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Results 1 - 5 of 5 for Descending thoracic aorta aneurysm
  1. Thoracic aortic aneurysm 
    ... requires a heart-lung machine. For people with aneurysms of the descending thoracic aorta: Major surgery is done to replace the aorta ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/001119.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  2. Aneurysm Repair (Texas Heart Institute)  
    Aneurysms/Treatments and Therapies ... Aneurysms ... Aortic Aneurysm/Treatments and Therapies ... Aortic Aneurysm ... Texas Heart Institute ... An aneurysm occurs when the pressure ...
    https://www.texasheart.org/.../topics/aneurysm-repair - External Health Links
  3. Aortic dissection 
    Aortic dissection is a serious condition in which there is a tear in the wall of the major artery carrying blood out of the heart ( ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000181.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  4. Familial thoracic aortic aneurysm and dissection 
    Familial thoracic aortic aneurysm and dissection (familial TAAD) involves problems with the aorta, which is the large blood vessel that distributes blood from ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/...l-thoracic-aortic-aneurysm-and-dissection - Genetics
  5. FBN1 gene 
    ... MedlinePlus Genetics provides information about Familial thoracic aortic aneurysm and dissection More About This Health Condition MedlinePlus ... that controls blood flow through the heart), the aorta (a large blood vessel that distributes blood from ... Belmont JW. FBN1 mutations in patients with descending thoracic aortic dissections. Am J Med Genet A. 2010 ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/gene/fbn1 - Genetics