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Ascending Aortic Aneurysm in a Patient with Bicuspid Aortic Valve, Positive History of Systemic Autoimmune Diseases and Common Genetic Factors: A Case Report
| Presented by: | Cardiovascular Ultrasound / Ilenia Foffa, Pier Luigi Festa, Lamia Ait-Ali, Annamaria Mazzone, Stefano Bevilacqua and Maria Grazia Andreassi |
| Summary points: | A 64-year-old male with bicuspid aortic valve and a history of hypertension and hypothyroidism presents for evaluation of progressive aortic dilation. Transthoracic echocardiography, computed tomography, coronary angiography, and genetic testing are described; images provided. The authors discuss the role of gene-environmental interactions in the management of abnormalities of the aortic wall. |
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