Physical exercise for people with hereditable thoracic aortic disease. A study of patient perspectives

Purpose To improve the knowledge about physical exercise in patients with Hereditable Thoracic Aortic Disease, insight to the patient perspectives is necessary. The aim of this study was to explore aspects related to physical exercise as highlighted by the patients themselves.Methods Focus group interviews with 36 people with Marfan syndrome, Loeys-Dietz syndrome and vascular Ehlers Danlos syndrome were conducted. Inductive systematic...