Rare Causes of Arterial Hypertension and Thoracic Aortic Aneurysms—A Case-Based Review

Rare Causes of Arterial Hypertension and Thoracic Aortic Aneurysms—A Case-Based Review

Thoracic aortic aneurysms may result in dissection with fatal consequences if undetected. A young male patient with no relevant familial history, after having been investigated for hypertension, was diagnosed with an ascending aortic aneurysm involving the aortic root and the proximal tubular segmen...

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Main Authors: Svetlana Encica, Adrian Molnar, Simona Manole, Teodora Filan, Simona Oprița, Eugen Bursașiu, Romana Vulturar, Laura Damian
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-03-01
Series:Diagnostics
Subjects:
thoracic aortic aneurysm
<i>PRKG1</i> mutation
PKG-1β isoform
hypertension
smooth muscle cells
scoliosis
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4418/11/3/446

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