD4 gene 
    ... abnormalities include weakening and stretching (dilation) of the aorta, which is the large blood vessel that distributes ... a sudden tearing of the layers in the aorta wall (aortic dissection). Aortic aneurysm and dissection can ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/gene/smad4 - Genetics
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