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Milan Jaiswal1, Sara Mansoorshahi1, Sharon Zachariah1
1McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston, Houston, Texas, USA.
Abstract:
Spontaneous arterial aneurysms and dissections are relatively common in patients with vascular Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, and arterial rupture accounts for most deaths. Members of the Aortic and Vascular Disease Clinic at UTHealth Houston hold a monthly conference that includes cardiothoracic and vascular surgeons, cardiologists, geneticists, radiologists, and pathologists to formulate multidisciplinary approaches for the management of complex cases. In this case series, we highlight the variable presentations and clinical evolution of complex aortic and vascular disease due to vascular Ehlers-Danlos syndrome.
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