Ascending aorta impending rupture: successful surgical management in a patient with type IV Ehlers–Danlos syndrome

Published: Aug 1, 2010
Abstract
Ehlers-Danlos syndrome is an inherited disorder of the connective tissue characterized by increased elasticity of the skin, hypermobile joints and fragility of the vascular system. Vascular complications in these patients, requiring surgical repair, can be life-threatening with high perioperative morbidity and mortality. Reports of successful treatment of aortic ruptures or dissections in vascular Ehlers-Danlos syndrome patients are rare. We...
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Title
Ascending aorta impending rupture: successful surgical management in a patient with type IV Ehlers–Danlos syndrome
Published Date
Aug 1, 2010
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