Article
Thoracic aortic dilation is a hereditary disease: a large cross sectional imaging study
Cardiology
Publication Date
5-1-2016
Presentation Notes
Poster presented at: Aurora Scientific Day; May 25, 2016; Milwaukee, WI.
Abstract
Conclusions:
- Out of top 10 risk factors of ascending aortic aneurysm, only three are not purely inherited.
- The traditional atherosclerotic risk factors either have null effect on ascending aortic aneurysm, or have a paradoxical relationship.
- These data further support the hypothesis that hereditary disease play a significant, if not a major role in the etiology of ascending aortic aneurysms in contemporary clinical practice.
Document Type
Poster
Citation Information
Ahmad M, Ammar K, Ahmad M, Yousefzai R, Krishnaswamy J, Jain R, Tajik A. Thoracic aortic dilation is a hereditary disease: a large cross sectional imaging study. Poster presented at: Aurora Scientific Day; May 25, 2016; Milwaukee, WI.
Aurora Cardiovascular Services, Aurora Sinai/St. Luke's Medical Centers, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health