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Results 1 - 7 of 7 for Descending aortic dissection
  1. Aortic dissection 
    ... moves down through the chest and abdomen (the descending aorta). Aortic dissection most often happens because of a tear or ... leaving the heart (ascending) are treated with surgery. ... aorta (descending) may be managed with surgery or medicines. Two ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000181.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  2. Familial thoracic aortic aneurysm and dissection 
    ... DM, Belmont JW. FBN1 mutations in patients with descending thoracic aortic dissections. Am J Med Genet A. 2010 Feb;152A( ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/...l-thoracic-aortic-aneurysm-and-dissection - Genetics
  3. FBN1 gene 
    ... DM, Belmont JW. FBN1 mutations in patients with descending thoracic aortic dissections. Am J Med Genet A. 2010 Feb;152A( ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/gene/fbn1 - Genetics
  4. Aortic Dissection (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)  
    Aortic Aneurysm/Specifics ... Aortic Aneurysm ... Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
    https://www.mayoclinic.org/.../symptoms-causes/syc-20369496?p=1 - External Health Links
  5. Thoracic aortic aneurysm 
    ... downward, toward the feet. It is called the descending aorta. For people with aneurysms of the ascending aorta ... 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
  6. Turner Syndrome: A Guide for Families (Turner Syndrome Society of the United States) - PDF  
    Turner Syndrome/Living With ... Turner Syndrome ... Turner Syndrome Society of the United States ... PDF
    https://media.wix.com/...8fb9de_3b42111faa254ab2b193ecb33f71e937.pdf - External Health Links
  7. 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